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Spectral Audio CYCLUS 3 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 CYCLUS 3 ANALOG/DIGITAL SEQUENCER Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the Spectral Audio Cyclus 3. We hope that you will enjoy this product for a long time. The Cyclus 3 is developed by musicians for musicians, so we hope that you will find it easy to use. It is although a good idea to skim the entire manual, to get the most out of your Cyclus since it is not like the usual sequencers.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Contents: How the Cyclus is organized......................4 Clear Cyclus 3 memory........................4 Connect the Cyclus......................... 5 Step record from a keyboard......................5 After recording..........................5 Creating a song..........................6 Where to find…..........................6 Current Edit Track........................6 Current Edit Pattern........................

  • Page 4: How The Cyclus Is Organized

    (see chapter Basic pitch modulation). Clear Cyclus 3 memory By sending an empty RAM dump it is possible to clear the Cyclus 3 memory. The Empty RAM dump can be found on our homepage. Power cycle is recommended after sending.

  • Page 5: Connect The Cyclus

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Connect the Cyclus Before you start working with the Cyclus, you will have to make some connections. If you want to record something you play on a keyboard, you will have to connect your midi keyboard to the Cyclus midi-in.

  • Page 6: Creating A Song

    Pattern change Master for the change or loop of a pattern is always the common last step of Track 1. If the Cyclus 3 reaches this step, it will wait for all notes off of the current pattern and change the pattern if it is in song mode and reached the quantity of loops.

  • Page 7: Track Page

    Ext: The Cyclus receives midi-clock (F8), and runs in sync with the connected external device. The Cyclus 3 starts and stops also when realtime commands are received. BPM- Adjust the tempo of the pattern (if sync is set to ”Int”).This setting is remembered within each pattern.
  • Page 8 Cyclus 3 Sequencer How to enter:Select the function you want, with the func 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 you entered the track page.

  • Page 9: Func > Rndm - Randomizer

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Func > Rndm – Randomizer Note.Xnot.Lngt.Velo Creates a random sequence. Edit Page Track Pattern Run/Stop 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.

  • Page 10: Func > Copy

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Func > Copy Copy what? Pattern Copy a pattern or track to another pattern or track. Edit Page Next pg Pattern Run/Stop Select first with knob 6 if you like to copy a hole Pattern or a Track. Select in next steps source and destination.

  • Page 11: Func > Name - Song Name

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Func > Name – Song name SongName Name your current song. Turn knob 1-8 to select Edit Page Track Pattern Run/Stop character 1-8. 1. char 2. char 3. char 4. char 5. char 6. char 7. char 8.

  • Page 12: Func > Dump - Sysex Dump

    Now, stop the receiving device, and save the sysex data bank. There is a Windows Tool available from Spectral Audio to visualize the data graphically (Visual.exe) How to receive: Connect the transmitting device midi-out to the Cyclus midi-in.

  • Page 13: Dump Format

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Dump Format RAM Dump (recognized and sent) Flash Dump (recognized) Sysex start Sysex start ID of Spectral Audio ID of Spectral Audio Model no. Model no. Kind of Dump Kind of Dump ( Bytes of Data) ( Bytes of Data)

  • Page 14: Edit

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit pages The Cyclus 3 is always in edit mode, even when it runs. When there are no light above the edit page, track and pattern push buttons, the display shows an edit page. Select an edit page...

  • Page 15: Edit Page 2 - Last Step (Loop Points)

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit page 2 – LAST STEP (Loop Points) Note.Xnot.Lngt.Velo. Edit Page Track Pattern Run/Stop A Cyclus track is split up in 4 subtracks: 1 for step note (pitch) value, 1 after your choose on edit page XNOTE/CTRL, 1 for step length (gate time) and 1 for step velocity.

  • Page 16: Edit Page 4 And 5 - Note 1-8 And Note 9-16

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit page 4 and 5 – NOTE 1-8 and NOTE 9-16 D -1 Bb-1 F -1 Run/Stop Edit Page Track Pattern On this edit-page, you can view and adjust the note values for step 1-8 of the selected track.

  • Page 17: Edit Page 8 And 9(Xnt Mode - Chosen On Edit Page 3) - Note Off 1-8 And Note Off 9-16

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit page 8 and 9(xnt mode – chosen on edit page 3) – NOTE OFF 1-8 and NOTE OFF 9-16 Run/Stop Edit Page Track Pattern Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 On these edit-pages, you can view and adjust the...

  • Page 18: Edit Page 8 And 9(Ctr Mode) - Ctrl Glide 1-8 And Ctrl Glide 9-16

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit page 8 and 9(ctr mode) – CTRL GLIDE 1-8 and CTRL GLIDE 9-16 Run/Stop Edit Page Track Pattern On these edit-pages, you can view and adjust, how long time it shall take to glide from one ctrl value to...

  • Page 19: Edit Page 12 And 13 - Velo 1-8 And Velo 9-16

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Edit page 12 and 13 – VELO 1-8 and VELO 9-16 Run/Stop Edit Page Track Pattern On these edit-pages, you can view and adjust the velocity values for step 1-16, of the selected track. Step 1 Step 2...

  • Page 20: Edit Page 15 - Song Edit

    Change and assign patterns with the pattern turning knob. When you change/assign a pattern, Cyclus 3 also saves the track on/off settings 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”.

  • Page 21: Comparison To A Software Sequencer

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer Comparison to a software sequencer: The number after the track number indicates the MIDI channel (Cyclus 3: “Chan.”). The patterns in italic indicates a repeat (loop). To do this in the Cyclus 3 following steps are needed: 1.

  • Page 22: Overview Func

    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 some delays between the sysex out buffers.

  • Page 23: Test Setup Of Test For Correct Sending Of 32775 Bytes Of Sysex Data

    3 is powered on. This way you won't lose memory. Power supply unit Please do only use the enclosed power supply unit. Using another one might damage the Cyclus 3. See chapter technical details if you are unsure about your power supply unit.

  • Page 24: Midi Implementation Chart

    Cyclus 3 Sequencer MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 25.2.2016 Model: Spectral Audio Cyclus 3 Version: 1.11 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1-16 1-16 memorized Default Channel Default no modes supported Mode Messages Altered Note Number 0-127 0-127 True Voice 0-127...
  • 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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