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Videos below show early betas of the 1.0 version

Cyclic

An innovative step sequencer, with six independent subsequences that cycle through a 32-note array. The product of a collaboration between Defective Records Software & Mutable Instruments.

New version 2.0 available (2.01 for Windows) ! (see Version History in Documentation for info).  Free upgrade for existing users!

Features

• 32 note array
• 6 independent subsequences
• VST, VST3 and AU (Mac only) plugin instrument hosting for up to 3 plugins, with individual stereo outputs per plugin. 64-bit plugin support only
• independent MIDI or plugin output from each subsequence
• Send two separate continuous controller values (CC1 and CC2)
• Per step Velocity, Gate, CC1 and CC2 control
• Start point shift parameter, to start sequence from points other than 12 o’clock [NEW]
• Global transpose amount [NEW]
• Override Note, Velocity and/or Gate options per subsequence
• ReWire audio slave support
• Solo a subsequence
• Reverse a subsequence’s direction
• MIDI CC control of almost all parameters, including easy to use MIDI learn feature
• Internal or MIDI clock
• 20 presets, controllable by mouse or MIDI program change, can be saved to disk
• Note constraint to user selectable scale
• Event randomization (note value and location, velocity, gate, CC1 and CC2)
• Subsequence parameter randomization [NEW]
• Freeze individual note status/value/velocity/gate/cc1/cc2 to prevent from being randomized
• Constrain event randomization to user-specified min and max range
• Adjustable GUI size
• Basic Dark Mode support on Mac Mojave (10.14) and greater
• Entirely a 64-bit application

Requirements


OS X 10.11.6 – 12.x (Monterey compatible, runs on M1 chip via Rosetta 2), 64-bit plugins only


Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, 64-bit only, 64-bit plugins only

Try It

Free Demo (it’s fully functional except it won’t allow you to use the excellent presets feature, has support for only one VST plugin slot, and will time out after 30 minutes)

Buy It

$40 USD

PayPal only, no returns — please try the demo first to see if you like it.
Once we receive notification from PayPal of your payment, we will e-mail you secure download details within a maximum of 72 hours, and usually within less than 24 hours. You will not receive any software or documentation via postal mail, only an electronic download. Please check your Junk mail folder (especially Gmail users) for your download details email!

Documentation

• Read the full documentation

Who’s Using It

Daniel Miller, Mute Records founder

Émilie Gillet, Mutable Instruments founder

“…a limited space of notes traversed by mini sequencers biting each other’s tail… If only Steve Reich had that!”

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