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Showing posts with label Novation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Novation. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Novation Summit | Sub-37 - Synsation


video upload by eM

"Here we have a few split patches sharing together, the infamous simple and sublime and the FX pulse, midi controlling the Sub-37 above. I wanted to play again since it's been a while, I was happy to find this blend. Playing the usual rudiments. Enjoy :-)"

Sunday, June 08, 2025

Age Of Tron Dreadbox ARTEMIS Synthesizer and Novation Circuit Tracks Live Music


video upload by James Dyson

"Custom Preset on the Dreadbox I made as I learn the Synthesizer, sound design fun (Sci Fi Brass Pad) and learning the Circuit Tracks I made 2 Seq's and Drum Tracks."

Turning the SUMMIT or PEAK into an Oberheim


video upload by Starsky Carr

"Its remarkably easy to do the Oberheim thing on a Novation SUMMIT or PEAK I attempted to recreate a few of my favourite OB-X8 patches and the SUMMIT sounded amazingly close.

So I've looked a bit deeper and come up with some simple rules to stick within the limitations of the Vintage Oberheim to get those classic tones.

.. and it works a treat :)

Get the pack here:
https://www.starskycarr.com/patches/p..."

Saturday, June 07, 2025

Novation Bass Station II analog synth with AFX mode

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.


via this Reverb listing

"The classic upgraded with AFX OS for advanced multi patch sequencing.

Great condition, Clean. Works perfectly"

Novation Peak Audio


video uploads by Donkeroo

"True audio"

#152 h Novation Circuit, Korg Electribe EA-1


video upload by Hirotech

Novation K-STATION - 3 oscillators, 3 melodies


video upload by Jake

"In this video, I created a patch by trying to make each of the three oscillators play a different tone. To do this:
Each oscillator is of course pitched differently.
The PW (or wave shaper) is adjusted on each of the oscillators to the minimum or maximum extremes so that the modulation of LFO2 slowly evolves the harmonics of each, sometimes making them almost inaudible.
Finally, the modulation of the wave shaper by envelope 1 is adjusted positive or negative differently on each of the three oscillators.

A 4-note arpeggio is played in "order" mode with a range of 2 octaves.

Internal effects:
Stereo half note delay
G hall reverb
Chorus

Direct recording on Tascam DR05X at 24-bit 44.1 kHz
Mastering on Wavelab

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This patch is part of a series of 100 patches currently being created, available at the end of July 2025 at https://www.synthonia.com

Compatibility: K-station, X-station, A-station, KS4, KS5, KS-rack

If you like this synthesizer and my sounds, a first bank of 100 patches is available for sale here https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace..."

Friday, June 06, 2025

The Most Epic Music Gear Comparison


video upload by AudioPilz

"Hey everybody, in this video we are going to compare different pieces of gear in the most unscientific yet epic way possible. There’s an extended version of this comparison without me talking nonsense available on Patreon and definitely click one of the links below before shopping. Speaking of, let’s start this out with two of the most desirable modern synths.

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Novation Peak
00:52 ASM Hydrasynth
01:37 Polyend Tracker
02:07 Korg Electribe EMX-1
02:37 Roland MC-101
03:07 Korg opsix
03:57 Casio CZ-101
04:27 Roland S-1 vs. 1010music blackbox
04:57 Korg Wavestate MK2
05:45 Roland TB-3
06:15 Roland Cloud
06:45 Teenage Engineering PO-33 KO!
07:31 Korg Volca Modular
08:02 Teenage Engineering pocket operator modular 400
08:47 Elektron Digitakt II
09:17 Korg Minilogue XD
09:44 Boss DR-5
10:11 Outro
10:32 Bonus Dawless Jam"

Novation Circuit Tracks quickstart for super-beginners


video upload by Synthesaurus Rex

"The Novation Circuit Tracks is super - not only, but also for beginners. That is: experienced musicians, like guitarists or drummers, who wanna get into electronics, but also people who are totally new to the topic of making music at home. For details, you might wanna follow my synth blog: patreon.com/synthesaurus"

Voodoo Ray/A Guy Called Gerald - Novation Circuit version


video upload by Guinan

"Time for the first British acid house hit and another Hacienda favourite. The Manchester act A Guy Called Gerald blew up the Manchester music scene with his 808 and 303 tour-de-force. He's still making excellent music ‪@AGuyCalledGeraldTV‬ #voodooray

Everything you hear was programmed into the Novation Circuit and played ‘live’ straight out of the headphone jack into my phone. No extra effects or outboard gear are used during playback.

The ‪@IsotonikStudios‬ sound pack RB 303 by Yves Big City got me thinking about how capable the Novation Circuit could be for a blast of acid house. I hope this attempt gets close to the flavour of the original. • DEMO - RB 303 - Novation Circuit Pack by Y... [posted here]

‪@GyuBeats‬ has done some great video breakdowns of the track and is obviously a fan. Big thanks as he helped me track down some of the original samples. • Why Does VOODOO RAY Still Sound Fresh Today?

I also found the following website which is a fantastic resource of patterns for 303-soundalikes. It just had to be called Acid Tabs….. https://acid-tabs.com/303_patterns.ph...

I hope you like the track – drop a comment if there is an 80’s or 90’s track you’d like to see a version of.

Synth nerd details;
The 808 sounds are a mix of samples from Isotonik and a pack that is sometimes free called 808 From Mars.

The vocal samples are from a surprising source of an old comedy routine from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. The ‘voodoo ray’ sample is actually cut from a snatch of Peter Cook saying 'voodoo rage'.

A key part of the track is the excellent singing of Nicola Collier. I didn’t have a singer to hand and I wasn’t going to impose my dulcet tones on the world. The ‘singing’ is therefore played on the Arturia plug-in ‘Augmented Voices’.

I hope it fills the gap for now and doesn’t detract from the overall track.

All samples are edited and positioned on drum pads then sequenced/played on the Drum 4 track of the circuit."

Voodoo Ray/A Guy Called Gerald (Circuit Tracks & Rolands Version )

video upload by Guinan

"'Say Hello To My Little Friends'…..

Something a little different again. This is a reworking of one of my earlier videos but with an 'acidic' twist. At the time there were comments wondering how it would sound with Roland synths rather than my attempts at recreating the sound using the internal synth engine.

I couldn’t resist the challenge, so the Circuit Tracks has some company in the form of a Roland T-8 and S-1 Aira. The T-8 is a drum machine based on a selection of classic Roland sounds, but it has the added bonus of a very good TB303 emulation.

The Roland S-1 on the other hand is a 4-voice recreation of the classic 80’s synth, the SH-101. An awesome synth in it's own right it's a great partner for the Tracks to use with one of the external MIDI tracks.

Both of these Roland originals were an essential part of the classic Acid House sound and the track, ‘Voodoo Ray’ so this seemed a natural Circuit Tracks project to rework. I’ll keep a separate playlist of any tracks with external gear to keep my main playlist Tracks only.

For this video I’ve copied the patterns across to the Midi 1 & 2 tracks, hooked up both of the Roland individually to the MIDI Out and Thru (setup in Advanced Setup to be individual MIDI Outs). Each of the Roland boxes are then fed into each of the Audio Inputs so they can be panned, level altered and have effects applied individually. Each of the Roland boxes are not using their own sequencers but are just being used as slave MIDI synths playing the patterns sent via MIDI from the Circuit Tracks. T-8 bass was set to MIDI Ch3 and S-1 to Ch4 to match the default channels for these tracks."

SYNTHESIZER MAINTENANCE + DISCOLORED KEYS RESTORATION / NOVATION K-STATION DISASSEMBLY


video upload by Robert Vadney

"diving into my 23 years old K-STATION for a thorough cleansing"

Novation Summit Doing that Binaural Thing


video upload by Starsky Carr

"A little track I've made for a SUMMIT deep dive video... every time I use this thing it opens up a couple more secrets.

This time I tried some binaural tones, using my Oberheim sound bank I've been working on.. like having a binaural OB-X8 !!"

Setting Up...


video upload by No Lake

"Just a few words to let you know that I'm still here. I'm currently working on the new era of my music. It's heading in the direction I wanted it to go. I introduced you to the concept of Brussels School, which means everything and nothing, and I realize that it's ultimately something that suits me.

So what's next? I'll gradually introduce you to jams based on this concept. Rather long pieces that take the time to establish an atmosphere. Something absorbing, bewitching, with a hypnotic and almost insidious rhythm. Something along the lines of "Illusion" or "Hypnosis," which were two of the channel's top three hits. I take this as proof that I'm on the right path.

As explained three weeks ago, there will no longer be videos every week. They will arrive when they arrive. The long-term idea is to rework all these jams to create a real album centered around a single philosophy, but this is another story for later.

Wishing you a great day! See you soon.

My set up:
Ableton Live 12
Novation Summit
Moog Sound Studio
(Moog DFAM)
(Moog Subharmonicon)
(Moog Mother-32)
Ableton Push
Novation Launchkey 49
Akai Mini
Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl "

Thursday, June 05, 2025

Essential creative tricks to generate ideas with Launchpad Pro


video upload by Novation

"Download the Ableton Live project file: https://brand.focusritegroup.com/shar...

Novation Launchpad Range: https://bit.ly/Full_Launch_Range

In this video, Rob explores creative techniques on our Launchpad Pro to help you generate inventive track ideas. He starts from scratch, building a track by inputting notes, creating and sequencing beats, and utilising the arpeggiator, all accomplished using solely the features of the Launchpad Pro and Ableton Live.

Chapters:
00:00 - Generating ideas with Launchpad Pro in Ableton Live
00:24 - Creating chords on Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live
02:16 - Building beats on Launchpad Pro using the Sequencer
03:49 - Adding bass with Launchpad Pro in Notes Mode
05:26 - Recording in bass on Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live
06:05 - Making arp patterns on Launchpad Pro
07:38 - Recording in arp patterns on Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live
07:54 - Creating percussion in Notes Mode on Launchpad Pro
08:29 - Using Custom Modes and the Arpeggiator on Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live
09:49 - Recording in percussion on Launchpad Pro using Custom Modes
10:07 - Composing a lead on Launchpad Pro in Notes Mode
10:54 - Using Session Mode to create Scenes with Launchpad Pro"

Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Surrogate


video upload by ranzee

"Enjoy free music! The video used AI generated imagery - it was instructed to create a spaceship flying into a remote space station. The interior was to include synthesizers and modular eurorack devices!

Composed and recorded in Australia!

Gear used:
Akai MPC Live
Behringer 2500 Series Modular (Eurorack)
Korg SQ64
Behringer Pro-800
Novation Peak
Intellijel Metropolis (Eurorack)
Behringer System 100m Series Modular (Eurorack)
Roland System 500 Series Modular (Eurorack)"

https://ranzee.com
https://www.patreon.com/ranzee

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Octatrack MKII | Novation peak | Oxi one | ambient electronic music jam.


video upload by Onyx track

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Jacking Circuit Tracks into Google Gemini AI—DAWless Chaos in Real-Time!


video upload by LucaTronico

"So… what happens when you hot-wire a Novation Circuit Tracks into Google Gemini Music AI (Lyria) over Web MIDI and tell them to play nice?

Answer: they don’t.

Instead you get a live, DAW-free roller-coaster of broken genres, AI hallucinations, surprise crashes, and the occasional moment of pure synth bliss. 🤖🎛️💥

This isn’t a 'click-and-generate' demo—the AI is running in real time, riding (and sometimes derailing) every knob twist I throw at it.

Is it techno? Vaporwave? Polka-drum-&-bass? Nobody knows. But it’s weird, it’s raw, and it’s 100 % unrepeatable."

Monday, May 26, 2025

Lofi beats w/ Novation Circuit, OP-1 field, MOOD MK II | Priority 2025-05-26 by atnr


video upload by atnr

"A track produced with the ‪@NovationTV‬ Novation Circuit, ‪@teenageengineering‬ OP-1 field, and OP-1—a lo-fi beat where modulated synth and e-piano tones ride over abstract rhythms.

Novation Circuit: The beat is built in the DAW and triggered via MIDI. Two synth parts and four drum parts generate both abstract textures and grooves; the output is passed through a ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ GENERATION LOSS MK II for tape coloration.

OP-1 field: Plays a modulated sampler patch.

OP-1: Supplies a modulated electric-piano sound, further pitch-shifted and looped with the ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD MK II.

Bass line: Performed on a ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Grandmother.

Additional synth stabs: Provided by a ‪@NordKeyboards‬ Nord Lead."

Friday, May 23, 2025

DEMO - Colours - Novation Circuit Tracks Pack by Techtronix


video upload by Isotonik Studios

PATCH RUN THROUGH - Colours - Novation Circuit Tracks Pack by Techtronix

video upload by Isotonik Studios

"Unleash next-level dubstep with Colours, a sample and synth pack inspired by Excision, Skrillex, and Virtual Riot. Featuring 64 meticulously crafted patches and 64 samples, it covers everything from brutal tearout basslines to classic dubstep and ambient vibes. With synthesized kicks, snares, and signature Skrillex sounds, Colours brings the latest dubstep sound to your setup. All content is tuned in F# for seamless production.

What's Inside:
64 Patches (including signature Skrillex leads, Hypergrowls, Riddim stabs, and more)
64 Samples (kicks, snares, cymbals, colour bass, and ambient splashes)
16 Sessions for instant inspiration
Perfect for creating high-energy drops, fierce basslines, and mind-melting soundscapes.

AVAILABLE HERE: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/c...

MORE FROM TECHTRONIX: https://isotonikstudios.com/product-c..."

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Creating complex sequences on Circuit Rhythm


video upload by Novation

"Discover Circuit Rhythm: https://bit.ly/_Circuit_Rhythm

Dylan walks us through creating complex sequences and building a track using the Circuit Rhythm. Exploring methods to utilise scene chaining and pattern modes to effortlessly craft intricate beats. The track explores a glitchy IDM drum style, featuring modular drum samples, piano enhanced with dub effects, and a variety of synth sounds.

Create packs and download your samples from Circuit Rhythm, simply connect your Circuit Rhythm to the computer and head to Components:
https://components.novationmusic.com/

Chapters:
00:00 - Creating complex sequences on the Circuit Rhythm
00:40 - Making a simple Pattern on Circuit Rhythm
01:17 - Saving a section as a Scene on Circuit Rhythm
01:43 - Making a fill Scene on Circuit Rhythm
02:55 - Chaining four Scenes together on Circuit Rhythm
03:53 - Switching Projects on the fly on Circuit Rhythm
05:14 - Putting all the techniques together on Circuit Rhythm
06:09 - Final track performance on the Circuit Rhythm"

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