Novation Circuit Rhythm Electric Drum Pad User Guide (+ PDF)

CIRCUIT RHYTHM Electric Drum Pad
User Guide

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1 Circuit Rhythm MIDI Parameters

2 Effects

3 Global Control Data

4 FX Parameters

5 Setup View

6 Documents / Resources

7 Related Posts

Circuit Rhythm MIDI Parameters

Macro Knobs
These are identical to the parameters in the ‘Sampler Parts’ section.

Section	I Parameter	I CC/NRPN	I Control No. 1	Range	I Default Value	I Notes
Macro Knobs
	1. Tune	CC	21	0 — 127	64	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	2. Start	CC	22	0 — 127	0	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	3. Length	CC	23	0 — 127	127	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	4. Slope	CC	24	0 — 127	64	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	5. Distortion	CC	25	0 — 127	0	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	6. HP Filter	CC	26	0 — 127	0	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	7. LP Filter	CC	27	0 — 127	127	Send on appropriate channel 1-8
	8. Resonance	CC	28	0 — 127	0	Send on appropriate channel 1-8

Sampler Parts 1–8

Section	Parameter CC / NRPN Control No. I Range Default Value					Notes
Voice
	SampleChoice	CC	8	o -127	0
	PlaybackMode	CC	12	0 – 2	0
	Reverse	CC	14	0 -1	0
	Choke	CC	15	0 -1	0
	Slice	CC	16	0 -1	0
	Number of Slices	CC	17	1 -16	16
Sampler
	Pitch	CC	21	4 – 124 (-60 – 60)	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	StartCoarse	CC	22	0 – 127	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	LengthCoarse	CC	23	0 -127	127	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	Slope	CC	24	0 – 127 (-64 – 63)	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	Distortion	CC	25	0 – 127	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	HPF	CC	26	0 -127	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	LPF	CC	27	0 -127	127	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	Resonance	CC	28	0 – 127	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	StartFine	CC	86	0 -127	0	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
	LengthFine	CC	87	0 -127	127	Controllable/Automatable using Macro Knobs
Mixer
	Level	CC	29	0 -127	100
	Pan	CC	30	-64-63	0
	ReverbSend	CC	31	0 -127	0
	DelaySend	CC	32	0 -127	0
Dipper
	Source	NRPN	1:00	0 – 7	0
	Attack	NRPN	1:01	0 -127	0
	Hold	NRPN	1:02	0 – 127	0
	Decay	NRPN	1:03	0 – 127	0
	Depth	NRPN	1:04	0 – 127	0

Effects

Section Parameter CC / NRPN Control No. 1 Range Default Value Notes
Reverb
	Type	NRPN	1:18	0 – 5	2
	Decay	NRPN	1:19	0- 127	64
	Damping	NRPN	1:20	0 – 127	64
Delay
	Time	NRPN	1:06	0 – 127	64
	TimeSync	NRPN	1:07	0-35	20
	Feedback	NRPN	1:08	0 – 127	64
	Width	NRPN	1:09	0- 127	127
	LRRat io	NRPN	1:10	0- 12	4
	SlewRato	NRPN	1:11	0 – 127	5
Effects
	Bypass	NRPN	1:21	0 – 1	0
BeatRepeat
	OnOff	CC	39	0 – 1	0
	Rate	CC	40	0-10	s
	DryWet	CC	41	0 – 127	0
Reverser
	OnOff	CC	42	0 – 1	0
	Rate	CC	43	0- 3	2
Gator
	OnOff	CC	44	0 – 1	0
	Rate	CC	45	0 – 11	5
Autofilter
	OnOff	CC	46	0 – 1	0
	FilterType	CC	47	0 – 3	0
	Frequency	CC	48	0- 127	80
	LFOamount	CC	49	0 – 127	40
	LFOshape	CC	50	0 – 2	0
	LFOrate	CC	51	0 -13	8
	Resonance	CC	52	0 – 127	63
DigitalLofi
	OnOff	CC	53	0 – 1	0
	Bits	CC	54	0- 127	30
	SampleRate	CC	55	0- 127	30
Phaser
	OnOff	CC	56	0 – 1	0
	Rate	CC	57	0-13	7
	Depth	CC	58	0 – 127	64
	Feedback	CC	59	0 – 127	0
	Centre	CC	64	0- 127	0
Vinyl
	OnOff	CC	60	0- 1	0
	Filter	CC	61	0- 127	64
	Wobble	CC	62	0 – 127	64
	Crackle	CC	63	0- 127	64
	Hiss	CC	65	0- 127	64

Global Control Data

Section Parameter		CC / NRPN	Control No.	Range		Default Value	Notes
LP HP Filter
	Frequency	CC	79	0 – 127	(-64 – 63)	64	Affects Master fitter
	Resonance	CC	71	0 – 127		30	Affects Master fitter
Compressor					Controls for main output compressor
	On/Off	NRPN	1:22	0, 1		1
	Attack	NRPN	1:23	127		0
	Release	NRPN	1:24	127		0
	EnvelopeFollow	NRPN	1:25	127		0
	SoftClip	NRPN	1:26	0, 1		1
Master
	Volume						NOT SUPPORTED
Click
	On/Off			0, 1		0	NOT SUPPORTED
	Volume			127		100	NOT SUPPORTED
	Rate			0, 3		1	NOT SUPPORTED
	Choice			127		0	NOT SUPPORTED
Audio Input
	GainPadding	NRPN	1:27	0, 1		0
	Routing	NRPN	1:28	0, 1		0
	Threshold	NRPN	1:29	0, 1		1
	Monitor	NRPN	1:30	0, 1		1
	Level	CC	90	127		100

Patch and Project Select

MIDI Channel	Parameter	Value	Notes

16	PGM	0 — 63	select project (instant)
16	PGM	64 — 127	select project (queued)

*PGM = Program Change
Note, for drum patch selection see Drum Control table

Supported Realtime Messages

Message
start
stop
continue
timing clock

Supported System Common Messages
Message
song position pointer
song select

FX Parameters

FX Select	FX Name	Param1	Param2	Param3	Param4	Param5	Param6
0	Beat Repeat	Rate	wet/dry	x	x	x	x
1	Reverse	Rate	x	x	x	x	x
2	Gator	Rate	x	x	x	x	x
3	Autofilter	Rate	FiltType	Freq	Shape	Amount	Resonance
4	Digital_Lofi	Bits	Sample	x	x	x	x
5	Phaser	Rate	Depth	FB	x	x	x
6	Vinyl	Filter	Wobble	Crackle	Hiss	x	x

Setup View

You can enter setup view by holding down Shift and Pressing save. For a full description of setup view please see the full Circuit Rhythm user guide on the Novation Downloads page.

Novation Circuit Rhythm Electric Drum Pad User Guide

Circuit Rhythm MIDI Parameters

Effects

Global Control Data

FX Parameters

Setup View

Documents / Resouces

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