Mac + Raspberry Pi
CycleIn Beta
Loops on a grid. Tempo on a leash.
A loop and groove player: an 8×8 clip grid with scenes and faders, built APC-Mini-first, with Ableton Link as the tempo spine. Not a sampler — tempo-locked loops, launched from pads.
screens/cycle-grid.png
What it does
- 8×8 clip grid + scenes + faders. APC-Mini-first mapping.
- Ableton Link keeps every device in the room on one tempo.
- Show Mode strips all chrome for the stage.
- Decks are .cyclepkg files; performances are small .perf.json pointers — deck, mixer, tempo, Link.
- Recall performances by Program Change, CC, or OSC.
- Runs on a Raspberry Pi; a Bitfocus Companion module ships today.
Details
| Platform | macOS/iPad + Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|
| Grid | 8×8 clips + scenes |
| Tempo | Ableton Link |
| Formats | .cyclepkg · .perf.json · .setlist.json |
| Control | OSC /cycle/* UDP 5679 · HTTP /surface/state |
| Companion | companion-module-cycle (shipped) |
Plays well with
Standalone first: Cycle never needs another app installed. When siblings are present, they find each other on your LAN and follow the same show.