Model:Cycles Random 16-Step LFO Slide Recorder

Configure the target Cycles track manually: square LFO, destination pitch, reset on, and a negative fade amount suited to the tempo (for example -24). The page sends LFO Speed 0 (CC102 = 64) before playback and recording. On the Model:Cycles, also enable Settings → MIDI → Sync → CLK IN before recording. Don’t worry about timing: the page automatically restarts the sequence and stops it when the transfer has finished. Record to Cycles uses a deliberately slow print clock so note lengths are easier for the hardware recorder to distinguish. Enter unquantised live record before using Record to Cycles.

1. MIDI and timing

MIDI output Track MIDI channel Tempo (BPM) Velocity Preview kick Four on the floor on channel 1 Kick note Kick velocity Gate (% of 16th) CC lead time (ms) Stopped pre-clocks Bars to record Slow print step (ms)

MIDI has not been enabled yet.

2. Random pattern generator

Random active 70% Random slide 35% Random short articulation 25% Random rest mute 35% Normal decay 64 Short articulation decay 20 Bottom octave 2 Top octave 4

Allowed pitch classes:

Random pitch is applied only to active steps. Slides target the next active note. Short articulations use the Short articulation decay slider and a 10% gate in both preview and Slow Print to Cycles. Normal notes use the Normal decay and Gate controls above. Muted rests always send Decay 0. An inactive step is a rest. Its separate Mute decay checkbox optionally sends Decay 0 without a note.

3. Pattern

Each active step sends LFO depth first, then its MIDI note. Tick Slide to next note to calculate the interval automatically from the next active step, wrapping from step 16 back to step 1. Unticked steps send DEP 0.0.

Ready.

Live transpose: 0 semitones — keys Z–, / Q–I

4. Recording behaviour

Preview runs at the selected musical tempo. Slow Print to Cycles uses the separate Slow print step duration while still sending valid 24 PPQN MIDI Clock.
The optional channel-1 four-on-the-floor kick plays during preview only and is never sent during Record to Cycles.
Optional stopped clocks are sent before MIDI Start.
MIDI Start is followed by a short lead-in equal to the CC lead time, allowing the first step’s parameter locks to arrive fully before its note.
For a slid step, the interval is calculated from its note to the next active step; the search wraps around the pattern.
CC109 and CC110 are sent slightly before each note.
During slow print, each note-off is positioned by its gate percentage inside the stretched Cycles step.
Short articulations use the same adjustable Short articulation decay value and 10% gate in both preview and print. Muted rests remain fixed at Decay 0.
MIDI Stop is sent after the selected number of bars.

5. Send log

Ready.