Technical Specs; On Board Memory; Maximum Sample Length; Samples Supported - 1010music Blackbox User Manual

Technical Specs

On Board Memory

Blackbox has 64MB of on board RAM. However, this is a cache--not a hard limit to what can be loaded at once.

Maximum Sample Length

Blackbox streams the longer samples from the microSD card, so the maximum length is a function of the maximum file size
for a sample. The maximum file size is 4GB, which can be many hours depending on the sample rate and bit depth.
Blackbox caches smaller sample as needed.

Samples Supported

Blackbox supports stereo samples. It can record in stereo and has stereo outputs.
Blackbox supports samples in the WAV file format. It supports 1 or 2 channel files with 16, 24 or 32-bit resolution at any
sample rate. 48kHz is the preferred sample rate. The blackbox engine uses a 24-bit ADC and DAC.
WAV file names may use Alpha Numeric Characters (A-Z, 0-9) and some special characters. The following characters are NOT
allowed: double quotes, forward slash, back slash, question mark, asterisk, less than and greater than symbols, the colon and
the pipe symbol (" / \ ? * < > :
not conform to these naming constraints will not be recognized by blackbox.

Maximum Number of Voices Supported

Blackbox supports 4-note polyphony for pads in Sample Mode, and 2-note polyphony in Clip and Slicer Modes. Nothing in
blackbox will prevent you from trying to play 4 voices on all 16 pads at the same time. However, the CPU can be overloaded
if you play too many notes at once while also using sequencing and fx. You can reliably play 16 voices across all pads
simultaneously. Beyond that, you may encounter some sound quality issues like crackling. The exact breaking point depends
on whether effects are running, the CPU load and other factors.

Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors

The musical instrument industry currently uses several different ways of
mapping MIDI 5 Pin DIN signals to mini TRS jack connectors. The
diagram to the right shows the numbering of the pins on a MIDI
connector and the labels of the connection components of a mini TRS
jack. 1010music products are compatible with cables that use the
following mapping of MIDI signals between female MIDI connectors
and mini TRS jacks:
MIDI Signal MIDI Connector
Current Source Pin 4
Current Sink Pin 5
Shield Pin 2
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