CyclesBridge
Tool for Model:Cycles (Elektron)
Windows companion app and VST3 plugin that carry the six USB audio tracks of a Model:Cycles running custom firmware into a DAW, for an Overbridge-like workflow. Tested with Ableton Live only.
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- License notes
- Third-party components are listed in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md in the repository.
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/robertfrombadlistener/CyclesBridge
- usb-audio
- midi
Description
Needs custom firmware on the Model:Cycles that exposes six audio tracks over USB; the README points to the Modded Cycles flasher for that. A standalone app reads the unit through an ASIO device and passes the audio to the VST3 plugin, which outputs it per track in the host. The README advises using two audio devices, setting both to 48 kHz and keeping buffers small, and describes a MIDI clock sync delay setting in Ableton to correct clock offset. The author states the software was written with an LLM and has been tested only on Windows 11 with Ableton Live 12, ASIO4ALL and one audio interface. No Elektron firmware is included.
Install notes
Flash a firmware that provides six USB audio tracks first (the README names Modded Cycles). Copy the CyclesBridge.vst3 folder to your VST3 directory, run the standalone app, pick the ASIO device and configure it for the Model:Cycles. The repository includes prebuilt Windows binaries alongside the source.
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| main @ 29b2017 | 2026-10-01 | No tagged releases; this is the latest commit. |