Circuit
Find your groove with Circuit
From innovative beatmakers to passionate producers, Novation’s Circuit family has the perfect partner to help you bring your ideas to life and create showstopping performances. Get closer to your samples with Circuit Rhythm or explore new sonic horizons with Circuit Tracks’ polyphonic synth engines. Whatever your vibe, Novation’s Circuit range can help you find your groove.
The Circuit range
Circuit Tracks
An all-in-one studio with two synth tracks, two MIDI tracks and four drum track
$469.99
Circuit Rhythm
A powerful and versatile sampler for making and performing beats
$399.99
Put your samples in the spotlight
Circuit Rhythm
Perfect for making beats in the studio, or working on creative ideas wherever inspiration strikes, Circuit Rhythm takes the work out of beatmaking and pushes your music further.
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New and improved
Circuit Tracks
Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Circuit Tracks takes the best of Circuit’s lightning-fast, screen-less workflow, but has been upgraded with a more refined and compact design with new production features to enhance your music making in the process.
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Go where your music takes you
Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm take you places, whether in the studio, on stage or off the grid. Rugged, compact build and a rechargeable battery makes Circuit the perfect travel partner, so it’s never too far away when inspiration hits.
Go further with Components
Unlock the full creative potential of Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm with Novation Components. Complete with a visual overhaul and a streamlined experience, creating brand new patches and templates, loading samples and managing projects is easier than ever.
Differences between Circuit Rhythm and Circuit Tracks
| Feature | Circuit Tracks | Circuit Rhythm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks | Synth Tracks | 2x 6-voice polyphonic | 0 |
| Sample Tracks | 4x Drum Tracks | 8x Flexible Sample Tracks | |
| MIDI Tracks | 2x 6-voice polyphonic with custom templates | 0 | |
| Click Tracks | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Audio Input | Audio Inputs | 2x mono | Stereo L/R pair |
| Record Samples | ✘ | ✔ (mono-summed) | |
| Send to Delay/Reverb/Side Chain | ✔ | ✘ | |
| Send to Grid FX | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Sample Capabilities | Sample Playback | One-shot only | Slice, Chromatic, One-Shot, Gated, Looped, Reverse |
| Sample Controls | Tune, Decay, Distortion, EQ | Tune, Start, Length, Slope, Distortion, High-pass Filter, Low-pass Filter, Resonance | |
| Sample Choke Group | ✘ | ✔ | |
| FX | Send FX | Delay, Reverb, Side Chain | Delay, Reverb, Side Chain |
| Master Compressor | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Grid FX | ✘ | Vinyl Simulation, Beat Repeat, Phaser, Gater, Reverser, Auto-Filter, and Digitiser | |
| Note Playback | Scale Mode | ✔ | ✘ |
| Note Repeat | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Storage | Projects Per Pack | 64 | 64 |
| Sample Time Per Pack | 196.6 seconds | 220 seconds | |
| Samples Per Pack | 64 | 128 | |
| Synth Presets Per Pack | 128 | ✘ | |
| Expandable Storage | microSD for thousands of samples, patches and projects | microSD for thousands of samples, patches and projects | |
| Patterns | Pattern Length | Up to 32 steps (256 when chained) | Up to 32 steps (256 when chained) |
| Pattern Settings | Sync Rate and Pattern Direction | Sync Rate and Pattern Direction | |
| Step Probability | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pattern Mutate | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Scenes | 16 per project | 16 per project | |
| View Lock | ✔ | ✔ | |
| I/O and Hardware | MIDI I/O & Sync | Full Size MIDI In, Out and Thru; Sync Out | Full Size MIDI In, Out and Thru; Sync Out |
| Battery | Built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery | Built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery | |
| USB Connectivity | USB-C | USB-C | |
| Find out more | Find out more |