Our webstore is now back online and working for non EU customers.

We are currently experiencing a problem with our web store, where payments are not being processed for any purchases made by non EU residents. We are working on remedying the problem at the moment. In the mean time, if you hold a Paypal account we can still process your order, simply send a mail to store@futureaudioworkshop.com and we will get back with details.

We are working with Soundcloud on the creation of an embedded player that you can add to your site, facebook page etc. Here is the current version, displayed for test.

We have been going through the support requests and some cases were open for extended periods. We have resolved any cases that we were waiting for feedback on longer than two weeks. If your case is not resolved and you still require support, please re-open the case as per instructions in the original email sent from our support system

Thanks for your patience,
Gavin.

Snow Leopard is now shipping and we are getting in reports of issues. The current status of Circle and Snow Leopard is that we do not officially support it at this point. If you have upgraded and are encountering issues please contact us through support@futureaudioworkshop.com

During this transition phase, we recommend staying tuned to Create Digital Musicwhere they are maintaining a list of compatible hardware. Also subscribe to our blog using the RSS link in the address bar above to be in loop of Circle & Snow Leopard.

The July issue of one of music technologies most respected magazines, Sound On Sound, is now out and contains a great in depth review of Circle by Nick Magnus.

We are delighted with review as Nick highlights and understands all the keys points of what we are trying to achieve with Circle.

He states in the round up:

“Circle is a versatile soft synth with an innovative, flexible and visual approach to designing sounds. Its potential for creating classic analog synth sounds, hard edged digital weirdness, ambient textures and other worldly effects, makes it suitable for all forms of electronic music. Newbie synthesists should find it very educational, while the more experienced will find plenty to get their teeth into.”

Visit Sound on Sound’s website here.

On Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st of May, the web store was closed for routine maintenance.
The store is now open again.

A tutorial on how to create a bassline like that of the song Breathe by the Prodigy using Circle was posted on MusicRadar today. Follow it here.

Mo Volans, a regular contributor to EQ, Remix and Music Tech Magazine, presents a series of step by step tutorials for designing sounds with Circle.

Tutorials 1 to 3 are available now, with more being added in the coming weeks.

When complete the series will provide a great resource for beginning sound design right through to building complex sounds.

If you are a teacher or lecturer of sound design, we would be greatful of your feedback in how to adapt the series for the classroom.

If you are a music producer, let us know if there is anything you would like covered by the series

Visit the Circle tutorial section of the website here.

We have updated Circle to version 1.0.7

The following issues have been fixed:

1) Circle not launching in Cubase SX 3.0 on Power PC.
2) Arpeggiator going out of sync with the host over time has been fixed.