Bad Gear - Novation Circuit - Groovebox Evolution

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:19 Overview
05:05 Hate
05:31 Jam 1
06:35 Jam 2
07:49 Finale
08:26 Verdict

Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Novation Circuit Groovebox. Did this stylish electronic musical instrument go through an unparalleled Groovebox Evolution?

[AudioPilz]

Can I handle some Good Gear as well???🤔🤔🤔

[Dudderlyful]

LETS GO!! I just sold my circuit so looking for some confirmation bias here FRIDAY TIME

[johnwellingtonwells]

This is the box that really got me back into music and yes I ended up with two of them sequencing my other synths. I now have a Tracks and a Monostation in my set up. Keep up the excellent channel.

[dickwang]

Florian, I saw your video on the JD-XI and thought “that’s not bad that’s exactly what I’m looking for” got a like new one today and took off the overlays to reveal its red on black glory. Also the gentleman who sold it to me drove 30 km in a monsoon on a motorcycle to deliver it. My bad gear score is now 3 out of how ever many episodes. skulpt, Electribe 2, and JD-XI.

[joefather]

The Circuit police: "good man."
*reaches into earpiece*
"He likes the Circuit, I repeat, he likes the Circuit."
*Swat teams burst in, shake his hand and then leave*

[paulbmorgan]

By coincidence I rewatched a Ricky Tinez YouTube video last night from Dec 2019 where he goes through one of his DAWless setups using a Circuit, MPC1000 and a Moog Sirin, this for me is how to get the most out of a Circuit, it needs a few friends and is best used for improvisation as Ricky brilliantly demonstrates. I love my Circuit but the synth engine leaves me cold and more often than not mine is hooked up to other gear as a midi trigger with the 2 synth parts muted. I don't think I will sell it as the sequencer and drums are so addictive. Thanks for showcasing the Circuit, controversial but justified :-)

[leonlkowalski]

The "very tempting" picture joke at 5:04 is priceless.

[wasntborntofollow]

🐶 One of the most memorable pieces in your ever growing, invaluable collection...Got my 2nd hand Circuit since last monday. I hope the upgrades works well with my unit. Best wishes from Madrid!

[emmarossignol]

I love this channel because gear doesn't always disappear after you review it. It's great seeing things like the DSI Morpho popping up months later.

[JoHe_SonicBanana]

Nice review! That Finale video was surprisingly amazing 😦

[GabeMillerMusic]

I was wondering when this was going to pop up on the show! This thing is still the gold standard in my mind for groovebox workflow... Self explanatory but surprisingly deep. And yeah this thing is still super underrated for distorted, aggressive sounds.

[kimwilliamjustice]

This is the "Tales from the Loop" of electronic music review channels. Every episode is a standalone but the same characters keep showing up again and again. Also, all of the technology is out of date. Love it.

[abstractmodule]

I knew it was just a matter of time before my beloved Novation Circuit showed up here. This machine got me back to making music again after a long hiatus. Interestingly enough, I did buy a second one. I sold that one when I bought the Circuit Tracks, but I'm still keeping one of the OG Circuits.

[lyh]

It have a full mini nova inside, the synth is deep but you cant do it all on the device.
Sample flip and using the drum track as extra sample player synth is another great thing.

[angelscry_]

6:36 is Love your videos, and the music you make in them is awesome 🔥

[waddy]

I love your musicality, you always seem to get the very best out of gear with probably very limited gel time.

[Kveg-yk]

I was uninterested in the circuit until the release of the circuit tracks seemed to perfect the formula. I snagged one of those and have had 0 regrets. Great box.

[DarkTapes]

I'm a curcuit lover, and all of the things you've said are true, both good and bad! Definitely feels a little light on its own, however, when I pair it with the previously Bad-Gear discussed e2, the two become a powerhouse together playing off each other's strengths and weaknesses. Awesome episode as always!!

[fiete]

thanks for the great video! Got the circuit as my first gear and also struggle with the macro knobs. But still like it for the easy sequencing, expanded note view and portability.
I was also impressed how much work went into the music video of your track. Really liked it.

[christophcooper]

The speaker on the lower side is great. It creates this nice resonance when you have the circuit on your lab when you enjoy an extended session in the bathroom.