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audington · Post by **audington** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:07 pm

Lol, me too - I'm leaving this one until the video tutorials are available. I'm man enough to admit this one has beaten me

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:12 pm

One eyed monster eh! Is that their way of saying this synth has balls?

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:27 pm

Aw f*ck, I'm just a sucker for the latest toy. Of course I HAD to get this. I've been playing with it for a few hours now, and it is soooooo unbelievably deep. The synthesis methods + filters alone are enough to keep you entertained. Add the Wobbler and FX to it, and it just goes wild. It took me about an hour to find my way through the (gorgeous!) UI, now it's all very easy to work with.
While it may be obvious to some, it took me a while to understand that the sliders in the standard modulators section control the knobs in the oscillators and filters respectively. The manual doesn't point this out, so if you're a bit dense like me, this bit of info may help make things less cryptic. It really is so easy to set up a complex patch - this is one of those hold-one-key-and-make-a-song synths. Monophonic? Yeah, but who needs polyphony with something this complex? And I'd say it's great for leads and soundscapes, so no need to sell it as a "bass synth".

Some synths are good at modulation, but Cyclop really is the Grand Bull Moose of Mod. Having a great time with it. Maybe I'll post a demo if the mood strikes me. I'll try to make it listenable.

What a great year for synths: Blade, Iris, and now this.

@aMUSEd: yes, this synth has balls to spare.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:40 pm

Thanks for the summary, ariston. How are you finding the CPU usage?

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:43 pm

I had to buy it too.

This is just what I need

-dw

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:46 pm

This is a very powerful and origonal synth, well done devs for doing somthing that isnt trying to emulate something else. This with Tremor is a good combo.

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:46 pm

cryophonik wrote:Thanks for the summary, ariston. How are you finding the CPU usage?

Well, I'm using Ableton 8.3, i7 Q720 Win7. Just loading Cyclop makes the CPU meter go to about 20%. Playing complex patches doesn't change that, it always stays around 18-20%.

Windows task manager reports 11-13%. I'll try Reaper later on, it's much more precise when it comes to performance measurements. Truth to tell, I never know how the hell Ableton computes that performance meter.

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:18 pm

I'm on a mac, but I have 5 instances of Cyclops going with Live and CPU is under 20 percent.

One thing I've noticed is that it doesn't save and reload properly with the song. the patches change a little but. I'm not entirely sure how.

-dw

Sugar Bytes · Post by **Sugar Bytes** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:36 pm

btw, the DEMO comes with around 300 presets, while the FULL comes with around 800 presets. Still have to mention that anywhere

best
Rico

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:43 pm

It looks to have some interesting approaches to synth design and modulation - it's a pity it's dedicated to bass, which I almost never use.

liquify · Post by **liquify** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:04 am

Just bought it. if it doesn't help me write cooler basslines, at least I might be able to generate something close to a worm hole for scientific betterment of all of humanity!

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:18 am

dusted william wrote:I'm on a mac, but I have 5 instances of Cyclops going with Live and CPU is under 20 percent.

One thing I've noticed is that it doesn't save and reload properly with the song. the patches change a little but. I'm not entirely sure how.

-dw

I just wanted to point out that the folks at Sugar Bytes are working this.

... and that I'm super excited about this new synth, more so than I've been in a while.

-dw

quickmix · Post by **quickmix** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:45 pm

Bought it today and I can say: THIS IS THE NEXT BIG THING!
Thank you for making Cyclop!

Ghostwave · Post by **Ghostwave** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:11 pm

Removed

Sugar Bytes · Post by **Sugar Bytes** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:00 pm

For those playing already:

Use the Hotkeys to control the Wobble Knob

and the FX Sequencer.

That really rocks, I will stress it out in tutorials soon

Another trick that promises much fun: Play quarter notes in series, but each
one with a different Cyclop instance (or with some funky hotkeys)...

best
Rico

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