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User
Manual
Apr
21,
2023
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Table of Contents
2
Welcome
8
Set up Blackbox
9
Microsd Card for Storage
9
Power
9
Standard Power Outlet
9
USB Power Outlet
9
Output Connections
10
Control the Volume
11
Test Your Setup
11
Connect an Audio Input for Sampling
11
Overview
12
Navigation Highlights
12
Display Highlights
13
Quick Start
14
Explore PADS
14
Explore KEYS
15
Explore Sequences
15
Explore Songs
16
Song Mode and REC | STOP | PLAY Buttons
17
Explore Presets
18
To Load a Preset
18
To Save a Preset
18
To Create and Name a Preset
19
Screen Navigation Map
20
Work with Pads
21
Steps Common to All Pad Modes
21
To Load a WAV File into a Pad
22
To Set Pad Mode, Loop and End Points on the WAV Form Screen
23
To Configure Pad Parameters
25
To Add Modulation to a Parameter
26
Global Pad Parameters
27
Main Parameters
27
Conf Parameters
28
LFO Parameters
30
Set up a Sample Pad
31
Single Sample Pads
31
Pos Parameters Specific to Sample Pads
31
Conf Parameters Specific to Sample Pads
33
Loop Fading
34
Multi-Sample Pads
35
To Load a Sample Bank into a Multi-Sample Pad
35
Work with a Clip Pad
38
Pos Pad Parameters Specific to Clip Mode
39
Clip Mode and Quantization
40
Tips for Synchronizing Clips
41
Work with Slicer Pads
41
Pos Pad Parameters Specific to Slicer Mode
42
To Manually Create or Remove Slices
43
To Use Auto Scan to Create Slices
44
To Use Slice to Grid
44
To Use Slices to Synchronize Playback of Clip Pads
44
Work with Granular Pads
45
Pad Parameters Specific to Granular Mode
45
Record New WAV Files
46
To Record a Single WAV File
46
Work with WAV Files Recorded on Blackbox
49
If You Are Recording Wavs for the Current Preset
49
If You Are Recording Wavs to Build up a Library of Sounds
49
Advanced Recording Techniques
50
To Use Resampling to Layer Recordings and Save Effects
50
To Record a Multi-Sample Bank Using MIDI or CV + Gate Automation
52
To Save the Values You Have Configured for a Pad Back to the WAV File
56
Trim WAV Files
57
Use Clipboard Functions with Pads
58
Manage WAV Files
59
Working with WAV Files on the Microsd Card
59
To Delete, Save as or Rename a WAV File
60
To Pack a Preset
61
Work with Keys
62
Use the KEYS Screen to Play Individual Pads
62
To Play a Sample, Granular or Clip Pad with the KEYS Screen
62
To Play Slicer Mode Pads with Keys
62
To Select a Scale on the Grid Keyboard
64
To Change Which Pad Is Playing on the Keys Screen
64
Use the Keys Screen with Sequences
65
To Record a Keys or MIDI Sequence Using the Keys Screen Mapped to a Sequence
65
To Record a Keys Sequence Using the Keys Screen Mapped to a Pad
65
Work with Sequences
66
Sequence Patterns
66
To Select the Active Pattern for a Sequence from the Sequences Grid
66
To Record a Sequence
67
Record and Play Sequences
67
To Toggle Song Mode on and off
67
To Select the Active Pattern for a Sequence from the Sequencer Screen
67
To Play Sequences
69
To Edit and View the Notes and Pad Triggers in a Sequence
70
To Copy and Clear Sequences
71
To Edit Sequence and Pattern Settings
72
To Use Sequence Quick Action Buttons
74
To Adjust Probability and Velocity for Note Events
74
To Import a MID File into a Sequence
75
Work with Songs
77
Parts of a Scene
78
To Manage Scenes
79
To Reorder Scenes
79
Keep
80
To Record a Sequence During Song Playback
80
Apply Effects
81
To Route a Pad to an Effect
81
To Modify Effect Parameters
81
To Apply Modulation to Effect Parameters
83
Eq Control
84
To Adjust the EQ
85
Adjust the MIX
86
To Adjust the Sound Level and Pan of a Pad
86
To Mute and Unmute Pads
86
Manage Presets
87
To Save Changes to a Preset
88
To Load a Preset
89
To Pack a Preset
89
To Clean Unused WAV Files out of a Preset's Folder
90
To Delete a Preset
90
To Rename a Preset
91
To Save Current Changes as a New Preset
91
Work with Preset Files on the Microsd Card
92
Legacy Presets
92
What will Happen to My Legacy Presets? How Do I Convert Them to the New File Structure
92
When will My Legacy WAV Files Get Cleaned out of the Root Folder
93
Tools
94
Settings on the Tools Screen
94
Use MIDI Devices with Blackbox
96
Work with MIDI Inputs
96
To Trigger Pad Hits and Sequences with MIDI
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To Play Notes and Use Common MIDI Modulation Commands on a Pad
98
To Record Sequences in Keys Mode with MIDI
99
To Map MIDI Control Changes to Pad and Effect Parameters
99
To Clear a MIDI CC Mapping to a Blackbox Parameter
99
MIDI Triggered Recording
101
To Configure Blackbox to Use MIDI Triggered Recording
101
To Clear a Specific Pad Using MIDI
101
To Trigger Recording to a Specific Pad Using MIDI
102
To Use MIDI Notes Actions to Record or Clear a Pad
103
Using Song Mode with MIDI
104
To Trigger Song Scenes with a MIDI Device
104
Summary of MIDI Global in Channel Note Mappings
105
To Disable MIDI Triggered Recording and Pad Clearing
106
Sharing of MIDI Input Channels
106
Use MIDI Program Change to Open a Preset
107
To Enable or Disable MIDI Program Changes
107
Work with MIDI Outputs
108
Use MIDI out to Play an External MIDI Instrument Along with Blackbox
109
To Send MIDI Notes from a Keys or Pads Sequence to an External MIDI Instrument
109
Use MIDI Sequences to Play an External MIDI Instrument
109
To Setup a MIDI Sequence and Add Notes Via the Touchscreen
110
To Record a MIDI Sequence Using the Keys Screen
110
To Record a MIDI Sequence Using an External MIDI Controller
111
Synchronize Playback with a Clock
112
Time Units for Display and Sync
112
Send the Blackbox Clock Signal to External Devices
112
Configure Blackbox to Follow an External Clock
113
Reset the Clock
114
Tap Tempo
114
Powering MIDI Devices
115
Create Preset Templates for Re-Use
116
To Configure a Pad Without a WAV File
116
To Add a WAV File to a Template Pad
116
Reduce Aliasing When Playing Pads Chromatically
117
To Use Highq Mode to Reduce Aliasing
117
Processor Management Tips
118
Update Firmware, Audio Files and Presets
119
Switch to a New Microsd Card While Operating Blackbox
119
Backup Your Presets and WAV Files
119
Install New Firmware
119
To Install New Firmware
119
Reset a Blackbox Preset to Factory Settings
120
TECHNICAL SPECS Onboard Memory
121
Maximum Sample Length
121
Samples Supported
121
Maximum Number of Voices Supported
121
Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors
122
Stay up to Date
123
Demonstration Videos and Latest Documentation
123
Latest Troubleshooting Tips
123
Connect with Other Blackbox Users
123
Contact Us
123
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1010music Blackbox 3.0 Specifications
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Model
Blackbox 3.0
Category
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Language
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