I've made more tracks sketches on this unit in 4 month than in whole last year! Its so intuitive, inspiring and just good sounding. Jamming is a blast. I can't understand how people do not say that this unit is revolutionary... This unit is revolution in music creating and playing live jams. It will be classic like 303 or 909 in the days, I tell you that, I'm sure of it.
What I am learning, step by step. I am into the melodic potential of my M:C. The Model:Cycles has a lot of potential, for all kinds of styles of electronic music, that only comes to life, when you spend the time, to learn all its secrets. These videos help a lot. Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success.
Just want to say and at the risk of echoing the others: you have helped me with the model:cycles more than any other channel- I have subscribed to your channel -
I love how you are getting so into the Cycles. Its such an underrated and unique piece of hardware. I really dig how smooth the synth sounds can be. I found the manual to be a little difficult to understand, so these videos really help.
Glad you liked the video! I've had a blast getting to know it, there really is a huge variety of sounds on there. The manual is written kind of oddly lol, I usually just figure stuff out through trial and error haha. Thanks for watching!
You know your a synth addict when you watch vids for gear you dont own, great teaching Free Beat, when i can one day in the nearest future enter a music store gonna be able to play one of those now.
Hahaha I know the feeling. I'm really bad with gear I can't afford. I watched an entire hour long video about the Roland Fantom today while working in the kitchen hahaha
Hi, sound engineer here, I've had M:C for about ten days and I still have to get used to its sound design, very different from for example VolcaFM, which however laborious the flow may be, at least it has envelopes! Despite everything, I was surprised by the M:C sequencer and the immediacy of using the machine even without reading the manual.
You can actually access a VERY basic envelope in the LFO settings believe it or not lol. I hope you have a blast with the Cycles though, it's so much fun!
I have been in love with this machine for a year. I don't know why, it is just so much fun all around... I also have DT and DN, but this one is just special to me. Great video!
I honestly thought some knobs actually did nothing in some circumstances, lol. Thanks for all these tips, I sold mine for a Digitone and missed it so much I'm buying it again!
This was great! I was ignoring the speed option under the LFO, and the FUNC_Return options with destination! Really good tips I took note of! PS. Yes, I’m that guy that is asking for the video on triggers and conditions haha
Great job on the Vid! Just picked up on of these after owing the OP-Z for a while and its a change of workflow fo sure. Thanks! Watching this has helped me out a bunch!
@@FuZZbaLLbee It's a very different experience. I love them both. The cycles beats out the OP-Z in sound design, but I prefer the overall workflow of the OP-Z I think. They're both super fast and awesome devices!
@@FreeBeat Hey Free Beat, I love your videos. I was wondering out of all the grooveboxes you have, which one do you find yourself using the most and having most fun with?
hello, nice video, so I presume the longest length of a synth tone would be the 64 step maximum? what if one needed a tone over 4 bar bars long? I guess retrigger the note on downbeat of next pattern? maybe mess with the decay of the tone to get the desired effect, etc.? thanks
Hey mate great video, can you answer if I have a tr09 will the electron cycles be able to change its swing to match - say if the 09 is running a sequence at 20 swing
I want to learn how to use the trig locks to select the pitches, using only the Model:Cycles built in features, so I can make songs in remote locations. By itself it is so portable. In the studio/at home using a separate keyboard, or drum pads, is a great idea.
@@FreeBeat Thanks for the suggestion. That works best if you are working from a written list of notes, Or have the note names/letters, already memorized. Also not bad if you are working with a short sequence, so you can hear the note you are trying to select, repeatedly played, as you try different ones, each time the sequence repeats. That method becomes more tedious, as the sequence gets longer, as it takes so long for the note to repeat (up to 64 steps in a 4 bar loop). Is there a way to make the note sound, when entering them in GRID RECORDING MODE, without having the sequencer playing? Similar to the way you can do in chromatic mode, like when the sequencer is stopped, or in live recording mode?
It's all nice and rosy. I can play melodic tunes with the trigs all I want, play some beautiful tunes BUT as soon as I press the record button, no more melody. All I can get from the 6 Tracks on the 16 trigs is just one single note on all of them... Can someone please help me with this? I've read the manual, watched all the videos I could find. Nowhere I can find an answer?????
For live recording you need to hold record and press the play button first, then you can use all 16 notes. Alternatively, you can sequence your rhythm in first, then just hold each individual step and use the main data knob to change the note. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Thnkz For some good tips I missed the punch button and the gate got this machine like for a week now the more I play with it the more I like it But I can’t figure out how to save the sounds I made in a different folder instead of on the tracks and the patterns or maybe want to explain the actions in the message. what I have seen in those few days with me, so much is happening on that thing and there is actually too little described in the manual this device is a wolf in sheep's clothing cute on the outside and monstrous inside for it also really looks like my first fisher prize with all those weird ugly stickers 😂
Once you have a sound that you've made, open the Preset menu (hold function, press the "machine" button). Then navigate to the folder you want to save your sound in. Press function again, and it should bring up the save preset menu :) Thanks for watching!
Literally my 10-second intro, then I talk about the Model:Cycles as a melodic device for 50 seconds, then shout-out one of my Patrons for 20 seconds. But no hard feelings, hope you find what you're looking for.
I've made more tracks sketches on this unit in 4 month than in whole last year! Its so intuitive, inspiring and just good sounding. Jamming is a blast. I can't understand how people do not say that this unit is revolutionary... This unit is revolution in music creating and playing live jams. It will be classic like 303 or 909 in the days, I tell you that, I'm sure of it.
I totally agree with you on this, the Cycles is a lot more powerful than just a drum machine.
Happy to see your channel growing, rock on 🤘
It can get pretty deep, very underrated! Thanks so much :)
Dude, you just opened a door for me. Thank you for this!
So glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
What I am learning, step by step.
I am into the melodic potential of my M:C.
The Model:Cycles has a lot of
potential, for all kinds of styles of electronic music, that only comes
to life, when you spend the time, to learn all its secrets.
These videos help a lot.
Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success.
Thank you so much for watching my videos, glad you love the Cycles too!
Just want to say and at the risk of echoing the others: you have helped me with the model:cycles more than any other channel- I have subscribed to your channel -
Thanks so much!
I love how you are getting so into the Cycles. Its such an underrated and unique piece of hardware. I really dig how smooth the synth sounds can be. I found the manual to be a little difficult to understand, so these videos really help.
Glad you liked the video! I've had a blast getting to know it, there really is a huge variety of sounds on there. The manual is written kind of oddly lol, I usually just figure stuff out through trial and error haha. Thanks for watching!
You know your a synth addict when you watch vids for gear you dont own, great teaching Free Beat, when i can one day in the nearest future enter a music store gonna be able to play one of those now.
Hahaha I know the feeling. I'm really bad with gear I can't afford. I watched an entire hour long video about the Roland Fantom today while working in the kitchen hahaha
Hi, sound engineer here, I've had M:C for about ten days and I still have to get used to its sound design, very different from for example VolcaFM, which however laborious the flow may be, at least it has envelopes!
Despite everything, I was surprised by the M:C sequencer and the immediacy of using the machine even without reading the manual.
You can actually access a VERY basic envelope in the LFO settings believe it or not lol. I hope you have a blast with the Cycles though, it's so much fun!
I have been in love with this machine for a year. I don't know why, it is just so much fun all around... I also have DT and DN, but this one is just special to me. Great video!
For me it's the immediacy of how fast you can make a pattern and then take it to new weird places!
Excellent tutorial, as always, thank you very much!!
Glad you liked it!
Great tip about not getting fixated on the engine names!
Thanks! It's definitely important to follow your heart on the Cycles haha.
Been using M:C for melodies in my live set for ages. These are great tips for turning drum presets into tones, nice work
Thanks so much for watching :)
I honestly thought some knobs actually did nothing in some circumstances, lol. Thanks for all these tips, I sold mine for a Digitone and missed it so much I'm buying it again!
Nope haha they all do stuff, just gotta experiment :)
Great tip on the velocity sensitive pads!
Thanks, it's a handy one!
Awesome video!
Thanks so much!
That kick example was cool.
It's a pretty crazy engine haha, it can do so much!
Best present for New Year :) Wonderful tutorial tips! I say this As a Model Cycles owner :) Thank you Free Beat :)
Happy New Year, have fun jamming!
This was great! I was ignoring the speed option under the LFO, and the FUNC_Return options with destination! Really good tips I took note of!
PS. Yes, I’m that guy that is asking for the video on triggers and conditions haha
Haha that video is coming, I promise! Thanks for watching as always!
Spot on. Seriously the most useful MC video on YT. Well done!
Wow, thank you so much!
Great job on the Vid! Just picked up on of these after owing the OP-Z for a while and its a change of workflow fo sure. Thanks! Watching this has helped me out a bunch!
Nice! The workflow is definitely strange coming from the OP-Z. I find myself holding down buttons on the cycles when I don't need to lol.
I just got an OP-Z. What is better or worse on this machine? It seem a bit more hands on, but also a bit more limited. But maybe I am wrong
@@FuZZbaLLbee It's a very different experience. I love them both. The cycles beats out the OP-Z in sound design, but I prefer the overall workflow of the OP-Z I think. They're both super fast and awesome devices!
@@FreeBeat Hey Free Beat, I love your videos. I was wondering out of all the grooveboxes you have, which one do you find yourself using the most and having most fun with?
hello, nice video, so I presume the longest length of a synth tone would be the 64 step maximum? what if one needed a tone over 4 bar bars long? I guess retrigger the note on downbeat of next pattern? maybe mess with the decay of the tone to get the desired effect, etc.? thanks
I believe that would be the easiest way to do it, thanks for watching!
increible, gracias!
Of course, thanks so much for watching!
very nice video, you should make a playlist for cycles tutorials (:
this is really cool thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Nice tips! Thx!
Of course, thanks for watching!
Hey mate great video, can you answer if I have a tr09 will the electron cycles be able to change its swing to match - say if the 09 is running a sequence at 20 swing
I'm not sure on that one as I'm not familiar with the tr machines. Hopefully someone else can chime in, sorry!
I want to learn how to use the trig locks to select the pitches, using only the Model:Cycles built in features, so I can make songs in remote locations.
By itself it is so portable.
In the studio/at home using a separate keyboard, or drum pads, is a great idea.
When you're in sequencer mode, just hold down the step you want to edit the note of and use the main dial!
@@FreeBeat Thanks for the suggestion.
That works best if you are working from a written list of notes, Or have the note names/letters, already memorized.
Also not bad if you are working with a short sequence, so you can hear the note you are trying to select, repeatedly played, as you try different ones, each time the sequence repeats.
That method becomes more tedious, as the sequence gets longer, as it takes so long for the note to repeat (up to 64 steps in a 4 bar loop).
Is there a way to make the note sound, when entering them in GRID RECORDING MODE, without having the sequencer playing?
Similar to the way you can do in chromatic mode, like when the sequencer is stopped, or in live recording mode?
thank *YOU*
👋🤘
helpful video, thx
Glad to help!
is there a way to do glide/portamento on this?
Can you record finger drumming using the 6 main pads? Noon ever seems to do this!
You can! I might have to make a second finger drumming video about that, as this question is popped up a couple times now. Thanks for watching!
@@FreeBeat thx - can you record retrigs too?
It's all nice and rosy. I can play melodic tunes with the trigs all I want, play some beautiful tunes BUT as soon as I press the record button, no more melody. All I can get from the 6 Tracks on the 16 trigs is just one single note on all of them... Can someone please help me with this? I've read the manual, watched all the videos I could find. Nowhere I can find an answer?????
For live recording you need to hold record and press the play button first, then you can use all 16 notes. Alternatively, you can sequence your rhythm in first, then just hold each individual step and use the main data knob to change the note. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
@@FreeBeat Al right...Thank you so much. I appreciate your help :-)
commenting for the algorithm
Haha I appreciate it!
How do you connect it to a MIDI?
It uses 3.5mm MIDI in and out jacks, and it also comes with two adapters to turn each of those into standard 5pm DIN plugs.
Thnkz For some good tips
I missed the punch button and the gate got this machine like for a week now the more I play with it the more I like it
But I can’t figure out how to save the sounds I made in a different folder
instead of on the tracks and the patterns
or maybe want to explain the actions in the message. what I have seen in those few days with me, so much is happening on that thing and there is actually too little described in the manual
this device is a wolf in sheep's clothing cute on the outside and monstrous inside for it also really looks like my first fisher prize with all those weird ugly stickers 😂
Once you have a sound that you've made, open the Preset menu (hold function, press the "machine" button). Then navigate to the folder you want to save your sound in. Press function again, and it should bring up the save preset menu :) Thanks for watching!
@@FreeBeat thanks !!
tell em bro
Thanks for watching!
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Literally my 10-second intro, then I talk about the Model:Cycles as a melodic device for 50 seconds, then shout-out one of my Patrons for 20 seconds. But no hard feelings, hope you find what you're looking for.