Circuit TRACKS vs Circuit OG: Review and full tutorial for Novation's new groovebox

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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Tracks vs Circuit
7:10 Tracks vs Rhythm?
8:20 Overview
11:25 Sequencing
12:00 Sample flip
12:40 1-16/17-32
13:15 Pattern settings
14:15 Melodic seq
14:50 Scales
15:15 Live rec
16:15 Editing steps
17:00 Micro steps
17:25 Probability
18:05 Mutate
19:05 Ratchets
19:50 Automation
21:50 MIDI seq
22:30 Effects
23:10 Sidechain
24:55 Pattern grid
26:15 View lock
27:30 Scenes
29:10 Projects, packs
29:50 Components
32:35 Melody w/samples
35:00 Pros & cons
38:35 Outro jam

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[GabeMillerMusic]

From now on I'll only ever refer to low and high pass filters as outside the club and car radio.

[LongEarthTradingCompany]

Hmm, official Novation video... Nah, I’ll just go straight to Loopop.

[electric.kitchen]

To answer the question: Yes, original Circuit got the same editor update on Components. Novation, keepin' its customers happy!

[seanspartan]

Ok, I'm sold. The rechargeable battery, 4 independent drum tracks, can store multiple packs on SD card and recall them, USB power, sleek design and form factor, black color scheme, external input to run stereo signal chain thru effects... yup, definitely getting that.

[BackspinZX]

The fact that the inputs pass through the FX section is huge.

I think I actually might be sold on this now...

[twinc]

Man! you're so good on doing this. The structure of the review is so logical and the voice is so soothing. I wish you the best!

[nedogled]

Hmm it's more of an update than an upgrade to the original Circuit. The 2 main limitations I have with the original Circuit still remain: 1) Can't do sound design on it without a screen 2) Stereo out only.
Considering the price, that's perfectly fine... but I have no intention of selling my old Circuit to get the new one.

[RabidBatMusic]

Perfect timing Loopop, I couldn't breathe for lack of info!

[sinistar]

I love that Carl Sagan has come back and is now into electronic music.

[LukeLine]

Wow, this and the Typhon would be a great mini setup!

[maxmakesmusic]

Looks really nice, I'm glad to see them building on an established system that really works well. The Circuit was already a capable MIDI controller and I'm glad they're leaning into it
I'm gonna be missing the speaker though

[thebluehotel]

If Loopop doesn't review it does it exist?

Jokes aside, love the product design for new Novation stuff, not that I minded the old stuff.

[tetkiktedavi]

Amazing review, I just got a Circuit OG and was blown away and it seems like Tracks is a clear upgrade.

[Dorachagi]

At 3 minutes: It's definitely better than my OG Circuit, but not enough for me to upgrade

At 4 minutes: Damn you Novation just take my money...

[electrosonicnebula]

Really cool update in every way especially those MIDI tracks. Arpeggiator would have been nice!

[fcf]

Novation engineers: We should update our circuit; it is a pretty nice device after all

Novation boss: Totally! make it slick; but don't overdo... Remember that people freak out if there is a LCD that does not look like a calculator, have more than 32 steps per sequence and more than 8 tracks and 1 minute of total audio for sample pack.

[thephotoshop]

I don't understand how these machines are still so artificially limited hardware has advanced massively since the original circuit and they still don't have more than a minute of sample memory.

[andyhcape]

Surely the stereo out only, is still a huge limitation. I just transferred 6 tracks (on my old Circuit) to Logic Pro - took a lot of fiddling. When the MC-707 and MC-101 let you export to separate tracks (4 and 8 respectively) I think Novation have missed a trick here. If you are serious enough to buy this new Circuit, over the old one secondhand, you are serious enough to want to get your sounds into a DAW eventually. All that work, tweaking, panning, adding FX to each track, sample flipping building up a really complex piece of sound/music and you can't keep it separate for extra mixing and mastering in a you can on MC101, Akai Force, MC707 - even the old Electribe allowed you to export stems/parts to Ableton - and that is as old as the original Circuit.

[UnfinishedIdeas]

Oohh real time link with components? The software looks way nicer too, I hope Novation will do an iPad Components app for full portable control of the Circuit

[damelos]

I have no idea why you don't have a quarter million subs by now. Great video as usual.