Elektron Model Cycles - happy or sad butt wiggles?

[Jero]

I'm not sure I have the patience or attention span to learn to use things like this in a productive manner.

Looks like fun though!

[goosekevin]

just ordered one yesterday and am very excited

so it turns out they were out of stock when i ordered it even though the website said they were in stock ...

i really wanted it to jam out in social distancing times and so im super bummed and also just like itching for...anything yknow
thinking about getting a samples instead at this point but also feeling like an impatient baby

[Ghost Hip]

This thing bumps, honeymoon phase still kickin

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3bxXHFGFVM[/youtube]

[behndy]

very nice! BUTT. SWISHY. GROOVES.

the bass and vrahhh stuff at about 12 seconds in is Cycles -

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2TYA4XlgcE[/youtube]

[Gone Fission]

You bastards aren’t helping me not spend money.

[D.o.S.]

Samples is so good, tbh. Especially to pick up and play at your desk during isolation.

[behndy]

all the drums here is Cycles, sequenced by Pyramids -

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ulqn33HSo[/youtube]

[Ghost Hip]

Some of the pre-release overviews of this box are misleading about the LFO. They just say "con, there is only one lfo" but don't address you can assign each trigger its own lfo shape, speed, depth, multiplication, AND what parameter it is modulating. You can have one lfo per step. Which is a huge difference to me. I plan on making a video, for those like me who don't read all the way through the manual.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Yeah that is a big difference.

I watched a video today and I'm put off by the fact it doesn't accept polyphonic midi input. I can understand the practical reasons why but it seems a real shame in a box that has multiple polyphonic options

[behndy]

making me want to sit down and explore the sequencer part of Cycles wayyyy more gurrrrrrL. been so focused on learning Pyramid i've been just using Cycles as a noise box. sooooon.

all the first drums and all the synths are from Cycles here -

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9NFToV24e0[/youtube]

[goosekevin]

mine actually ended up coming and its fun! but also i have no idea what im doing as its my first thing like this (apart from volca beats i guess?). committed to learning it though!! all tips and tricks for a beginner to groovebox/drum machine things appreciated

[behndy]

it's got a pretty consistent workflow once you get how they think. i'd spend time thinking of things to try and finding the shortcut in the manual? that's what always helps me. just tapping out a beat then looking up how to set retrig, do that few times till it sticks, then try to think of something else i want her to do? it's such a fun box though.

all sounds Cycles. i'd say Even The Cat Is Antsy From The Quarantine but... she's always an adorable little asshole.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFxpMCEDGZw[/youtube]

[Ghost Hip]

mine actually ended up coming and its fun! but also i have no idea what im doing as its my first thing like this (apart from volca beats i guess?). committed to learning it though!! all tips and tricks for a beginner to groovebox/drum machine things appreciated

As a newcomer to grooveboxes besides the volca series and the extremely simple akai tom cat, it's pretty intuitive. As long as you don't get hung up on making a creatively satisfying beat right out the box you'll be good. Make some basic beat and go through the manual to see how you can make it more interesting.

I think what I still struggle with most is trying to the on the fly adjustments some people are able to do, they never sound good when I do them lol. I am more of a program it and forget it kinda guy I'm guessing.

[Ghost Hip]

bumpppp. Ran my Model:cycles through an fx loop consisting of the DBA Evil filter and Improbability Drive. I recorded four performances, and an overview video. first performance and the overview is link below. Next Monday I'll drop two very ILF friendly videos with the same set up. (cue: RING THAT MF BELL)

House Track + fuzzzz:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SuM9B5ge8k[/youtube]

Rig Overview:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxuX-p7o38M[/youtube]

[fcknoise]

yes man. That is an excellent sound. Now I again want the cycles