Just like the drum station it employs analog sound modeling digitally synthesized models of the original waveforms which can be shaped, just like analog. Having the same workflow as the circuit sequencer and synth, circuit mono station really is the pottymouthed child of novation. In the modulation sequencer, you can now assign notes to send pitch and gate voltages out of the cvgate output. Novation launchpad step sequencer for ableton live youtube. It can output midi, but is mainly for outputting triggers for modular synths or other drum machines with analog trigger inputs. Twenty years ago, novations original bass station was a zappy little synth influenced by the tb303. Novation 61sl mkiii 61key keyboard controller with sequencer. Thank you for buying the novation drumstation rack drum synthesizer. The sounds are spoton, have the same tweakability as the original plus a bit more on a few of the instruments. You can now use your master keyboard or sequencer to play the drum sounds of the currently selected program the drumstation rack is initially set at the factory.
With patch flip, a new cv sequencer for external gear eurorack synthesizer and more, novation extends the circuit mono station analog synthesizer with creative new features. Despite looking like a cutdown launch controller, novations circuit is a fully independent musical sketchpad yes go ahead, you can say groovebox which promises immediacy, playability and, above all, fun. Then, sample flip lets you select a different sample for each step in a sequence across all four of circuits drum tracks. You have up to 60 seconds of sample time, shared across 64 slots. It emulates the sounds of the roland tr808 and roland tr909, although it lacks the step sequencers of the originals, instead receiving notes. I am debating between getting a used novation bass station or waiting for a korg monologue. This project is a sequencer for drums that is designed to be able to be used with just a novation launchpad as the interface, with no keyboard or mouse or screen. The unit was not analog, but used novations proprietary digital analog sound modeling asm to recreate most of the sounds from the 808 and 909 drum machines. Patch flip this feature turns circuit mono station into a sound designers dream. Its a standalone, digital instrument featuring a fourpart drum machine, two sixnote polyphonic synths and a deceptively deep sequencer. Unlike the rest which use only samples, the drum station employs analog sound modeling digitally synthesized models of the original waveforms which can be. The synth has two oscillators, three distortion modes, plus one multimode filter that can be highpass, lowpass or bandpass. Novation drum station 1996 analogue sound modeling. Enter inspiring worlds of music production on circuit, circuit mono station and groovebox.
Buy novation amscircuit circuit groove box w sample import. It proved enormously popular and its worth remembering why. Essentially a repackaged drum station, the v2 has a new look that matches the theme of the super bass station. Novation drum station manual thank you for buying the. Soundpacks and templates for legacy novation synths. Then across the bottom of the vst, from left to right. Download a drum sequencer, 808 grooves, and australian bush. An indepth look at the bass station iis arpeggiator and sequencer by our inhouse synth guru finlay shakespeare. Connect midi out of the astation to midi in of a sequencer and set. This is the first part with pretty classic soundbanks covering wide range of sounds. With a legacy running back to the legendary bass station, novation s circuit mono station blends timetested analog synthesis with the flexibility of a state of the art groovebox. Create unique sequences with different presets and automation per step. Midi quest novation drumstation rack editor and librarian for. Simply hold down the shift and save buttons while switching circuit on.
Novation circuit mono station user manual pdf download. Martinez covers the obvious differences in their controls and architecture, but also digs into some of the two devices less obvious differences. Unusually, vstation cannot run as a standalone instrument therefore a host vst or audio unitscompatible host sequencer is. If you love making electronic music, youll love our grooveboxes. This free stuff friday, download an intelligent euclidean drum sequencer based on a popular hardware module, get some minimal techno grooves with 808 loops, and. Vstation is compatible both with windows 98se, me, 2000 and xp as a vst instrument only and mac os x 10. These configurations allow you to control daws or instruments from your keyboard. The fun really starts when you engage the step sequencer. Beats and bytes is a series of livestreams from novation dedicated to empowering you to be better at the things you love to do. They got chris huggett to make the supernova and ultranova series, hes one of britains brains about building synthesisers. The synth has two oscillators, three distortion modes, plus one multimode filter. Mar 28, 2016 novation bass station ii is a small 25 keys analog monophonic synthesizer designed to create stunning bass in realtime.
They are organized across the top from left to right. Todays model retains all its ancestors charms but is better laid out and has a nifty sequencer, a suboscillator and a whole other identity courtesy of that acid filter. Any recommended sequencer for drumstation making live. If you dont have a novation account, we will ask for a few details. Get the following additional features when you download them from novation. Zwei fantastische sets mit free drum samples fur deine musikproduktion. Ive got a drumstation v1 which i can sequence with my er1, but the tr8 looks pretty fun and seems to sound better than the drum station from what i can tell from online demos, but without being able to compare side by side its hard to say if the possible improvement in sound, along with the gratification of having the sounds and sequencer in. I found this step sequencer for the launchpad online. The cv, gate and modulation outputs provide an easy mechanism for controlling separate hardware. Oct 03, 2017 novation circuit vs novation circuit mono station enrique martinez shared this video, which compares and contrasts the novation circuit and the novation circuit mono station. We release new sound packs regularly, so check back often to keep your synth sounding fresh. It features synth action keybed, step sequencer, arpeggiator, while the synth engine features two tuneable oscillators, a suboscillator, plus noise and ring modulation, with builtin 64 diverse patches and 64 free slots for user patches.
Jun 16, 2018 you could also use this feature to turn the circuit mono station into an analogue drum machine. The novation drumstation is a 1u rackmount analog modelling digital drum machine by novation digital music systems. Today the company specializes in midi controllers with and without keyboards, both analog and virtual analog performance synthesizers, gridbased performance controllers, and audio interfaces. From program mode, press the select button twice so that the utility led is lit.
Our design consultant is none other than chris huggett, the man who designed oscar and wasp. Download a drum sequencer, 808 grooves, and australian. Whether you input notes stepbystep or record as you go, youll be able to play and edit your sequences directly from the 61sl mkiiis keyboard. Your productions are about to get a serious creative injection, thanks to the novation 61sl mkiiis internal 8track, patternbased sequencer. The music tech landscape was very different in 1993. The mod seq, swing sync and a mutate function are useful for happy accidents, and the aux cv output can send complex modulation signals to the outside world.
It also features modern functions such as full midi implementation and control of all parameters, distortion, frontcut edits, noteoff programming, programmable drum kits with 40 memory locations, and generalmidi drum mapping. The cv, gate and modulation outputs provide an easy mechanism for controlling separate. View and download novation astation user manual online. This free stuff friday, download an intelligent euclidean drum sequencer based on a popular hardware module, get some minimal techno grooves with 808 loops, and explore sounds sampled from the australian bush. Circuit mono station synthesizer pdf manual download. Some presets are in fxp fxb format you can load them to vstation via daw while others are in mid format use import button from vstation global screen. This is the perfect source for believable, tweakable 808 and 909 drums. Novation drum station v2 1997 rackmount percussive module update. Novation super bass station analog synthesizer sequencer. To listen to all 25 factory presets, first make sure the program led is on if not, use the. Page 64 1 make a back up of all data stored in the astation to a sequencer. Novation bass station ii arpeggiator and sequencer. I can get a used bass station for the same price as a monologue, and was wondering if anyone here has a recommendation. You could have both a kick and a snare on drum 1, for example, leaving you three more sequencer lines for whatever sample insanity you can think of.
Novation synthesisers bass station ii, mininova and ultranova can be updated and transformed for free with our downloadable sound packs. It emulates the sounds of the roland tr808 and roland tr909, although it lacks the step sequencers of. Launchpadlaunchpad pro demo for live please click below for more details. To configure the keyboards setup you need to either download there app on your computer or configure it via a browser that supports web midi. Novation drum station analogue modelling synthesiser 1u rack sound module. Whether you are looking to advance your synthesiser skills, learn techniques on how to be a better live performer or producer, or just watch a live performance, there is a beats and bytes stream just for you.
Thats just a handful of the artists who have used novation synths. Jan 02, 2015 an indepth look at the bass station iis arpeggiator and sequencer by our inhouse synth guru finlay shakespeare. This sound set file only for novation circuit mono station synthesizer. The only effect on the kstation that is missing from vstation is the vocoder a shame, but i imagine its inclusion would have bumped up the price. Vstations parameters can be remote controlled from an external midi device, and as youd expect, any onscreen tweaking you perform is also recorded into a sequence. We are a family of brands, all committed to removing barriers to creativity. Using patch flip, circuit mono station is also a fullyanalog drum synthesiser. Nov 29, 2017 novation, known for the bass station and drum station bass and drum sound modules, made a grand entry into the arena of analogemulation synths a few years ago with the supernova, which was an instant sensation due to its huge, fat sounds. Circuit mono station for weeks now, weve been hearing rumblings of novations latest, the circuit mono station, so with its unveiling at last weeks superbooth trade fair in berlin, we thought wed check it out.
Introduction and getting started chapters, youll next find a more detailed description of how to use the sequencer aspects of circuit mono station. Novation circuit vs novation circuit mono station synthtopia. Novation drumstation sn 007791 with power supply, clean. Take creative control of your novation drumstation rack with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch. Novation, known for the bass station and drum station bass and drum sound modules, made a grand entry into the arena of analogemulation synths a few years ago with the supernova, which was an instant sensation due to its huge, fat sounds. Bass station iis arpeggiator and step sequencer are killer performance and production tools.
Rackmount module digital emulation of classic roland tr808 and tr909 drum analog machines the drum station technology is a smart mix of virtual modeling and sampling process. The arp can be directed to run through 32 different rhythmic patterns in different directions with a switchable octave range. Oct 17, 20 novation s original bass station was launched an incredible 20 years ago. Different from recent iterations that are boxes with a sequencer, this is a full 808 and 909 kit in a 1u rack thats controlled via midi. Then controls going across the bottom of the vst, from left to right. Simply select percussive patches and you can kick, snare and hihat away to your hearts content.
Novations original bass station was launched an incredible 20 years ago. Novation circuit mono station paraphonic analog synthesizer. Novation nova polyphonic synthesizer supernova sounds in a laptop box. With a legacy running back to the legendary bass station, novations circuit mono station blends timetested analog synthesis with the flexibility of a state of the art groovebox. You could also use this feature to turn the circuit mono station into an analogue drum machine. After all, were the guys behind bass station and supernova. At this years superbooth, novation did not launch any new products but presented good updates for the circuit series. Apr 07, 2009 some presets are in fxp fxb format you can load them to vstation via daw while others are in mid format use import button from vstation global screen.
Complete with ableton live lite, 4gb of royaltyfree loopmasters samples and the novation bass station and v station vst and au plugin synthesisers, launchpad comes with everything you need to start making great music. Use two sixvoice polyphonic novaheritage digital synths and four drums with. Enable save circuit mono station ships as savedisabled which means that initially you cant save your sessions. Novation circuit mono station paraphonic analog synthesizer and sequencer bass station power in a groovebox. View and download novation circuit mono station user manual online. Novation bass station ii is a small 25 keys analog monophonic synthesizer designed to create stunning bass in realtime. The tr808 and tr909 kits can be accessed simultaneously allowing any combination of drum sounds to be played as a kit. Sync interface converts incoming midi clock to sync 24 for vintage drum machines or sequencer like roland mc202 or tb303. Youll find the products you own from all of our brands in one place, streamlined to get you what you need, as fast as possible, with a single signon for all.
Our first impression is this synthsequencer has a lot of really cool, applicable features, and it looks like a lot of fun. Este novation drum station funciona com um arturia beatstep pro. Novation nova polyphonic synthesizer supernova sounds in a. Peak and circuit mono station patches are freely available for download from the components content manager here. While it lacked a sequencer it had a few unique features such as distortion for most drum sounds as well as front cut, which moved the start point of the sound by a few. Then you get controls for all the modulation depth knobs. Novations new groovebox, sequencer and performance instrument could be this years essential synth accessory. Circuit mono station is a paraphonic analog synthesizer that originates from the bass station, with three sequencer tracks that benefit from the 32 velocitysensitive rgb pads found on circuit. Midi controllers are transmitted when any drumsound editing knob is adjusted in realtime and these too can be recorded on a midi sequencer and reproduced from sequencer playback.