Just Announced: Novation Circuit Mono Station

Novation has treated us with not one but two releases today; the Novation Peak and the star of this article, the Novation Circuit Mono Station, a sequenced monosynth that gives more than a subtle nod to the Bass Station II.

The new Novation Circuit Mono Station is a sequenced monosynth with three sequencer tracks that benefit from the 32 velocity-sensitive RGB pads found on Circuit. The synth has two oscillators, three distortion modes, plus one multi-mode filter that can be high-pass, low-pass or band-pass.

On the Novation Circuit Mono Station, the sync and tuning parameters of its two oscillators can be individually controlled. It also offers four waveshapes (sawtooth, triangle, square and sample + hold), a sub-oscillator, ring modulation and noise generation. One of the exciting features of this synth is that users can get the frequency band they want by applying high-pass, low-pass and band-pass filters with slopes of 12dB and 24dB. In addition to all of this, Circuit Mono Station has introduced a powerful overdrive and three distortion modes.

Both monophonic and paraphonic modes are available, with each oscillator controlled by its own sequencer. There are three sequencer tracks: two oscillator sequencers and one modulation sequencer. Users can alter gate length, switch patterns instantly, choose sync rate and mutate patterns to suit their own creative taste.

A four-by-eight modulation matrix (on the 32 velocity-sensitive pads) makes it possible to route from LFO with four waveshapes, envelope, sequencer or velocity, enabling complex modulation for pitch, pulse-width, amp, filter, distortion or CV.

The Circuit Mono Station doesn’t just offer up lots of tonal flexibility, it’s looking really user-friendly too, with up to 64 patches that can be loaded and saved on the device, right at the your fingertips. Circuit Mono Station can also control separate hardware via CV, gate and modulation outputs, and has MIDI In, Out and Thru, so other MIDI gear can be connected. Passing an audio signal through the audio input opens up a world of analogue filtration and distortion. Using the audio input with the mod sequencer, a source can be modulated, evolved and processed in entirely new ways. Via USB, Circuit Mono Station can be plugged into Mac or PC, where unlimited patches can be managed using the Components software.

The Mono Station is available to pre-order now so get in touch to make sure that you are at the very front of the queue when it arrives in July.

• Two oscillators with individual control of sync and tuning parameters
• High-pass, low-pass and band-pass filters with slopes of 12dB and 24dB
• Three distortion modes
• Choose monophonic or paraphonic modes with individual glide control
• Four-by-eight modulation matrix that enables complex alteration and routing
• Load and save up to 64 patches on the device
• Three sequencer tracks (two oscillator sequencers, one modulation sequencer)
• 32 velocity-sensitive RGB pads
• 16 scale types
• Changeable sync rates
• CV/Gate, CV mod plus MIDI In, Out and Thru for connecting and controlling separate hardware
• Modulate, evolve and process sources through the audio input
• Backup patches and sessions with Components