Novation Circuit User Manual

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Drum Microsteps
The timing of drum hits is not limited to the 16 steps of the pattern: any hit can be moved to
one of six “micro-steps” in between adjacent steps using Drum Microstep View. This can be
accessed by pressing Gate
6
when one of the drum tracks is already selected. Depending
which Drum track is currently selected, Drum Microstep View will resemble one of the two views
shown below.
PLAY
Pads 17-22: Drum 1 microsteps
Pads 1-16: Drum 1
PLAY
Pads 17-32: Drum 2
Pads 1-6: Drum 2 microsteps
The views for Drums 3 and 4 are identical to those above except for the drum pad colours,
which follow the standard used throughout Circuit.
The time interval between steps is divided into six equal microsteps, represented by the six
sand pads: 17-22 in the case of Drums 1 and 3, and 1 to 6 in the case of Drums 2 and 4. The
rst pad is illuminated by default (as in the rst example above), indicating that the drum hit
selected on the upper two rows will be precisely on the pattern step. Selecting a different
microstep delays the hit by one-sixth of the interval between steps: in the second example
above, Pad 3 is selected, which means the hit will be heard at one-third of the step interval
instead of on the step itself.
BEAT 1
PATTERN DIRECTION
Microstep 1
BEAT 2 BEAT 3 BEAT 4
Microstep 2 Microstep 3 Microstep 4 Microstep 5 Microstep 6

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