SHORT White/Fushia

SHORT is a MIDI controller compatible with Circuit Novation.

We're keen on our Groove Box, a tremendous tool which enables us to create great pieces of music. But you need to plug it to a computer to set up complex patches, and we thought it was not convenient on jam or live sessions, when you want to tune patches on the fly.

So we created a very simple MIDI controller: SHORT.

SHORT is a tiny, intuitive, battery powered tool. Just plug it to the groovebox and control every single synth's parameter.

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Control every synth's parameters :

Navigate through the parameters using Short's buttons and screen and use the 8 macro controls of the groove box to change their value. You have full, easy and immediate access to your synth engine.

Edit analogue resonance, Eq, change on the fly OSC2 waveform, …

Unleash the power of your groovebox with SHORT!

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How is SHORT working?

It is necessary to use a SHORT ready patch, recorded in the memory of the Circuit as any patch.

The peculiarity of this ready patch is that macro controls have no destination. When you turn them, it has no impact on the synth engine.

On the other hand, they always send CC messages corresponding to their position.

SHORT retrieves these CC messages and translates them according to the page enabled on SHORT and sends it back to the Circuit.

You can access the synth engine parameters by navigating on SHORT's pages, and modify sound using macro controls.

For example, when you are on the filter page, macro 1 control the filter, whereas when you are on the Osc 1 page, macro 1 control the osc1 waveform.

You can edit all the parameters of the synth engine, including 10 matrix, reverb and delay, analog filter and more.

When you find an interesting sound, just record it on Circuit and your sound is memorized.

If you want to use a sound created with SHORT in another session, there are two ways to do that: you can copy the session and erase only the patterns, or you can save the patch with the editor on computer.

SHORT picks up macro controls signal only when you are on the synth 1 or synth 2 pages on Circuit. You can use Circuit normally, on other use of macros, like for drum, mixer or effects.

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What about automations on macros controls ?

Because one of the advantages of the circuit is to record automations on the macros, we have planned a favs page.

In this page you find 8 parameters that you have chosen and you can record automations as you would with a classic patch.

Inconvenient compared to the classic use of the macros control, you manage only one parameter per macro instead of 4 usually, but you have access to all parameters including the oscillators waveform, the type of distortion, the lfo waveform, the reverb decay etc.

SHORT 's pages:

For each page you get acces up to 8 parameters with the 8 macro controls:

Button 1, Only one page: Favs. You get your favs parameters, and they very easy to set on SHORT. With those favs you can record automations as you do on your groove box.

Button 1, one page: Favs

Button 2: Three pages : Oscillator 1, Oscillator 2 and Mixer.

Button 2: Page 1: Osc 1

Button 2: Page 2: Osc 2

Button 2: Page 3: Mixer

Button 3: One page : Virtual Analog Filter.

Button 3: One page: VA Filter

Button 4 : Two pages: Envelopes 1 and 2, Envelopes settings.

Button 4: page 1: Env 1 & Env 2

Button 4: page 2: Env3 & setting

Button 5: Three pages: Lfo 1, Lfo 2, and Lfo settings.

Button 5: page 1: LFO 1

Button 5: page 2: LFO 2

Button 5: page 3: LFO's settings

Button 6: Three pages: Eq, Chorus, Voice and distortion.

Button 6: page 1: EQ

Button 6: page 2: Chorus

Button 6: page 3: Voice set/Distortion

Button 7: Three pages: Delay, Analog and reverb, Favs edit.

Button 7: page 1: Delay

Button 7: page 2: Analog F/Reverb

Button 8: Five pages: Mod Matrix 1 to 10.

Button 8: Page 1: Mod Matrix 1/2

Button 8: Page 2: Mod Matrix 3/4

SHORT's mode:

We have provided several modes of operation allowing you to edit synth 1 or synth 2 or both.

You edit one synth at a time.

Mode 1: you edit synth 1 and you use a classic patch for synth 2

Mode 2: You edit synth 1 and you also want to edit synth 2. while you edit synth 1, the automations saved for synth 2 are returned to the favorites pages.

Mode 3 and Mode 4 are the opposite of Mode 1 and 2:

Mode 3: you edit synth 2 and you use a classic patch for synth 1

Mode 4: You edit synth 2 and you also want to edit synth 1. while you are editing synth 2, the automations saved for synth 1 are returned to the favorites pages.

SHORT setup

SHORT and Circuit on your setup.

SHORT is plugged into Circuit's MIDI in and out.

So if you want to send clock, or control another gear with Circuit, we have integrated in SHORT a midi thru which replicates Circuit's midi out.

Disclaimer:

SHORT works with 1.6 version of Circuit and earlier.

We encourage you to wait for our compatibility tests before switching to a new update.

BLL declines any responsibility in case of incompatibility of SHORT with Circuit in case of future update after 1.6.

SHORT's spec

MIDI in (to Circuit MIDI out).

MIDI out (to Circuit MIDI in).

MIDI thru (to your other gears).

Screen 16x2

Battery powered, 9v battery (7 hours), not included

Power suppply AC adapter (DC9V), not included

Dimensions (W x D x H):158 x 64 x 42 mm / 6,6" x 2,5" x 1,6"

Weight : 200 grams 0,44lbs.

BLL Team

BLL Team



