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Table Of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
2. THE MODEL:CYCLES
3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
- 3.1 FRONT PANEL
- 3.2 REAR CONNECTORS
- 3.3 SIDE CONNECTOR
- 3.4 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE MODEL:CYCLES
4. QUICK START
- 4.1 PLAYING THE FACTORY PATTERNS
- 4.2 PLAYING A PRESET CHROMATICALLY
- 4.3 MUTING THE TRACKS
- 4.4 SETTING THE TEMPO
- 4.5 LOADING A PRESET TO A TRACK
- 4.6 EDITING PARAMETERS
5. OVERVIEW OF THE MODEL:CYCLES
- 5.1 DATA STRUCTURE
- 5.2 ABOUT THE SEQUENCER TRACKS
  - 5.2.1 TRIGGER PRESETS
  - 5.2.2 SEND MIDI
- 5.3 SOUND ARCHITECTURE
  - 5.3.1 AUDIO VOICES
  - 5.3.2 EFFECTS
6. THE USER INTERFACE
- 6.1 MAIN SCREEN
- 6.2 NAVIGATION
- 6.3 PARAMETER EDITING
- 6.4 [FUNC] KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS
- 6.5 COPY, CLEAR, AND PASTE
- 6.6 NAMING MENU
7. MODEL:CYCLES CONTROLS
- 7.1 TRIG KEYS
- 7.2 ROTARY ENCODERS
- 7.3 PADS
  - 7.3.1 PAD MENU
- 7.4 KEY BEHAVIOR
- 7.5 EXTERNAL MIDI
- 7.6 CHROMATIC MODE
8. PRESETS
- 8.1 PLAYING A PRESET
  - 8.1.1 PLAYING A PRESET WITH AN EXTERNAL MIDI UNIT
- 8.2 EDITING A PRESET
- 8.3 COPYING A PRESET
- 8.4 THE PRESET MENU
- 8.5 THE LOCKS FOLDER
9. THE SEQUENCER
- 9.1 ABOUT PATTERNS
- 9.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
- 9.3 EDITING A PATTERN
- 9.4 TRACK SETUP MENU
- 9.5 TRIG NUDGE MENU
- 9.6 RETRIG SETUP MENU
- 9.7 TRIG REPEAT MENU
  - 9.7.1 PLACING A RETRIG ON AN INDIVIDUAL SEQUENCER STEP
- 9.8 TRIG NOTE MENU
- 9.9 QUANTIZE MENU
- 9.10 CLICK MENU
- 9.11 SCALE MENU
- 9.12 SEQUENCER FEATURES
- 9.13 CHAINS
10. TRACK RELATED PARAMETERS
- 10.1 PARAMETER EDITING
- 10.2 MACHINES
- 10.3 TRACK PARAMETERS
- 10.4 PUNCH
- 10.5 GATE
- 10.6 LFO MENU
- 10.7 LFO SETUP MENU
11. FX PARAMETERS
- 11.1 REVERB
  - 11.1.1 REVERB SIZE
  - 11.1.2 REV TONE
- 11.2 DELAY
  - 11.2.1 DELAY TIME
  - 11.2.2 DEL FEEDBACK
12. CONFIG MENU
- 12.1 PATTERN
- 12.2 PROJECT
- 12.3 MIDI
- 12.4 AUDIO
- 12.5 BACKUP
  - 12.5.1 SENDING BACKUP PROJECT/PATTERN DATA
  - 12.5.2 RECEIVING BACKUP DATA
- 12.6 UPGRADE
  - 12.6.1 UPGRADING OS IN STANDARD MODE
  - 12.6.2 UPGRADING OS IN LEGACY MODE
- 12.7 DEVICE
13. STARTUP MENU
- 13.1 EXIT
- 13.2 EMPTY RESET
- 13.3 FACTORY RESET
- 13.4 OS UPGRADE
  - 13.4.1 UPGRADING OS FROM STARTUP MENU
14. KEY SHORTCUTS
15. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
16. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
APPENDIX A: MIDI SPECIFICATIONS
- A.1 TRACK PARAMETERS
- A.2 PLAYBACK PARAMETERS
- A.3 LFO PARAMETERS
- A.4 FX PARAMETERS
APPENDIX B: MODULATION DESTINATIONS
APPENDIX C: UNISON AND CHORD SETTINGS
INDEX

12. CONFIG MENU

When you send backup data to the Model:Cycles, it overwrites all data in the active project

12.6 UPGRADE

Here you can upgrade the Model:Cycles OS. To send the OS syx ﬁle, use our free Elektron Transfer soft-

ware. The OS syx ﬁle and Elektron Transfer can be downloaded from the Elektron website.

Please note that the Model:Cycles will not appear as an icon on your computer desktop.

12.6.1 UPGRADING OS IN STANDARD MODE

1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB and switch it on.

2. Open the Transfer application on your computer.

3. On the Transfer CONNECTION page, set the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports to your Elektron device.

4. On the Transfer DROP page, drag and drop the OS ﬁle. The OS ﬁle is then automatically trans-

ferred to the Elektron device and the OS update initiates. A progress bar is visible on device screen

when receiving the OS.

5. On your device. Press ”YES” to conﬁrm the OS update.

When the process is successfully completed, the OS is updated and the unit reboots.

12.6.2 UPGRADING OS IN LEGACY MODE

If your device OS (or device) does not support OS upgrade in STANDARD mode you are automatically

redirected to the LEGACY mode. If so, jump to step 4 in the procedure below. The LEGACY OS UP-

GRADE mode is also used when you upgrade your OS from the STARTUP menu. For more information,

please see “13.4 OS UPGRADE” on page 47.

1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB (can not be used when you upgrade from the

STARTUP menu) or MIDI and switch it on.

2. Open the Transfer application on your computer.

3. On the Transfer CONNECTION page, click “LEGACY OS UPGRADE mode”

4. On the Transfer LEGACY OS UPGRADE mode page browse to, and select, the downloaded OS syx

ﬁle.

5. Select your Elektron device or MIDI interface.

6. On your device, navigate to GLOBAL SETTINGS > SYSTEM > OS UPGRADE, and then press ”YES”

to initiate the OS update.

7. In Transfer, press “UPGRADE”.

When the process is successfully completed, the OS is updated and the unit reboots.

12.7 DEVICE

Use this menu to set various device related settings

12.7.1 USB MODE

Selects which functionality Model:Cycles has over USB.

A+M Model:Cycles functions both as a sound card and as a MIDI interface.

MID Model:Cycles functions as a MIDI interface.

12.7.2 LCD

Sets the brightness of the LCD screen. (LOW, MID, MAX)

12.7.3 LED

Sets the brightness of the LED lights and buttons. (LOW, MID, MAX)