Novation Circuit Rhythm

Novation Circuit Rhythm - Circuit Rhythm is a versatile sampler for creating and performing rhythms. Record samples directly onto the hardware, then slice, sculpt, and resample your sounds effortlessly. Capture your quantised or off-grid groove in the sequencer and lay it down on eight sample tracks. Energise your live set with performance FX: dress imperfections with lo-fi tape, build your mix with beat repeat and much more. Integrate Circuit Rhythm into your studio or unplug it and create anywhere using the built-in rechargeable battery.

Creating rhythms, simple and easy

Push your beatmaking further and transform samples into incredible tracks with Circuit Rhythm. Modify samples to perfection, edit patterns on the fly, and create rhythms in no time, with a streamlined workflow without a screen and a lightning-fast sequencer.

A powerful and flexible sampler

Find your groove without limits at your sound. Create rhythms with high-quality artist sounds out of the box or connect your phone, turntable, or synthesizers to Circuit Rhythm and record sounds directly onto the device, then process and resample them.

With eight flexible sample tracks, you can play back samples immediately however you choose, whether slicing directly from vinyl, creating bass lines and melodies, or live laying down drum grooves.

The perfect performance tool

Bring high drops and killer drops to your live sets with a DJ-style master filter and a wide range of performance effects. Dress imperfections with Vinyl Simulation & Digitiser, glitch your mix with Beat Repeat & Gater, turn back time with Reverser, and explore new timbres with Auto-Filter & Phaser for truly dynamic sound. With Grid FX, you can give samples a new life.

Create music, anywhere

Bring your beats to life wherever inspiration hits you. The portability of Circuit Rhythm makes it the beatmaker's best friend on the go. With a built-in rechargeable battery and a microSD card for expandable storage, you can create, perform, and store full-length rhythms in one place.

Optimised for studio integration

Circuit Rhythm integrates effortlessly into any studio setup. With MIDI IN, sync out, and audio input, pair Circuit Rhythm with your preferred hardware or software and create music without resistance. It’s the perfect modern sampler for beatmaking and drums, to complement your workflow in the studio.

Take control of your samples

Get samples with controls for distortion, pitch, high and low pass filters, and more. Send tracks to delay and reverb for huge sounds and make your rhythms pump with sidechain. The main compressor glues your mix together, so your rhythms hit every time.

Sample and Resample

Record samples directly onto the hardware, then slice, sculpt, and resample your sounds effortlessly.

Slice, reverse, loop, play chromatically, and more

Play samples however you choose, whether slicing directly from vinyl, creating bass lines and melodies, or drum grooves.

Performance with Grid FX

Energise your live set with performance FX: dress imperfections with vinyl simulation, colour your mix with beat repeat and much more.

8 Sample Tracks

Create rhythms with eight demo tracks, each with its own patterns in 32 steps, which can be extended up to 256 steps per track.

Uninterrupted Beatmaking Flow

Easily transition from one sample to a complete beat using the sequencer.

Get Off the Grid

Capture your quantised or off-grid groove in the sequencer and keep your rhythms evolving with probability and mutate patterns.

FX on Everything

Dose samples in lush reverb and delay, make your mix pump with sidechain and add punch with the main compressor.

Vast Connectivity

Connect to your studio with full-size 5-pin MIDI in, out, and thru, and analog sync out. Sample in mono, monitor via stereo out or with headphones.

Never Stop Creating

Insert a microSD card to save and access thousands of samples and projects.

Create Anywhere

The built-in rechargeable battery offers up to four hours of life, so you can make grooves wherever inspiration strikes.

Go Further with Novation Components

Novation Components is the online companion that allows you to upload samples and back up your work.

Sound Collective

Register your Circuit Rhythm today to gain access to free plugins and content with Novation Sound Collective.

Compare the Circuit

Circuit Rhythm joins the Novation Circuit family, growing, and follows the original Novation Circuit, launched in 2015, supported by amazing new features. To compare Circuit Rhythm alongside Circuit and Circuit Tracks and to find the groovebox with the right features for you, check out our comparison page.

Access the official Novation website here and Compare the Circuit.

Technical Specifications: 

• Sound Engine and Sequencer
  • Maximum polyphony (8 voices)
  • Recordable samples = 4096 (128 samples x 32 packs [1 internal pack / 31 packs on micro SD card])
  • Patterns (8 patterns x 8 tracks x 64 projects x 32 packs)
  • Maximum sample time (228 seconds per pack (32 seconds maximum per pad))
  • Import format (WAV, MP3)
  • Pattern Sequencer/Step Sequencer
  • Resolution (notes 24 ppqn)
  • Pattern length (1/32 notes up to 64 bars)
  • Recording method (real-time quantisation enabled/disabled, programmable step sequencer with micro-steps/Probability/Mutate)
  • Playback direction (forward, backward, ping-pong, random)
  • Effects (Delay Send with 16 presets, Reverb Send with 8 presets, Side Chain with 7 presets)
  • Grid FX (Vinyl Sim, Beat Repeat, Reverse, Filter, Gater, Phaser, Digitizer)
  • Sample playback (Slice, Chromatic, One-Shot, Gated, Looped, Reverse)
  • 8 macro buttons (Pitch, Start, Length, Envelope, Overdrive, HP Filter, LP Filter, Resonance), Master volume
  • Main filter (High/Low Pass)
• Product hardware specifications:
  • 32 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads
  • 28 RGB backlit tactile click buttons
  • Power button with LED status indicator
  • Rechargeable battery (up to 4 hours battery life)
  • Expandable storage (microSD card slot (sold separately) for 31 additional packs)
  • USB-C port (power delivery, charging, MIDI)
  • Kensington MiniSaver slot
  • MicroSD card slot
  • 3x MIDI DIN (In, Out, Thru)
  • 3.5 mm sync out
  • L/R Sample In Pair (for recording samples)
  • L/R Audio Out Pair
  • Headphones out
  • 8x endless encoders with RGB indicators
  • Master volume pot
  • Master filter pot with stopper
  • Kensington MiniSaver slot
• Software compatibility:
  • Circuit Rhythm is class compliant, so it will work with any modern Mac or Windows computer.
  • Upload and back up packs, samples, projects, and Grid FX with Novation Components online or using the app.
• Included with Circuit Rhythm:
  
  • USB-C cable, USB power supply, safety information.
• Power requirements:
  
  • Powered via USB bus
  • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery (up to 4 hours of life). Charge via USB-C port.
• Dimensions: 240 mm length x 210 mm depth x 30 mm height (40 mm height including button caps)