Reference Guide

1406 Cyclone
Using Cyclone
To change the length of a track
• Drag the Track Length marker to the right or left to lengthen or shorten the track, respectively. You
can include empty space in your track. If you depress the Loop button for that Pad (track), the
track loops continuously between the beginning of the track and the Track Length marker.
To set the number of divisions for a slice
You can set the number of divisions in each slice. This controls how exact the placement of your
slices is within the Pad Editor. Each division represents a place where a slice can “snap to” or begin.
1. In the Pad Editor, click the down arrow next to the Snap field.
2. From the drop-down menu that appears, select one of the following:
•None
• 1/beat
• 2/beat
• 3/beat
• 4/beat
• 8/beat
• 12/beat
• 16/beat
The number of divisions per beat in Cyclone is set.
Keyboard shortcuts in Cyclone
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts in Cyclone and explains what they do.
Keyboard Shortcut Description
SHIFT select Hold the SHIFT key to select multiple slices in the Pad Editor.
SHIFT drag Hold the SHIFT key while dragging to maintain a slice’s time.
CTRL drag Hold the CTRL key while dragging to copy a slice.
SHIFT CTRL drag Hold the SHIFT and CTRL keys simultaneously while dragging to copy the slice
and maintain the slice’s time.
Left and Right arrows Turn on Auto Preview, select a slice in the Loop view or Pad Editor, and use the
left and right arrow keys to listen to individual beats.
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