It's over (cycler)

Hello,

After about a year and a half after the first Overcycler sold, I've chosen to stop manufacturing it...

Long story short, it is too burdensome to even produce one batch per month. I do love the fact that is sells well, being a labour of love, but for many reasons, it takes a bit of my health for each batch (stress, meeting deadlines, necessary attention to detail, ...).

I hope this project will end being manufactured again by some company in the synth business, I wouldn't ask for a lot of money on each sale to sell the rights even (and I do love Pi as a symbol of laicist love ;).

For now, the project stays open-source and free software and located at https://github.com/gligli/overcycler. Eg. it wouldn't require a huge effort to maintain the JLCPCB bill of materials, and besides PCBs, the rest is off the shelf form mouser, aliexpress, ...

As a side note, stopping production will also help me focus on my other projects an my music.

Of course I'll continue doing after-sales support but that's about it.

Fabrice GUILHAUME aka. GliGli.

Overcycler back in stock!

The new batch of Overcycler is now ready at https://gligli.store !

From now on, only the fully built version will be stocked.

 Edit: A new batch of 10 is available!

My new album: Out of this world (2025)

New Overcycler firmware release (build 2024-10-29)

What's new:

• New factory presets from Solidtrax.
• Firmware speed improvements, now the user interface won't slow down on modulation-heavy presets.
• New "Amplifier level" parameter, that can be used to level the volume of patches or to add even more overdrive at high levels.
• New "Wave Folder" WaveMod, that vertically (through amplitude) folds waveforms, ie. when they go past the maximum, they fold (or "bounce") back, and the WaveMod amount is the pre-amplification (from 1 to 16).
• New "Bit Crusher" WaveMod, that works by lowering the amplitude resolution of the single cycle (contrary to the "Grit" one, which lowers the frequency resolution).
• New "LFO Trigger" options, to reset the LFOs on each key press and to control how many periods they run.
• LFOs at speed 0 can now be used as a source of constant modulation.
• Patch names, that can be edited on a computer.
• Added "Perc" and "FX" as preset type.
• When the arpeggiator is in hold, new notes can be assigned regularly, allowing to play over an arpeggio pattern.
• Many user interface usability improvements.
• Bug fixes.

Download links:

https://github.com/gligli/overcycler/releases/tag/build_20241029

Edit: By the way, the synth will be back in stock next week! 

Overcycler demo by Solidtrax / next firmware release

Solidtrax ( https://solidtrax.nl/ ) posted a great demo of presets he made for the Overcycler :)(many of these presets plus some more he made will be factory presets for the next firmware release).

By the way, the next firmware is currently in beta stage and will be released soon!

Here will be the major changes:

• Firmware speed improvements, now the UI won't slow down on modulation-heavy presets.
• New "Amplifier level" parameter, that can be used to level the volume of patches or to add even more overdrive at high levels.
• New "Wave Folder" WaveMod, that vertically (through amplitude) folds waveforms, ie. when they go past the maximum, they fold (or "bounce") back, and the WaveMod amount is the pre-amplification (from 1 to 16).
• New "Bit Crusher" WaveMod, that works by lowering the amplitude resolution of the single cycle (contrary to the "Grit" one, which lowers the frequency resolution).
• New "LFO Trigger" options, to reset the LFOs on each key press and to control how many periods they run.
• Patch names, that can be edited on a computer.
  
• Many UI usability improvements.
  

Overcyler first batch ready

The first batch of Overcycler is now ready at https://gligli.store :)

For now, only the fully built version is stocked, DIY version will be available next batch!

GliGli's shop online!

I set up a shop to sell Overcycler, the link is: http://gligli.store (the first batch of 10 will soon be available there).

The final price for the fully assembled version is 314€ and the DIY will be 264€.

By the way, "Magical Synth Adventure" has posted a video showcasing Overcycler through sonicstate.com on Youtube :)

Edit: some photos of the synth: