About Us

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


Cycle of 5th Company's name Cycle of 5th Co., Ltd.
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)
PostgreSQL CE 8.0 Gold PostgreSQL CE 8.0 Silver
PostgreSQL CE 7.4 Gold
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.