Novation Circuit User Manual

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Velocity and Gate
Every step in a pattern has two further parameters that are available to you to adjust. These are
Velocity, which determines how the volume of a note is related to how hard the pad is struck,
and Gate, which sets the duration of the note. The Velocity and Gate values of each step will
apply to every note assigned to that step.
Velocity
The velocity parameter determines the relationship between the speed of movement and the
volume of the note. A high value for Velocity means that the note will be loud; a low value
means that the note will be lower in volume.
Velocity values are assigned to each step as you play the performance pads.
Velocity values are per-step, not per-note: all notes at a step will have the same Velocity value.
You can set the Velocity parameter for each step Circuit lets you change the Velocity value of a
step to any of 16 values, after you’ve created a pattern. This is done in Velocity View, which is
selected by pressing Velocity
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, which illuminates sand (off white).
One step pad blinks
blue/white; this is
the step whose
Velocity value is
displayed
The two dark blue
steps have
synth notes
associated with them
This indicates a
Velocity value of 11
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Pattern step display
Velocity value display
In Velocity View, the two lower rows of the grid represent the pattern steps. In the 16-step
example shown above, Steps 4, 12 and 16 are brightly lit, indicating that these steps have notes
associated with them. One pad in the Pattern step display will ash alternate white/blue: this is
the step whose Velocity value is being displayed.
The two upper rows of the grid make up a 16-segment “bargraph” meter; the number of
pads illuminated white is the Velocity value for the selected step. In the example shown, the
displayed Velocity value is 11 (equivalent to an actual Velocity value of 88 – see following page):
the remainder of the Velocity value display is unlit.

Novation Circuit Specifications

General

Type	Groovebox
Drum Tracks	4
Power	USB or 6xAA Batteries
Synth Engines	2
Pads	32 RGB Velocity-sensitive pads
Knobs	8
Effects	Delay and Reverb
Connectivity	MIDI In/Out, USB
Included Software	Ableton Live Lite, Components
Polyphony	6-voice
Sample Memory	60 seconds
Weight	1.0 kg