Thoughts on circuit as just a synth?

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Thoughts on circuit as just a synth?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am looking to purchase a second portable synth. I already have a volca keys and wanted to add another small form portable synth to a small jam rig.</p> <p>I sequence the keys externally so I want ideally midi in and out to chain the keys. Or at least midi in and I can split midi if needed.</p> <p>My first thought was volca fm or even a craft synth 2.</p> <p>Both sound pretty good but need hooking up for sound design, however can be manipulated on the hardware.</p> <p>I then saw novation circuit second hand are comparably priced to the above. Yet has a mono and poly synth on different midi channels.</p> <p>My question is if anyone has experience in using the circuit purely as synth engine without using internal sequencer in a setup? It might seem odd to use the circuit like this but I have a library of songs and patterns ready and set to go. A 2nd and 3rd synth channel would be great at the price but I am unsure how the circuit would fit in with this setup or whether a dedicated small synth as the 2 above would be a better solution.</p> <p>I have read about the macro controls, but they can be assigned to whatever control I wish as far as I can tell. The single output for external fx would be a pain but if the synth is good enough could be overlooked. Also shared controls for the 2 channels could be annoying but again overlooked if the synth engine is good enough.</p> <p>Hope this makes sense to someone.. who could offer an opinion on the viability on using the circuit as a stand alone synth.</p> <p>Thanks all.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/IAMTYLERDERPEN"> /u/IAMTYLERDERPEN </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/cwo033/thoughts_on_circuit_as_just_a_synth/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/cwo033/thoughts_on_circuit_as_just_a_synth/">[comments]</a></span>