#31

Not a new idea but nice to see another take on it! Looks very well made, and could be very compelling.

I’m of the belief that the toolbox though is still a sequencer that has the most potential and I hope it keeps getting updates, which is to say I hope this doesn’t take too much attention away from it. :wink:

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#32

Does anyone know what the raw hardware inside is? Is it just a Linux box? Are the audio, screen, and controls all “standard” and accessible? Is 1010 likely to make this mostly open?

I love the hardware(*) - but the “DAW in a box” software doesn’t suit me at all. If I could just run stock Linux on it - and connect the I/O to my own software (written with SuperCollider and/or Pd, say) - then I’d buy one!

(*) Okay, if it had 2 stereo inputs, then I’d be falling all over it.

#33

The os is all embedded code. Not sure how "open " it is, but MOK ported their WaveRazor oscillator to the platform. https://mok.com/wr_dual.php

#34

i agree 100%… it’s a missing feature for sure, and the workaround i suggested is far from fluid or practical when you’re looping.

i’d say in defense of Bitbox, they’ve probably made this as a “sampler” not a “looper”… though i certainly wish they made it to be a looper…

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#35

I think I’m sold.

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#36

What loopers do you think are really well-designed & useable? Do you know a good multi-track one? I feel I’ve only found clumsy ones.

#37

If that’s really the path you want to travel, consider the Bela platform – it’s Debian-based, and the hardware is quite good.

#38

Well, If I were going to DIY my whole box (and I might) - I’d probably build on the PiSound I already use. What I like here is the nice enclosure, the screen and controls - in a well thought out package.

#39

I’m using an Elektron Octatrack. As a looper, it is not really well-designed & usable. But over the years, I found my way of dealing with its shortcomings and playing to its strengths. And I have not found any other looper that does for me what the Octatrack does.

I tried the Boss RC-505, but it didn’t work for me. It sure does for others, see below. But perhaps that’s due to me not being really well-designed & usable as a musician…

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#40

I got my blackbox in and shot an unboxing and run-trough of some features: https://youtu.be/7e-UZrn76IY
I really like it a lot! It seems super intuitive to me so far, but I’m not coming at it with experience using other samplers or even Ableton – just a guy who likes messing around w modular and POs and things like that.

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#41

Does anyone know if the creators plan on implementation of cc control? I want to control it from an external sequencer, the squarp

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#42

would love to know exactly this.

#43

Blackbox 1.2 does granular synthesis now…

#44

It’s great, too!

You can edit grain size and count, as well as “spread” which randomizes grain position around the playhead. The playhead moves through the sample at the speed you set, independent of the sample’s pitch setting. It’s fun to have it just endlessly graining along a sample with bidirectional looping at slow speed.

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#45

:smile: - just watched it at elektronauts - great

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#46

This is quite an incredible little box I’m pinching myself hard to remember I don’t need it.

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#47

Sigh…on the the GAS list it goes.:neutral_face:

Super cool!

#48

Checking in on this thread as I know some time has passed. I would totally go for this, but it’s lacking in modulation—i.e., LFOs—and sequencing—e.g., p-locking—options. Have there been/will there be any updates to address this?

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#49

No updates to modulation so far. Seems to be a top request, so hoping it’ll come in the future.

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#50

Any recent feedback on this little machine ?
I’m considering to use it to trigger long recordings as transitions between songs, with some granular action on it, to “travel” across the recording. Would you say it’s a good choice ?