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Cyclus 3 

  

Sequencer

Func > Rndm – Randomizer

Creates a random sequence. 

Select subtracks Note, Ctrl/Xnote (depends on the 
selected xnt/ctr mode on edit page 3) and velo 
on/off, and length off/maxlength with the knobs.

Subtracks that is set to ”off” will not be randomized.

Hit the Track knob, so it is no longer lit.

You will now be back in the edit mode, and the 
subtracks which were not set to ”off” are 
randomized.

Func > Rec – Record

Step record a track from an external midi device. 
Can only be selected if the Cyclus is stopped.

It step records and advance 1 step every time it 
receives a note-on.

Will record Note and Velocity on current Track and 
current Pattern.

Press Edit Page, Track or Pattern to leave the 
Record mode.

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Note.Xnot.Lngt.Velo

Off  Off  Off  Off

Edit Page

Track

Pattern

Run/Stop

Note

Xnote

Lngt

Velo

     Track   Pattern

        04       01

Edit Page

Stop

Pattern

Run/Stop

Summary of Contents for CYCLUS 3

Page 1: ...CYCLUS 3 ANALOG DIGITAL SEQUENCER Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...lthough a good idea to skim the entire manual to get the most out of your Cyclus since it is not like the usual sequencers Please remove the protection foil of the display before use Cyclus 3 firmware...

Page 3: ...ts 15 Edit page 3 XNOTE CTRL 15 Edit page 4 and 5 NOTE 1 8 and NOTE 9 16 16 Edit page 6 and 7 xnt mode chosen on edit page 3 XNOTE 1 8 XNOTE 9 16 16 Edit page 8 and 9 xnt mode chosen on edit page 3 NO...

Page 4: ...city subtrack that is 5 steps long and a length subtrack that is 11 steps long which will make a sequence that will repeat itself after a lot more than 16 steps Since the Cyclus has both a length and...

Page 5: ...e pattern button again 2 Hit the track button select the track you want to record and select the midi channel You can always audition if its the right midi channel by playing the keyboard and hear wha...

Page 6: ...you edit a song it refers to the Current Song Below is a short reference where to find them Current Edit Track Press Track button and turn the left knob in the bottom row Current Edit Pattern Press th...

Page 7: ...eceived BPM Adjust the tempo of the pattern if sync is set to Int This setting is remembered within each pattern In song mode the patterns are also played back in their own original tempo s no destruc...

Page 8: ...knob and hit the track button still lid If you don t want to enter any functions select Off and hit the track button 1 time so its no longer lid and you will be back on the edit page you left when yo...

Page 9: ...subtracks which were not set to off are randomized Func Rec Record Step record a track from an external midi device Can only be selected if the Cyclus is stopped It step records and advance 1 step eve...

Page 10: ...rack and what track you want as the modulation destination with the knobs When the source track plays an C3 the destination track will play back in its original pitch When the source track plays back...

Page 11: ...transpose note value exactly in the middle and then returns to edit mode If you f ex have created a great melodic line C3 D3 E3 and spread them with Trpn C3 and factor 2 you will get C3 E3 G 3 Pressin...

Page 12: ...e should be no problems When you are sure that the above mentioned is OK connect the Cyclus midi out to the receiving device midi in Make sure that the receiving device will not filter out sysex event...

Page 13: ...ex start 00 20 6A ID of Spectral Audio 02 Model no 00 Kind of Dump Bytes of Data F7 Sysex end Flash Dump recognized F0 Sysex start 00 20 6A ID of Spectral Audio 02 Model no 01 Kind of Dump Bytes of Da...

Page 14: ...note range for the selected track If f ex Trpn is set to C4 and Sprd is set to 16 the note range in Edit Page NOTE will be from C4 8 notes E3 to C4 7notes G4 Transponde Trpn will also change in real...

Page 15: ...for each step are the same as with the note If you choose Ctrl you get the possibility to adjust the controller values and the time it takes to glide from one controller value to another for each ste...

Page 16: ...dit page 3 XNOTE 1 8 XNOTE 9 16 On these edit pages you can view and adjust the xtra note values for step 1 16 if the selected track is in xnt mode The values shown are in half tones above the basic p...

Page 17: ...ALUE 9 16 On these edit pages you can view and adjust the controller values of the selected tracks MIDI controller chosen on edit page 3 for step 1 16 if the selected track is in ctr mode www spectral...

Page 18: ...the next steps value before it reaches the next step At the values in between the glide effect will be high at low values and slow at high values Edit page 10 and 11 LENGTH 1 8 and LENGTH 9 16 On the...

Page 19: ...view and select which tracks that are playing and which tracks that are muted A shows that the track is playing and a _ shows that the track is muted www spectralaudio ch info spectralaudio ch Page 1...

Page 20: ...for the pattern at that moment If you want a step to be the end step turn the pattern knob all the way right and the display will show end Loop Define how many times the chosen pattern shall repeat P...

Page 21: ...rack 02 6 repeat steps 3 4 7 Do the same with Track 05 8 In SEQ MAIN you can determine the last step of this pattern 9 Pattern 1 is now finished can be edited later again of course Hit the pattern but...

Page 22: ...6 Song Pattern Pages Flash Firmware Update For this just send the new firmware it has sysex format to the Cyclus 3 It does have 32775 Bytes With some Sysex sending software it is needed to configure s...

Page 23: ...hen you shut it off It also means that you will have to get the battery replaced after about 10 years Please see chapter technical details for battery type Replace battery when the Cyclus 3 is powered...

Page 24: ...127 After Key s Touch Ch s x x x x Pitch Bender o o Control Change 0 127 0 127 Prog Change True x x x x System Exclusive o o 262151 Bytes RAM dump 32775 Bytes Flash dump System Song Pos Common Song S...

Page 25: ...Cyclus 3 Sequencer Spectral Audio Stockeristrasse 1 CH 6344 Meierskappel Tel 41 0 78 742 02 94 www spectralaudio ch info spectralaudio ch www spectralaudio ch info spectralaudio ch Page 25...

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