Novation Circuit Mono Station Paraphonic Synthesizer With Three Sequencer

Description

Novation have spliced the performance and sequencing elements of the original Circuit with the Bass Station II monosynth sound engine. But this isn’t a crude cut-and-shut: each side of the equation has been carefully re-worked to suit the new form factor and workflow. Dual oscillator pitching, a modulation sequencer and on-board automation give the Bass Station engine a new lease of life. It was already a great sounding synth, with a lovely filter overdrive that can be warm and smooth or squawk and self-oscillate with the best of them.

CV, Gate and Clock connections, along with the audio input, make the Mono Station a useful contributor in your wider synth setup or modular, triggering and patching in external voices, or doubling as a versatile modulation source, signal processor, a monophonic sequencer and even MIDI/CV convertor. As a general purpose sequencer the original Circuit still has the edge, though, with it’s two independent polyphonic sequencers and drum triggers, albeit confined to MIDI.

All in all the Circuit Mono Station is a unique, powerful and rather lovable little beast that embodies the fusion of old and new technologies that is making synth hardware so exciting right now.