A: AfroBeat is designed exclusively for the Novation Circuit Tracks groovebox. All 128 presets and 64 samples are formatted natively for the Circuit Tracks engine, and the 8 demo sessions are Circuit Tracks project files ready to load and play directly from the hardware.
AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks by Yves Big City
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AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks by Yves Big City is a fully Circuit Tracks-ready compositional toolkit that channels the soul of West Africa and the rhythmic pulse of Southern African dance music directly into your groovebox. Amapiano swing, Afro House depth, kalimba shimmer, and deep log drum bass — all playable from the front panel, no laptop required.
- 128 organic presets: Log Bass Drum, 808-style sub bass, Kalimba tones, Rhodes-style chords, leads, and atmospheric pads
- 64 one-shot samples: Kicks, snares, organic percussion, kalimba tones, metal percussion, and tonal strikes
- Top loops in .wav format: Melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric loops for extended arrangements
- 8 Demo Sessions: Ready-to-play Circuit Tracks sessions to get you started immediately
- Kalimba & Rhodes hybrid approach: Sampled tones paired with dedicated synth patches for seamless layering
- Amapiano & Afro House ready: Swing-locked shakers, chord stabs, walking bass, and hypnotic percussive textures
- Deep low end: Log drum-inspired bass and sub-bass presets engineered to anchor your groove without muddying the mix
AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks by Yves Big City
EARTH. GROOVE. SPIRIT. YOUR CIRCUIT TRACKS, ALIVE.
MAKE YOUR OWN TRIPLE PACK: Buy any three or more Yves Big City products at the same time and get a 20% Discount (automatically applied at checkout)
AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks by Yves Big City is a fully Circuit Tracks-ready compositional toolkit that channels the soul of West Africa and the rhythmic pulse of Southern African dance music directly into your groovebox. Amapiano swing, Afro House depth, kalimba shimmer, and deep log drum bass — all playable from the front panel, no laptop required.
- 128 organic presets: Log Bass Drum, 808-style sub bass, Kalimba tones, Rhodes-style chords, leads, and atmospheric pads
- 64 one-shot samples: Kicks, snares, organic percussion, kalimba tones, metal percussion, and tonal strikes
- Top loops in .wav format: Melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric loops for extended arrangements
- 8 Demo Sessions: Ready-to-play Circuit Tracks sessions to get you started immediately
- Kalimba & Rhodes hybrid approach: Sampled tones paired with dedicated synth patches for seamless layering
- Amapiano & Afro House ready: Swing-locked shakers, chord stabs, walking bass, and hypnotic percussive textures
- Deep low end: Log drum-inspired bass and sub-bass presets engineered to anchor your groove without muddying the mix
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I like it a lot. I combine it with rumba guitar or some percussive arpeggiated synth layers for song writing. Would be nice to have the sampled string instruments (or something alike) in the synth section to create melodies with them.
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AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks by Yves Big City
Some sounds carry memory. A kalimba strike, a talking drum answering the melody, a Rhodes chord floating over a deep log drum bass line — these are sounds that have moved people for generations. Yves Big City has captured that living quality and built it directly into a toolkit made for the Novation Circuit Tracks, so the rhythm that was always there is now immediately yours.
AfroBeat for Novation Circuit Tracks is not a preset bank. It is a fully realised compositional toolkit, rooted in the swing of Amapiano and the depth of Afro House, engineered to be playable from the front panel of your groovebox without a laptop in sight. 128 organic presets, 64 carefully selected one-shots, wave-format top loops, and 8 demo sessions — everything built to breathe, swing, and feel alive the moment you hit play.
The Melodic Soul — Kalimba & Rhodes
At the heart of this pack live two voices: the kalimba and the Rhodes. Both follow the same hybrid approach — standalone sampled tones paired with dedicated Circuit Tracks synth patches, designed to sit together seamlessly and cover the full melodic range of Amapiano and Afro House. The kalimba hits are bright, shimmering, organic — each one a carefully selected individual tone ready to be sequenced across your sample tracks. The synth patches extend that palette from the onboard engines, same warmth, fully tweakable from the front panel. The Rhodes works identically: sampled Fender-style tones for organic character, synth patches for harmonic depth and real-time control. Chord voicings, single-note lines, soft attack, natural sustain — these two instruments complement each other naturally, covering everything from intimate melodic lines to lush harmonic layers.
Top Loops — The Compositional Core
Great Afro music lives in texture, repetition, and evolution. That is why this pack is built around a curated selection of top loops in .wav format — melodic phrases, rhythmic textures, atmospheric layers, and percussive patterns that run alongside your sequences and extend the composition without additional programming. Kalimba phrases that evolve naturally. Shaker patterns locked into Amapiano swing. Afro House chord stabs with subtle room. Drop them into your sample tracks and let the arrangement breathe on its own terms. These are not decorative loops — they are structural, compositional elements that make your Circuit Tracks sessions feel like full productions.
Organic Rhythm — The Heartbeat of the Pack
Afro music breathes. It does not quantise — it swings, leans, pushes and pulls with human intention. Every drum and percussion one-shot in this pack was recorded to capture that living quality. Kicks with weight and warmth. Claps with room and body. Shakers that groove in the pocket without sitting perfectly on the grid. Talking drum hits that answer the melody like a conversation. Whether you are building a hypnotic Amapiano loop or layering an Afro House groove, the rhythm section in this pack has the organic character that makes the difference between a sequence that sits flat and one that actually moves a room.
Low End — Deep, Purposeful, Grounded
The bass in Afro music is not decorative — it is structural. The log drum-inspired bass patches in this pack anchor every groove with a focused, rounded low end that sits naturally under percussion without muddying the mix. Sub-bass tones and walking bass presets give you the flexibility to lock down a hypnotic two-bar loop or build a full harmonic bass movement across your Circuit Tracks sequences. 808-style sub flavours are included for those moments where you need more weight beneath the groove — all sitting naturally within the sonic palette of the pack.
Key Features
- 128 organic presets — Log Bass Drum, 808-style sub bass, Kalimba tones, Rhodes-style chords & leads, and atmospheric pads — all Circuit Tracks native
- 64 one-shot samples — Kicks, snares, organic percussion, individual kalimba tones, metal percussion, and tonal strikes
- Top loops in .wav format — Melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric loops designed to extend arrangements without additional programming
- 8 Demo Sessions — Fully loaded Circuit Tracks sessions ready to play, remix, and learn from immediately
- Kalimba & Rhodes hybrid design — Sampled tones paired with Circuit Tracks synth patches for seamless layering across melodic and harmonic roles
- Amapiano & Afro House oriented — Swing-locked shakers, Amapiano chord stabs, talking drum one-shots, and groove-ready percussion patterns
- Deep, structural low end — Log drum bass patches, sub-bass tones, and walking bass presets designed to anchor the mix without crowding the frequency range
- Front-panel playable — Every preset and sample is engineered for immediate use from the Circuit Tracks front panel, no laptop required
Technical Details
AfroBeat is designed exclusively for the Novation Circuit Tracks. The pack includes 128 native Circuit Tracks synth presets, 64 sample one-shots formatted for the Circuit Tracks sample engine, .wav format top loops compatible with any DAW or sampler, and 8 ready-to-use Circuit Tracks demo sessions. No additional software required — load and play directly from the hardware. Top loops can also be imported into Ableton Live, Logic, or any DAW for extended production work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A: The pack is rooted in Amapiano and Afro House, drawing heavily from West African and Southern African musical traditions. You’ll find swing-locked shakers, talking drum one-shots, deep log drum bass, and kalimba tones — all designed to work together within these styles, though the sounds are versatile enough to enrich many other genres.
A: The 64 one-shot samples are audio recordings — individual kalimba tones, organic percussion hits, kicks, snares, and metal percussion — loaded into the Circuit Tracks sample engine. The 128 synth presets are native Circuit Tracks patches built using the onboard synthesis engines. Yves Big City designed the kalimba and Rhodes presets specifically to complement their sampled counterparts, so both sit together naturally in a mix.
A: The top loops are .wav format audio files — melodic phrases, rhythmic textures, atmospheric layers, and percussive patterns. They are designed to run alongside your Circuit Tracks sequences to extend arrangements and add compositional depth without additional programming. Import them into your Circuit Tracks sample tracks or into any DAW alongside your project.
A: The pack includes 8 demo sessions — fully programmed Circuit Tracks project files that showcase how the presets, samples, and loops work together. They are great starting points for your own tracks as well as learning tools to understand how the sounds have been arranged and layered.
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A: AfroBeat is accessible to any Circuit Tracks user regardless of experience level. The 8 demo sessions mean you can load, play, and learn immediately, while the depth of the preset and sample library gives experienced producers plenty of material to build sophisticated, original compositions.
Important Information
## v1.1.0 – 1 June 2026
Added Novation Circuit RHYTHM version.
Added Sample Pack
Circuit Tracks Presets refined ( Default Octave )
v1.0.0 – Initial Release
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