Novation Circuit

Novation discontinued
synth groovebox drum-machine

Firmware discontinued

The manufacturer has stopped releasing firmware updates for this device. Last known version: 1.8.

You can still add it to your rig to keep an inventory and track its used market price.

Connect Circuit to computer via USB. Open Novation Components at https://components.novationmusic.com in Chrome. Circuit appears automatically — click to update to firmware 1.8. To manually enter firmware mode, hold Scales, Notes and Velocity buttons simultaneously while powering on.

Last firmware page →opens in a new tab — downloads.novationmusic.com

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Firmware History

Changelogs summarised from the manufacturer's release notes.

1.8 2019-03-07
Circuit v1.8 Firmware New features: - Non-quantised recording: capture synth and drum tracks directly to micro steps for rhythmically complex ideas. Record off the grid for wonky beats, quick-fire fills and authentic-sounding strums. - Synth micro step editing: edit synth lines at the microstep level, with six micro steps to every full step. Reposition notes off the grid, create subtle timing tweaks and fast triplets. - Per-note velocity tracking: notes recorded on the same step now maintain their velocities independently and can be manually edited afterward. - Assignable MIDI channels: set Synth 1, Synth 2 and Drums to whichever MIDI channels you like, from 1 to 15.
Release notesopens in a new tab — downloads.novationmusic.com
Manual →opens in a new tab — fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com
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