I've made more tracks sketches on this unit in 4 month than in whole last year! Its so intuitive, inspiring and just good sounding. Jamming is a blast. I can't understand how people do not say that this unit is revolutionary... This unit is revolution in music creating and playing live jams. It will be classic like 303 or 909 in the days, I tell you that, I'm sure of it.
@leachim663 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you on this, the Cycles is a lot more powerful than just a drum machine. Happy to see your channel growing, rock on 🤘
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
It can get pretty deep, very underrated! Thanks so much :)
@theAwakenedOne00725 күн бұрын
Dude, you just opened a door for me. Thank you for this!
@FreeBeat25 күн бұрын
So glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
@TheScreamingFrog9163 жыл бұрын
What I am learning, step by step. I am into the melodic potential of my M:C. The Model:Cycles has a lot of potential, for all kinds of styles of electronic music, that only comes to life, when you spend the time, to learn all its secrets. These videos help a lot. Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success.
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching my videos, glad you love the Cycles too!
@MattO714 ай бұрын
Just want to say and at the risk of echoing the others: you have helped me with the model:cycles more than any other channel- I have subscribed to your channel -
@FreeBeat4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@thepeopleschoice4313 жыл бұрын
I love how you are getting so into the Cycles. Its such an underrated and unique piece of hardware. I really dig how smooth the synth sounds can be. I found the manual to be a little difficult to understand, so these videos really help.
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video! I've had a blast getting to know it, there really is a huge variety of sounds on there. The manual is written kind of oddly lol, I usually just figure stuff out through trial and error haha. Thanks for watching!
@bikegarrett3 жыл бұрын
You know your a synth addict when you watch vids for gear you dont own, great teaching Free Beat, when i can one day in the nearest future enter a music store gonna be able to play one of those now.
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I know the feeling. I'm really bad with gear I can't afford. I watched an entire hour long video about the Roland Fantom today while working in the kitchen hahaha
@morpheoistАй бұрын
Hi, sound engineer here, I've had M:C for about ten days and I still have to get used to its sound design, very different from for example VolcaFM, which however laborious the flow may be, at least it has envelopes! Despite everything, I was surprised by the M:C sequencer and the immediacy of using the machine even without reading the manual.
@FreeBeatАй бұрын
You can actually access a VERY basic envelope in the LFO settings believe it or not lol. I hope you have a blast with the Cycles though, it's so much fun!
@TristanBaldi3 жыл бұрын
I have been in love with this machine for a year. I don't know why, it is just so much fun all around... I also have DT and DN, but this one is just special to me. Great video!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
For me it's the immediacy of how fast you can make a pattern and then take it to new weird places!
@Eli_B30004 ай бұрын
I honestly thought some knobs actually did nothing in some circumstances, lol. Thanks for all these tips, I sold mine for a Digitone and missed it so much I'm buying it again!
@FreeBeat4 ай бұрын
Nope haha they all do stuff, just gotta experiment :)
@Hakucho642 жыл бұрын
Great tip about not getting fixated on the engine names!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's definitely important to follow your heart on the Cycles haha.
@agustinbernal2760 Жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial, as always, thank you very much!!
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@percboi30002 жыл бұрын
Been using M:C for melodies in my live set for ages. These are great tips for turning drum presets into tones, nice work
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching :)
@CakeBreaker3 жыл бұрын
Great tip on the velocity sensitive pads!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it's a handy one!
@LiveReview3 жыл бұрын
Best present for New Year :) Wonderful tutorial tips! I say this As a Model Cycles owner :) Thank you Free Beat :)
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year, have fun jamming!
@newflanged_3 жыл бұрын
This was great! I was ignoring the speed option under the LFO, and the FUNC_Return options with destination! Really good tips I took note of! PS. Yes, I’m that guy that is asking for the video on triggers and conditions haha
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Haha that video is coming, I promise! Thanks for watching as always!
@monatooo3 жыл бұрын
very nice video, you should make a playlist for cycles tutorials (:
@wiggesobk3 жыл бұрын
That kick example was cool.
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
It's a pretty crazy engine haha, it can do so much!
@jasonwavz33783 жыл бұрын
Great job on the Vid! Just picked up on of these after owing the OP-Z for a while and its a change of workflow fo sure. Thanks! Watching this has helped me out a bunch!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Nice! The workflow is definitely strange coming from the OP-Z. I find myself holding down buttons on the cycles when I don't need to lol.
@FuZZbaLLbee3 жыл бұрын
I just got an OP-Z. What is better or worse on this machine? It seem a bit more hands on, but also a bit more limited. But maybe I am wrong
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
@@FuZZbaLLbee It's a very different experience. I love them both. The cycles beats out the OP-Z in sound design, but I prefer the overall workflow of the OP-Z I think. They're both super fast and awesome devices!
@lukegregg59443 жыл бұрын
@@FreeBeat Hey Free Beat, I love your videos. I was wondering out of all the grooveboxes you have, which one do you find yourself using the most and having most fun with?
@freejazzbone3 жыл бұрын
hello, nice video, so I presume the longest length of a synth tone would be the 64 step maximum? what if one needed a tone over 4 bar bars long? I guess retrigger the note on downbeat of next pattern? maybe mess with the decay of the tone to get the desired effect, etc.? thanks
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
I believe that would be the easiest way to do it, thanks for watching!
@philippehrenhard78462 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@adamd38203 жыл бұрын
Spot on. Seriously the most useful MC video on YT. Well done!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much!
@TheScreamingFrog9163 жыл бұрын
I want to learn how to use the trig locks to select the pitches, using only the Model:Cycles built in features, so I can make songs in remote locations. By itself it is so portable. In the studio/at home using a separate keyboard, or drum pads, is a great idea.
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
When you're in sequencer mode, just hold down the step you want to edit the note of and use the main dial!
@TheScreamingFrog9163 жыл бұрын
@@FreeBeat Thanks for the suggestion. That works best if you are working from a written list of notes, Or have the note names/letters, already memorized. Also not bad if you are working with a short sequence, so you can hear the note you are trying to select, repeatedly played, as you try different ones, each time the sequence repeats. That method becomes more tedious, as the sequence gets longer, as it takes so long for the note to repeat (up to 64 steps in a 4 bar loop). Is there a way to make the note sound, when entering them in GRID RECORDING MODE, without having the sequencer playing? Similar to the way you can do in chromatic mode, like when the sequencer is stopped, or in live recording mode?
@tipografia_forma_funcion73052 жыл бұрын
increible, gracias!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Of course, thanks so much for watching!
@jamessusbilla3 жыл бұрын
thank *YOU*
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
👋🤘
@alexpurdymusic3 жыл бұрын
this is really cool thank you!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@alainmichael12623 жыл бұрын
Nice tips! Thx!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Of course, thanks for watching!
@matthewwilson36733 жыл бұрын
helpful video, thx
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@xx_jeff_xx55553 жыл бұрын
Hey mate great video, can you answer if I have a tr09 will the electron cycles be able to change its swing to match - say if the 09 is running a sequence at 20 swing
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure on that one as I'm not familiar with the tr machines. Hopefully someone else can chime in, sorry!
@MrSinisacmrecak2 жыл бұрын
Thnkz For some good tips I missed the punch button and the gate got this machine like for a week now the more I play with it the more I like it But I can’t figure out how to save the sounds I made in a different folder instead of on the tracks and the patterns or maybe want to explain the actions in the message. what I have seen in those few days with me, so much is happening on that thing and there is actually too little described in the manual this device is a wolf in sheep's clothing cute on the outside and monstrous inside for it also really looks like my first fisher prize with all those weird ugly stickers 😂
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Once you have a sound that you've made, open the Preset menu (hold function, press the "machine" button). Then navigate to the folder you want to save your sound in. Press function again, and it should bring up the save preset menu :) Thanks for watching!
@MrSinisacmrecak2 жыл бұрын
@@FreeBeat thanks !!
@manvfoodnation23 жыл бұрын
Can you record finger drumming using the 6 main pads? Noon ever seems to do this!
@FreeBeat3 жыл бұрын
You can! I might have to make a second finger drumming video about that, as this question is popped up a couple times now. Thanks for watching!
@manvfoodnation23 жыл бұрын
@@FreeBeat thx - can you record retrigs too?
@jmichell18802 жыл бұрын
is there a way to do glide/portamento on this?
@elek-trick2 жыл бұрын
It's all nice and rosy. I can play melodic tunes with the trigs all I want, play some beautiful tunes BUT as soon as I press the record button, no more melody. All I can get from the 6 Tracks on the 16 trigs is just one single note on all of them... Can someone please help me with this? I've read the manual, watched all the videos I could find. Nowhere I can find an answer?????
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
For live recording you need to hold record and press the play button first, then you can use all 16 notes. Alternatively, you can sequence your rhythm in first, then just hold each individual step and use the main data knob to change the note. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
@elek-trick2 жыл бұрын
@@FreeBeat Al right...Thank you so much. I appreciate your help :-)
@lucianoleopardi2807 Жыл бұрын
How do you connect it to a MIDI?
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
It uses 3.5mm MIDI in and out jacks, and it also comes with two adapters to turn each of those into standard 5pm DIN plugs.
Literally my 10-second intro, then I talk about the Model:Cycles as a melodic device for 50 seconds, then shout-out one of my Patrons for 20 seconds. But no hard feelings, hope you find what you're looking for.