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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

15. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Impedance balanced audio outputs

Main outputs level: +10 dBu

Output impedance: 33  unbalanced

Headphones output

Headphones out level: +6 dBu

Output impedance: 1 

Unit power consumption: 2–4 W depending on LED/

LCD brightness

Compatible Elektron power supply: PSU-4

HARDWARE

128×64 pixel LCD screen

3.5 mm dual polarity TRS MIDI In, Out/Thru jacks

2×1/4” impedance balanced audio out jacks

1×1/4” stereo headphone jack

48 kHz, 24-bit D/A converters

Hi-speed USB 2.0 Micro B port

Power inlet: Center positive 3.5×1.35 mm barrel

jack, 5 V DC, 1 A

Battery In: Center positive 5.5×2.1 barrel jack, 4–10

V DC

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions: W270×D180×H39 mm

(10.7”×7.1”×1.6”) (including knobs and feet)

Weight: approximately 0.8 kg (1.8 lbs)

Maximum recommended ambient operating

temperature: +40˚C (+104˚F)

. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

CREDITS

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Oscar Albinsson

Johannes Algelind

Ali Alper Çakır

Ufuk Demir

Magnus Forsell

Andreas Henriksson

Thomas Jansson

Ess Mattisson

Jimmy Myhrman

Jon Mårtensson

Viktor Nilsson

David Revelj

Mattias Rickardsson

Martin Sigby

ADDITIONAL DESIGN

Magnus Almberg

Johan Damerau

Cenk Sayınlı

DOCUMENTATION

Erik Ångman

PRESET SOUND DESIGN

Johannes Algelind

Animistic Beliefs

Blush Response

(d) (glitched) — D. Lee

Richard Devine

Thomas Jansson

Ess Mattisson

Jimmy Myhrman

Olle Petersson

Pselodux

Cenk Sayınlı

Skinnerbox

Richard Venstra

Erik Ångman

CONTACT INFORMATION

ELEKTRON WEBSITE

http://www.elektron.se

OFFICE ADDRESS

Elektron Music Machines MAV AB

Banehagsliden 5

SE-414 51 Gothenburg

Sweden