Groovebox
Everything published on Viyolens under Groovebox — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Novation Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Novation isn't one product but three: controllers, synthesizers and grooveboxes. Here's how to tell them apart and where each one fits.
Common Novation Mistakes to Avoid
The same handful of avoidable habits trip up new owners again and again. Here's what to check before you buy or set anything up.
The Best Novations for the Money
There's no single best Novation, only the best fit. Here's how the controller, synth and groovebox ranges compare for different musicians.
A Guide to Ableton Move
Ableton Move is a standalone groovebox built around Live's clip workflow. Here's what it does, how it works, and where it fits in Ableton's range.
Novation Circuit for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Getting started with a Novation Circuit is quick once you understand the grid and the sequencer workflow. Here is the complete beginner walkthrough — from first power-on to building your first pattern...
Ableton Move: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Ableton Move is an easy recommendation for the right person. Here's exactly what to check before you spend your money on one.
Novation Circuit Tracks: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A practical buyer's guide to the Novation Circuit Tracks — whether it matches your workflow, how it compares to alternatives, and what the true cost of a complete setup is.
Groovebox Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Sound generation, a sequencer and hands-on control, all in one box. Here's what a groovebox actually is and how it differs from the gear around it.
Groovebox for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A wall of buttons with no obvious starting point? Here's a simple, encouraging path to your very first finished groovebox pattern.
Common Groovebox Mistakes to Avoid
None of these groovebox mistakes are complicated to fix — they just need pointing out once, before they cost you a genuinely good idea.
How to Set Up and Use Ableton Move
Charged, updated and properly linked to Live — here's the setup ritual worth running before Ableton Move ever touches a real session.
Groovebox: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a groovebox is about matching a workflow, not chasing the longest spec sheet. Here's the calm, step-by-step way to decide.
Novation Circuit Tracks for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A step-by-step guide to getting started with the Novation Circuit Tracks — recording drums, programming synth lines, adjusting sounds with macros, and saving your work.
Novation Circuit: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing between the Novation Circuit models comes down to whether you need external MIDI control, synthesis or sample-based production. Here is the breakdown of each version.
Novation Circuit Tracks Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The Novation Circuit Tracks combines two polyphonic Nova synth tracks with four drum tracks and a 32-step sequencer in a battery-powered portable groovebox.
Common Ableton Move Mistakes to Avoid
Same handful of mistakes, every time. Here's what trips people up on Ableton Move most, and the quick fix for each one.
A Guide to Novation Circuit
The Novation Circuit is a standalone groovebox combining a two-part synthesiser, drum machine and 32-step sequencer in a hardware format designed for live improvisation. Here is how it works and what...
Common Novation Circuit Tracks Mistakes to Avoid
Most Circuit Tracks problems come from skipping the Components app, ignoring firmware updates, and not using per-step controls or varied pattern lengths.
The Best Novation Circuit Tracks for the Money
From best starting patches to ideal companion hardware and live performance settings, this guide covers how to get the most from the Novation Circuit Tracks.
Novation: A Complete Buyer's Guide
No jargon, just the decisions that matter: which Novation category suits you, and what to check before you buy.
Ableton Move for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Freezing in front of Ableton Move's pads and modes? Here's the beginner-friendly mental model and the early wins that make it click.
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Ableton Move
Portable Ableton Move hardware for fast beatmaking, sketching ideas and hands-on electronic composition.
Groovebox
All-in-one production tools for beat-making, sequencing and hands-on electronic performance.
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Novation
Explore Novation gear for electronic music production, live control and flexible keyboard-based workflows.
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Novation Circuit
Hands-on music tools for quick beats, sequencing and portable electronic performance.
Novation Circuit Tracks
A compact sequencer for beats, melodies and portable electronic music production.
