Configure a Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) ..........................24 Configure a Control Voltage Sequencer (SEQ) ..........................25 Configure an Envelope Generator .............................. 26 Record a CV Sequence Using the CREC Cell Type........................27 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 2 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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Manage WAV files and Preset files ............................. 42 Technical Specs ....................................43 Module Specs ....................................43 Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Audio Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors ..................43 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 3 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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It even offers touch-based scrolling and zooming, just like a smart phone, to make editing easy and fun. Toolbox is a great way to be creative on your terms. Main Screen Keys Screen Song Screen Preset Screen 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 5 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
The button bar across the bottom of the Main Screen allows you to access additional screens and to control recording and playback. The table on the next page provides an overview of the user controls across all of the screens for reference. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 6 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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Add and remove notes. Use pinch and stretch touch gestures to zoom in and out. Seq Sequence Editor Screen Drag your finger across bars to change the height of the bars. Gate Sequence Editor Screen Touch gate blocks to toggle their state. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 7 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
On the Pset screen, save your work and start a new creation. Song sections are a nice way to sequence your sequences, but you don’t have to use them. You can get creative just making sequences and configuring CV generators. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 8 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
You can also hold the HOME button to bring up the main menu. From here, you can go back to the Main screen or access the Global Settings screen. You can also see the current firmware version in the bottom right corner of the main menu. Front Panel Overview 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 9 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
They do not send out a Gate signal. SEQ CV generators only send out a signal when toolbox Is playing. A blue bar across the bottom of event sequencer cells represents the progress through the current loop iteration for the sequence. You can also 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 10 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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Push the Pset button at the bottom of the screen to save your current work in a preset, load a different preset, and manage your preset files. If you want to get back to the Main screen, simply push HOME to travel back up the hierarchy. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 11 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
−12V pins on the power supply bus. When you power up, watch closely to make sure that the module powers up. If the touch screen doesn’t respond right away, turn off the rack and confirm the cable orientation. 1010music modules do contain some buffering to prevent Ribbon Cable burning out the module but that only buffers for so long.
The settings on this screen persist across Presets. They will stay the same until you come back to this screen to change them, even if you change presets. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 13 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
When set to On, a high CV signal in the jack On, Off associated with EXT4 will toggle the playback state of Toolbox. Set this to off to use EXT4 as a modulation source without affecting playback state. Sequencer Settings Screen 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 14 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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If the Main screen is in Mute mode when you press INFO, toolbox will first turn off Mute mode and stay on the Main screen. Press INFO again to display the Global Settings screen. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 15 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
A preset is a set of pre-configured event sequences, CV generators and modulators. You can use the 1010music presets or create your own. By default, toolbox opens the first preset in alphabetical order when it starts up. To select a different preset: Press the HOME button to display the Main screen if needed.
Touch boxes on the screen to mute them. Touch them again to re-activate them. Green elements are active and red elements are muted. Touch HOME again to exit Mute mode. The muted cells will have a red bar across the top. Mute Mode On 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 17 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
-5V to +5V. (LFO) Control A variable CV voltage generated by drawing a bar Not Supported Not Supported Voltage graph on the touch screen. The voltage range is Sequencer 0V to +5V. (SEQ) 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 18 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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All layers of a cell must use the same cell type. Changing the type for one layer changes it for all. You are now ready to configure the selected sequencer or function generator. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 19 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
(INT) will be used. MIDI The MIDI output jack on the Toolbox module 1 through 4 Port where the MIDI signal for this cell will be sent. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 20 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
No matter which column a NOTE cell is placed in, it will always support MIDI output to the selected port and channel. The table below summarizes the output jack support available based on the Output Jack or Jacks aligned with the column where the NOTE cell is placed. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 21 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Touch Clear before touching REC if you want to start with a clean piano roll. • The C notes on the piano roll are numbered to indicate which octave is currently displayed. If you zoom out too far the numbers will not be displayed. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 22 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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Controls whether notes are locked to Yes or No the step grid. Turn on to quantize your note timing. Turn off if you want to be able to nudge a note off the grid. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 23 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
If you need to change the Cell Type to LFO, touch the Cell Type button in the top row of the parameters screen just to the right of the grid icon, then select from the list of Cell Types. Use the Control Knobs to adjust the values of the following parameters: 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 24 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Cell Types. CV Sequencer Screen Press the INFO button to display the CV Sequencer Parameters screen. Use the control knobs to adjust the values of the parameters: 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 25 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Range of Values Modulation Target? Attack The time it takes for the sound to reach 0.0 to 100.0% The attack percentage is a its loudest level. logarithmic scale between 0 and 9 seconds. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 26 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
In 1, just from In 2, or from both inputs in stereo. CREC Load and Record Before you start recording, set up the parameters that control the recording: Screen 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 27 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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After you record a CV WAV file, that WAV file is available for use in other CPLY cells and presets as well. The WAV file is saved on the microSD card with a file name the same as the name on the screen with a .WAV file extension. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 28 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
100% plays the file back at the original recorded speed. Values between 99 and 0 will reduce the playback speed to the corresponding percentage. Values from -1 to -100 will cause playback to reverse. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 29 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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Zoom out to make big adjustments then zoom in to make fine adjustments. You can use a pinch gesture with two fingers on the touch screen to zoom in or out. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 30 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
The OUT cell will now playback the selected channel of the parent cell in synch with the parent cell. Note: • The playback of the OUT cell is controlled exclusively by the playback of its parent cell. This includes Muting. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 31 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
) in the top left or press HOME to go back to the parameters screen. Touch another black box below a parameter to add more modulation. Press HOME to return to the Main screen. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 32 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
CV signal to the corresponding Input jack for that EXT. Adjust the Amount to control how much the source value must change to make a change in the layer selection. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 33 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Note: • Notes played on the Keys screen are only heard after the sequence loops back after recording the notes. You will not hear the notes as you play them. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 34 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Touch SONG to view the Song screen and then touch the song section you want to start playing. The selected section will be pink. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 35 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Turn the top left knob. The BPM display in the top left will update as you turn the knob and the song playback speed will change in real time. The default is 120 BPM. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 36 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
The default swing amount is 50%. Note: • Your sequence must have a step size of 1/16 or smaller for Swing to take effect. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 37 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Each sequencer cell can follow the internal toolbox clock, use one of 4 gate inputs, or use one of 4 internally generated gate signals. Set the Clk Source parameter for Note and Gate sequencers as described above to configure the clock signal to be used by that cell. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 38 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Toolbox User Manual v 2.1.2 Preset Management A preset is a set of pre-configured sequences, function generators and modulators. You can use the 1010music presets or create your own presets to save your work. Select a Preset To select a preset: Press the HOME button to display the Main screen if needed.
SaveAs. return Touch Toolbox displays a touch screen keyboard you can use to enter a new name. Touch the Presets button to save the changes and go back to the screen. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 40 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
Toolbox User Manual v 2.1.2 Series Compatibility Toolbox is not part of the Series 1 group of modules from 1010music. It uses a different hardware platform that is more focused on providing outputs. Therefore, toolbox cannot run the firmware for Series 1 modules.
Here are the steps required: Download the toolbox firmware onto your computer. You can find the latest firmware image in the Firmware Downloads sub-forums at https://forum.1010music.com. NOTE: You must be a registered member of the forum in order to access the firmware download sub-forums.
Type B mapping. 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 audio jack. 1010music products are compatible with cables that use the following mapping of MIDI signals between female MIDI connectors and...
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Toolbox User Manual v 2.1.2 Learn More Download updates to the Toolbox User Manual on our website at https://1010music.com/toolbox-documentation- software. Join the conversation with other toolbox owners at https://forum.1010music.com. 5/5/2021 4:50:00 PM P. 44 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021...
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