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Welcome to bitbox. Bitbox is a very useful tool for capturing and playing back samples. This
manual will walk you through all of the features of bitbox. If you want to start playing right away,
please consult the Quick Start Guide found in the box. The Quick Start Guide and this manual
are also available on the
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Bitbox 2.2 User Manual
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Digital Heart – Analog Soul
Bitbox 2.2 User's Manual
Copyright 1010music LLC 2019

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  • Page 1 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Bitbox 2.2 User Manual Welcome to bitbox. Bitbox is a very useful tool for capturing and playing back samples. This manual will walk you through all of the features of bitbox. If you want to start playing right away, please consult the Quick Start Guide found in the box.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Table of Contents Welcome Overview Front Panel Overview Main Screen Overview Setup Bitbox Choose an Orientation Rack Installation Connect an Output Connect an Input Global Module Settings Working in Flipped Mode Test Your Setup Use the Touchscreen to Trigger a Cell Trigger a Cell via Control Voltage Signal Trigger a Cell via MIDI Input Create and Configure a New Preset Create and Name the Preset Select WAV Files and Assign Cell Modes Set up a Sample Cell Work with a Clip Cell Work with Slicer Cells Use Slices to Synchronize Playback of Clip Cells Record a New WAV File Trigger Recording via an External Signal Mute Samples...
  • Page 3 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Advanced Features Use Modulation to Control Playback Use Modulation to Change Slice Selection Use MIDI to Trigger Slice Playback Use Control Voltage to Trigger a Row of Cells Synchronize Playback with a Clock Reset the Clock Use Tracks with Exclusive Mode Export a Set to Ableton Live Update and Swap Firmware, Audio Files and Presets Switch to a New MicroSD Card While Operating Bitbox Backup Your Presets and WAV Files Install New Firmware Reset Bitbox Presets to Factory Settings Technical Specs Module Specs Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors Notes for Those Upgrading from a Previous Firmware Version Stay Up To Date Demonstration Videos and Latest Docs Connect with Other Bitbox Users Contact Us 1/30/19 2:45 PM Copyright 1010music LLC 2019 Digital Heart –...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    If you would rather get a quick overview of how to use the module, see the Bitbox Quick Start Guide that came with the module and that is also available online at https://1010music.com/bitbox-documentation. This document applies to version 2.2 of the bitbox firmware.

  • Page 5: Overview

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Overview The bitbox module allows you to record and playback samples in creative ways. When working with bitbox, you create presets that store the selection of samples and parameters that you want to use together. You can create any number of presets, limited only by the space available on your microSD card (up to 32 GB cards).

  • Page 6: Front Panel Overview

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Front Panel Overview The front panel of bitbox contains a touch screen, control knobs, HOME and INFO buttons, a MIDI input jack, and CV input and output jacks as shown in Figure 2: Front Panel Overview. This manual will refer to the controls, inputs and outputs of the module using the labels shown in this figure.

  • Page 7: Main Screen Overview

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Main Screen Overview The bitbox touchscreen allows you to do activities on your modular rack that previously required a computer. The User Interface allows you to see the waveforms and take actions on them. It also allows you to see the names of WAV files you are working with and to control numerous parameters with the use of only 4 knobs.

  • Page 8: Setup Bitbox

    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 burning out the module but that only buffers for so long. Don’t power up yet.

  • Page 9: Connect An Output

    Not all mini TRS MIDI jacks work the same way. You can use mini TRS cables to connect the bitbox MIDI input to the • MIDI output of another 1010music product, or other compatible products. For other products you may need to use a MIDI adapter. For information about MIDI adapters and compatibility see our blog post at https://1010music.com/stereo-minijacks-midi-connections-compatibility-guide.

  • Page 10: Working In Flipped Mode

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Press INFO to access the second page of Settings. Here you can turn the Compressor On or Off. When set to On, bitbox will apply a compressor to the signals sent to Out1 and Out2. Press INFO again to cycle through the two Settings screens.

  • Page 11: Test Your Setup

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Test Your Setup Before we start creating our own presets, lets make sure the module is setup properly by playing back some content from a preset that comes with the module and triggering playback through external inputs.

  • Page 12: Create And Configure A New Preset

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Create and Configure a New Preset In order to demonstrate the features of bitbox, we will walk through the process of creating a new preset and configuring several different cells. Create and Name the Preset First, you will create a new preset that will be used to store the configuration parameters you select.
  • Page 13 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Icon Cell Description Reverse Quantize Play Mode Playback Loop Slices points Slicer Use Slicer mode when you have a WAV file with multiple sections that you want to trigger independently. (This is similar to Atomic Mode in 1.x versions of bitbox.) Slicer mode supports 2-note polyphony.
  • Page 14 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual stretch touchscreen gestures to zoom in and out of the waveform, or swipe to scroll along the length of the waveform. You can quickly jump to a different section of a long waveform by touching that section of the wave in the top view.
  • Page 15 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Target? Pitch Adjusts the pitch of the cell -24.0 to +24.0 semitones up or down When a stereo output -100% to +100% option is used (OUT1/2 or Negative values pan the sound more to Out1 or FX1.

  • Page 16: Set Up A Sample Cell

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Target? Release The release specifies how long the note will 0 to 100% The release continue to play and fade out when the note is percentage is a logarithmic released. In Gate mode, the release begins when...
  • Page 17 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Target? Loop Mode Controls whether the WAV file plays in a loop, None: Plays once from the value assigned to and the direction of the loop. the Start parameter through the value assigned to the Length parameter.

  • Page 18: Work With A Clip Cell

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Target? When Loop Mode is None, how long the 0 to number of samples in the file sample will play past the value of the Start parameter. Expressed in samples. LpEnd...
  • Page 19 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Target? MIDI Playback for all cells will always occur when Default, Ch1 through Ch16. MIDI notes are played on the Channel configured as the GlobalMIDI channel (Channel 10 by default). This parameter sets an additional MIDI channel that this cell will respond to.

  • Page 20: Work With Slicer Cells

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual the WAV to the selected clock increment. If the WAV is slower than your clock, the playback position will jump ahead to the selected clock increment. This will work well if the difference between the BPM of your WAV file and the BPM of your clock is small.
  • Page 21 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Mod Target? Slice Seq When Slice Seq is set to a value other than None: This parameter will not be used None, each trigger received on the to control the order of playback of slices.

  • Page 22: Use Slices To Synchronize Playback Of Clip Cells

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Touch Scan and then use a control knob to select a Threshold percentage for the sensitivity of the scan. The lower the threshold, the higher the number of slices that will be created. Touch OK when you are ready to scan. (You can touch anyplace outside of the Threshold field to cancel the scan.) Bitbox will detect and...
  • Page 23 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Parameter Description Range of Values Length This parameter allows you to specify a length of time Custom, ¼, ½, 1 bar, 2 bars, 4 bars, 8 that you want to record, in terms of notes and bars.

  • Page 24: Trigger Recording Via An External Signal

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual If you have the general module setting RecToPlay set to ON, bitbox will automatically start to play the new sample when recording ends if the Length parameter was used for recording. See Global Module Settings above to adjust the RecToPlay setting.

  • Page 25: Managing Presets

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Managing Presets Bitbox stores a set of cell configurations as a preset. You can save as many presets as you want, as long as there is room for the files on your microSD card. When you turn on bitbox, it automatically loads the first preset in the list alphabetically. The microSD card that comes with bitbox has several presets pre-populated.

  • Page 26: Load A Preset

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Load a Preset To switch to a different preset: Press the HOME button repeatedly until you get to the Menu screen. Touch the Presets button to view the Preset Management screen. Use the Control Knobs to scroll through the list of presets. The blue highlight indicates the currently selected preset.

  • Page 27: Save Current Changes As A New Preset

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Save Current Changes as a New Preset Sometimes while working on a preset, you decide to save your changes to a different preset in order to save your work while still preserving the original preset state. To save current changes as a new preset: Press Home until you see the Menu screen.

  • Page 28: Managing Wav Files

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Managing WAV Files Bitbox comes with hundreds of WAV files bundled with the firmware. You can load WAV files into cells in order to add them to a preset. We talked about how to configure cells previously in this document. Here we will discuss what tasks you can perform to manage the WAV files themselves.
  • Page 29 Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual NOTE If you delete, move or rename a WAV file, it will no longer be available for use by presets that were previously using • it. The name of the WAV file will still appear in the Preset, but the Waveform screen will be blank until you load a new WAV file into the cell.

  • Page 30: Advanced Features

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Advanced Features Use Modulation to Control Playback Bitbox allows you to modify the values of cell parameters over time by use of internal or external signals. For example, you can use MIDI Velocity to control the Level of a cell, or EXT1 to vary the panning. You can use a Trigger or CV input to control which slice of a Slicer cell will be played on the next note event.

  • Page 31: Use Modulation To Change Slice Selection

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Use Modulation to Change Slice Selection You can create some interesting sound patterns using a modulation signal with Slice Seq to control the slice position of a Sample Cell. Here is the basic outline of how to accomplish this: Create a Slicer Cell and create 4 or more slices by either using the Scan feature or manually creating the slices.

  • Page 32: Use Midi To Trigger Slice Playback

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Use MIDI to Trigger Slice Playback Bitbox also allows you to use MIDI to trigger playback of individual slices within a cell. Here is a basic example of how to do this: Create a Slicer Cell and create 4 or more slices by either using the Scan feature or manually creating the slices. One example of a WAV file to use with this feature is \SFX\Metal\METL_shake and squeal.wav.

  • Page 33: Synchronize Playback With A Clock

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual To disable the Scene Trigger, set the value of the Mod parameter for this EXT cell to Custom. This frees up this EXT input for use in modulation without triggering the scene. Synchronize Playback with a Clock...

  • Page 34: Use Tracks With Exclusive Mode

    Bitbox 2.2 User’s Manual Use Tracks with Exclusive Mode A Track is a vertical column of clip cells on the Main screen. Tracks are used to control the exclusive playback of cells in the track. When exclusive mode is ON, only one cell in a track can play back at the same time, and when you start a second cell on a track, the first one will stop.

  • Page 35: Update And Swap Firmware, Audio Files And Presets

    You can find the latest firmware images on the forum at https://forum.1010music.com. You must be a registered user of the forum to access the download files. Forum registration is free.

  • Page 36: Reset Bitbox Presets To Factory Settings

    Download the bitbox firmware onto your computer. You can find the available firmware images on the forum at https://forum.1010music.com. You must be a registered user of the forum to access the download files. Forum registration is free.

  • Page 37: Technical Specs Module Specs

    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...

  • Page 38: Notes For Those Upgrading From A Previous Firmware Version

    2.0 or 2.2 will not work with 1.x versions of bitbox. Therefore, we highly suggest that you backup your v 1.x presets on a separate microSD card or on your computer before you open them in bitbox 2.2.

  • Page 39: Stay Up To Date

    Connect with Other Bitbox Users There is a very active community of users of 1010music modules at forum.1010music.com. If you have a question about the module that isn’t answered in this manual, this is your best source for help. We actively monitor the wish list sub-forums for ideas for future versions of our products.

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