Cycle of 5th is a team which deals with "Creative". Not only development of sound editing tools such as SoundEngine or KillerNoize, we also have enormous advantages in development of WebDB systems by use of LAPP(Linux+Apache+PHP+PostgreSQL).
Overview |
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Company's name | Cycle of 5th Co., Ltd. |
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| Company formation | March 27th, 2002(Establishment of private limited partnership. Then, company limited) | |
| Home city | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| Capital fund | 10,080,386 yen |
- Development and distribution of wave editing applications for Microsoft Windows
- Development and operation of internet servers by use of open source softwares
- Development and operation of web applications by use of LAPP(Linux, Apache, PHP, PostgreSQL)
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- November, 1999
- SoundEngine Project started
- December, 1999
- Beam2002 development started
- June, 2000
- SoundEngine Support-Mailing List started
- January, 2001
- private organization Cycle of 5th established
- December, 2001
- KillerNoize 1.0 released
- March, 2002
- private limited partnership Cycle of 5th established
- October, 2004
- Cycle of 5th Co., Ltd. established
- June, 2006
- Web page renewed
- September, 2006
- Beam S.E. Search and Web S.E. Service started.
- June 30, 2008
- Supports to 2008 open source conference Hokkaido.
- June 28, 2008
- Supports to 2008 open source conference Hokkaido.
- June 20, 2009
- Supports to 2009 open source conference Hokkaido.
Development achievements |
Windows
- BE-100, BE-200, BE-200 for AF770
- Collaborative development of a sound editing software for BWF-J.
- http://www.prowav.com/
- Beam2002
- Sound generator. The software was featured on Madonomori.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/beam2002/?lang=en
- Image Note
- Image scrapbook. The software was also featured on Madonomori.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/imagenote/?lang=en
- KillerNoize
- Noise analysis and reduction software. The software is popular software for noise reduction, and was also featured on Madonomori.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/killernoize/?lang=en
- RadioLine Free
- Sound editing tool for sound contents such as a net radios or podcasts.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/radioline/?lang=en
- Renamin
- Simple rename software.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/renamin/?lang=en
- Safe Device
- Simple rename software.
- SoundEngine Free
- Windows SoundEngine Free Wave editing software. The software is put on magazines in every month, and is very popular.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/soundengine/?lang=en
- Voice Label Editor
- Voice label editing software for voice synthesis using XML(collaboration with Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University)
Mac
- SoundEngine for Mac
- 2ch sound wave editor.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/products/soundengine_for_mac/?lang=en
Linux
- e-learning(WBT:WebBasedTraining)
- Planning, development, and management of system.
- Livuy(current CoDen payment)
- Development of speedy payment system, which collaborates with Livuy(presently CoDen? payment) system developed by NTTCommunications Co., Ltd.
- Another System
- Development of mailing system, which sends e-mails to customers who are selected by customer database on conditions.
- Planning, development, and management of web servers and LAN environments for office.
- Beam S.E. Search¡¢Beam Web S.E.
- Using the service, users can search, register, preview, or download sound effects, which were generated by Beam2002. The software was also featured on Madonomori.
- http://www.cycleof5th.com/services/beam/?lang=en
Inquire |
- Inquiry about job offers or job consulting
- We accept inquiries about job offers or job consulting by e-mail. Please feel free to contact to info@cycleof5th.com.
- Inquiry about the purchase of our product
- If you have any questions or inquiries about the purchase of our products, Please send an e-mail to info@cycleof5th.com. Please note that we may not be able to reply soon.
- Support for KillerNoize
- Before your inquiry, Please see "FAQ about KillerNoize " once.We accept inquiries about KillerNoize by e-mail individually. Please contact to support@cycleof5th.com. Please note that we only accept inquiries from registered users, who purchased KillerNoize.
- Support for SoundEngine for Mac
- We accept inquiries about SoundEngine for Mac by e-mail individually. Please contact to support@cycleof5th.com. Please note that we only accept inquiries from registered users, who purchased SoundEngine for Mac.
- Support for other applications and services
- We are sorry that we DO NOT support applications (such as SoundEngine Free or RadioLine Free, and so on) and services, except for KillerNoize and SoundEngine for Mac. Instead, please use "Cycle of 5th forum ", which is available for inquiries, answers, or discussions about our applications, our services, sound, music, and development.










