Model:Cycles Q & A with Ess

[bwo]

I think you probably can still use a parameter lock on an lfo to make the pitch sort of glide… I uses that on the digitakt quite a bit. Not sure if you can lock all the parameters of the LFO on the model series but I would suspect so and if no you could set up sound locks to do it. Over all its not as fun as playing with actual glide but there are also happy accidents that happen with it. With a digitakt I sometimes will set up the LFO so just the depth parameter needs to be locked to make various slides and then you just place the note you were siding to on the end of it. Sadly my Model:Cycles is still locked away in Fedex shipment hell so I can’t just test.

[AdamJay]

Not sure if you can lock all the parameters of the LFO on the model series but I would suspect so and if no you could set up sound locks to do it.

You can p-lock the main LFO page parameters.
Just not the LFO setup page (reset, start phase, etc)

[Tchu]

Is there a MUTE MODE? I didn’t find it in the manual. The reason why I’m asking this is because I have encountered a MUTE MODE behavior 2 times but can’t repeat it again. This behavior occurred when I was in the Settings. All the Pads where lighted and I could Mute/Unmute them without holding the FUNC Button.

Anyone else?

[PekeDorty]

it can be adjusted in the PADS submenu

[GovernorSilver]

t can be adjusted in the PADS submenu

craig asked @Ess about the same submenu. Please answer his other questions as well, if you work for Elektron.

Since this is supposed to be a Q&A thread for questions directed to Elektron, it would be helpful to clarify whether or not you work for Elektron.

[craig]

Yeah, I’m waiting official confirmation on it. The manual isn’t too clear on the issue. It’s kind of a dealbreaker for me as I want to record near enough everything unquantised with the pads. @PekeDorty my specific question that explains it in more detail is just above

[Dr.K]

For anyone who wants to know about pad velocity:
Yes, you can change it in the pad menu.
BUT the pads are still not very sensitive, no matter how you set it. You have to hit real hard to get maximum velocity. Unless you set it to full velocity level which means the pads are always at full velocity level.

[Stupid_zen]

This would be a revelation with the model series. It would really REALLY open up the limitations of 1 lfo.

[phaelam]

Slide is on the MD and MM…OT too?
Not sure why it got left behind on the newer boxes.

[gonna check manual. Haven’t used those guys for a little] edit: [checked manual OT = slide]

I think it would be great if you could set a reverb on a trigless, and it would pick up any tails.

OR
P-Locked reverb [for example] would be allowed to tail and not get cut off by the next trig.

[haxanlord]

How do you preview a preset sound (e.g a kick) in a sequenced pattern. The manual says it’s possible by holding down pad 1-6 but in my case it just plays the sound once.

[Ess]

Please avoid general questions that can be answered by the manual. I’ll answer them anyway, but my idea with this thread was more to give you some insight that can’t be found elsewhere if there was interest.

Thanks but it’s not described at all in the current manual. The word ‘inversion’ isn’t even in the document.

I’m sorry! I thought it was in the manual. We’ll (@eangman !!!) get onto that.

Possible in future update? Any workarounds you found?

Yes/No. Can’t make any promises though!

On the DN if you retrig the same note too fast you can get a click. i avoid in the sequencer by plocking note length and release, and only ever really an issue for me when sequencing rythms. I havent heard this in any of the cycles demos, have you implemented some clever solution to this there?

No, it’s just that the Cycles doesn’t have any note stealing, and everything already being percussive a click here and there doesn’t hurt. Honestly the clicking issue of the Digitone is so exaggerated, if you turn up the attack on the envelope and don’t make long bassy tails it won’t be much of an issue - but we’re working on a mode which doesn’t re-use the same voice which should make it less ‘manual’ to avoid clicks.

liked the noisy dirty atmospheric sound you managed to queeze out of the ‘clean’ Model:Cycles @ the presentation. M:C has some nice bite to it!

Thank you!

Any chance we can have a direct jump option for patterns, so they can be played legato like my AK?

No, we have no plans to add Direct Jump.

Could you explain the VDep control in the Pads menu, please? My guess is that it can adjust the sensitivity of the pads for lighter players, or else that it can limit the possible range? So, using low VDep settings, I imagine that I could get it so all lighter hits trigger a velocity of 100, with harder smacks accenting notes at 100-127 velocity?

VDEP controls how much the velocity will control the track volume. It has nothing to do with the pad response. I agree that we should look into different pad profiles, I am also lighter with my touch.

Is there a MUTE MODE?

There is no way to latch the mute mode, you have to hold down FUNC.

How do you preview a preset sound (e.g a kick) in a sequenced pattern. The manual says it’s possible by holding down pad 1-6 but in my case it just plays the sound once.

No, you have to load the preset to the track in order for the sequencer to use it. You can preview with the pads but that’s obviously manual playing.

[craig]

Thanks for all the answers, @Ess. Super helpful! And a great look at the thought processes behind the machines we love

[Microtribe]

Honestly the clicking issue of the Digitone is so exaggerated,

Thank you! There you go, straight from the maker. No one listened to me when I said , hey its no big deal, just tweak your envelopes. Anyway. Back over to Tom with the weather…

[Tchu]

There is no way to latch the mute mode, you have to hold down FUNC.

You should investigate then cause I’m not the only one who experienced a MUTE mode.

From the Model:Samples bugs Thread :

After further testing, this tends to happen if I hold the FUNC button for a second before I then hit/long hold the SETTINGS Button. It seems weird that this button combo would open a mute/unmute state on the T1-T6 keys

[Soarer]

I agree that we should look into different pad profiles, I am also lighter with my touch.

Glad to hear this

[delta-c]

What is the core cpu on the Model:Series, at what clock speed?

Do you do all of the FM purely in assembler on the CPU or is there an FPGA /dedicated FM hardware to assist?

You talked about using 4 operators during your launch party speech - was that a personal/creative limitation or a hardware processing power hard limit, and did you end up sticking to no more than 4 op algorithms?

Is the FM linear, exponential, or a mix of both as needed?

[Tchu]

Model:Samples

List of changes from OS 1.01 to 1.02

Bug fixes

Using [FUNC] + various keys to open multi choice windows put the device in MUTE mode. After pressing YES or NO to cancel the operation, the device was stuck in mute mode until [FUNC] was pressed again.

This was fixed on the M:S but it looks like this BUG is presently in the M:C.

Why not keep this great feature but with a different combination of Buttons?

[eangman]

The manual already mentions that the COLOR parameter controls the chord intervals but I could add some more details when it comes to how it changes between intervals, what inversions and such

The LFO depth is indeed a high resolution parameter. It goes from -64.0 to 63.0 so it has a a resolution of 0.1 steps. WIll fix this in the manual so its more clear.

[haxanlord]

Thank you for your response. However, that’s not what the manual says. Might want to change that. (Paragraph 4)

“Press the [T1–6] pad of the active track while browsing to listen to the preset currently highlighted. You can also press and hold the [T1–6] pad to let the sequencer play the highlighted preset.”