Oberheim Cyclone Perf/x User Manual

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1 'Velcolllc 1

Chapter

2

Quicl{-Start

3

2.1

Setup 3

2.2 Selecting

Programs

.4

2.3 Playing the Cyclone

.4

2.4

The Factory Prol!.r:lllls 5

Program

00

- Traditional Arpeggi.lIor 5

Program

01

-

OC\;Ive

Tlanspose Arpeggi:llion 5
Program 02 - Two-Nolcs·at-a-Time Arpeggiation 6
Program 03 -

Dunl

Arreggiation 6

Program 04 - Auto-lJoubled Arpeggiation 6
Program 05 - Manually-Doubled Arpeggiation 6
Program

06

- Inversion Transpose Arpeggi:ttion 6

Plogr:tm

07

- Chlomalic Recursion Arprgr.iation 6

Program

08

- Auto Record Arpeggiation 6

Program 09 - Plcssure

Mod

Arpeggiation · 7
Program 10 - Emcrsonic 7
Plogr:lIl1

II

- Random Notes 7

Progr:un12- One-track Sequence

RecorcVPlayhal'k

7

Program

13

- Recorded Rhythm

Arp~ggiation

8

Program

14

- Live Rhythm Playback 8

Program

15

- rylotechnics! 8

2.5 Global Perfonnance Effects 8

TenlJX)

Tap 8
Sustain 8
Tenlpo

~1odulation

8

Duration Modulation

9

Chapter

3

Unpacking

& )Jool{Up

Procedurc

11

3.1

Unpacking the Cydone

.1

1

3.2 Rear Panel Connections & Power-On

.1

1

3.2.1

~1IDI

11

3.2.2 Ped'lls

11

3.3 Powering

Up

12

3.3.1

Local Control

12

Resetting the Cyclone

13

Chapter

4

General

Overview

.15

4.1AnIntroductiontoArpcggialipll

.15

Cloning

16

Order

16

Auto·Transpose

16

4.2 What Makes the

Cyclone.>

I.>ifferent?.

.t7

The

real

clock gener:ltor 17

TIle

reallllelllory hllffrr 17

The reaIclone fu

net

ion

~

17

A couple

of

exalllples

18

Auto Transpose

18

Auto-Double

18

Clmpter

5

Genenll

OrganizatioIJ

21

5.1

rront

Panel 01 gani1.aliol1

21

PROGRAM

Par:llllcte.>rs

V!i. MASTER P;lIalllclcrs

21

PLAY

r.1ode

vs.

EDIT

Mode 21

PLAY

Mode

EDIT

Modc

5.2

'1\1COlOIY

22

USER Prograrns

22

FACTOR Y Progranls 22

Chapter

6 PLAY Mode 25

6.1

Inlroduction 25

6.2 Selector Keys
.

..

- Select-"and "Enable" 25

6.3 PLAY Mode Functions

26

Clone

26

Cycle

26

Manual Control

26

Rec.ord/Hold

26

6.4 "Store" and "HoldtonlUle"

27

Store

27

Ilold to mute 27

CI13pter 7

EDI'r

l\1ode

;~

29

EDIT Options

"-

Select

-"

and "Enter" 29

7.1

Pages, Paranlcters & Functions 29

Single Pararneter Pages

~

29

~1ultiple

Parameter Pages

30

7.2 Display Conventions /

ShortcuL~

31

Values

31

Notes

31

Chapter

8

Sources

I

Uestinations

33

8.1

Sources 33

8.2

Destinations

33

8.3

Zone

Limits

34

Chapter

9

Cloning:

Rhythm,

Orders

& l\1ode 35

9.1

\Vhatsina clone 35

9.2

Rhytlll11

36

9.3 Mode 36

9.4 Order 37

9.5 Cloning

The General Case 37

Chapter

10

Tempo,

Timing

&

Cycling

39

10.1 Tempo 39
Tempo Tap 39

10.2

Tinling

.40

P.n - Pulse Note

40

d.U - Duration

40

L.i - Link

41

10.3 Cycling

41

E.b - End Beat

.41

S.Y - Sync-to-Trigger

42

r.S -

Mode

Resel.

42

LA

- Invert Alternate .42

Chapter

11

Record

I Hold 45

r.H - RecordlJlold

r..1ode

.45

A.C

- Auto-correct

Step

Size

.45

I) Record Ready

46

2)

Record

Start.

; .48

3) Record·in·Progress .48

4)

Record

Stop

50

Chapter

12

Control

Option

51

C.t

-

Manual

Control

52

. L.n and

B.n

-

Zone

Lirnits 52

b.n - Base Nole

52

A.V

- Audible Conllol

53

P.r - Transposc p/

i'JI

ity

53

P.3 Local Pedal 3

53

P.4 Local Pedal 4

53

E.3 MIDI Pedal 3

53

E.4 MIDI Pedal 4

53

Chapter

13

Auto

Effects

55

13.1 Auto Xpose

55

A.\ - Auto-Transpose

t-1ode

55

S.Y

-Auto-Tnmspose

Sync 56

r.i

- Recursion Intervul 56

Il.t

- Number

of

Auto-Transpose Stages 56

E.t - Current Edit

Stage 56

i.n - Interval.

57

r.E - Repeats

57

13.2

AUIO-Double

57

n.d -

NUlllberofl)oubles

57

E.d -

CUlTent

Edit Douhle

57

Ln

- Douhle Interval

57

C.JI - Channcl

58

13.1 Auto·t-.1utate (t-.1odulalions)

58

n.L - Note Loudness/Velocity

58

t.A

- Tempo

t-.·1ndulation

A/llount 59
t.C - Tempo Modulation Controller Numher 59
d.A - Duralion Modulalion Amounl. 59

d.C - Duration

r-.1oclulalion

Controller 60

(~hapter

14

I)EVALS

61
redall:unction Listing 62
Para/neter Edit Exanlplc

63

rrogram Chain ()pcr:llioll

64

Chapter

15

I\tASTEn

Parmncters

& Functions 65

]

5.1

"t-tIDI " 65

b.C -

Basic Chanllel

65

E.C -

1\1101

E<:ho

66

C.L -

f\.11DI

Clock 67

E.l,

E.2, E.3 and

EA

--- MIDI Pedal Conuollers

67

15.3 "Dunlp/Load " 68

Chapter

16

Reference

Vata

69

16.1

Factory Default PlUgrallls & Master Parameters 69

]6.2 Global Parallleters 69

16.3

Editable P:lramelcrsinFactory Programs 70

16.4

F,.ont

Panel

1\1nel1l0nics

71

Chapter

17

"'a.'ranty

75

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Chapter 1

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchaseofthe Cyclone, the newestofOberheim's

MIDI

Performance instrument line, Perf/x, The Perf/x line was created with the intention

of

supplying the

modem

musician with time and labor-saving devices that simplify the

ever
increasing complexityoftoday's music systems, while also providing all-new performance
and programming controls that allow your creativity to Oourish in areas you might

never

even have thought about.

The Cyclone integrates the concepts

of

cuveggiation, sequencing, and MIDI rhythm

driving all

in

one package.Itcombines traditional arpeggiation and sequencing capabilities

with entirely

new

performance techniques, programmability, and synchronization.

One

innovation is the ability to provide

independence

of

rh~'thm

and

pitch,

andtoprovide

interactive controlofboth from the keyboard. Its 16 ROM and 16 (expandable to 83)

RAM

Programs allow you to pre-program pitch and rhythm events that will play simultaneously

or

independently, dual keyboard ranges, doublings, transpositions, tempi,

MIDI

assignments and many

other

parameters.

The

arpeggiation section is without precedent, allowing for not one, but

two

independent

keyboard

ranges as well as recorded information. There are eight transposition stages

per

Program, each stage having it's

own

numberofrepeals, inversions,orprogrmllmable

recursions. ]n addition to steady pulses you can program your aJveggiation rhythm.

Instead

of

single nole lines the arpeggios can

now

consistofchords as well.

The
possibilities for live performance arc endless as all parameters can be altered "on-the-Oy",
making the Cyclone the creative improvisor's

dream

come

true.

Add to these the ability to use your Cyclone as a master

I\HDI clock, fully capableoflive

"human feel" tempo changes using the

Tap

Tempo

pedal.

That'sjust

oneofthe 9

modes

your 8 independently programmable pedals

cu'e

capable of.

This manual provides both an introductory tutorial and a complete reference to the
information for

use

once

you are familiar with the overall operationofthe Cyclone.

We
hope that you enjoy this extraordinary instrument and recommend (as always) that you read
this manual in it's entirety.

Thank you for your investment in the State

of

the Art.Itjust

got

better.

Welcome

Page

1

Chapter 2

Liftoff!

...

A

Quick-Start

Guide

to

the

Cye/one

This section explains how to getupand

running (without gelling into serious programming

or editing),bytaking advantageofthe

16

Factory Programs shipped with the Cyclone.
Each Factory Program behavesina different way, which provides the ability to try out
manyofthe

Performance Effects available with

the

C)'Cloncina short time.

2.1

SETUP

Before

JOlJ

turn

iJnyJhillC

011,

do

the

following -

Master Controller

Channel 1

MIDI

our

I

,

I

MIIJI

MIDI

MIDI MIDI

IN

OUT

IN

THRU

«~rc~©~8.l

Slave

Channel 1

CR.

..

Master Controller

Channel 1, Local

CII

OFF

MIDI MIDI
OUT

IN

,

MIIJI MIIJI

IN

CUT

C)f

C~

Q!il

t11

1)

Connect

the

MIDI Out from your Master controller to

the

MIDIInof

the
Cyclone. The Mastercontroller can be a MIDI keyboard, a MIDI guitar
controller, a sequencer, a computerwith sequencing software, a drum machine
or

any

other sourceofMIDI information.

2)

Connect MIDI Out from

the

C)'clonetoMIDIInof

the slave instrument you

want to control and set the slave's Basic Channelto1.

Ifyou want to use a synth

as

both

your master and slave, make sure MIDI Local ControlisOFF on the

synth. When you turn on the CJclone, it

will

automatically tell the slavetoenter

this mode.

If

you

have problems when

you

me arpeggiating

the

voicesinyour master controller

or when plilying the keyboardsofslave units, see the section on Locnl

Control

in

chapter

3.

Quick

Start

Page 3

"

3)

If

you have oneormore "momentary" (spring-loaded ON/OFF) footswitches,

plug them into the Cyclone's rear panel Pedal jacks according to the desired

functions:

• Pedal 2 acts as a Program Chain advance, automatically selecting the next
Program.

• Pedal 3 turns starts and stops arpeggiation when in Play Mode.

• Pedal 4 provides a "Tempo Tap" ability.

• The Pedal 1jack

is

used as an audio out jack, providing a metronome click out

under certain conditions.

4) Turn on your Master controller and set its MIDI Dasic Channel to

1.

5) With the switch on the

€yc!one's

rear panclinits down (off) position, plug the

provided power pack into

an

AC outlet and connect it to

t1le

power jack on the

rear panel.

6)

Tum

the C)'c1oneonby flipping the switch to its up position.

• The section describing the factory presets assumes that a Hard Reset has been
performed, otherwise the

Cyclone

may not

perfonn

as described. A "Hard

Reset"

erases allofthe memory, including userprograms

and

Master settings

and initializes the C)'c!one to the condition in which it is shipped from the
factory.

To

perform a "Hard Reset" hold the switch on

t1le

front panelofthe

C)'c1one labelled "Enablc" while turning on power.

7) On the Slave(s), select sound patches with a short attack and a medium release,
such as an organ, piano,

or

plucked guitar.

2.2

SELECTING

PROGRAMS

• Press the "Mode" key so that the "Play" LED is flashing. This

LED

is now

flashing on quarter-notes at the current tempo.

• Use the "<" and ">" keys to select a program. Programs

00

through15are the
Factory Programs, while higher numbers are the User Programs. After selecting
the program, press "Enable" to activate the program.

• Pressing the "Enable" key while in PLAY Mode causes the display to

show"

••"

and effectively disables the

C)'clone. At this point, the unit simply passes

MIDI

data as MIDI Thru.

To

re-enable the Cyclone, simply press

"Enable"

again.

2.3

PLAYING THE CYCLONE

The

Cyclone

provides many different kindsofPerformance Effects, someofwhich
may be familiar and others will be new. Some effects are generally always available,
while most are dependent on which Program has been selected. There is always

one

and only one Program in effect.

If

at any time you want to mute all the sounding voices, just press and hold the far right

switch (labelled "hold to mute") and the

Cyclone

will automatically shut

off

every

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Cyclone Owner's Manual

sounding voice

ill

the system. When the voices have been muted, press "Mode" to

return to "Play" mode.

2.4

THE

FACTORY

PROGRAMS

Program 00 -

In\uitional

6u'l..~ggiator

I)

Clnssic

Arpcggialion

This

isitbasic arpeggio, without any frills:

lkld

notes are played repetitively

in

an cighth-note pulse rhythm in up/down note order, one at a time. This

is
also a good stiu"ling place to demonstrate someofthe other featuresofthe
Cyclone.

• Play and hold (using the Sustain pedalifdesired) any numberofnotes.

•

Tap

Pedal 4inqUilrter-notes to set the Tempo.

•

To

change the oruerinwhich the held notes are played:

a)

Press the "Mode" switch to enter "Edit Mode"

b)

Press the "Clone" switch until the

LED

to the leftof"Order" is lit.

c) Use the

"<"

and

">"

keys to select other orders and press the "Enter"

switch.

d)

Press the "t\1odc" switch to return to "Play Mode".

2)

ChordIlIold

• Turn

off

the "Clone" functionbypressing the associated switch.

•

Press the "Record/llold" switch causing the associated LED to flash.

• Any notes you now play will be latched. fie wamed that although the
chord

is still held in the Cyclone's memory, with some patches the

sound may fade away.

•

Press the "Manual Control" switch, causing both its

LED

and the

"Record/IIold"

LEDtocome

on steady.

• Play notes in the lower octave

of

the keyboard. This will cause the

Cyclone

to gate and transpose the held chord accordingly.

3)

Arpeggiating,

Gating

and

Transposing

a Held

Chord

• From Chord Hold mode, press the "Clone" switch, causing both its
LED

to come on and the "Record/llold"

LED

to extinguish ("Manual

Control" will still

be

lit).

• Play notes

in

the lower octaveofthe keyboard, to simultaneously gate,

arpeggiate, and transpose the held chord.

• Also play notcs above the lowest

octllve to simultaneously mveggiate the

keyboard

and

the "Record Duffer" - the notes held in the

CJclone's

memory.

Program01- Octave Transpose Au'eggiation
Same

as Program 00, but with automatic transpositionhyoctaves ("untransposed/I

octave up/untransposedlJ octave down") at the end

of

each "scan"orpass through the

held notes.

Also, the orderofeach scan is the same as the order played. insteadofjust

strictly up and down.

..

Quick

Start

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Program 02 -

TWQ-NQtes-at-a-Time

Arpe&l:iation

SameasPrQgram

00, but playing

tlVO

nQtes

at a time insteadofjust

Qne,

andinthe

Qrder

played.

Program 03 - Dual

AQ)eggiation

SameasProgram 00, but with

tWQ

keybQard

"Zones" active, providing two

il/dependel/t

arpeggiatiol/s at once. The

two

Zones split

the

keybQardatMiddle

C.

Also,

t11e

Qrderofthe

arpeggiatiQnist11e

Qrderinwhich the

nQtes

were played.

• Play

QneQrtWQ

notes below Middle C, and a related

chQrd

abQve

middle

C.

Note that

the

two arneggiatiQns can pulse "Qut-of-phase".

Program 04 - Auto-Doubled

ArpeggiatiQn

SameasProgram 01, but with cach held note automatically doubled atanoctave below

and a

fifth

above when

thc

Clone LEDislit.

Program

05

- ManuaJly-Doub1cd Arpeggiation

SameasProgram 01, except

the

functiQn

initiatedbythe "Manual Control" switch

allows real-time definition

of

doublestobe

used with

the

arpeggiation.

• Playa chord

at

the

high

cndQfthe

keyboard

and

play low CQnthe keyboard.

You will hear

the

chord arpeggiated. If

you

play

anot11er

note

in

t11e

bottom

octave,

YQU

will hear anothcr copyQfyour pattern playingatthe same time that

is

transpQsed from

the

Qriginal.

Program 06

-Inversion

Transpose Arpeggiatjon

SameasProgram 01, but

with

automatic transpositionbyinversions (like you would

invert a C chord:

CIEIG,E/G/C,G/C/E,etc.) at the beginning

of

each scanofthe held

notes. Three inversiQns occur at each octave, after playing once without inversion.
Program 07 - Chromatic Recursion

Arpeggiatjon

SameasPrQgram

01, but with chrQmatic (half-step)

transpQsitiQns

at the beginning

of

each scanofthe held notes. The original plus

tlu'ee

chrQmatic

transpositions are played

at each octave.
Program 08 - Auto Record

Arpcggiation

SameasProgram 01, except the Cyclune automatically replaces the previQus

contents

Qf

t11e

Record Duffer when new

nQtes

are played - and just playing back

when

no

keys are held.

• With

the

"ClQne"

LED lit,

playa

chQrd

and release

it.

The Cyclone will

continue to arpeggiate that chord.

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Cyclone Owner's Manual

Program09- Pressure Mod

"rpcggiation

Same

as Program 00, but with tempo and duration controlled by keyboard pressure.

• Play and hold chords/notes, and while holding those notes, use keyboard
pressure to simultaneously control the tempo and duration

of

the resulting

notes.

Proglam

to -

Emersonic

SameasProgH\1lJ

02, but with an 8-stage automatic transposition through intervals

bascd on a

"V,

VII, IV, VII,

octave

V, I, IV, VII" progression.

• Use keyboard pressure to vary betwecn staccato and legato.

•

Works very well

withh

sampled piano.

Program I I -

Random

Notes

Same

as Program

00,

except that the order,

numberofheld-notes-at-a-time, and pulse

timingofthe arpeggiation are random.
Program

J2 - One-track Sequence Record/Playback

This program starts playing the contents

of

memory as soon as it is selected to

dcmonstrate lhal just

selecling the program is

a1litlakcs to start playing; you don't

need to manually tum cloning on.

t)

Recording up to 32 notes:

• Connect the Pedal

t

jack

to oneofthe audio inputs on

your

mixer for a

meU'onome click.

• Press the "Record/I lold" switch, causing its

LED

to flash at the current

tempo.

• Press the "Clone" switch, causing its

LED

to light.Ifhooked up, the

metronome should now be audible.

Use

Tempo

Tap

to adjust

tempo

as

desired.

•

The

Cyclone

will start recording

when

you start playing, automatically

placing the first note

on

the first beat, and quantizing note-ons to the

nearest 16th note.

• Press "Clone" to stop recording,

or

"Record/Hold" to

stop

and

automatically begin playback.

• By starting recording,

or

resuming Recording, the

C)'clone

erases

any

previous recording,soadditional takes can be started immediately.

2) Playing back a previously recorded sequence:

• With the

"Record/llold"

LED

turned off, press the "Clone" switch.

•

Use

the "Cyclc" switch to control

whcther

the

CJ'clone

loops the

recording

or

plays it only once.

• Duration Modulation has

no

effect.

•

To

hear the Factory

Demo

sequence. first select (User) Program16to

redefine the Record Buffer

(if

any prior Recording/Holding has been

happened since

lIard

Reset).

Quick

Start

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Program]3- Rccordcd Rhythm Arpeggiation
Same as Program 00, except that this Program:

1) uses a previously recorded rhythm instead

of

a pulse

2) uses the recorded note-groupings to determine arpeggiated note-groupings

3) the order is as played.

• Use Program 12 to record a sequence with the desired rhythm pattern into the

Record Buffer. Then resclect Program

13

to use that rhythm pattern.

Program

]4

- Live Rhythm Playback

The inverse

of

Program 13, i.e. this program plays a previously recorded sequence

of

notes with a rhythm which is played Jive on the keyboard.

• Use Program

12

to record the desired patternofnotes and chords into the

Record Buffer.

• With the "Clone"

LED

lit, play notesinthe bollom octaveinthe desired rhythm

pattern, and the

CJclonc

will step thru the recorded notes and chords

accordingly.

Program

]5

- Pyrotechnics!

This program demonstrates what happens when you really start to use someofthe
Cyclone's more interesting features. This program is actually the same as program
03, with only three parameters changed.

• After selecting

this program, press and hold the "Record/hold" button, then
press the "Store" button. This erases the current recording and prepares for
recording.

• The tempo is automatically changed so it always takes the same amount

of

time

to get through the pattem,

no

matter how many notes you play.

• Play and release chords. Each time you

playa

new chord it replaces the

previous

one

in memory.

• When you get a pattcrn you like in memory, press the "Record/hold" button to
disable recording. Whatever is in memory will continue

to

play.

•

Now

play more chords.

The

keyboard is split at middle C, so you can get two

more independent patterns going over what is playing from

memory.

•

To

change the memory pattern, press "Rec/hold" to start recording, put in a

new

chord, then press "Rec/hold" again to play over the memory pattern.

2.5

GLOBAL PERFORMANCE EFFECTS

Tempo

Tap

When the "Clone"

LED

is lit, simply tap at least 3 quaJ1er·notes on Pedal 4 at the

desired tempo and the

CJclone

will follow along. .

Sustain
The

sustain pedal functionofthe Master controller "holds" any played keys until it is

released. .

Tempo

Modulation

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Cyclone

Owner's

Manual

When the "Clone"

LED

is lit. the pitch bend lever on your controller controls

tJle
tempo. At center position, the tempo is normal. When you bend down,itslows
down.

Durntion I\lodulaCion

The mod wheel/leverofthe controller keyboard provides the ability to modify the

relative lengthoftime which noles sound, generally causing a more staccato feel with
increasing mod wheel position. This is also called "Gate Time" on other instruments.

These

factory presets are designec110 give you

justanavor

for what the C)'clone is

capable of. They also make good starting points for your own experiments, As you can
sec, this is a very nexible box: There are many features which are not even hinted at by
these examples.

We

encourage

)'CLlll

to read on and find out exactly why we say this is the

world's most powerful performance arpeggiator!

Quick

Start

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Chapter 3

Unpacking

and

Hookup

Procedure

3.1

UNPACKING

THE

CYCLONE

The

CJdonc

i~

~hipped

from Oherheim boxed in protective

foam.

With it is this

Owner's Manual and a

power

pack.

( )nce you have unpacked the

CJdOIlC, place it on any solid

~urface

near

your

MIDI setup.

Bdore

JOU

tunt

fl1lylhim:

on,

refer to the following procedure for

connecting

the unit.

3.2

REAR

PANEL

CONNECTIONS

&

POWER-ON

3.2.II\IIDI

1) Connect the MIDI Out

fwm

your Master controller to the MIDIInof

the

Cyclone.

The

Master

controller can be a MIDI keyboard, a MIDI Controller

("mother") keyboard, any MIDI synthesizer or sampler that has a keyboard,

or

any other sourceofMIDI notes.

2)

Connect MIDI

Out

from the C)'clonc to MIDIInof

your

fir~t

Slave instrument.

The first Slave can be another MIDI keyboard, a keyboard synthesizer

or

sampler,

or

a

MIDI voice module (rack-mountortable-top)orthe

~]aster

controller keyboard itself.

If

a second Slave instrulllcntisavailable, conncct the MIDI Thruofthe first Slave to the

MIDI

Inofthe second.

3.2.2

Pedals

The

back panelofthe C)'clOIlC also includes four 1/4"

jacks

which accept any

"discrete" pedal (also known as

a "footswitch"). A discrete pedal is a momentary

(spring-loaded

ON/OFF) footswitch type.

Be

sure not to use a "continuous" (rocker

type) footpedal.

If

you plan to use any pedals with the C)'clone, simply

plug

them into

the desired inputs.
There are two kinds

of

discrete pedals available. The

C)'done

can use

either

kind by

automatically deciding which kind is in use

when

poweristurned on.

To

make

sure

that the kind

of

pedal is correctly determined, plug in the pedals before turning on

powcr

and

do

lIot

press

the

pedals

while

power

is

being

turned

011.

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3.3

POWERING UP

For starters ....

Tum

on your Master controller and set its MIDI Basic Channel.

Turn on the first Slave,

and set its Basic Channel. If you're using a second Slave, tum

it

on and set its Basic Channel as well.

Then

power

on the

CJclonc

....

Connect the provided Power Pack (Oberheim Part Number 400006 for 120V, 400007
for

220/240V) to the connector on the back

of

the C)'c1one and plug the pack into an

AC outlet.

Tum

the power on

~y

lifting the power switch on the left rear panel.

The

cUlTent

software revision number will be brieOy displayed, the the C)'CIone will

enter

Play Mode and willbein the same program as when it was turned off.

3.3.1 Local

Contrul

When the

Cycloneisfirst powered on, it sends a MIDI Local Control

Off

command

on

the Basic Channel (the C)'c1une is shipped from Oberheim set to MIDI Basic

Channell).

This allows you to use the Cyclone to arpeggiate the same keyboard you

are using as a Master.

Cwdon~

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Oul

In

On

I Internal Voices

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Local Control

Keyboard

Under normal conditions, synths operate in "Local control ON" mode. This means that
what you play on the keyboard

goes to the voices andissent to MIDI Out. The voices

can also be controlled from MIDI In.

If

you connect a synth in Local Control On mode

to a Cyclone, when you

playa

note on the synths keyboard its will first play

one

of

the synth's internal voices then

it

will be sent to the Cyclone via MIDI Out. After the

Cyclone

processes the note, it may senditback, causing another voice to play.

Sometimes this

is

good, but itisusually not. By putting the Synth in Local Control

Orf

mode, all the notesgoto the

Cyclone

before they are sent to the voices.

)n

cases where thisisnot desirable, holding the switch on the front panelofthe

Cyclone

labelled "Manual Control" while powering on sends a MIDI Local Control

On

command on the Basic Channel.

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Some synlhs, notably the DX-7,donot support the Local Control OFF function,

so

when those instruments are used as the master, it may be better not to try to arpeggiate

the built-in voices. You will pruhably want to use a separate master and slave since the

"doubling" problem described above only happens when the master and slave are the

same unit.

RescUing the

CJclolle

The

C)'c1one can be initialized to the condition it left the factory by performing the

"Hard Reset" function. This

is

accomplished by holding the Enter/Enable buttononthe

front panel while tuming on

IXW.'cr.

But be careful: the Hard Reset initializes the
C)'c1one to the default factory settings. This erases all programmed data and replaces
them with the Factory settings.

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Chapter 4

General

Overview

4.1

AN

INTRODUCTION

TO

ARPEGGIATION

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The

Cyclone

is a high perfonnance, real-time, programmable, perfonnance-oriented
arpeggiator. That sounds neat, but what does it doexactly? The answer to that question
occupies the remainder

of

this manual. In other words, thereislot goingonin this box!

We will

try to make things easier

by

developing an understandingofwhat is going on by

starting all the way from scratch.

The meaning

of

"arpeggio"inits most basic senseis"The playingofthe tonesofa chord

in

rapid succession rather than simultaneously." Thisisexactly whatisperformed by a
typical electronic arpeggiator: You play the chord from your keyboard and the arpeggiator
will play the tones one after

the other as rapidly as you like and

will

continue to repeat the
tones as long as you hold the chord. There aren't usually too many things to control. The
main ones are:

•

TEMPO

- How fast the notes should be played

• ORDER

- When playing the notes, in which order should they be played? Typical

options include:

Stan

with the lowest pitch followedbyhigher and higher

pitches, start with the highest pitch and

go

down,orgo up then down. l\'Jany

nrpeggiators can also play the tones

in

the order that you played the keys in the

chord (or backward

or

forward then backward, etc.).

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• TRANSPOSE - Someofthe better arpeggiators will play the pattern, then transpose it
by an amount you specify, then play the pattern again and transpose it and

so

on.

• SOURCE - While much

of

the time you will hold notes to be arpeggiated on the

keyboard, sometimes you will want to play some pattern without actually holding

the keys. Some units will let you hold a set

of

notes to be arpeggiated in their

"memory". You then need to select the "source" for the arpeggiator:

Do

you want

to arpeggiate what you are playing from the keyboard

or

whatisbeing held in the

memory?

Cloning
Beyond that, not too much is standard. The picture above shows what this basic structure
looks like. There

is

a clock generator (a metronomeofsorts) which allows you to control

the rate at which the notes are played. This drives a function which we call

Clone

which

makes copies

of

the notes you play and alters them by parameters such as the mode, order,

and rhythm.

What

does the clone function do? Let's start out with what happens in a

simple arpeggiator. The figure above shows the two main parts

of

simple cloning:

Deciding when to play the next note, and deciding what pitch it should be.

The

clonc

function keeps trackofwhen the next note should play and for how long it

should play. For example

if

you wanled to have new notesbegenerated on quarter notes,

the

clone function would

be

waiting for the clock to reach the first beat, then the second

beat, then the third beat and so on, just like a sequencer would. When the clock reaches the
next "Start" time ,clone creates a "gate". That is, clone says

"We

should start playing a

note now and it should

last for an eighth note."

Ordcr

Note that the previous sentence did not say what pitch should be played, it only said that

something should be played and that it should last for a certain length

of

time.

The

order

function looks at the sources that are active (memory, the keyboard,orboth) and picks
which pilch to play for each gate. Which one

is

picked depends on whether you want play

back the notes from lowest to highest, highest to lowest, random,

or

whatever.

Auto-

Transpose
After the clone function generates new notes, they canbetransposed automatically by the
Auto- Transpose function. Remember, clone generates a patternofnotes based on what
you play and what is in memory. Auto-Transpose changes the pattern into a new key after

each time the pattern is played.
That

is

about all that most arpeggialors do. In the Cyclone there are a lotsofother things

going on as well. We'll get to most

of

those later in the manuaL There are a few other

relevant things that are important

in

understanding how the CyClone works.

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MAKES

THE

CYCLONE

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As the above picture indicates, there are quite a few things going on in the Cyclone which
go

beyond a typical arpeggiator. Don't worry - everything you, seeisdescribed

completely in later chapters. This

is

just a chance to see where we are going to end up.

If
you aren't comfortable with arpeggiators yet, or would just like to start playing with the
box,

you can skil) the restofthis

chapter,

and

go

ahead to

chapter

5. You may

also want to come back to this section after you have gone through a few

of

the parameters

to get a "big picture"

of

how it all fits together.

The

real clock

generator

Let's start at the left sideofthe picture. The first thing to seeisthat the clock generator has
a couple

of

new options. The internal clockisstill there and the

Tempo

control still

controls how fast it is going, but you can choose one

of

two other sources for the clock:

External clock like that generated by some drum machines, and MIDI clock for syncing the

Cyclone to sequencers.
The

real

memory

buffer

Next we move into the memory buffer. Above we said that the memory buffer memorizes
what keys are held so you can arpeggiate without actually holding the keys. \Vell. in the

Cyclone the memory buffer holds not only what notes you played, but it also the order in

which you played them, when you played them, how hard you played them and how long
you held them.

If

that sounds like what a sequencer does, you're right. And the Cyclone

candomany things that a sequencer can.

~ut

look at the memory buffer again. Although

there

is

I Start

Time

and duration togowith every note, the rhythms are handled

independantly from the pitches. This one simple fact makes the

C)'clone very different

from a sequencer.

The

real

clone function

The most obvious change isinthe clone function. Although basically the same things are
still happening here, there are a few extra things to see. And

of

course, thisiswhere things

start to gel complicated. First

is

that the current timeisstill updated by the clock, but now

there are two different rhythm sources. The Pulse Rhythm source provides nice evenly

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spaced gates with fixed durations, while the Rhythm partofthe Record Buffer uses the

rhythm you have recorded, including chords and rests. In either case,

clone

generates

gates based on these rhythms. These gates still don't have pitches, they

just

indicate that
something should happen and for how long. Another way to indicate when something
should be played and for how long is to use the keyboard. A range

of

notes can be set up

on the keyboard from which you can play the rhythm live.The

rhythm

function decides

which source to

use for these gates: The Pulse Rhythm source, the Record Buffer,orthe

Live Gates.

The next step

is

the mode. This basically decides how many notes should be played for

each gate coming from the

rh),thm

function. In a traditional arpeggiator,

mode

simply

says play one note for each gate coming from

rhythm.

That is what happens when you

are playing

in

traditional arpeggiator modeorin

sequencer mode. When you choose other

combinations

of

rhythm

and

l11o.de

settings,

mode

can either play more than one note

per incoming gate,

or

it can ignore someofthe incoming gatesiftoo many start at the same

time. We'll get into more detail about this later in the manual when

modeisdiscussed.

The last step

in

the clone function is to take the gates from

mode

and give them pitches.

This is what the

order

function does. The pitches can come from either what is currently

being held on the keyboard or from what

is

storedinmemory.

Order

simply picks the

next pitch to give to each gate.

A

couple

of

examples
To see how these functions relate to things we are familiar with consider these two
examples:

When

rh)'thm

is set to the Pulse Rhythm generator,

mode

is set to exactly

one

note

per gate and

order

is set to UP, the resultisa very basic arpeggio where the notes play

steadily, one at a time, starting with the lowest pitch and continuing up.
When

rhythmisset to Recorded Rhythm,

modeisset to one note for each gate (also

known as the "recorded" mode), and

order

is set to use the pitches from the memory

buffer in the order in which they were recorded, the result sounds like a sequencer.
When the clock comes to each recorded note's start time, a gate is generated. Since one
note

is

played for each gate, the corresponding pitch from the record bufferisplayed

for the duration

of

the gate. In short, for every note you recorded,

one

note comes

out

at the right time, with the same pitch and lasts for the same lengthoftime.

Auto

Transpose
The auto-transpose function now processes the notes coming from clone according to the
transpose list. The main difference from a typical arpeggiator here

is

that you can set how

many times the

C)'clone should playineach key. It will then play the pattern that number

of

timesinthe given key before going to the next transposition.Inaddition, there are two

new ways

of

doing auto-transpositions: Recursion and inversion. Recursion means that at

the end

of

a pattern the key is changed by an assigned numberofsemitones, the pattern is

played again, the key

is

changed by

tire

same numberofsem;tones , the pattern is played

yet again, and this keeps going for some·number

of

times

....

Inversions keep the pattern goingbyputting the lowest note on top (or vice versa) and
playing the pattern again.

Auto-Double

The last step before sending the noles out is to add extra copiesofeach note transposed

by

fixed amounts from the original. A common useofthisisto double each note in the

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(Irpeggio at

onc

octave below the original note. Since the C)'c1onc

can

supportupto

eight

simultaneous doubles, each note from the arpeggio could result in 8n

eight

note chord being

played.

We

hope that this has given you

some

insight into the overall layoutofthe

C)'clone.

We've

just

scratchcd the surface, but when you understand these last few pages it will

be

easier to grasp how all the parameters fit together and to see how to use them.

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Chapter 5

General

Organization

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5.1

FRONT

PANEL

ORGANIZATION

PHOGHAJ\J Pnrulllelers

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J\JASTEH Parfllllelers

The PROGRAM section includes all the parameters which can be stored and recalled

together

as a group. Each groupofparameters is called a "Program". The

MASTER

section contains the parameters and functions which are shared by all programs.

PLAY

Modc

\'S.

EDIT

Mode

The C)'c1onc has two basic modesofoperation: PLA Y and EDIT.

The

"Mode" switch
selects between these two modes. The "Mode" switch also doubles as a cancel switch that
aborts any action which would nonnally require pressing the "Enter" button to complete.

PLAY

Mode:
PLAY mode is used to select programs and to enable the basic real-time functionsofthe
Cyclonc. In this mode each button generally does only one thing and the

LED

above

each switch shows whether that function

isonor

off.

EDJT J\lode:

The

EDIT

mode allows access 10 the over60parameters which control the operation

of

the Cyclune.

To

look atorchange these parameters you must first select them via the

"Parameter Matrix". Each

of

the labels in area above and to the rightofthe

LED

indicator lights represents oneormore parameters.

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5.2

MEMORY

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Recording

The Cyclone leaves the factory with 32 Programs: 00 through 15 are Factory Programs,

while

16

through31are User Programs (an optional memory upgrade adds 68 more User

Programs for a total

of

100 Programs). The two types

of

Programs are described as

follows:

USER

Programs

User Programs are completely programmable and consistoftwo typesofdata:I)a set
of

Program Parameters that detennine

how

the music

wi1l

be played and 2) an actual

Recording

of

a musical sequencetobe played. When you select a user Program #, its

Program Parameters are loaded into the Edit Buffer

(a

sectionofmemory reserved for

Program functions) and its Recording

is

loaded into the Record Buffer (memory set

aside for Notes and Chords).

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Factory Programs, on the other hand, are comprisedofprimarily permanent

ROM

data

plus a limited subset

of

Program Parameters that are actually programmable by the user.

In

other words, there are several parameters in the Factory Programs that you can

change and Store

jf

you want. But for the most part, the Factory Programs' parameters

are pcnnanent. The following parameters an be changed in each Factory Program:

• Current state

of

all play mode flags: Clone On/Off, Cycle On/Off, Manual Cll.

On/Off, Record Ready/Pause/Off/Hold.

• Tempo

• Tempo Modulation Source

• Duration Modulation Source

• Destination

of

Record Duffer

• Destination

of

Keyboard Zones 1 and 2

• Chain Program Number

• Intclllal Pedal 3 and 4 Definitions

• Extcmal Pedal 3 and 4 Dcfinitions

The

Current

Program

The cun'cnt program includcs all the programmable data whichisactive at

anyone

time.

This includes allofthe PROGRAM parameters and a recording.

The

Master Buffer

hold the parameters that are shared

by

all user and factory programs, andisnot affected

by selecting

or

storing any program.

Whcn selecting

or

storing to a

factory

Program, only the Program Parameters are

affected; the Recording data from the most recent recording session

or

User Program

is

left intact in the Record Buffer. When a Hard Reset is perfonned, the

Cyclone

copies

. the

factory

Programs (with all factory defaults) to the User Program locations, along

with a

factory Default Recording.

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Chapter 6

PLAY

Mode

6.1

INTRODUCTION

PLAY mode is indicated by a flashi ngorsteady Play LED, and is the normal modeofthe

C~'clonc.

This mode provides the ability to select, enable, and store Programs, as well as

activating

or

deactivating the highest-level Program Functions: Cloning, Cycling, Manual

Control, and Recording and Ilolding. In this mode, the left decimal point

of

the 2-digit

display

-labelled

"PannIMIDI" - is used to indicate receptionofMIDI note-on messages

on

the Basic Channelofthe C)'ch,me (and within an active keyboard Zone).

Whenever the

C)'c1one is Enabled, the functions which can be in effect are

detennined

by

the Program and Master Parameters.

The

Master Functions include the MIDI functions

(Echo, Clock, etc.) and the functions assigned to Pedals I and

2.

The

Program Functions
include the Zone processing (splits and re-channelization) and the functions assigned to
Pedals 3 and 4 (such as Sustain)

as well as those which can be executed in Play

Mode

by

the keys labeled "Clone" , "Cycle", "Manual Control", and "Record/Hold".

6.2

SELECTOR

KEYS:

"-

SELECT

-"

AND

"ENABLE"

While the C)'clone is in

PLA

Y mode, the 2-digil display reflects a Program number,

or

"-

_It

if

the currently selected Program is disabled. The display also contains two

decimal points that indicate a particular status while in

PLAY

mode:

• I

rthe right decimal point

is

off, the displayisreading a cUITently selected internal

Program.

.

•

If

the right decimal point is on steady, the display indicates a cun'ently selected

extcmal Program from a Data Card.
If the right decimal point is flashing, a new Program has been selected but not yet

activated.

The

previous Program # will still be active until "Enable" is pressed.

When "Enable" is pressed, the flashing decimal will

go

out, confirming the

selection, and the

new

Program will then be the active one.

Programs can be selected by either

or

two methods: press the

"-

Select

-"

"<

"and

">" arrow keys to cause the display to

show

the desired Program #, then press the

Enable switch to confirm the selection.
A

new

Program # cun be selected

over

MIDI via Program Change messages transmitted

from the Master controller. In this case, it

is not necessary to press "Enable" as the

selection

is

confinned automatically.

In

either

case, subsequent pressesofthe Enable switch

cause

the Cyclone to toggle

between the Enabled and Disabled Slates.

When

Disabled, the

C~'clone

is effectively

la.ken

outofthe MIDI chain and simply acts as a software "Thru"; when Enabled, the

Cyclone behaves according to the settings

of

the Program Function switches, the

Program Parameters,

and

the Master Parameters.

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6.3

PLAY

MODE FUNCTIONS

Clone

The function enabled by the "Clone" switch provides mostofthe "active" note

generation output

of

the Cyclone.

The

function may be traditional arpeggiation,

sequencing,

or

any numberofhybrid modes, plus a few completely new types

of
interactive performance. The term "Cloning"isusedtogenerically refer to whichever
function

is

programmed, as allofthe available functions work on the concept

of
creating copies and variationsofuser-defined notes and patterns. There are three
"Sources"

of

these notes: the Record Buffer and two independent keyboard Zones
(Zone 1 and Zone 2). Each Source has a Destination which defines the output MIDI
channel for all notes Cloned from that Source.

CJcle,

The "Cycle" switch works in conjunction with "Clone" to enable a cyclic repetition

of
whatever Cloning functionisin effect. It will usually be on, except when itisdesired
to execute a "one-shot" (the patlcrn plays once and then stops) Clone,

or

to cause an

end to the Cloning process at the end

of

the next complete Cycle. As you experiment

with the Cyclone, you will notice that several layers

of

nested looping is possible,

depending on the Program. But in this case, "Cycle" as

itisreferred to hereisthe

outermost repetition.

I\lanual

Control
"Manual Control" activates a transpositionordoubling capability which can be
controJled from a "Control Zone" on the Master controller's keyboard. The Control

Zone's attributes and the particular Manual Control function

of

the

Cyclone

are

assigned

by

the Program parameters. This switch also works in conjunction with

"Record/Hold" to enable standard Chord Hold with manual transposition and doubling

of

the held notes, providing a second meansofactive note generation.

Hccord/lloid

The

"Record" function is the method by which notes and rhythms are input to the

Record Buffer by the user. The "Hold" function is a special type

of

recording which

provides the ability

to

treat the recorded notes as a Chord and simply "hold" it on

without actually keeping the

keys pressed. Again, the exact natureofthe Record/Hold

function

is

dependent upon the Program Parameters, and includes Step Entry,

Add/Replace, Loop-In-Record, etc.

If

both "Record/Hold" and "Store" are pressed,

the Record Buffer

is

erased. A detailed procedure for Recording is giveninChapter

11.

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"STORE"

AND

"HOLD

TO MUTE"

Store

The "Store" keyisused to write a Program into memory. Once you have set up a
Programtoperfonn the way

you

want, "Store" permits

you

to saveitinto oneof16

user memories numbered16through

31-

remember that 00 through 15 are factory

ROM memories.

Operation

1)

Press the "Store" keyinthe

Master column once, then release

it.

The

flashing LED above "Store" indicates that

you

are abouttowrite over one

of

your programs.

2) Use

the"

<It

and

">"

keystoselect

the

destination Program location. But

note that Factory Programs can onlybestoredtothe

same location or to a User

Program location. Also, if

anyofthe Factory Program "constants" have been

changed, then you can only store to one of the User Programs.

3)

Press the "Enable" key. The "Store" LED will tum off, indicating that the

data has been stored and

the

2-digit display

will

indicate the destinationasthe

new current Program.

Bold to

mute

A "holdtomute" functionisprovidedbyholding the right-most switch for one second,

andisavailableinboth Modes. The Mute function generates

128

Note Offs, Sustain

Off(controller # 64), andanAll

Notes Offmessage for each of the16MIDI channels.

Play

Mode

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Chapter 7

EDIT Mode

In

the previous Chapter, we talked about the four playback functionsinPLAY Mode. As

you recall, PLAY Mode simply allows you

to

access previously stored Programs for

performance.
EDIT Mode provides access to the Program Parameters and

is

indicated whenever any

of
the "row" LEDs associated with the EDIT sectionofthe Parameter select matrix are lit. In
this Mode, the same keys used to access the Program parameters in PLAY Mode ("Clone",

"Cycle", "Manual Control" and

"~ecordJHold")

are used instead as row/column selectors
for the EDIT parameters.
Note that all

of

the PLAY and MASTER parameters are still active when in EDIT Mode,

allowing the user to audition the effects

of

the editsinreal-time.

EDIT Options:

"-

Select

-"

and

"Enter"

In EDIT Mode, the same three buttons used for

"-

Select

_It

and "Enable"inPLAY

are now used for

"-

Options

_It

and "Enter". Notice that the Cyclone's front panel

simply renames these keys in EDIT because

of

the way they are used in that Mode:

• The "Options" buttons select parameters within a Page,

or

the valuesofa

parameter.

• The "Enter" key

confinn~

any selection andisalso used to enter/exit the value

. listofany parameter.

7.1 PAGES, PARAMETERS & FUNCTIONS

Each row/column intersectionisreferred to as a "Page". The various Parameters and
Functions are organized into functional groups corresponding to these Pages. A Page
that has multiple ParameterslFunctions within

itis indicated by an ellipsis (...) after the

Page name.

Single

Parameter

Pages

Accessing a Page with a single Parameter (Rhythm, Order, Mode, Tempo, etc.)
results in a 2-character display

of

the current Valueofthe corresponding Parameter.

The other Values available for that Parameter can be viewed by using the Options

("<"

and

">

")

keys.

If

the Parameterisan "immediate" edit, no other action is required to change its

Value.

If

the Parameter is a "non-immediate" edit, the "Value/Edit"

dot

will flash,

indicating that the "Enter" key must be pressed

to

complete the selectionofthat Value.

Edit

Mode

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29

For

example, to select the ORDER parameter:

• Press "Mode" to enter EDIT mode

• Press the "clone" button until the LED to the left

of

"Order" is lit.

• The display will now show the current value

of

the ORDER parameter.

•

To

change the ORDER, use the "<" and ">" keystochange the value.

• When the ORDER is changed, the right dot

in

the display will flash. Press

"Enter" to activate the new value. The dot will stop flashing.

Multiple

Parameter

Pages

Selecting a Page with multiple Parameters/Functions (examples: "Timing...",

"Cycling...", "Control Options...", etc.) results in a 2-character mnemonic display

which identifies the most recently-accessed Parameter

in

that Page. In addition, the

"ParmlMIDI" dot will light to indicate that

it

is

just the nameofthe Parameter, and not

its Value.

At this point, the

"<" and ">" arrow keys are used to select the desired

Parameter/Function within the Page, followed

by

a pressofthe "Enter" key to access

the Value mode as indicated

by

a display

ofa

number. You can then proceed with the

edit as with a single-Parameter Page. Exiting Value mode

is

accomplishedbyhitting

"Enter", any row/column selector,

or

Mode,ormay happen automatically in the case

of

a Function.

For Example, to change the DURATION

of

each noteto18

(slightly more than

100%) for a slight legato effect do the following:

• Press "Mode" to enter

EDIT

mode.

• Press the "Cycle" button until the LED

to

the leftof"Timing

..."is

lit.

• The display will now show the name

of

oneofthe parameters at that location:

Pn

(Pulse Note), dU (Duration),

or

Li

(Link). The left display dot is lit to

remind you that this is a parameter

name, not tile value

of

a parameter.

• Use the

"<"

and ">" buttons to select the DURATION (dU) parameter.

• Press the "Enter" button to see the current DURATION.

• Use the arrow buttons to set the duration to

18.Inthis case, the right display dot

does not flash - this change takes place immediately.

For

some parameters, like
the MIDI Basic Channel, the dot would flash and you would have to press
"Enter" here to activate the change and turn

off

the dot.

• Press "Enter" to return to showing

dU

(DURATION).

• You can now select some other parameter

in

"Timing

...

" like LINK using the

"<" and

">"

buttons,oryou can select some place else in the parameter matrix

by using the rightmost five buttons.

Toggling between PLAY and EDIT modes via the "Mode" switch always accesses the
most recent Page and Parameter/Function.

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DISPLAY

CONVENTIONS I SHORTCUTS

Values

When values greater than 99 need to be displayedinthe Cyclone's two digit display,

letters are used in the first digit,

so

100 becomes "AD",

101

becomes"

AI" and 115

becomes "B5", etc.

Notes

Parameters which are represented as MIDI keyboard notes are displayed as a pitch

of
the scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, and B) in the left character, and the Octave number in the
right character (C3

= Middle C = MIDI Note # 60).

The

"c" below "CO" is displayed

as

C-,

and

the "c" below that is shown as

C=

(MIDI Note #0). Sharps are indicated

by

the Value/Edit dot.

An editing shortcut is available when working with Note # parameters. Pressing and
holding Enter, then pressing a key on the controller keyboard, allows immediate
definition

of

the desired Note #, eliminating a lotoftedious scrolling with the Option

keys.

Edit

Mode

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Chapter 8

Sources/Destinations

8.1

SOURCES

First in the discussionofthe

PROGRAM

EDIT parameters is the assigningofthe unit's

Sources to some Destination. What we mean by this is the

Cyclone

- in the broadest

sense - takes a musical Source, processes it, and sends it to some Destination.

The original "Source"

of

musical data,ofcourse, is yourMaster controller.

The

Cyclone

can process MIDI information from the Master. These are called "Zones".

If
you want the C,Yclone to record anyofthe musical data from the Master controller for
playback at some later time, this data can be stored

in

the Record Buffer for that

Program.
Therefore,

Cyclone

can process up to

~

Sourcesofnote data simultaneously -

the contents

of

the Record Buffer, keyboard Zone1,and keyboard Zone 2. Each

Source may contain up to

32 notes.

8.2

DESTINATIONS

Each Source can be assigned to a Destination. In actual use, at least one Source

llll!.S1

be
assigned to a Destination in order for the Cyclone to do anything audible at all. Your
Slave instruments are considered the "Destinations"

of

the Cyclone's MIDI output.

The way that the unit identifies which Destination

it

is transniitting toisby MIDI

Channel Number.
The three possible Destinations are displayed

as

d.r

(the destinationofthe Record

Buffer),

d.l

(the destinationofKeyboard Zone 1) and d.2 (the destination

of

Keyboard Zone 2).
These parameters assign an output MIDI Channel to be used for all events originating in

that Source. Therefore,

if

d.r

is given a Value

of

"8", this means that the Record

Buffer will transmit on MIDI Channel

8.

The Slave instrument you intend to play with

the contents

of

the Record Buffer must be set to receive on MIDI Channel

8.

When

d.r,

d.l,

or

d.2 is displayed, pressing "Enter" permits you to select from

among the following options:

Display

Meaning

OF

bC

1·..16

Off

Basic Channel

Fixed Channel

Description

The Source is de-activated. No output results from

that Source.

The Source is active, and generates its output on the
Basic Channelofthe

Cyclone

as defined in the

MIDI Page, parameter

bC

(see chapter 15).

The Source is active and generates its output on the
indicated MIDI Channel.

SourcesIDestinations

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8.3

ZONE LIMITS

Also included in this Page are the Zone Limit parameters for Zones 1 and2.The Zone

Limits simply specify the

Low

Note and High Note limits for each Zone

(L.I,

H.I,

L.2, H.2).Itis easiest to edit these parameters using the shortcut described in section

7.2 '.'Display Conventions/Shortcuts".
Note that within a Zone, the Hi note must be above the low note, and that Zones 1 and

2 are completely independent allowing them to be placed anywhere on the keyboard.

This allows both layering

of

your Slave instruments (when the Zones overlap) and

splits (when the Zones do

1lQ1

overlap, creating a lower keyboard playing one Slave and

an upper keyboard that plays another Slave).

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Cloning: Rhythm, Order, Mode

9.1

WHATS

IN

A CLONE

After you have detennined what SourceorSources you will use, you are ready for the next
step: customizing the playback

of

the music. The performanceofany musical instrument

can be broken down into a number

of

activities and examined individually, if needed: what

notes are played, in what order they were played, how fast

or

slow they are played, the

rhythm

or

time signature and so forth.

The

power behind the Cyclone is the ability to take

previously recorded material stored in the Record Buffer,

or

notes/chords played in real

time ("live") from Zones 1 and 2, and arrange their playback characteristics

in

a

surprisingly wide variety

of

ways~

When "Clone"isselected on in PLAY Mode, the settings in the "Rhythm", "Order" and

"Mode" pages are what primarily determine the playback characteristics

of

the Sources'

notes/chords. In other words,

if

the Record Bufferisthe active Source, the data storedinit
will be played back according to how you have set the parameters in the "Rhythm",
"Order" and "Mode" pages (plus the "Tempo", "Timing..." and "Cycling..." pages. These
are next in line in your customizing

of

the Cyclone's playback and are discussed in the

next three sub-sections

of

this Chapter following this one.)

For

the purposesofthe Cyclone, a "Clone" is basically an exact copy,ora variation of,

an original Source list

of

pitches. This "listofpitches" is the contentsofthe Record Buffer,

or

the real-time input from keyboard Zones 1and2.But itisimportant to keep in mind that

in order to actually generate note

outputs from the C)'clone, the following criteria must be

met:

I)

At least one Source must be active. Thisisaccomplished by assigning the Source
to an output Destination (other than Off) in the SourcelDestination Page.
Likewise, there must be something on the receiving end which can make sound

if

it is to be heard.

2) The selected Source(s) must contain some notes to

be

Cloned.

For

the Record

Buffer, this means entering Record

or

Hold mode and playing some notes on the

keyboard, as described in "Record/Hold".

For

keyboard Zones 1 and 2, it simply
means holding down some notes as with a traditional arpeggiator, making sure to
observe the Zone

HiILo note Limits.

3) Rhythm triggers must be generated to signal the

C)'clone that it is time to play

some notes! Where this trigger comes from

is

definedbythe Rhythm parameter.

Cloning:

Rhythm,

Order,

Mode

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9.2

RHYTHM

Unlike the pitch Sources, thereisonly one active Rhythm al anyone timeinthe Cyclone. but

there are three

to

choose from:

rC

PU

LS
LP

Recorded

Pulse

Live

The rhythm triggers are based on a previously input
(either

in

realorstep-time) patternofpolyphonic

timing data in the record buffer.

If

there is no data,
there will be no triggers! Up to 32 timing events can
be recorded per Program,

as

outlined in

"Record/Hold".
The rhythm triggers are based on an internally-

generated pulse clock, with the pulse note value,
duration, and other characteristics defined by
parameters in the Timing Page.

The rhythm triggers are input live from the keyboard,
using the Control Zone.

LS refers to Live Single Triggers, which means a
trigger

is

only generated on the firstofmultiple

simultaneously held notes played

in

the Control

Zone.
LP

refers to Live Poly Trigger, in which a trigger is
generated for every note played in the Control Zone,
with overlapping allowed.

Once a rhythm trigger has been generated, the remaining questions to be answered

before notes can be generated are

1)

how many? and 2) which ones?

The

Mode

parameter provides the answer

to

the first, while the Order parametertakes careofthe

second.

9.3

MODE

The Mode parameter specifies how many notes from the Source to play at a given

trigger, and allows several classes:

Display

Meaning

rC

As Recorded

Fl..·F8

Fixed

AL

P2..

·P8

Proportional

Description

The numberofSource notes played is based on the
recorded note groupings.

The number

of

Source notes played is fixed between

1 and 8 notes.

The number

of

Source notes to play at this trigger

is
proportional to the total numberofSource notes with
a divisor

of

1 through

8.

ALisdivisionby1.

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Random

The

numberofSource notes is a random

number

between 1and the specified number.

9.4

ORDER

As previously indicated, the "Order" parameterdefines the criteria by which the
particular Source notes to generate are determined. The actual Values represent the
valid combinationsofthe ordercriteria (chronological, note#,orrandom), the initial

direction, and whether to alternate directions with each scan

of

the Source note list, as

described in the following table.

Chronologically - the

C)'clone

will process notes/chords in the exact order it

receives them from the Master.Itwill then transmit them as follows:

rF

Received Forward chronologically, forward only

rb

Received Backward chronologically, backward only

Fb

Forward-Backward chronologically, initially forward, alternating

bF

Backward-Forward chronologically, initially backward, alternating

By

Note # - the

C)'clone

will process notes/chords by Note Number.

The
chronological order it receives them from the Master is ignored.Itwill then transmit
them as follows:

UP

dn

Ud

dU

Up
Down
Up-Down
Down-Up

by note #, ascending only
by note # , descending only
by note #, initially ascending, alternating
by note #, initially descending, alternating

Random-

the

Cyclone

will process notes/chords randomly.

The

note

number

or
chronological order it receives them from the Master are ignored. It will then transmit
them as follows:

rn

Random

Random order, repeats

of

the same note allowed

9.5

CLONING: THE GENERAL CASE

With a little thought, it is possible to understand how these Cloning parameters, in
conjunction with the SourcelDestination parameters, can be defined to implement the
traditional performance techniques. Classical arpeggiation is really

just

the

combinationofa keyboard Zone, a Pulse Rhythm, Fixed I Mode, and

Up-Down
Order, while sequencing would result from activating the Record Buffer, using
Recorded Rhythm, As Recorded Mode, and Received Forward Order. However, all
combinationsofthese parameters are valid, leading to a large numberofcompletely
new performance techniques, which together are called "Cloning".

Cloning:

Rhythm, Order,

Mode

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Tempo, Timing and Cycling

10.1

TEMPO

The "Tempo" parameter controls the rateofthe Cloning output if being driven by the

CJclone's

internal hardware clock. Itisdisplayedasone-half the actual beats

per

minute due to the wide rangeofavailable tempos and the limitsofthe 2-digit display.
The Tempo range is displayed

in

"Beats Per Minute" from

10

bpm to 398 bpm (each

beat represents a quarter-note). This translates to a display range

of

5 bpm to 199 bpm

when cut

in

half. (Note that the display will revert to the "deciheximal" convention at

an actual Tempo

of

200 bpm).Ifeither External SyncorMIDI Sync has been selected

in the corresponding Master Parameters, the Tempo parameter display shows

f1EC"

as

a reminder, and editing

of

the Tempoisnot allowed.

When

in

Play Mode, the Play LED will flash at the actual Tempo as an indicator that
the Sync source is providing the appropriate timing reference. This applies to the
internal hardware clock as well.

Tempo

Tap

The C)'clone provides the ability to "tap" a Pedalinorder to defineoralter the
Tempo. The procedure for defining a Pedal

to

do thisisdescribed

in

the "Pedals"

section. (Note: the

Cyclone

ships from the factory with Pedal 4 already set for Tempo

Tap). This section describes how

to

actually use that Pedal for Tempo

Tap

in real­time. Assuming that such a Pedal has been assigned, all that is required is to
understand how the

C)'clone interprets the taps received from the

Tempo

Tap

Pedal.

Each tap is considered to represent a quarter note. The C.yclone uses an average

of

the

two intervals defined

by

the last three taps to calculate what the intended Tempo should

be. The full range

of

the Tempo parameterisavailable from the the

Tempo

Tap

Pedal,

so a little arithmetic shows that the slowest tap that can be interpreted

is

6 seconds.

Once beyond the 6-second limit, the

Tempo

Tap "times out" and resets, throwing out

the previous tap times and starts waiting to get three new beats to update the Tempo.

If
a tap is missed, itispossible to force an early reset by pressing and holding the Enter
button and then tapping once. This can be useful since 6 seconds

is

often a long time to

wait

in

a pieceofmusic.

As the resolution

of

the tapped Tempo is much more than can be displayed, the Tempo

is shown with the Value/Edit dot lit

if

the Tempo has been defined by tapping. The full

resolution is also stored and recalled with the Program.

Tempo,

Timing

and

Cycling

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10.2

TIMING

...

The Timing page groups the parameters which define the characteristicsofthe Pulse
Clock used for Pulse Rhythm. These parameters have no effect in any other Rhythm!

P.n - Pulse Note

The Pulse Note

(p.n)

defines the time between Pulses. The numeric Values represent

the corresponding tempo-independent beat value

as

follows:

4 quarter-note
8

eighth-note

12

eighth-note triplet

16

16th-note

24

16th-note triplet

32

32nd-note

48

32nd-note triplet

96

64th-note triplet

tV

Tuplet mode

A Pulse Note Value

of

tV indicates Tuplet mode. In Tuplet mode, the time

between beats

is

calculated dynamically by dividing the lengthofthe Record

Buffer in beats by the number

of

notesinthe Source. The Record Buffer

length is available for editing in the ReclHold Options Page as the

End

Beat

(Eb)

parameter. Thus in Tuplet mode, the timeofeach iteration thru the

Source note list is a constant equal to the End Beat. Setting the

End

Beat to 1

allows division

of

the basic quarter-note according to how many notes are

held

on

the keyboard. Note also, each Source is actually able to Pulse at

different times, allowing poly-rhythms between the Sources.

d.V

-

Duration

The Duration (d.V) parameter defines what percentageofthe time each Pulse Note
stays gated, where 16 is 100%.

The

range is from 1 to31allowing approximately a

6%

to 194% variation.
The ability to provide a legato pulse, with Duration Values greater than 16, provides a

whole new feel even to classic arpeggiation, and works especially well with sampled
pianos.

On

the other hand, a durationofless than16creates a more mechanical,

staccato effect.

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L.i -

Link
The Link (L.i ) parametercontrols whether the Sources share the same Pulse Clock
(when not in Tuplet mode).

Display

Meaning

OF

Off

{)Il

~1

Description
the Sources pulse independently.
the Sources are "linked" together, causing them to

pulse in phase.

The effect

of

this parameter is pot audible unless multiple Sources are active, and the

Sync-to-Trigger (SY) parameter (located in the Cycling Page)

is

not settoOff

(OF) or

Cycle (CY). Out-of-phase pulses are possible

if

LinkisOfr

and Sync-to- Trigger is set

to Clock

(CL)orOrder (Or).

10.3

CYCLING

...

The Cycling Page contains those parameters which govern the behaviorofthe Cyclone
in

relation to the various levelsofcyclic repetition which can occur during Cloning.

There are 5 nested layers

of

Cycling possible in the Cyclone as follows:

I)

The

innermost layerofCycling (and the shortest) is called the Scan, and is

comprised

of

the streamofnotes which results from one pass thru a list

of

Source notes in a single directioninthe selected Order.

2) The next layer

of

Cyclingiscalled the Basic Cycle, and is comprised

of

either one Scan (as in the caseof"Up" order)ortwo Scans (as in

"Up

and

Down" order).

4) The next layer

is

the Auto-Transpose Repeat.

3) The next layer is the Auto-Transpose Stage.

5) The outermost layer (and the longest)

is

simply called a Cycle.

In

Play
Mode, a single Cycle is generated by pressing Clone with Cycle off, while
infinite multiple Cycles are enabled

if

Cycleison.

The Auto-Transpose Repeat and Stage cycles are controlled

by

p,munetersinthe Auto-

Xpose Page, and covered in more detail

in

"Auto-Transpose".

E.b

-

End

Beat

The End Beat (E.b) parameter serves,two purposes.

In

Recorded Rhythm, it defines

the length

of

the recorded timing patterninquarter-note beats.

In

Tuplet modeofPulse

Rhythm (see "Timing,(Pulsing)"), the End Beat is used to define the length

of

time to

be sub-divided by the number

of

Source notes. The End Beat can always be changed

without losing any

of

the rhythm event data in the Record Buffer. The rangeofthe End

Beat is from 1 to

64

quarter-note beats.

Tempo,

Timing

and

Cycling

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41

S.Y - Sync-to-

Trigger

The Sync-to-Trigger (SY) parameter allows

the

ability to synchronize various

functional behaviors

of

the

Cyclonetothe gatingofnotesonthe keyboard. (This

parameter has no effect

in

Live Trigger Rhythms). For

all

Values, the "Trigger" being

referred to

is

a transition from no notes being held/gatedtoany

notes being held/gated

within the Zone(s).

In

Pulse Rhythm,ifLink (Li)isOn, then this definition applies

to

both Zone 1and Zone 2 together; otherwise, each Zone can generate

its

own

independent Trigger. The processing which happens

when

this Triggerisreceived

is

determinedbythe ValueofSync-to-Triggerasfollows:

Display

Meaning

Description

OF

Off

No action results.

CL

Clock

In

Recorded Rhythm,

the

Cyclone re-starts the

timing pattern from the beginning, e.g. Beat

1.

In

Pulse Rhythm, the Cyclone advances

the

internal

Pulse Clock

to

coincide with the Trigger, so that a

Pulse occurs immediately, and notes are generated.

or

Order

In

additiontothe processing described above for

Clock,

all

Sources are forcedtobegin the next Scan.

CY

Cycle

All

Sources

are

forcedtorestart from the beginning

(including

all

Auto Transpose cycles).

r.S -

Mode

Reset

The Mode Reset (r.S) parameter determines what to do in

the

case where the number of
Source notes to play (as determined by the setting of the Mode parameter) is not zero when the
end of a Scan

is

reached.

Display

Meaning

On

On

OF

Off

Description
the internal counter which keeps track of the number

of

notes remainingtoplayissetto0, and the next

rhythm trigger

will

staJ1atthe beginningofthe

Source note list.

the

Cyclone will looptothe beginningofthe Source
note list (during the same rhythm trigger) and
continue

to

generate notes

until

the

number ofnotes

defined

by

the

Modeissatisfied.

i.A -

Invert

Alternate

The Invert Alternate (I.A) parameter changes the way alternating Orders are processed by the
Cyclone when Auto-Transposing.

Display

Meaning

Description

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On

orr

On

At the endofa Scan, the direction is switched,
fonning the Basic Cycle on which the Auto­Transpose Stages operate.

A single Scan

in

the initial direction

fOnTIS

the Basic
Cycle for each Repetition and each Stage; then the
Scan direction is inverted to form a new Basic Cycle
for the Repetitions, and the Stages are also processed
in the opposite direction.

Tempo,

Timing

and

Cycling

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Chapter

11

Record / Hold

"Recording" is the processofgetting data into the memoryofthe C)'clone.

The

Cyclone

allows recordingofboth note and rhythm information, and when this information is

received by the

Cyclone,

it is

put

into the Record Buffer.

The rhythm data defines the timing pattern used whenever the "Recorded Rhythm"

parameter (displayed as

rC)isselected for Cloning. The note data is used whenever the

Record Buffer is activated according to the Destination parameter

(dr)inthe

SourcelDestination Page.

Record/I1old

Options

r.I1 -

Record/Hold

l\lode
The Record/Hold Mode (r.I1) parameter controls the add/replace logic during
Recording: .

Display

Meaning

rE

Replace

rG

Replace Gated

Ad

Add

Description
This Mode causes either the note dataorboth the

rhythm and note data

in

the Record Buffer to be

completely replaced

by

the new data received during

the Record-in-Progress state

of

the Recording

process.

If

Recording only notes, only notes are

replaced.

If

Recording rhythm data, then both
rhythm and note data are replaced. The old data is
not actually replaced until Recording starts.

If
Recording rhythm data, the End Beat will have a new
Value when Recording stops as well.

Playing legato,

or

holding any notes, causes the
entire phrase to be recorded just as in Replace Mode.
When the last note has been released, Recording

stops and the Cyclone

retU1l1S

automatically to
Record Ready, waiting to begin again at the next
note.

This Mode preserves the previous contents

of

the
Record Buffer when Recording, as well as the Value
of

the

End

Beat.Ifrecording rhythm events,

new

timing data is mergedinwith the old according to

note-on times.

If

recording rhythm data in real-time
and Cycle is on, then Loop-in-Record mode takes
effect, allowing multiple cycles

of

recording (see

"Record-in-Progress"). The Value

of

the

End

Beat is

preserved as well.

A.C

-

Auto-correct

Step

Size

Record I

Hold

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The

Auto-correct Step Size (A.C) parameter serves two functions when Recording

rhythm events:

1)

In Recorded Rhythm, it defines the auto-correct resolution (also referred to

as quantization) to be applied to the note-on times when Recording.

2)

In

Live Trigger Rhythms, it defines the Step Sizeofthe current Recording

Step Time with each press

of

a key in the Control Zone. Like the Pulse Note

parameter, it is specified

as

a beat-value:

4

quarter-note

8 eighth-note

12

eighth-note triplet

16

16th-note

24

16th-note triplet

32

32nd-note

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32nd-note triplet

OF

64th-note triplet
The

OF

Value indicates that no auto-colTection is taking place This means

that note-ons are being Recorded at the

fuJI

internal resolutionofthe C)'c1one

(24 pulses per quarter-note, same as MIDI Clock). When used as a Step Size,

it

indicates a 64th-note triplet as indicated (not a zero Step Size!).

NOTE:

Since auto-correction is a processofdetermining the closestoftwo pulses

to use for an event time, and since a 32nd-note and a 64th-note triplet consist

of

3

and 1 pulse each, and hence not divisible by

2,

it should be noted that auto-

correction by these values will result in "skewed" timings.

If

utmost accuracy is

important, these settings should be avoided by increasing the

Tempo

and using a

larger Step Size. This does not apply to its use

in

Step Recording.

As can be seen from the above, many different styles

of

Recording are available in the

Cyclone. Exactly which style is available

or

active depends primarily on the Valuesofthe

Rhythm and RecordlHold Program Parameters and the order

of

activating the various

Program Functions in Play Mode. The whole Recording process has four distinct stages

- Record Ready, Record Start, Record-in-Progress, and Record Stop - quite similar to a
tape recorder

or

sequencer. At each point in the process, several options may be present, as

described below.

1)

Record

Ready

Recording is enabled simply by pressing the Record/Hold switchinPlay Mode (with
Manual Control deactivated), thus entering the "Record Ready" state. In this state:

•

The

Record/Hold

LED

flashes at the current Tempo.

•

If

Cloning was enabled prior to entering Record Ready, then the output

continues normally.

It

may be stopped at any point by pressing "Clone".

Turning on Manual Control will abort the recording.

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•Ifnot already Cloning, then pressing the Clone switch enters the "Clone Pause"
mode, in which the Clone

LED

is on, but no actual output is generated,

awaiting the start

of

Record.Ifthe "Recorded Rhythm and Click"

(CL)

parameter has been programmed for Pedal 1 (see "Pedals 1 & 2"), a

metronomic click audio output will be available at the Pedal 1jack during Clone
Pause mode. Manual Control is automatically disabled

in

Clone Pause mode.

• "Cycle" may be turned on and

off

at will.

• Turning Manual Control on with Clone

off

will abort Recording andgodirectly

to the Chord Hold mode described

in

"Control Zone Parameters",

•

If

not CloningorpausedinRecorded Rhythm, pressing Record/Hold again will

also abort Recording.

~

• Pressing the "Store" switch erases

all

notesinthe Record Buffer, and all

rhythm events

if

in the

Cycloneisin

"Clone Pause" and Recorded Rhythm.

The Store LED will pulse once to indicate the erasure. This will also set the End

Beat to 1

if

in Tuplet Mode.

Record /

Hold

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2) Record

Start

Initiating a Recording can be achievedbyanyoneofthree methods. Recording actually

starts under any

of

the following circumstances:

•

If

the

Cyclone

is in Record Ready, the first note is depressed on the keyboard

starts the Recording.

•

If

the

Cyclone

is in1)Record Ready, 2) Cloningorin

Clone Pause mode and

3)

in

Recorded Rhythm, pressing Record/Hold again starts the Recording.

This allows the first rhythm event to occur

il.fkr Beat

1.

•Ifthe

Cyclone

is not in Record Ready, butif1)

Zone

l's

actual Destination

channel is the same

asiliatofthe Record Buffer (and neither is Off) and 2)

notes are being held

in

Zone1,pressing RecordlHold starts the Recording.

This allows for a "quick start" mode.

In any case, the following actions occur immediately:

•

If

the Destinationofthe Record Buffer (dr)isOff, then itisautomatically

activated on the Basic Channel.

•

If

the RecordlHold Mode

(rH)

parameter is either Replace

(rE)

or Replace

Gated

(rG),

then the previous contentsofthe Record Duffer are erased, and the

End

Beat

(Eb)

is set to the maximum Valueof64.

• Zones 1 and 2 are deactivated for the duration

of

the Recording session.IfZone

1 is on the same Destination channel as the Record Buffer, any notes in Zone 1

are recorded. Any other notes held

in

the Zonesorcurrently being Cloned will

be muted.

•

If

previously in Clone Pause mode, then Cloning is actually activated.

If

previously actually Cloning, then it is stopped and re-started.

•

If

Cloning in Pulse Rhythm, Cyclingisautomatically enabled (if not already).

• The RecordIHold LED comes on steady to indicate transition to the Record-in­Progress state.

• Manual Control

is

automatically disabled.

3)

Record-in-Progress

The behaviorofthe

Cyclone

during the Record-in-Progress state depends on a

combination

of

factors:

•

If

Cloning is not enabled, then "Holding" occurs. Holding is a special type

of

recordinginwhich only notes are recorded into the Record Buffer, and

in
which note-offs are not echoed over MIDI, causing the recorded notes to
sustain indefinitely. This is similar to the function

of

a normal HoldorSustain

pedal, except that the notes are committed to memory.

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•IfCloning is enabled, then the

Rhythm

determines the basic

behaviorofthe

Cyclone:

The

Cyclone generally behaves like a traditional

sequencer, passively recording the

new

note

and

rhythm data

and

echoing the notes in real-time.

The

Cyclone records the notes only (and retaining the

prvious

rhythm

information), without echoing the

performance itself, yet actively Cloning the

new

notes.

PULSE

RHYTHM

RECORDED
RHYTHM

LIVE

TRIGGER

~

RHYTHMS

The

Cyclone

records in "Step

Mode",

with the

"Step

Time"

advanced by pressing any key in the Control

Zone

and the "Step Size" equal to the Valueofthe

Auto-correct Step Size

(AC)

parameter.

The

new

note

and

rhythm

data is recorded and echoed.

•

Rhythm

events are recorded onlyifCloning

in the RecordedorLive

Trigger

Rhythms

while Recording. A rhythm

event

contains the note-on

and

note-off

times associated with a singe key press.

The

resolutionofthe timing data is the

sameasMIDI

timing clocks,24pulses-per-quarter-note.

The

note-on times

only

are quantized according to the Auto-correct

(AC)

setting when recorded;

the actual note-on time is not recorded. A Recording may be up to

64

beats

long

and

containupto 32 events. Any events past this

maximum

are

not

recorded.

• Note

data

is always recorded

except

when notes are played in an inaudible

Control

Zone

(see

chpter

12), in which

case

it is recorded as a

Restifnot

recording rhythm events

and

ignored otherwise. Note

data

includes both the

MIDI

note #

and

the note-on velocity. A

Rest

is a special

kindofnote

which

is

treated as a normal

Source

note in all respects,

except

that it is

muted

when

Cloned.

This

allows breakingupof

Rhythms

in predictable ways.

Upto32

notes can be recorded,

and

any notes

past

this

maximum

are neither recorded

nor

echoed.

•If1) recording

rhythm

events in real-time (e.g. Recorded

Rhythm);

2) the

Record/Hold

Mode

(rH)isAdd

(Ad);

and3)Cycle

is on, then a special

"Loop-in-Record"

mode

is active.

In this mode, the

Cyclone

stays in

Record

indefinitely, allowing

repeated

cyclic overdubs to previously recorded note and rhythm data

similartomost

drum

machines.

Notes

being held when the End Beat time

occurs

are muted

and

recorded with a

note-off

time equal to the End Beat.

RecordIHold

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4) Record Stop

The endofthe Record-in-Progress state is causedbyanyofthe following events:

• Pressing any Front Panel switch.

• The use

of

any Pedal function other than Sustain, Sostenuto, Tempo Tap, Click

Out,

or

External Sync (see "Pedals 1 &2"and "Pedals 3 & 4").

• The End Beat

is

settothe lengthofthe recording when recording rhythm events

(and not in Loop-in-Record).

• Release

of

the last note on the keyboard wheninReplace Gated Record/Hold

Mode.

• Receipt

of

a MIDI Program Change on the Basic Channel (see Chapter15).

• Receiptofa MIDI Start or Stop Command,ifMIDI Clock is settoReceive (see
Chapter 15).

The action which is nonnally associated with the event causing Record to Stop also
occurs and has the same result as

if

the RecordlHold LED were off, except:

• The Record/Hold switch simply stops Recording. All other functions continue
in effect.

• The Manual Control switch causes a change

to

the Chord Hold modeifnot

Cloning.

• Release

of

the last note on the keyboardinReplace Gated Record/Hold Mode
causes the Cyclone to return to the Record Ready state, waiting for a new
keyboard note to re-start Recording.

• For all events,

if

recording rhythm eventsinReplaceorReplace Gated

RecordlHold Mode, then the End Beat

is

set equal to the closest whole beat to

the current Recording time.

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Chapter 12

Control Options...

In addition to the two keyboard Zones("1"

and "2"), the

Cyclone

provides another Zone,

called the Control Zone. This Zone

is

not a source Zone, although it exists on the Master

controller as a section

of

its keyboard. What the Control Zone does is provide a user-

definable section

of

the Master keyboard thatisusedtoperform a numberofcontrol

functions rather than musical data.

The "Control Options..." page comprises what we call the Control Zone which is used for

three independent functions:

• Input

of

Live Triggers and Step Advance for

LS

and

LP

Rhythms.

• Manual doubling and transposition while Cloning

or

Holding.

• Definition

of

Rests

These three functions can all be available simultaneously,

if

so programmed and enabled.

Input

of

Live Triggersisenabled automatically whenever Cloning in Live Single Trigger

or
Live Poly TriggerRhythms, and disabled at all other times. The Live Trigger note-on
velocity

is

used for all notes Cloned for that Live Trigger. Step Advance is automatically
enabled whenever Recording in Live Trigger Rhythms. Step Advances are never echoed,
regardless.

Manual doubling and transposition is enabled in PLAY Mode through the Manual Control
switch.

The

particular function is definedbythe Manual Control parameter parameter (see

below).

If

Cloning is enabled, then the transposition and doubling controls operate on the

Cloned note stream (at note-on time only).

If

Holding, then the Manual Control function
operates on the Record Buffer note list like a traditional Chord Hold, and the note-on
velocity

of

the Control notesisused for the transposed/doubled notes. (Note: Clone and

Hold may be activated either before or after Manual

Control-

it makes no difference).

Rests can be inserted into a Source note list instead

of

a note number by setting up an

inaudible Control Zone which overlaps the input keyboard Zone, and then playing

or

holding notes in the overlap region.

The available Control Zone functions, along with their corresponding display mnemonics,
are listed below:

C.

t Manual Control

L.n

Low Note

II.

n High Note

b .n Base Note

A . U Audible Control

P.

r Manual Transpose Priority
C .P Chain Program
P •3 Local Pedal 3
P.4

Local Pedal 4

E.3

MIDI Pedal 3

E . 4 MIDI Pedal 4

Control Options

...

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C.t

-

Manual

Control

The

Manual Control

(C.t)

parameter determines whichoffour functions is enabled by

the Manual Control switch:

Display

tG

tC

dG

dC

Meaning
Transpose Gated

Transpose
Continuous

Double Gated

Double Continuous

Description

The

Holding or Cloning notes are transposed by the
interval definedbythe numberofsteps between the
transposing note within the Control Zone and the
Base Note (defined below).

If

more than one note

is

held in the Control Zone, the Transpose Priority

parameter is used to determine which note to use as

the transposing note.

If

no notes are held, there is

no
output at all from the CloninglHolding function thus
"gating" the playback.

Same as Transpose Gated, except that the
CloninglHolding function continues as

it

would
normally evenwhen notes in the Control Zone are
released.

The Holding

or

Cloning notes are doubled by each
note held in the Control Zone (up to 8), at intervals
defined by the number

of

steps between the doubling
note within the Control Zone and the Base Note, on
the same MIDI Channel as the Held/Cloning notes.
If

no notes are held, there is no output at all form the
Cloning/Holding function thus "gating" the
playback.

Same as Double Gated, except that the
CloninglHolding function continues as it would
normally even when notes in the Control Zone are
released. Legato playing

of

the control notes results
in an additional double for each such note, up to the
8-double limit, while staccato playing replaces any
previous doubles.

L.n

and

H.n

-

Zone

Limits

The

Control Zone can be placed anywhere on the keyboard, and may overlap with

Zones

1and 2. The

Lo

Note

(Ln)

and Hi Note

(lin)

parameters define the endpoints

of

the Control Zone, and are best defi!led using the Note# sh0l1cut edit described in

"Edit Mode". The

Lo

and Hi Notes cannot "cross". Notes playedinthe Control Zone

will cause the MIDI dot to flash in Play Mode.

b.n

-

Base

Note

The

Base Note (b.n) parameter allows a note to be defined (anywhere on the keyboard)

which is used for computing the transposition and doubling intervals for the Manual

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Control Function. That note will be considered to mean "no Transpose."

For

example,

when

CO

is used as the Base Note (as in the factory programs), usingFOfor a manual

transpose would result in a transposition

of

a fouth. It is best defined using the Note#

shortcut edit defined in "Edit Mode".

The

note does not have to be in the Control Zone.

A.U

-

Audible

Control
The Audible Control (A.U) parameter determines whether notes played within the
Control Zone are

hmdas well as providing control data from the Master to the

Cyclone.

OF

On

Off

On

A note played

in

the Control Zone will not be echoed

out

MIDI.Ifthe note is also in Zone 1or2, it is

treated as a Rest.
A note played

in

the Control Zone will be echoed out

on the Basic Channel

if1)not also in Zone 1or2,

and 2) MIDI Echo

is

On.Ifit is also in Zone 1or2,

then

1)

it is treatedasnormal input to that Zone; 2)

any Control function

in

effectisinvoked asifthere
were no overlap; and 3) no echo on the Basic
Channel

is

performed.

P.r

-

Transpose

Priority

The Transpose Priority

(P.r)

parameter provides the four standard keyboard priority
schemes for choosing between multiple notes in the Control Zone when manually
transposing. In the following table, the transpose interval

is

determined by:

Displa)'

Meaning

Description

LO Lowest Note

The

lowest note in the Control Zone.

Hi

Highest Note

The

highest note in the Control Zone.

OL OldestNote

The

oldest note being heldinthe Control Zone.

nE

Newest Note The latest note playedinthe Control Zone.

P.3

Local Pedal 3
P .4 Local Pedal 4
E.3

MIDI Pedal 3
E .4 MIDI Pedal 4
These parameters are used to set up pedals 3 and 4. For a complete description

of

pedal

setup and usage, see chapter 14.

Control

Options

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Auto-Effects

13.1

AUTO XPOSE...

The Cyclone provides the abilitytoautomatically transpose notes during Cloning, in a
two-level cyclic repetition. The outermost transpose layer

is

refelTed to as a "Stage"

while the lower transpose layer is referred to simply as a "Repeat"

of

that Stage. There
are 8 Stages provided, with up to 128 Repeats per Stage. A Repeat normally consists
of

one Basic Cycle, as described in "Cycling".

Three independent

Auto-Transpose functions are available. At the Stage level, the

Cyclone allows specification

of

a fixed transpose interval which will beineffect for the

duration

of

that Stage.

Two

Auto-Transpose functions are available at the Repeat level. "Transpose by

Inversions" provides the ability to invert the notes within a Source note list

in

generally

the same sense as one inverts a standard triad. Inversion processing begins with the

original Source note list at the

fIrst Repeatofeach Stage, then at the beginningofeach
successive Repeat inverts the note list used by the prior Repeat. Inversions may
proceed either up

or

down, and do not alternate direction automatically. (A note added

to a Source after the beginning

of

the second Repeatofa Stageisinserted into the note

list according to its actual note value, not the value

it would have had

if

it had been

present at the

fIrst Repeatofa Stage and inverted along with the restofthe notes in the

Source).

"Transpose

by

Recursions", also at the Repeat level, provides the ability to add the
same constant interval to the Source notes at each Repeat. This allows such effects as
chromatic variations, circle

of

fIfths, diminished progressions, octaves, etc.

All transpose functions in the

Cyclone

are additive.

A.t

-

Auto-Transpose

Mode
The Auto-Transpose Mode (A.t) parameter conu'ols the enabling and styleofAuto­Transpose.

Displa)'

Meaning

OF

Off

On

Normal

i U Inversions

Up

Descripti

on

Auto-Transposeisdefeated, and a Cycle simply

consists

of

a Basic Cycle. Noneofthe other Auto-

Transpose parameters have any effect if this

is

the

selected Mode.
Auto-Transpose

is

enabled, allowing the Stages to

progress as programmed.
Auto-Transpose is enabled, with each Repeat

inverting the note list used in the prior Repeat in the
Up direction.

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id

Inversions Down Auto-Transposeisenabled, with each Repeat

inverting

the

note

list

usedinthe

prior Repeatinthe

Down direction.

S.Y -

Auto-Transpose

SJnc

The Auto-Transpose Sync (S.Y) parameter enables/disables a function which
coordinates progression thru the Auto-Transpose

RepealS

and

Stages

by

different

Sources.

If

multiple Sources

are

Cloning, the probable potential exists that due to

differences

in

Basic Cycles that a hannonic dissonance could resultasthose Sources

cycle

thru

the Repeats and Stages out-of phase

with

each other. This

mayor

may not

be

desired.

Display

Meaning

OF

Off

On

On

Description

Progress of the Sources

thru

the Auto-Transpose

Repeats and Stages

is

independent per Source. Each

Repeat contains exactly one Basic Cycle.
Progress

of

all Sources thru the Auto-Transpose

Repeats

and

Stagesislinkedtothat of

the

active

Source

with

the

highest priorityasdefinedbythe

following order: The Record Buffer,

then

keyboard

Zone

1,

keyboard Zone

2.

This Sourceiscalled the

"driving" Source,

anditproceeds thru its own Auto-

Transposition normally,

with

each Repeat containing

exactly one Basic Cycle. For the Synced Sources,

the Auto-Transpose Repeat

is

"de-coupled" from

the
Basic Cycle (which proceeds continuously for each
Source), and instead becomes "synced"

to

the

driving Source Repeats.

r.i -

Recursion

Interval

The Recursion Interval

(r.i)

parameter specifies

the

fixed transpose amounttobe

added

to

all

Source notesateach Repeatofa Stage( other

than

the first). The Recursion

Interval is specified relative

to

Middle C (displayedas"C3"), and maybedefined using

the note-number shortcut described

in

"Edit Mode". Recursions

are

enabled

by

selecting a Recursion Interval other

than

C3, and resultinupward Recursions for notes

greater than that and downward Recursions for notes less

than

that. For example

selecting C#3 will result

in

each successive Repeat being transposedupone additional

semi-tone.

n.t

-

Number

of

Auto-Transpose

Stages

This parameter (n.t) selects the number (upto8)ofAuto-Transpose Stages will

be

usedbythe current program.

E.t

-

Current

Edit

Stage

The Current Edit Stage (E.t) parameter selects which Stage

willbeedited

by

the

Interyal and Repeats parameters.Itmaybeany

Value

from1to

8.

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Ln -

Interval

The Interval (Ln) parameter defines the fixed transpose interval to use as the basic
transpose amount for the Stage selected by the Current Edit Stage (Et) parameter.

It

is
specified relative to Middle C (displayed as "C3"), and may be defined using the note­number shortcut described in Section 7.2 on "Display Conventions/Shortcuts".

r.E

-

Repeats

The Repeats

(r.E)

parameter specifies how many Repeats to execute for the Stage

selected by the Current Edit Stage

(Et)

parameter. It may be any Value from 1 to

C8

(128).

13.2

AUTO-DOUBLE

The C)'clone has the ability to automatically generate additional notes at fixed intervals
(e.g. octaves) for each Source note while Cloning, i.e. Auto-Doubling. The Doubled
notes are

not counted when processing the Mode parameter, and are generated at the

same velocity as the Cloned Source note.

n.d

-

Number

of

Doubles

The NumberofDoubles (n.d) parameter specifies how manyofthe eight available
Doubles to generate, starting with the first

as

viewed/editedbythe Cun'ent Edit Double

(E.d) parameter.

It

may be any Value from 0 to 8, with 0 indicating that no Auto-

Doubles will be generated.

E.d

-

Current

Edit

Double

The Current Edit Double (E.d) parameter selects which Double will be edited by

the

Double Interval and Channel parameters. It may be any Value from 1 to 8.

i.n -

Double

Interval

The Double Interval (i.n) parameter defines the interval relative

to to

the Cloned Source

note

at

which to generate a Double note.Itis

specified relative to Middle C (displayed
as "C3" when "Enter" is pressed), and may be defined using the note-number shortcut
described in "Edit Mode".

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C.II

-

Channel

The

Channel

(CH)

parameter

defines the MIDI Channel

on

which to transmit the

Double

note. Pressing "Enter" permits the selectionofthe following options:

Display

Meaning

1

···1

6 MIDI Channel

Sr

Source

Description

The

Double noteistransmitted on the indicated

Channel.

The

Double note is transmitted on the same Channel

as the

Cloned

Source note.

I

13.3

AUTO-MUTATE

(MODULATIONS)

The

C)'c1one has the unique capability to automatically "Mutate" (modulate) three

important attributes

of

a Clone (note-on Velocity,

Tempo,

and Pulse Duration) in

response to real-time input from the controller keyboard, without manually editing the

corresponding parameters.

n.L

-

Note

Loudness/Velocity

The

Note LoudnesslVelocity

(n.L)

parameter

provides both the manual editingofthe

note-on velocity,

and

the enablingofits Auto-Mutation. (The note-on velocity is often

used in the voicing instrument to control loudness.

Ever

try to get a "V" in a

7-segment

display?).

Display

Meaning

rC

As Received

Pr

Pressure

bn

Bender

t···C

7

Fixed

Description

The

note-on velocity transmitted for a

Cloned

note

will be the

same

as that originally received with the

Source

note.

For

notes in the

Record

Buffer,

the

recorded velocity will be used, while for notes

held

in Zones 1and 2, the velocity received at the time

of

the key-strike will be used.

The

note-on velocity transmitted for a

Cloned

note

will be equal to the valueofthe Pressure control

on

the master keyboard at the timeoftransmission.

The

velocity transmitted for a

Cloned

note will

be

equal to the valueofthe

Bender

controlonthe master

keyboard at the time

of

transmission.

The- velocity transmitted for a

Cloned

note will be the
indicated value. (Note that Values above 99 are
displayed in "deciheximal").

The

Cyclone

uses the nominal valueof64 for the release velocitiesofCloned

notes.

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LA

-

Tempo

Modulation

Amount

The

Tempo

Modulation Amount

(t.A)

parameter defines the intensity and sense

(direction)

of

the modulation to be applied to the Tempoinresponse to changes by the

Tempo

Mod Controller( described below).

The

rangeofValues is from 0 to 32. A

Value

of

16 is used to defeat

Tempo

Modulation. Amounts less than 16 transform

positive

Tempo

Mod Controller values (e.g. pitch bend up) into a slower

Tempo,

while

Amounts greater than 16 transform positive Tempo Mod Controller values into a faster

Tempo.

LC

-

Tempo

Modulation

Controller

Number

The

Tempo

Modulation Controller Number

(t.C)

parameter selects the MIDI Controller

which will be used as the

Tempo

Modulation Controller.

Displa)'

Meaning

Pr

Pressure

bn

Bender

0·..97

Controller

Description

Keyboard Channel Pressure will control

Tempo

Modulation.
The

Bender will control

Tempo

Modulation.

Negative Bender values reverse the sense

of

the

modulation.

The indicated general purpose MIDI Controller will
control

Tempo

Modulation.

d.A

-

Duration

Modulation

Amount

The

Duration Modulation Amount (d.A) parameter defines the intensity and sense

(direction)ofthe modulation to be applied to the Pulse Duration in response to changes

by the Duration

Mod

Controller.

The range

of

Values is from 0 to 32. A Valueof16 is used to defeat Duration

Modulation. Amounts less than 16 transform positive Duration

Mod

Controller values
into a shorter Pulse Duration, while Amounts greater than 16 transform positive
Duration Mod Controller values into a longer Pulse Duration. This parameter has an
effect only when Cloning in a Pulse Rhythm other than tuplet.

Auto-Effects

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59

d.C

-

Duration

Modulation

Controller
The Duration Modulation Controller Number (d.C) parameter selects the MIDI
Controller which will be used as the Duration Modulation Controller.

Display

Meaning

Pr

Pressure

bn

Bender

0···97

Controller

Description

Keyboard Channel Pressure will control Duration
Modulation.

The Bender will control Duration Modulation.
Negative Bender values reverse the sense

of

the

modulation.

The indicated general purpose MIDI Controller will
control Duration Modulation.

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Chapter

PEDALS

14

Oneofthe most exciting perfonnance featuresofthe Cyclone is its programmable pedals.

In

all there are eight pedals, four local pedals and four externally controlled pedals via

MIDI. These eight pedals can be assigned to any parameter

or

switch on the Cyclone's

front panel.

Of

the eight, the four specified as internal and external pedals 3 and 4 are

programmable with each program, so their functions can be set

to

whateverisuseful for the
particular program. The other four, internal and external pedals I and 2 are set once for all
programs and are always active.

Note: All internal pedal jacks

ar~for

switch type pedals. Polarityofpedalisdetected at

power on. Make sure pedals are installed before poweris applied.
Because pedals 3

& 4 are programmable, they are accessed

in

the Program section under

the Page "Control Options

...

", while Pedals 1 & 2 are accessed through the "Pedals 1 &

2

...

" Page in the MASTER section. In addition, the assignmentofMIDI controllers to

External Pedals is done in the "MID!.

..

" Page.

In the "Control Options

...

" Page, the parameters are:

P.3

Programmable Local Pedal 3

P.4

Programmable Local Pedal 4

E .3 Programmable External Pedal 3

E.4

Programmable External Pedal 4

In

the "Pedals 1 & 2

...

" Page, the parameters are:

P.1 Programmable Local Pedal 1

P.2

Programmable Local Pedal 2

E .1 Programmable External Pedal 1
E.2

Programmable External Pedal 2

In the "MIDI

...

" Page, the parameters are:

C

.1 Controllernumber assigned to External Pedal

#1

(00-95)

C

.2

Controller number assigned to External Pedal #2 (00-95)

C

.3

Controller numberassigned to External Pedal#3(00-95)

C.4

Controller numberassigned to External Pedal #4 (00-95)

The functions that the pedals can perfonn include

• Editing any parameter

• Simulating any front panel switch

• Program chaining

• Sustain

I Sostenuto Pedal Functions

• Tempo Tap Input

• External Sync Input (Pedal 2 Only)

• Audio Click Output (Pedal 1 Jack Only)

Pedals

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61

Pedal

Function

Listing

Display

IC

DC

DE

LE

liE

SS

DS

CII

SU

So

It

Name
Increment

Decrement

One-Shot Edit

Latched Edit

Hold Edit

Single Switch

Double Switch

Chains

Sustain

Sostenuto

Tempo Tap

Descri

plion

Usedtoincrement the valueofthe parameter
selected.

Used

to

decrement

the

valueofthe parameter

selected.
Depressing

the

pedal causes the selected parameter

to
changetoa new value. Releasing the pedal has no
effect.

Depressing the pedal causes the selected parameter to

change

to

a new value.Depressing

the

pedal again

causes the parameter

to

change backtoits original

value

Depressing the pedal causes the selected parameter to
change

to

a new value, while releasing the pedal

causes the parameter

to

change backtoits original

value
Used

to

simulate any button on the Cyclone's front
panel,asthough the buttonistapped when the pedal
is

pressed Nothing occurs when pedalisreleased.

Used

to

control any button on the Cyclone's front
panel. Similar

to

Single Switch except when a pedal

is

depressed simulationofthe button being pressed

occurs and when the pedal

is

released simulation

of

the button being released occurs.
Every SETUP #

in

the C)'Clone hasanalternate

SETUP

#.

We designed this feature to allow the

flexibility

of

being abletoswitch around to different

SETUP# instead

of

having to program all your

SETUP #

in

orderofwhich you want to use.

Holds the notes

in

a))

zonesbydefen'ing Note Offs

until the pedal

is

released.

Holds any notes

in

all

zones which are already gated

when the pedal

is

depressed. Notes played while the
pedalispressed are played normally. When the pedal
is

released, the held notes,are released.

Accepts taps

at

quarter notestoset the tempo. See

chapter

10

for more information.

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"

24

48

96

CL

24 ppq Ext. Sync
48 ppq Ext. Sync
96 ppq Ext. Sync

Click Out

(Pedal 2 Only) These functions allow the use

of
pedal 2 as a sync input for sychronizing to the high
resolution clocks

of

certain sequencers and drum

machines, The input must be a positive pulse greater

than 1 volt and longer than 100 uSee. This input is
not recommended for audio inputs.
(Pedal 1 Only) This function allows the pedal 1jack

to be used as an audio metronome output jack.
When recording a rhythm with record enabled and
clone enabled, a 3 volt pulse is produced for 1 mSec
on each quarter note.

Paramcter

Edit

Examplc

A simple exampleofhow to use oneofthese pedals might be to enable.auto-transposition
while pedal 3 is pressed. Since we are using pedal 3 this function will only be used for this

program.

• Press button 4 until you reach PEDALS.

P.I shows in display. P.I means

we

are working on Pedal 1 now. Use

the>

button to choose Pedal 3 displayed as

P.3.

• Press

ENTER

button.

For

this example use <or> to select

HE

in the display.

This means we are setting pedal 3 to

be

a "held edit" type pedal. This type

of
pedal function edits one parameter onlyaslong as the pedal is held down. When
the pedal is released, the parameter changes back to its original value.

• Press and hold pedal 3 down. Select the Auto-Transpose Enable in the usual
way: While still holding the pedal down, press button 3 to get to the "Auto­Xpose

...

" page. You will see that the display looks like things are happening

normally. Use the

<

or>

buttons to go to

A.I

and press "Enter".

Now

set the

value you would like to have when the pedal is held, in this case

011,

then release
the pedal. The pedal is now assigned to turn on the Auto-Transpose function.
Use the

<

or>

buttons to turn

off

Auto-Transpose so that when pedal 3 is not

held, Auto-Transpose will be disabled

..

• Press the pedal. You will notice that while the pedal is held, auto transposition is
enabled, turning

off

when the pedalisreleased.

Pedals

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Program

Chain

Operation

• Select the first programinthe chain.

• Select parameter

CP

(Chain/Map Program)inthe "Control Options

...

" page and

set

it

to the next program number in the chain. Store the modified program.

• Select the next program

in

the chain, select the Chain/Map Program parameter, set

it to the program number which follows

it

in the chain. Store the modified

program.

• Repeat the previous operation for each step in the chain.

• Next, we need to assign one

of

the eight pedals to CHAIN MODE. Lets use

Pedal 2

(P.2).

• Press button 5 until

yOll

reach "MID!..." Use the <or> buttons until you reach

P.2.

• Press ENTER. Use the <

or>

buttons to select ell

in

the display.

• Press ENTER. Pedal

#2isnow assigned to CHAIN SELECT.

• Return to the first program

in

the chain. Pressing pedal 2 will step through the

chained programs.

Switch

Simulation

Operntion

• Press button 5 to getto"MID!..." Use the <

or>

buttons to select which pedal

you want to use.

• Press ENTER. Use the

<

or

> button to select either

SS

(Single Switch)

or

DS

(Double Switch).

• Depress and hold the pedal down. Now press and hold the button you want the
pedal to simulate.

• Release the pedal (display will show

SS

or

DS depending on which one you

selected). Release the button. Pedal

is

now assigned to the button.

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Chapter 15

MASTER Parameters & Functions

The Master Parameters define the detailed behavior to expect from the Master Functions.
The following sections are organized to present information according to the general layout
and functional breakdown

of

the Edit Mode Pages on the Front Panel, allowing quick

access to the function

of

interest.

15.1

"MIDI ..."

The MIDI parameters permit you to customize the Cyclone's MIDI functions for both
transmit and receive operations to best suit your MIDI requirements. When "MID!..."
is selected, pressing the <

and>

keys accesses the unit's seven MIDI parameters. In

this Page, you are able to set the

Cyclone's:

Parameter

Displayed

as

•..

Value

Range/Status

Basic Channel

b.C

1'''16, plus

OMNI

Mode

MIDI Echo

E.C

On or

orr

MIDI Clock

C.L

On or

Orf

I\'llDI Pedal 1

E.I

00..·97

MIDI Pedal 2

E.2

00·..97

MIDI Pedal 3

E.3

00..·97

MIDI Pedal 4

E.4

00"·97

As with

other

Cyclone

functions, when the desired parameter is selected, pressing

"Enter" gets you into the Value/Status mode. Then pressing the <or> keys lets you

select the desired numeric Value or Status. When the desired ValueorStatus is
displayed, pressing "Enter" again exits the mode and returns the display to the
parameter name.

b.C

-

Basic

Channcl

The

Basic Channel parameter selects the MIDI Channel on which the C)'c1onc:

• Receives MIDI Notes and Controllers, and Program Change messages.

• Transmits Cloned/Held notes when

the conesponding Source Destination is set to

the Basic Channel.

• Re-transmits notes received

in

ZonesI and 2 when not Cloning/Holding and the

corresponding Source Destination is set to the Basic Channel.

Master

Parameters

&

Functions

Page 65

The

available values are MIDI Channels 1"'16, plus

OMNI

Mode

(displayed as

On)

which means that the

Cyclone

will receive on any Channel.

WheninOMNI

Mode, the

Cyclone

will transmitonChannel I for all situations described above.

This

is

important to remember because

if

the

Cyclone

has been set to transmit to a Destination

on the Basic Channel

or

any Channel higher than 1 (see Chapter5 "Source/Dest..."),

the

Cyclone

will switch automatically to transmit on Channel I when

OMNI

Mode

is

selected. This is an operational consideration designed to simplify the

Cyclone's

MIDI

section when

OMNI

Mode is selected. Be careful!

E.C - MIDI Echo

Since the

Cyclone,

like many other MIDI processors, does not have a MIDI Thru

port, there must be some means to pass MIDI data coming from your Master controller

to the Slaves when necessary.

MIDI "Echo" is the function that permits the MIDI

Out

jack

to act asifit were a Thru port when the

Cycloneistransmitting data from its

own

memory. This way, playing your Master in real time while the

Cyclone

is running will

be sent out the MIDI Out jack to yourSlaves all at the same time.

The Echo parameter, displayed as

E.C,

controls whether MIDI Channel data received

by the

Cyclone

is re-transmitted automatically out the

Cyclone's

MIDI Out port.

OF

Off

On

On

Channel Data received at the MIDI Input is not echoed to the
MIDI Output.

Channel Data received at the

~HDI

Inputisechoed if:

1) it is not on the Basic Channel,

or

2)itis

not a note message which falls within the Zone

Limits

of

Zone1orZone

2.

MIDI Echo

is

not

a time delay function.Itis

simply the abilityofthe unit to combine

incoming received MIDI data with internally generated data. Please also note that

MIDI
System data is always echoed, whether this function is turned onoroff. And like all
other

Cyclone

functions, the

Echo

function,orthe lack thereof, is defeated when the

Cyclone

is disabled (display shows "••").

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C.L

- MIDI

Clock

If

the

Cyclone

is being mastered by a SequencerorDrum Machine,itvery likely will

be receiving MIDI Timing Clock

as

wellasNotes and Controller information. In other

cases, the

Cyclone

may be transmitting MIDI Timing Clock to another device like a

MIDI Sequencer

or

Drum Macine. In many MIDI setups thisisvery useful, since the

Cyclone

generates its

own

Clock data (see Chapter10on "Tempo") in addition to

being able to respond to incoming MIDI Clock from another device.

The MIDI Clock parameter controls the response and transmission by the

C,yclone

of

MIDI Clock, Start Command, and Stop Command messages:

OF

Ofr

The

Cyclone

ignores MIDI

Clock,

Sta11,

and Stop

meS6ages altogether.

S n

Send

The

C)'c1one sources MIDI Clock, Start, and Stop

messages. MIDI Start and Stop commands are generated to

co-incide with the status

of

the Clone function, regardless

of

how it is activated/deactivated. MIDI Timing Clock data is

generated whenever internal

or

external Sync is happening

(see "Pedals 1

& 2 Functions").

rC

Receive The Cyclone uses MIDI Clock messages to establish the

Tempo

of

all Cloning functions except Live Trigger

rhythms. Start and Stop messages control the status

of

the

Clone function. Selecting External Sync

(24, 48, 96) for

Pedal 2 ovelTides this selection, and vice-versa. De­selecting this option will re-enable External Sync

if

it is
programmed; otherwise the Cyclone defaults back to Internal
Sync.

E.t,

E.2, E.3 and E.4 -

MIDI

Pedal

Controllers

.
As mentioned in Chapter 14, the C)'c1one permits you to use up to eight switch-type
pedals to control certain fucntions. As you program the various functions

of

the unit,

you will notice that the parameters for four

of

these Pedals are labelled "P"
("physical"), indicating that they are used for local control and are plugged into the
Cyclone's rear panel. The other four are labelled "E" ("external") for MIDI control

from the Master controller.
These are the four Extemal MIDI Pedal Controller Number parameters. They tell the

Cyclone

which MIDI Controller on the Master to use when the functions associated

with the External Pedals have been selected. For example,

if

you assign MIDI

Controller Number 64 to E.1, that means that every time

E.1

is used in a Program, it
will be activated by the Master's Sustain Pedal (MIDI Controller #64 is commonly used
for Sustain Pedal).

If

E.1isset to MIDI Controller #7. the Master's Volume Pedal is

used instead.
Operation

When

"E.l",

"E.2", "E.3"

or

"E.-I" is displayed, pressing the "Enter" key switches

the display to show that Pedal's current MIDI Controller value.

Master

Parameters &

Functions

Page

67

Use the <

or

> keys to change the Value (immediate edit). Range is from

00

to 97.

MIDI Controller Values from

98 through 127 are not appropriate for this function and

are not available.

For additional information on setting up pedals and their uses, see chapter

14.

15.3

"DUMP/LOAD

..."

The

Cyclone

permits you to save its memory externally. This means that you are able

to

dump

the contentsofthe unit's 32 Programs to a computer equipped with a

MIDI

interface and

Oberheim

Cyclone

System Exclusive data,oranother C)'c1one.

The

MIDI implementation codes for the unit are printed in the backofthis manual.
You

are

also able to load Programs from an external source into the C)'clone . This

DUMPILOAD capability

provJdes a wayofbacking up your work in the likely event

that you create more than

32

Programsorin the unlikely eventofa malfunction.

Operation:

Press the

MASTER

button four times to enter DUMPILOAD mode.

Use the the

<

or

> buttons to select the desired memory sub-function.

Press ENTER.

The

display will switch to read

"Go"

with a flashing dot.

Press

ENTER

again to execute the sub-function. During the

time

it takes to complete

the routine, the display wiII continue to read

"Go"

but the flashing dot wiII disappear.
Note that some functions take less than one second. When the process is completed, the
display will revert back to the sub-function abbreviation.

Display

Translation

Description

SO

Send One The

Cyclone

will transmit the last selected SETUP to

the receiving device.

SG

Send Global

The Cyclone will transmit the data storedinMIDI and
MASTER to the receiving device.

SA

Send All The Cyclone will transmit all Programs. MIDI data and

MASTER data to the receiving device.

SE

Send Edit

The Cyclone will transmit any edits made to the last
selected SETUPtothe receiving device.

Note: The C)'c1one will receive any MIDI data sent to it regardlessofwhat operating

mode it is in.

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68

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.,

Chapter 16

Reference Data

16.1

Factory Default

Programs

& l\faster

Parameters

Factory Programs (Rev 1.0)

fgm.

00
01

02

03

04

05

07

08

09

10

11
12

13

14
15

16.2

Global

Parameters

Basic Channel: 1

Echo:

On

#Description

Plain vanilla arpeggiation: Pulse Rhythm, Forward
Order, Fixed 1 Mode, Keyboard only, Duration

50%

Same

as 00 plus: Octave Auto-xpose ( 1upand 1

down), Duration 200%, As Received Order

"

""":

Fixed 2

Mode

( 2 notes at a

time), Cycle Reset

Off

.

"

"01":

Two

Zones active at once; split at

C3,

Same

as01plus:

Two

doubles, one down an Octave,
one up a fifth.
Same as

00

plus: Control Zone in loweroctave and a
halfprovides continuous manual transpose, relative
to C2.
"

"01":

Four

chromatic recursions

Same as

01

with Replace Gated
Same as

00

with Pressure modofduration and
velocity.
In the style

of

Emerson: Strange Xpose in Fixed 2

Same as

00with

random oreder and mode.
Plain vanilla sequence: Recorded Rhythm, Forward
Order, As Recorded Mode, Record Buffer only.
Sameas00

with recorded rhythm, order received

Sameas00

with live triggers, recorded pitches.
Dual Arpeggiation with tuplet timing and replace
gated record mode.

Pedal

1:

Click out
Pedal 2: Program Chain/Step .
Pedal 3: Clone Start/Stop

(in

Play Mode)

Pedal 4:

Tempo

Tap

Reference

Data

Page 69

16.3 Editable

Parameters

in Factory

Programs

The following parameters in the Factory Programs may be edited. 'Vhen anyofthese
parameters are edited in a Factory Program, the user will only be able to store the

modified program back to the same program (thereby updating the factory program)

or
to oneofthe user programs.Ifany other parameters are modified in a factory program,
the user will be required to store the resulting program

in

oneofthe user program

locations.

• Current state

of

all play mode flags: Clone On/Off, Cycle On/Off, Manual Ctl.

On/Off, Record Ready/Pause/OfflHold.

• Tempo

• Tempo Modulation Source

• Duration Modulation Source

• Destination

of

Record Buffer

• Destination

of

Keyboard Zones 1 and 2

• Chain Program Number

• Internal Pedal 3 and 4 Definitions

• External Pedal 3 and 4 Definitions

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16.4

Front

Panel Mnemonics

Program

Edit

Block

Page

Parameter/Function

Value

Displav

Meaninl!

Disolav

Meaninl!

Rhythm

Rhythm -

rC

Recorded [Record Buffer]

Trigger Source

PU

Pulse (see "Timing" page]

LS

Live Single Trigger

LP

Live Poly Trig{!er

Qder

Order-

rF

Received Forward

• Which Notes

rb

Received Backward

Fb

Forward-then-Backward

bF

Backward-then-

Forn1ard

UP

l!l2; Increasing Note #

dn

~;

Decreasing Note #

Ud

l!l2-then-~

dU

~-then-l!l2

rn

Random

Mode

Mode-

rC

As

Recorded

(in

Rec Buffer]

#

of

Source Notes

FI..F8

Fixed

per

Trigger

AL

All (Chord/Cluster)

P2..P8

Proportional

r2..r8

Random

Tempo

Tempo+2

05

..

J9

10..398 Beats per Minute

EC

MIDI/External

SynC

Timing

...

Pn

Pulse Note 4 1I4th note

8

1I8th note

12

1I8th note triplet

16

1I16th note

24

11

16th note triplet

32

1I32nd note

48

1I32nd note triplet

96

J/64th note triplet

tU

Tuplet (proportional)

dU

Duration

01..32

16thsofPn

(16 = 100%)

Li

Link

of

Off

on

On

Cycling...

SY

Sync-to-Trigger

of

Off

CL

Clock

or

Order

CY

Cycle

rS

Mode Reset

of

Off

on

On

iA

Invert Alternate

of

Off

on

On

Reference

Data Page

71

Auto-Xpose...

At

Auto-Transpose Mode

of

Off

on

On (Nonnal)

iU

Inversions

Up

id

Inversions Down

SY

Auto-Transpose Sync

of

Off

on

On

ri

Recursion Interval

C=..G8

Note # (C3'"no transpose)

Et

Current Edit Stage

01..08

Stage # for in and

rE

in

Transpose Interval

C=..G8

Note # (C3'"no transpose)

rE

Stage 'Repetitions

01..C8

#

of

Repeats

Auto-Double...

nd

NumberofDoubles

00..08

o

'"

No

Doubles

Ed

Current Edit Double

01..08

Double # for

in

and cn

in

Double Interval

C=..G8

Note # (C3'"same note)

CII

Double MIDI Channel

1..16

Fixed Channel

Sr

Same as Source Dest Chan

Auto-Mutate...

nL

Note Loudnessl

rC

As

Received!Recorded

Velocity

Pr

From Channel Pressure

bn

From Bender WheeVLever

01..C7

Fixed

tA

Tempo Mod Amount

00..32

Mod Amount (16'"no Mod)

tC

Tempo Mod Controller

Pr

Channel Pressure

bn

BenderWheeVLever

00..97

MIDI Controller #

dA

Duration Mod Amount

00..32

Mod Amount (16'"no Mod)

dC

Duration Mod Cntrlr

Pr

Channel Pressure

bn

Bender WheeVLever

00..97

MIDI Controller #

Rec/Hold

Options...

Eb

End Beat

01..64

Timing Pattern Size

[1I4th-notes 1

rll

Record/Hold Mode

rE

Replace

rG

Replace Gated

Ad

Ad:l

AC

Auto-correct/Step Size

4

1/4th note
8 1I8th note
12

1I8th note triplet
16

1I16th note
24

111

6th note triplet

32

1I32nd note

48

1I32nd note triplet

(IF

I/Mth

note triplet

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Control

Options...

Control Zone

Ct

Manual Control

tG

Transpose Gated

Function

tC

Transpose Continuous

dG

Double

Gated

de

Double Continuous

Ln

Control Zone

La Note C=

..

G8

Note

# [Clamped @ lin]

lin

Control ZoneHiNote

C=

..

G8

Note # [Clamped @ Ln]

bn

Base

Note

C=..G8

Note

# for zero tranpose

AU

Audible Control Zone

of

Off

.

on

On

Pr

Manual

Transpose

Lo

Lowest Control Note

Priority

Hi

Highest Control Note

oL

Oldest Control

Note

nE

Newest

Control Note

Pedal Functions

CP

ChainlMap Program 00

..

31

Program #toChain/Map

to

(99)

P3

Local

Pedal

3.

P4

Local

Pedal

4,

E3

External

Pedal

3.

E4

External

Pedal

CII

Chain Program

SS

Single Switch

dS

Double Switch

in

Increment

dE

Decrement

oE

One-shot Edit

LE

Latched

Edit

HE

Held

Edit

SU

Sustain

So

Sostenuto

tt

TemooTao

Source/Des!...

Destinations

dr

Record

Buffer.

dl

Keyboard Zone

1,

d2

Keyboard

Zone

2

of

Off/Source Disabled

bC

Basic

Channel

1..16

Fixed Channel

Keyboard Zone Limits

LI

Zone 1 La Note

C=

..

G8

Note # [Clamped @

Ill]

HI

Zone IHiNote

C=

..

G8

Note # [Clamped @

Ll]

L2

Zone 2 La Note C=..G8

Note # [Clamped @

112]

112

Zone 2HiNote

C=..G8

Note # rClamoed @

L21

Reference Data Page 73

Master Edit Dlock

Page

Parameter/Function

Value

Displav

Meanin2

Display

Meaning

MID!...

bC

Basic

Channel

1..16

Channel #

on Omni On [Transmit

Chan

1]

EC

Echo

of

Off

on

On

CL

Clock

of

Off

Sn

Send

rC

Receive

El

Ext

Ped

1Controller,

E2

Ext

Ped

2 Controller,

E3

Ext

Ped

3 Controller,

E4

Ext

Ped

4 Controller 00

..

97

MIDI Controller #

Pedal 1 & 2...

PI

Local Pedal 1Function,

P2

Local Pedal 2 Function,

El

Ext Pedal 1 Function,

E2

Ext Pedal 2 Function

CH

Program Chain

SS

Single Switch
dS Double Switch
in

Increment
dE

Decrement
oE

One-Shot Edit
LE

Latched

Edit

liE

Held Edit
SU

Sustain

So

Sostenuto
tt

Tempo Tap
CL

Click Out

[PI

only]

24

24

ppq Ext Sync [P2 only]

48

48

ppq Ext Sync [P2 only]

96

96000

Ext Sync rp2

onlY]

Dump/Load

...

Send MIDI SysEx

So

Send Current Program,

SG

Send Globals (Master),

SA

Send

All,

SE

Send

EditlRec

Buffer

Go

Prompt [press "Enter"]
Er

Error

RAM Card

dC

Dump All,

LC

Load

All,

FC

Format Card

Go

Prompt [press "Enter"]

Er

Error

Page 74

Cyclone

Owner's

Manual

Note.
Note'
Note'
Note'

oE

One-Shot Edit

LE

Latched Edit

HE

Held Edit
SU Sustain
So

Sostenuto

00

..

97 MIDI Cnttlr #

C=.,G8

C=..GI
C=..G8
C=..G8

on

On

rC

Receive

Off

Source/Pest...

Des/iIIa/jollS

dr

Record Buffer,

dl

Keyboard Zone

I,

d2

Keyboard Zone 2
of

Off/Source Disabled

bC

Basic Channel

1..16 Fixed Channel

Keyboard Zone Limits

L1 Zone I Lo Note

HI

Zone IHiNote
L2 Zone 2 Lo Note
H2 Zone 2HiNote

Master Edit Parameters

MWL....

bC

Basic Channel 1..16

Channel'

on

OmlJi

On [Transmit Chan I)

EC

Echo

of

CL

Oock
of

Off

Sn

Send

EI

Ext

Ped

I Controller,

E2 Ext Ped 2 Controller,

E3 Ext

Ped

3 Controller,

E4

Ext Ped 4 Controller

Pedal I ...

2..,

PI

Local Pedal I Function,

P2

Local Pedal 2 Function,

EI

Ext Pedal I Function,

E2 Ext

Pedal

2 Function

CH

Program Chain

SS

Single Switch

dS

Double Switch
In Increment
dE

Decrement

tt TempoTap

CL

Click Olll

[PI

only)
24 24 PM Ext Sync [P2 only)
48 48 PM Ext Sync [P2 only)

96 96

PM

Ext Sync [P2 only]

Dump/Load

..

Send

MID~

SysEz

So

Send lj)urent Program,

SG

Send Globals (Master),

SA Send Ali
SE

Send

Edi;'·~ec

Buffer

Go

Prompt [press "Ente''')

Er

Error

Perf/x

by

Oberheim

M.d.

In

!he

U.sA

Mod Arm
(16.

no Mod)
Chan Pressure
MIDI Cntrtr •

Timing

PaUern

Size
[114th-notes]
Replace
Add

C=;.G8

Note'

C=..GI

Note'

00..32 Mod Amount

(16.

no Mod)

Chan Pressure

00

..

32

01..64

Pr

00

..

97

IC Tempo Mod Cntrtr

Pr

bn

Bender Wheel/Lever

00..97

MIDI

Cntrtr'

dA Duration Mod Arm

Auto-Mutate...

nL

Note loudnesS/Velocity

rC

As

RecvdlRecorded

Pr

From ChanPressure

bn

From WheeVLever

01.•C7

Fixed

IA

Tempo Mod Amt

dC

Duration Mod Cntrtr
bn

Wheel/Lever

Ree/Hold Options

..

Eb

End Beat

rH

Record/Hold Mode

rE

rG

Replace Gated Ad

AC

Auto-correcVStep Size
4 1/4th note 16, 24, 32, 48 etc.

I 1/8th note

of

I/64th note triplet

12

118th

note

tri

plet

Control Options

Corllrol

?-oM

CI

Manual Control Function
IG Transpose Gated

Ie

Transpose Continuous

dC

Double Continuous

dG

Double Gated

LR

Control

Zone

Lo

Note
Hn Control ZoneHiNote
bn

Base Note
C=..GI

Note.

for zero tranpose

AU Audible Control Zone

of

orr

011

On

Pr

Manual Transpose Priority

Lo Lowest

oL

Oldest

HI Highest

nE

Newest

PediJI

FlI1ICtiollS

CP

ChainlMap Program

00

..

31

Program'

to

ChainlMap to

P3 Local Pedal 3,

P4

Local Pedal 4,

E3 External Pedal 3,

E4 External Pedal

CH,

LE, SS,

HE,

dS, SU, In, So,

dE,

tt,

oE

(see "Pedal

I&.

2")

cyclone

IU Inversions Up
Id Inversions

Down

of

orr

on On

C=••GI

Note.

01..01 Stage IIIn&.

rE

C=••GI

Note.

(0

no

transpoae)

OLCI

II

of

Repeals

on On

48 II32nd note triplet

96

1/64th

note triplet

IV

Tuplet

or

Order

CY

Cycle

011

On

00••08 0 • No Doubles
01••01 Double

'in

and

CH

C=..GI

Note'

(0

• same)

011

On

orr

Program Parameters

Rh!Ibm

Trigger Source

rC

Recorded [Record

ButTer)

PU

Pulse [see "TIming" page)
LS Live Single Trigger
LP

Live Poly Trigger

Qnl«.Whicll Notes

rF

Forward

UP

Up

rb

Backward

dn

Down

Fb

Forward/Backward Ud Up/Down

bF

BackwardlorwarddUDown/Up

rn Random

Msllk

, 0/Source Notes per Trigger

rC

As Recorded P2.•PI

Proportional

Fl..F8 Fixed

r2..rl

Random

AL

All

(Chord/Cluster)

ImIpg

Temp0+2:

OS..J9

10..398 Beats

per

Minllle

.

E.C

MIDIIExternal Sync

T1mIDII

...

Pn

Pulse Note
4

114th

note

I

118th

note

12,16,24,32

etc.

dU

Duration

01..32 l6ths

ofPn(16.

I

()()4l,)

LI

Link

of

CJcliDII

...

SY

Sync-to-Trigger
of

Off

CL

Oock

rS

Mode Reset
of

Off

IA Invert Alternate

of

Off

Auto-Xpgse...

AI Auto-Transpose

Mode

of

Off

on

On (Normal)

SY

Auto-Transpoae Sync

rI

Recursion Interval

EI

Current Edit Stage

In Transpose Interval

rE

Stage Repetitions

Auto-Double...

ndIIof

Doubles

Ed

Edit Double
In Double Interval
CH

Double MIDI Chan

1••16 Fixed Channel

Sr

Same as Source

Pest

Chan

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