hypercyclic 1.1 midi arpeggiator / mangler
what is hypercyclic?
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hypercyclic is an LFO-driven MIDI arpeggiator, gate effect and step sequencer for mangling sustained MIDI input chords, the output of which can then drive other MIDI instruments
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it won 2nd place in the KVRAudio.com Developer Challenge '07
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the sweetspot for hypercyclic is the narrow border between chaos and regularity. Or, in other words, how to induce a certain pleasant randomness and syncopation, yet forcing everything to align again on the bar or beat boundaries
what can you do with it?
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The main use for hypercyclic is to generate midi that can be recorded and/or sent to other plugins. However it also features a simple built-in synth for testing purposes
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you can use two tempo-synced LFOs to modulate various parameters for creating interesting rhythmic effects and chord variations.
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a unique feature is the possiblity to modulate the sequencer step size itself, which is useful for creating glitchy stuttering effects.
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another thing you can use is a groove function for playing slightly off the beat. The groove parameters can also be modulated over time by the LFOs, adding to the rhythmic variation.
what does it cost?
- hypercyclic 1.1 is free (as in beer)
- if you find it useful and want to sponsor further development, feel free to buy the author a beer in return ;-)
- or help sponsor hypercyclic development by buying a book, CD or anything else of your choice from Amazon via the link below
