8:23 Percussive Maintenance! Great! ;-) I faced this problem two times yet. First time I dismantled the Circuit completely, reassembled it and it worked again. The second time I just threw it in the corner out of anger and.... it worked too! Thanks to you I know now, it's "percussive maintenance". Wonderful!
I got the Circuit as my first synth groove box and am absorbing all your videos Gabe. Thank you. I know that there are newer versions but I bought it at a good price second-hand, and so far having lots of fun.
Cheers for the shout (Dan Thompson here) .... I recently discovered you can cancel a session change command by pressing shift and the currently playing session
@@GraemeMarkNI As far as I know, shift + session triggers the change immediately and the new session continues from the current position within the sequence. For resetting session change just re-triggering the current session would work, but with shift it's more immediate. In both ways, however, you lose any unsaved modifications to the currently playing session.
Don’t know if you’ve already covered this elsewhere but: with 1.8 firmware and a low BPM the individual steps (using microsteps) in a pattern can be used to sequence and store chiptune-style arpeggios; these can then be duplicated across the pattern; a fewer-steps pattern can be nudged through with each iteration to create a melodic progression while working on the note page alone
This is mind blowing and super helpful. I got my Circuit two weeks ago and love it. Your video's are my go to for inspiration, tips and more. Thank you 👍
So cool! Just got my circuit today. These videos of yours are absolute gems! Btw, because I just read the manual (nerd that I am), I noticed that the hack you called step recording automation is actually a feature written in the manual. Not a hack. Still a super cool feature!
Glad you're digging the videos! And yeah that's why I put both "tricks" and "hacks" in the title, because it's definitely a spectrum. Although even most of the hacks seem to be byproducts of clever product design.
Hey Gabe, great video, just wanted to say, you don't have to press shift when using micro steps on drums, you do need the shift for synth micro-steps. keep up the great work!
I like the fact that you can set the length to a pattern (not sure if it's called this) to create polyrhythmic loops. So, for instance, add chords and set the length of the pattern to six and let the drums and bass play with a full-length pattern. I also have used the half-tempo + microsteps to play longer progressions. It takes a bit longer, but you get so much more space with this method.
Your the man Bro 👊💪👏🔥. It's been a long time since I've been into synth's. The last group box I owned was the Roland MC303 I got day of launch. I also had a Roland JP8000 ( ABSOLUTELY MENTAL SOUNDING SYNTH. ) Still one of my faves Yamaha CS1X , AN1X (BOTH THE 1X SYNTH'S WERE AWESOME ),DX27S and a few other bits and pieces. I've recently been watching TH-cam the last 6 months on this sort of stuff. Watching Bo, Looper and yourself. He's got me wanting to get back into it. A couple days ago I got offered a circuit for a fairly good price, being it was second hand but untouched it was basically new. Bit of a last minute spontaneous buy. Because I'm trying to get my two young kids into it. But now I wish I just got the circuit tracks and saved a few more pennies up. Because now I want to get back into it myself thanks to you guys. So I've got myself a couple volcas. The FM and Sample 2, and a keystep 37. Haven't even had chance to turn any of them on yet. So can't wait to crack your own and see what's what. I'm a bit disappointed that the circuit didn't have some form of LED. . Although I've heard a lot of hate for the MC 303 groove box. The Arpeggiator was wicked. And it was so easy to flip through the synth sounds and drums. And you knew exactly where everything was. Was thinking about getting a number one just for the appreggiator. Good stuff Gabe 👊💪👏🔥
I’m 45 years old. I have a degree in music technology and I’ve spent a huge proportion of my life studying recording and production, problem-solving, reading manuals and trying to figure out DAWs and various bits of kit? I’ve never really been financially successful with it. HOW has this 15-year-old looking chap done all that plus develop a successful TH-cam channel in about five years? HOW?
You sound kind of envious... honestly lol, you gotta have the right kind of energy. Music doesn't care how old you are, it literally can resonate... hence vibrations and oscillation, discord and harmony... I could go on
Shout out for hitting it! If you've ever found yourself having to then erase a slap shaped sequence, lift it up and give it a whack on the bottom or side - avoid slap-steppin!
The trick to load 128 patches is going to be very useful to me. I have so many patch packs I cannot fit my favourites in just 64 slots. As my deluge will save all the sequences I don't need the circuit session feature
Awesome, good tips and tricks. Dig your channel a lot. I'm interested in some patch design with Circuit's editor, please do a video about it. Cheers from Chile, Gabe.
Gabe, did you know that for the holding down a page and releasing to go back to where you were trick, you can stack the pages? You can hold multiple pages and let go in any order always going back to the last page you were in.
What's sample and flip? Did you explain that somewhere in this video and I missed it? Or are you just hoping everyone already knows about it? Don't worry, I watched a video somewhere else to figure out what you were talking about.
You mentioned saving sessions like patterns. *Is there a way to save sequences of sessions the way we can create 32 pattern sequences ?? That would be killer if so! Thank for the tips & content, as always.
In terms of workflow and build, it probably can, and it can sound super nice. But the 707 has a ton more features and stuff you can fine tune, so it's a little more complete and more powerful. I couldn't see myself making bass music with the 707 though, and it definitely can't compete on price.
Could you send me the link of the video that you did talking about J Dilla style pls?? Thanks for your videos are really usefull, i just bougth the Circuit and you help me a lot bro :D
Haaha that loading twice the synth patches part i did by accident. I was confused going through sessions and when I tried to change the synth sounds it was something else from what the sessions had.
Hey man, could you tell me how can i do that? i accidentally erased my sessions by doing this, and i can't understand how to do that properly. Now when i load session and load a pack, my sessions sounds are overwritten by a pack that i've loaded
If you created your sessions in a pre existing pack, like the Factory Pre-sets etc. -Go to Novation Components. Save your Session Data (individual sessions, good time give them proper names) on your desktop/laptop. - Load the Pack of Patches & Samples you wrote your Sessions on originally. - Then switch out the Sessions for Your Sessions. Your Midi data should transfer to the original patches & samples (though you may lose some meta data). FYI - this is also a great technique if your want to try your Sessions out with (1) different drums or samples as well (2) a different set or mixed set of patches, from different packs. I just recustomized my entire Pack of original Sessions with better Drums, and switched out several of my synth patches for better ones - while keeping the original sounds of ones I liked. Mix & match, have Fun ! & Most Impprtantly : Keep backing up your circuit pack & projects in Components. (That way if anything goes awry. You can go back to your previous Pack & All of its parameters) (*Bonus tip: also delete old packs, as you go, until you have packs that represent a full project / set(s) worth uploading on the go !)
Hey Gabe, idk if you'll see this as its an older video but I wanted to know if its possible to store double the samples on the circuit like you did with the patches. ie. upload sessions with samples already on them but have different samples loaded on the circuit itself. Thanks! Love your videos.
how much do you learn by watching your videos! thanks! in the microsteps section, you do not need to hold shift to change microsteps. I do not know if it is understood, it is a translation. greetings from Argentina!
Is there a good way to use the Circuit as a midi controller? I am just trying to use the circuit with a drum rack in ableton. It is impossible to get the 4x4 grid working properly. I am guessing it is skipping notes because of the scale mode that I can't figure out how to shut off. Right now I route the midi from synth 1 into ableton (track 1) and only certain notes in the drum rack are triggered. Is there a way to do this?
@@cameronpritchard626 Yeah I have a launchpad for this stuff but its broken I can't get it to work. I really can't spend any cash at the moment. The Atom looks interesting tho if it integrates well with ableton that could be a possibility some day in the future..
@@mmerc808 the circuit sends out its drum midi in channel 10. Set up a a drum rack and change the input for that to the circuit now change the input channel to 10. Now you can draw in the drum midi in the circuit and it'll play through the drum rack. Midi channel 1 is for the synth 1. Which means any data going into the circuit on channel 1 will trigger the synth 1, any midi going out of the circuit from synth 1 will trigger midi tracks with input channel 1. Same is true for synth 2 which is linked to midi channel 2.
Hey Gabe - awesome video as always. Want to try a stand for that circuit? I'll make one for you! Just say the word... Check out the Ableton and OP1 stands as an example here: etsy.me/32lQ765
The first time I that I discovered the saving tricks, I accidentally saved a really boring and bad project into one of my favorites because I pressed save once, hoping to change the color of the song when the side of my hand hit another pad. Has this happened to anyone else? 😂
Man, I was looking to buy a Circuit this past week but it was sold out at every respectable shop to buy one! Anyone try the Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3? They're still around. I was thinking about getting that as a substitute, perhaps pick up the Circuit later, but it might be a hassle.
You are the most prolific Circuit user and teacher on TH-cam! Thanks for all the great work.
8:23 Percussive Maintenance! Great! ;-)
I faced this problem two times yet. First time I dismantled the Circuit completely, reassembled it and it worked again.
The second time I just threw it in the corner out of anger and.... it worked too!
Thanks to you I know now, it's "percussive maintenance".
Wonderful!
I got the Circuit as my first synth groove box and am absorbing all your videos Gabe. Thank you. I know that there are newer versions but I bought it at a good price second-hand, and so far having lots of fun.
Aahhh... Percussive maintainance always worked 👍😀
Just found one at the pawn for $53.
Great vid. Super helpful.
wow! what a steal! have fun!
Cheers for the shout (Dan Thompson here) .... I recently discovered you can cancel a session change command by pressing shift and the currently playing session
Thanks Dan!
Do you have to press shift?
@@GraemeMarkNI As far as I know, shift + session triggers the change immediately and the new session continues from the current position within the sequence. For resetting session change just re-triggering the current session would work, but with shift it's more immediate. In both ways, however, you lose any unsaved modifications to the currently playing session.
Loading in twice the synth patches is a game changer. 👏🏾
Don’t know if you’ve already covered this elsewhere but: with 1.8 firmware and a low BPM the individual steps (using microsteps) in a pattern can be used to sequence and store chiptune-style arpeggios; these can then be duplicated across the pattern; a fewer-steps pattern can be nudged through with each iteration to create a melodic progression while working on the note page alone
"Hitting it" was how my father fixed me when I was broken and I turned out just fine.
are u ok bro?
Yea ask your children when they're 30.
Mans treating the novation like a TV remote
Gabe you are killing it mate. Constant high quality uploads, awesome work.
I was only hitting save once, your a legend 🙌
This is mind blowing and super helpful. I got my Circuit two weeks ago and love it. Your video's are my go to for inspiration, tips and more. Thank you 👍
Instead of hitting it I reccomend the soft drop technique. Drop it on your bed pad side down a few times and it should work!
My mind is blown with that step automation, I was always going into the gate or velocity page to select a step
I believe you need to do that only for drums/samples as those do not play from the sequencer.
So cool! Just got my circuit today. These videos of yours are absolute gems! Btw, because I just read the manual (nerd that I am), I noticed that the hack you called step recording automation is actually a feature written in the manual. Not a hack. Still a super cool feature!
Glad you're digging the videos! And yeah that's why I put both "tricks" and "hacks" in the title, because it's definitely a spectrum. Although even most of the hacks seem to be byproducts of clever product design.
Hey Gabe, great video, just wanted to say, you don't have to press shift when using micro steps on drums, you do need the shift for synth micro-steps.
keep up the great work!
That holding button window view trick works for multiple buttons so all your fingers as long as you keep them pressed / unpressed in same sequence
You are one of most experienced and comprehensive TH-cam’s music production experts for me, buddy! Thanks a lot!
thank you for teaching me about microsteps! was worried about buying a sequencer b/c I thought everything was perfectly on the grid.
Dude you have some really great videos even tho I don’t own a circuit I still really dig your videos!!! Who knows probably get one in the future.
I think the Circuit is gonna be a future classic. Get one before they stop production.
I like the fact that you can set the length to a pattern (not sure if it's called this) to create polyrhythmic loops. So, for instance, add chords and set the length of the pattern to six and let the drums and bass play with a full-length pattern.
I also have used the half-tempo + microsteps to play longer progressions. It takes a bit longer, but you get so much more space with this method.
Didn't know the hold down button trick neither, thanks!
You can hold more than one at a time and release them in any order, taking you back to the last page you were in each time.
@@josuearesav oh wow, thanks! Need to try that.
Awesome work. Great info....glad I found your channel. Thank you.
Thank you very much, I found 2 hacks, I’ve been trying to figure out.
Now I got it., especially the drum tracks will be very useful.
Thanks again!!!
You are killing it man, great tips!
Your the man Bro 👊💪👏🔥. It's been a long time since I've been into synth's. The last group box I owned was the Roland MC303 I got day of launch. I also had a Roland JP8000 ( ABSOLUTELY MENTAL SOUNDING SYNTH. ) Still one of my faves
Yamaha CS1X , AN1X (BOTH THE 1X SYNTH'S WERE AWESOME ),DX27S and a few other bits and pieces. I've recently been watching TH-cam the last 6 months on this sort of stuff. Watching Bo, Looper and yourself. He's got me wanting to get back into it. A couple days ago I got offered a circuit for a fairly good price, being it was second hand but untouched it was basically new. Bit of a last minute spontaneous buy. Because I'm trying to get my two young kids into it. But now I wish I just got the circuit tracks and saved a few more pennies up. Because now I want to get back into it myself thanks to you guys. So I've got myself a couple volcas. The FM and Sample 2, and a keystep 37. Haven't even had chance to turn any of them on yet. So can't wait to crack your own and see what's what. I'm a bit disappointed that the circuit didn't have some form of LED. . Although I've heard a lot of hate for the MC 303 groove box. The Arpeggiator was wicked. And it was so easy to flip through the synth sounds and drums. And you knew exactly where everything was. Was thinking about getting a number one just for the appreggiator. Good stuff Gabe 👊💪👏🔥
Thanks for posting this. I have some new things to try now.
Hell yeah. This is what I want to see!
I’m 45 years old. I have a degree in music technology and I’ve spent a huge proportion of my life studying recording and production, problem-solving, reading manuals and trying to figure out DAWs and various bits of kit? I’ve never really been financially successful with it. HOW has this 15-year-old looking chap done all that plus develop a successful TH-cam channel in about five years? HOW?
He's just awesome and extremely bright with some amazing skills. Glad I found him.
You sound kind of envious... honestly lol, you gotta have the right kind of energy. Music doesn't care how old you are, it literally can resonate... hence vibrations and oscillation, discord and harmony... I could go on
@@NeonArtifact I think it's called discipline and focus!
@@tronlady1 yup... Young people make it look easy cuz they can learn new things, takes us old timers more... Discipline lol
Cool set of tricks - much appreciated!
Shout out for hitting it! If you've ever found yourself having to then erase a slap shaped sequence, lift it up and give it a whack on the bottom or side - avoid slap-steppin!
Interresting footage, greez from vienna
Very useful tips. Thanks for sharing
The trick to load 128 patches is going to be very useful to me. I have so many patch packs I cannot fit my favourites in just 64 slots. As my deluge will save all the sequences I don't need the circuit session feature
wow man great video(s). Thank youuu!
Awesome, good tips and tricks. Dig your channel a lot. I'm interested in some patch design with Circuit's editor, please do a video about it. Cheers from Chile, Gabe.
Gabe, did you know that for the holding down a page and releasing to go back to where you were trick, you can stack the pages? You can hold multiple pages and let go in any order always going back to the last page you were in.
Woah. That's wild, I'll have to give that a go... This device is really optimized for speed
Was gonna say the same thing.....Good lookin out Josue
I think you can do that trick with all Novation "menu" buttons. My Launchpad is the same way, but I didn't know you could stack them! Schweet...
We need to crowdfund a DELUGE for you !
That would be awesome
Don't be shy, Bonk the thing
I need one! Beginner guy here. All guitars till now. Where where where? PS. I want the og not the new versions.
Can you do a video on microsteps?
Excellent
What's sample and flip? Did you explain that somewhere in this video and I missed it? Or are you just hoping everyone already knows about it?
Don't worry, I watched a video somewhere else to figure out what you were talking about.
You mentioned saving sessions like patterns.
*Is there a way to save sequences of sessions the way we can create 32 pattern sequences ?? That would be killer if so!
Thank for the tips & content, as always.
What setup do you use to get your audio from the circuit into your videos?
I showed how I do that in this video: th-cam.com/video/0nWfwxUEuA4/w-d-xo.html
Gabe, please make a video showing us that the Circuit could be a budget killer to Roland's 707. Haha…
In terms of workflow and build, it probably can, and it can sound super nice. But the 707 has a ton more features and stuff you can fine tune, so it's a little more complete and more powerful. I couldn't see myself making bass music with the 707 though, and it definitely can't compete on price.
Could you send me the link of the video that you did talking about J Dilla style pls?? Thanks for your videos are really usefull, i just bougth the Circuit and you help me a lot bro :D
I gotchu: th-cam.com/video/-lvF_ftjwDY/w-d-xo.html
Gabes I just got the MC 101, do you think the circuit make a good pair with it?
Haaha that loading twice the synth patches part i did by accident. I was confused going through sessions and when I tried to change the synth sounds it was something else from what the sessions had.
Hey man, could you tell me how can i do that? i accidentally erased my sessions by doing this, and i can't understand how to do that properly. Now when i load session and load a pack, my sessions sounds are overwritten by a pack that i've loaded
If you created your sessions in a pre existing pack, like the Factory Pre-sets etc.
-Go to Novation Components. Save your Session Data (individual sessions, good time give them proper names) on your desktop/laptop.
- Load the Pack of Patches & Samples you wrote your Sessions on originally.
- Then switch out the Sessions for Your Sessions.
Your Midi data should transfer to the original patches & samples (though you may lose some meta data).
FYI - this is also a great technique if your want to try your Sessions out with (1) different drums or samples as well (2) a different set or mixed set of patches, from different packs.
I just recustomized my entire Pack of original Sessions with better Drums, and switched out several of my synth patches for better ones - while keeping the original sounds of ones I liked.
Mix & match, have Fun !
& Most Impprtantly : Keep backing up your circuit pack & projects in Components. (That way if anything goes awry. You can go back to your previous Pack & All of its parameters)
(*Bonus tip: also delete old packs, as you go, until you have packs that represent a full project / set(s) worth uploading on the go !)
did you do this long pause between "gabe" .... and "miller music" before or is this new? :D
For realz I thought I was the only one who "bonked" his Circuit. Wait, that sounds... 😆
Hi! Nice video, can I have a question? How I can I set clip launch on Circuit to 1 bar? Thanks very much :)
Hey Gabe, idk if you'll see this as its an older video but I wanted to know if its possible to store double the samples on the circuit like you did with the patches. ie. upload sessions with samples already on them but have different samples loaded on the circuit itself. Thanks! Love your videos.
That's not possible unfortunately, the Circuit only has so much memory.
"Bonk the thing" is what we say in wales about girls we fancy.
how much do you learn by watching your videos! thanks!
in the microsteps section, you do not need to hold shift to change microsteps. I do not know if it is understood, it is a translation. greetings from Argentina!
Glad you dig it! And yep, you're 100% correct on that.
Can midi file loops be loaded onton the novation circuit?
this thing would be perfect with a live roll/retrig function
pro tip: punch the machine. :DD
Is there a good way to use the Circuit as a midi controller? I am just trying to use the circuit with a drum rack in ableton. It is impossible to get the 4x4 grid working properly. I am guessing it is skipping notes because of the scale mode that I can't figure out how to shut off. Right now I route the midi from synth 1 into ableton (track 1) and only certain notes in the drum rack are triggered. Is there a way to do this?
That isn’t really what this is for, this is a standalone groove box. I think that you want something like the Presonus Atom or any drum pad
@@cameronpritchard626 Yeah I have a launchpad for this stuff but its broken I can't get it to work. I really can't spend any cash at the moment. The Atom looks interesting tho if it integrates well with ableton that could be a possibility some day in the future..
@@mmerc808 the circuit sends out its drum midi in channel 10. Set up a a drum rack and change the input for that to the circuit now change the input channel to 10. Now you can draw in the drum midi in the circuit and it'll play through the drum rack. Midi channel 1 is for the synth 1. Which means any data going into the circuit on channel 1 will trigger the synth 1, any midi going out of the circuit from synth 1 will trigger midi tracks with input channel 1. Same is true for synth 2 which is linked to midi channel 2.
bonk the thing
I feel the clickbait
That one person downvoting who doesn't like to do lists.
Hey Gabe - awesome video as always. Want to try a stand for that circuit? I'll make one for you! Just say the word... Check out the Ableton and OP1 stands as an example here: etsy.me/32lQ765
The first time I that I discovered the saving tricks, I accidentally saved a really boring and bad project into one of my favorites because I pressed save once, hoping to change the color of the song when the side of my hand hit another pad.
Has this happened to anyone else? 😂
Dang that's rough. I've never had that happen myself but that's a great warning for the rest of us.
@@GabeMillerMusic a very helpful video btw!
Can I get this without the nerd jargon
Geez not so keen on a piece of gear that you have to thump to fix
Man, I was looking to buy a Circuit this past week but it was sold out at every respectable shop to buy one! Anyone try the Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3? They're still around. I was thinking about getting that as a substitute, perhaps pick up the Circuit later, but it might be a hassle.
Definitely not a substitute.
@@josuearesav Damn. Well that's a bummer.
@@shitmandood the launchpad pro mk3 is a phenomenal controller tho, try to swing both if possible
@@VanHansen I did get one about a month ago since I couldn't find a circuit. Still feeling my around on it.
@@shitmandood Are you from EU?