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 :-)"

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..."

Novation Bass Station II analog synth with AFX mode

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

Great condition, Clean. Works perfectly"

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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..."

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"

Discopolis 2.0/Kris Menace & Lifelike (Novation Circuit Tracks Beach Mix)

video upload by Guinan

"I'm travelling so I hope you enjoy some of the slightly different videos I'm posting. This weeks video is a reworking of a track I put out last month following a suggestion by @DerrynGrierson
I wasn't happy with audio/video on the original (see below) so this is a reworking of the same.

Kris Menace & Lifelike have released multiple versions of the track so I feel pretty justified in putting out another mix of the track! I thought however I had to come up with something new so this was re-programmed and then played live on the beach! The line out went straight into a Zoom LiveTrak L6 so everything you hear is just as it was played on the Circuit Tracks 'on the beach'.

It's harder than it looks playing live on a beach (the tide was coming in....). I missed the filter sweep in the track completely! Stay tuned to the end, if you can, to see what a beautiful place this was played at.

Till next time, stay tuned."

Discopolis/Kris Menace & Lifelike (Novation Circuit Tracks Version)
video upload by Guinan

"This week’s track is the 2005 cult club-classic, ‘Discopolis’ by Kris Menace (an alias of DJ Christoph Hoeffel) and Lifelike. Recreating this was suggested by subscriber @DerrynGrierson. Thanks for the excellent suggestion Derryn!

It’s very likely I’ve heard this but it hadn’t been something I’d really noticed. I absolutely LOVE it and it has been a pleasure listening to the (very) numerous mixes and remixes to get an idea as to how to recreate this onto the Novation Circuit Tracks.

It features a very prominent sample from the start of the Italo-disco song 'Another Life' by Kano. Incidentally this sample is also used elsewhere (e.g. by Nero) so you might recognise it. I was able to find and use the same sample and build the song around it.

Everything you hear was programmed and played on the Novation Circuit Tracks. No extra synths/effects were used in the playback and the stereo track has not been remastered or otherwise altered.

I’m trying out a different way of filming/recording these direct to camera so apologies if the video is a bit dark. Almost knocked over the mirrorball too!

I hope you enjoy this track and come back again for other future recreations. Thanks for watching."

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 "

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"

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

NINA SESSIONS featuring THE NIGHT TERRORS

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

The Night Terrors are a Melbourne-based electronic music duo consisting of Miles Brown and Sarah Lim. Often billed as 'Australian Electro Goth Legends', The Night Terrors recently released their fourth album titled 'Hypnotica - Composition for Theremin and Electronic Music Synthesizer' featuring Miles on Theremin, Synthesizer and Programming, and Sarah on Synthesizer. For this recording we asked Miles and Sarah to choose two compositions from the new album to perform using two NINAs, and of course Miles' Moog Theremin.

In the two songs featured here Miles uses NINA's 12 voice 4-part Multi-timbral ability to control three layers via DAW and one layer via Keyboard controller (Novation SL61). Throughout the performance Miles is using DAW automation to Morph the A/B patches of each layer. Sarah controls the second NINA with her trusted Korg Krome EX 73, using multi-timbral splits and layers. The Theremin is doing it's own thing - not connected to NINA or any other devices. To get that 'hypnotic vintage horror synth' feel, Miles and Sarah created their own NINA presets as well as using original factory presets. With the exception of the Theremin and some percussion, all sounds are generated by the two NINAs used during the recording. Watch the full performance now"

NINA SESSIONS featuring THE NIGHT TERRORS

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

Previously featured here.

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

video upload by Onyx track

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."

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."