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PROCESSOR MANAGEMENT TIPS

If you have experienced drop outs or crackling sounds with bitbox micro, you have
probably pushed the processor to its limits. Bitbox micro does not limit what you can do
based on anticipated processor load. We have tried to balance the design of the system
to optimize what you can do without over driving the processor while still giving you
room to make creative choices. That being said, here are some tips you can use to
reduce your processor load and the corresponding chance of encountering sound
artifacts:

■ Configure your pads to run monophonic whenever possible. On most percussion

sounds, you won't hear the difference and this is an easy win.

■ Disable the reverb by making sure no pads have RVB applied on the FX screen.

This is an expensive algorithm that can also be done off board. Keep in mind that
the reverb will continue to run for 60 seconds after you disable it, so you won't
get the benefit for a short while.

■ Use mono samples instead of stereo where appropriate. Stereo samples are

twice the work to load and play.

■ Use 48kHz samples when possible—especially for stuff played at unity pitch.

This gives the CPU less work to do.

■ Use the pad level filters sparingly.

■ Reduce the number of grains used for pads in granular mode.

■ For sample, multi-sample and granular pads, use Normal mode for the Interp

parameter. The HighQ mode uses more processor cycles.

If you like crackly sounds, by all means do the opposite of what each of the tips above
suggest. Have fun!

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Copyright 1010music LLC 2020

Bitbox Micro User Manual 1.0.7

Summary of Contents for Bitbox Micro 1.0.7

Page 1: ...Bitbox Micro 1 0 7 User Manual Jun 27 2020 ...

Page 2: ...t 12 PADS OVERVIEW 13 The Pads Screen 13 The Waveform Screen 14 Pad Parameters Screen 15 Pad Selector Grid 15 WAV File Selection Screen 15 Multi WAV Recording Screen 16 WAV Recording Screen 16 The Keys Screens 17 WORKING WITH PADS 18 Steps Common to All Pad Modes 18 To Select WAV Files and Assign Pad Modes 18 To View Wave with Start End Loop and Slice Points 20 To Configure Pad Parameters and Choo...

Page 3: ...uild up a library of sounds 42 Record a Multi sample Pack 43 Manage WAV Files 48 Working with WAV Files on the MicroSD Card 48 Work with WAV files on the Bitbox Micro 49 To Trim WAV Files 49 To Delete Save As or Rename a WAV File 50 Save and Load Parameters in WAV Files 52 To save the values you have configured for a pad back to the WAV file 53 Packing Presets 54 To Pack a Preset 54 WORK WITH KEYS...

Page 4: ...d Hits with a MIDI Device 71 To Play Notes and Use Common MIDI Modulation Signals with a Specific Pad or Pads 72 To Play Notes and Use MIDI Modulation Signals with the Currently Selected Pad 72 To Configure MIDI modulation for a parameter using named MIDI sources 73 To Use MIDI Learn mode to Modulate Parameters 74 To Remove MIDI Modulation from a Parameter 74 To Use MIDI Notes to Play Slices 75 Sh...

Page 5: ...UDIO FILES AND PRESETS 84 Switch to a New MicroSD Card While Operating Bitbox micro 84 Backup Your Presets and WAV Files 84 To Install New Firmware 84 Reset a Bitbox Micro Preset to Factory Settings 85 TECHNICAL SPECS 86 On Board Memory 86 Maximum Sample Length 86 Samples Supported 86 Maximum Number of Voices Supported 86 Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors 87 STAY UP TO DAT...

Page 6: ...Page 6 of 88 Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 Page 6 of 88 Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 ...

Page 7: ...view In this manual we will first quickly make sure you have bitbox micro installed in your eurorack and set up so you can make some sound with it After that we will review the basic controls and screens Next we will walk through how to set up pads including a description of each of the different pad modes We will cover the Keys Input mode how to apply FX and how to adjust the mix After that we wi...

Page 8: ... and then power it up After boot up the bitbox micro displays the Pads screen with a grid of WAV files loaded from one of the presets provided on the microSD card Connect Inputs and Outputs Connect some basic signals to bitbox micro to get started This module has 8 input and 8 output jacks that support the following connections Inputs 1 2 Gate CV Clock Audio Inputs 3 8 Gate CV Clock Outputs 1 6 As...

Page 9: ...rn the bottom knob to the desired value Test Your Setup Now let s see what the module sounds like 1 Push the Home button until you see the Pads screen 2 Touch a pad to trigger playback You should hear the sample playing out through the connected audio output The pad you touched will turn pink to show that it is selected A blue playback progress bar will grow across the bottom of the pad as the WAV...

Page 10: ...element Turn the knobs to select elements and assign values On the touch screen you can use tap pinch and stretch gestures to select items trigger pads push buttons zoom in or zoom out If you get lost in the User Interface push the HOME button up to three times until you get to the screen with the word Pads in the black bar across the top Now you are back to the starting screen Pads Mixer FX Setti...

Page 11: ...e of the preset at the top of the Pads screen SL Urban Rem Hip Hop in the screen shot on the right to display the Preset Management screen This screen shows a list of the presets stored on the microSD card with a menu across the top The currently selected preset is highlighted in blue 2 Touch Save or touch File then Save As to save changes Save is disabled if there are no unsaved changes Save As w...

Page 12: ...with a default name and display the File Naming screen 3 Turn the knobs to enter a name for the preset File naming works like old school arcade games Turn the top knob to move the cursor Turn the bottom knob to scroll through letters alphabetically First capital letters are displayed then lower case then numbers 4 Touch Enter to save the name and return to the Presets screen with the new preset se...

Page 13: ... or a bank of WAV files Touch a pad to trigger it This will also select it as indicated by the pink background You can also use the knobs to select a pad without triggering it Depending on how the pad is Pads Screen configured a triggered sample might play all the way through each time you press it it might play only while you are touching the pad or it might play until you touch it again A blue p...

Page 14: ...e the screen This will display the Waveform screen for this pad There are two versions of the WAV file displayed on the screen The large blue wave can zoom in or out using pinch and stretch touch gestures The shorter white wave shows the entire WAV file You can touch a spot in the white wave Waveform Screen display to change the current display area of the larger blue wave This can be useful when ...

Page 15: ...sh the HOME button to go back to the Pads screen Pad Parameters Screen Parameter Modulation Screen Pad Selector Grid While on the Wave screen or the Pad Parameters screen the grid icon in the top left corner indicates which pad is currently selected Touch this icon and a grid will pop up Touch a pad in the pop up grid to change which pad is selected Pad Selector Grid WAV File Selection Screen The ...

Page 16: ...ing Screen WAV Recording Screen If you push the right arrow button above the screen while on an empty pad you will see the WAV recording screen You can also get to this screen by selecting New Rec from the Pad Mode menu Before you record you will need to go into the Inputs screen and configure inputs 1 and 2 for audio Once that is done a level meter appears above the list of recording parameters S...

Page 17: ... the selected pad play pitch shifted by note You can adjust which octave is playing by touching the arrow buttons above the keyboard or by turning a knob The C keys are numbered so you can quickly identify which octave will be playing Push the right arrow button above the screen to access the Keys Grid screen Use the two buttons in the top right of the screen to select the Key and Scale that will ...

Page 18: ...d then set the Pad Mode To Select WAV Files and Assign Pad Modes Push HOME until you are on the Pads screen This screen has two rows of 4 pads each for a total of 8 pads A WAV file or folder of WAV files can be assigned to each of these pads and each pad is assigned a Pad Mode Bitbox micro supports the following pad modes Icon Pad Mode Description Reverse Playback Beat Sync Set Loop Points Play Sl...

Page 19: ... pad can have a different Pad Mode You can use the same WAV file in different pads in different Pad Modes To load a WAV file into a pad 1 Push the HOME button to bring up the Pads screen 2 Select a pad by touching it or using the control knobs to cycle through the pads The top control knob moves the selection horizontally The bottom control knob moves the selection vertically The selected pad is h...

Page 20: ...eceived for this pad Touch the Play button again to disable auto preview mode Touch Load to assign the selected WAV file to this pad When looking at the list of files list items that start with a slash are directories Load a directory to see its contents The file path is displayed above the list of files e g SoundtrackLoops SL Bass Mu in the example above Touch the caret to navigate back up the di...

Page 21: ...displayed in the bottom bigger waveform You can use pinch and stretch touchscreen gestures to zoom in and out of the waveform then 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 If the pad is in Sample or Granular mode the bottom waveform shows a pink bracket that indicates the por...

Page 22: ... 7 Pad Parameters Screen Parameter Description Range of Values Mod Target Level Adjusts the loudness level of the pad 96dB to 12dB Yes Filter Applies either a high pass or low pass filter to this pad 100 to 100 Negative values apply a low pass filter Positive values apply a high pass filter Yes Pitch Adjusts the pitch of the pad up or down 24 0 to 24 0 semitones Yes Launch Mode This controls how a...

Page 23: ...n Trigger mode for Clips and Slicers the release has no effect 0 to 100 The release percentage is a logarithmic scale between 0 and 38 seconds No Excl Group Exclusive Grouping When Excl X is selected there will not be an exclusive behavior for this pad When a pad is assigned to an Exclusive Group any other pad in this group will stop whenever a pad in the group is triggered Excl X Excl A Excl B Ex...

Page 24: ...se boxes are used to control the modulation parameters We will discuss modulation later in the Work with MIDI Inputs section The remaining configuration options for a pad vary based on which Pad Mode sample multi sample clip slicer or granular is selected We will walk through the configuration of each of the Pad Modes next Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Page 24 of 88 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 N...

Page 25: ...av The table below describes the parameters available that are specific to a sample pad with a single sample loaded Page 25 of 88 Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 Sample Parameter Description Range of Values Mod Target Mono Mode Controls the polyphony of the pad Select Monophonic to restrict playback to one note at a time for this pad Select Polyphonic to play multiple n...

Page 26: ...rd Plays from the value assigned to the Start parameter through the value assigned to the Loop End Parameter then jumps back to the value of the Loop Start parameter Play continues to loop between Loop Start and Loop End for the duration of the note Bidirect Works similarly to forward but loop playback proceeds from Loop Start to Loop End then backwards to Loop Start It then repeats the looping ba...

Page 27: ...r 0 to number of samples in the file Yes Length When Loop Mode is None how long the sample will play past the value of the Start parameter Expressed in samples 0 to number of samples in the file Yes Loop Start Point where the looping will begin when playing forward or looping will end when playing in reverse Expressed in samples Must be before or equal to LpEnd LpStr is read from the WAV file when...

Page 28: ... of different WAV files to different keys on the keyboard If you have a number of samples of a single instrument at various pitches with root notes defined for each WAV file you can load these samples together on one pad to reduce the amount of pitch shifting required to play a broad range of notes Put the files you want to use in one multi sample pad into a single directory by themselves There ar...

Page 29: ...e useful if you have a folder full of drum sounds that you want to trigger with a keyboard If you follow the steps above and load a folder where the files do not have root note mappings it will load the files in alphabetical order map the first file to note C2 and then each subsequent file to the next note above that If you load the folder SoundtrackLoops SL Video Game Phrases you can see this in ...

Page 30: ...re is also a limit of 64 WAV files per pad If you change the pad mode of a multi sample pad to something other than sample it will load only the first sample in the folder and work with that You will need to reload the files to change back to multi sample mode Anytime you use File Load All to load a directory of samples into a pad the pad mode will automatically be changed to Sample Copyright 1010...

Page 31: ...o the current clock If set to Auto bitbox micro will attempt to detect the beat count automatically Auto 1 to 512 No Quant Size Use Quant Size to quantize when the playback starts and stops Quantization will cause playback to snap to a musical grid with intervals specified by the Quant Size parameter When quantization is used the note trigger will cause playback to start and end on the next quant ...

Page 32: ...iff For a clip pad bitbox micro will make some assumptions about where the beats in your file occur In Clip mode bitbox micro will play the whole 2 bar riff when the note is triggered But the beats in the WAV file might not be playing at the same tempo as the clock speed If you leave Sync set to None the WAV file will play in its entirety and will get out of sync with your clock If your WAV file t...

Page 33: ...c to play multiple notes at a time Sample pads support 8 note polyphony Clip mode and Slicer mode support 2 note polyphony Granular mode is monophonic There is a limit of 24 voices across all pads at one time Mono Poly No Loop Mode Controls whether the slice playback is looped This does not work with Launch Mode of Trigger Use Launch Mode of Gate or Toggle if you want to loop slices ON OFF No Beat...

Page 34: ... When Slice Seq is set to a value other than None each new note will advance the selection of the next slice to play The value of this parameter controls the order in which slice selection is advanced Send when modulation is used every time the Modulation Source receives a high signal the slice sequencer will be advanced to the next step in the sequence Use a CV not a gate input for modulating thi...

Page 35: ...vity of the algorithm When you use slice to grid you define a fixed number of slices and bitbox micro will create splits that evenly divide the WAV file into the specified number of slices Page 35 of 88 Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 3 Use touch gestures to move the waveform so the fixed cursor position the vertical white line is on or near a slice point that you want ...

Page 36: ...e Slice to Grid 1 From the Waveform screen for the slicer pad touch the menu item with the three dots This will display the Waveform Slicing menu 2 Touch Grid and then use a control knob to select the number of Slices to create Touch OK when you are ready to scan You can touch anyplace outside of the Slices field to cancel the scan Bitbox micro will automatically divide up the WAV file evenly into...

Page 37: ...nd that more grains require more processor power No Spread The width of the range from which the grains are randomly chosen for playback The range is centered around the current playback position in the WAV file No Speed How quickly the playback of the grains advances through the source WAV file At 100 it will sound most like the original file At 50 it will be half speed At 200 it will progress th...

Page 38: ... input to AUDIO 6 Connect an audio signal to input jacks 1 and 2 Input Screen Record a New WAV File Bitbox micro comes with over 800 WAV files loaded on the microSD card You can also record new WAV files to create your own custom sound Before you can record you have to set up bitbox micro to receive the audio signal Note Bitbox micro assumes Eurorack level audio is coming in to the AUDIO IN jack a...

Page 39: ...nput for Sampling if needed 5 Configure your recording session by selecting values for the following parameters Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Page 39 of 88 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 Recording Parameter Description Range of Values Rec Input Choose which input to record You can choose one or both audio inputs or you can choose to resample the signal being sent to outputs 1 and 2 In 1 2 In 1 In2 ...

Page 40: ...rough IN1 and IN2 are played out through Out1 and Out2 to enable you to monitor the recording Off Inputs are never played through the outputs Auto Inputs play through the outputs while recording or the recording screen is visible On Inputs always play through the outputs RecToPlay When this is On and Length is not Custom bitbox micro will automatically start to play the pad when recording ends On ...

Page 41: ...V Files below If you have RecToPlay set to ON bitbox micro will automatically start to play the new sample when recording ends if the Length parameter was used for recording When you record a new WAV file the file is stored on the microSD card in the folder associated with the preset This folder is located under Presets and has the same name as the preset For example if your preset name is KickinG...

Page 42: ...from loading a WAV file from Preset B s folders into Preset A However if you do this you could potentially break Preset A if you ever move or rename Preset B for any reason Therefore if you have WAV files that you want to re use across presets we encourage you to move these WAV files into library folders outside of the Presets folder and to Pack your presets often If you record into a loaded pad t...

Page 43: ...box micro s MIDI output uses the mini TRS B standard Use the included MIDI adapter if needed See Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors below for more information CV If you want to trigger the source using CV connect Out 1 of bitbox micro to the pitch control of the instrument to be recorded Connect Out 2 of bitbox micro to the Gate control of the instrument to be recorded Bitb...

Page 44: ...sent to outputs 1 and 2 In 1 2 In 1 In2 Resam Gain The VU meters represent the level of the signal to be recorded You can adjust the gain to get the desired level and avoid clipping 96 0 dB to 20 0 dB Filename The name of the folder that will store the multi sample bank recordings It will also be used as a prefix for the individual file names Push the right arrow button to open the file naming scr...

Page 45: ...e 1 to 16 Rec Mon Controls when the incoming audio signal will be played out through the outputs chosen for Mon Output as well Outs 7 and 8 On the audio input will always be played Auto the audio input will only be played when you are on the recording page for this pad Off the audio input will never be played out Length Not used Rec Quant Not used RecThresh Not used Threshold Not used Mon Output T...

Page 46: ...0 Each WAV file will have the Root Note parameter set based on the MIDI Note used to trigger it The pad used for recording will be changed to a Multi Sample pad with the new sample bank loaded To Manually Record a Multi sample pack onto bitbox micro If you want to capture an instrument that doesn t respond to CV or MIDI here is how to do it 1 Create a preset for the multi sample pack Let s call it...

Page 47: ...t s call it MySong 9 Create a new sample pad and use Load All to load the multi sample preset s folder into the sample For our example that would mean using Load All for the folder presets MyBank into the multi sample pad 10 Pack up the target preset MySong in our example to copy the multi sample files into a sub folder under the target preset s folder In this case you would end up with the follow...

Page 48: ...e card into an SD Card reader and some that work with USB Once the microSD card is in your computer you may use standard file techniques to rename the WAV files reorganize them into directories delete them copy them onto your computer or copy them onto other microSD cards We recommend that you occasionally make backup copies of your presets and WAV files especially before upgrading to new firmware...

Page 49: ...he new file to begin Turn the top knob to select the Length parameter then turn the bottom knob to set the length of the pink bracket to the desired end point for the WAV file 4 Touch the name of the WAV file at the top of the screen to display the WAV File Management screen 5 Touch File and then Trim Bitbox micro will ask if you want to Trim and Save Touch OK to overwrite the WAV file with the po...

Page 50: ...to erase the current name Touch Enter to save your changes Touch Cancel to go back without saving your changes 8 You can Load a different WAV file from here as well 9 Touch the back arrow in the top left to go back to the Waveform or Pad Parameters screen WAV File Actions Menu To Delete Save As or Rename a WAV File When you use bitbox micro to delete a WAV file that file is removed from the microS...

Page 51: ... the Pad Mode icon to the left of the file name and then touch New Recording You can press PADS to go back to the Pads screen without loading a file and the pad will be empty Bitbox micro 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 WAV file names may use Alpha Numeric Characters A Z 0...

Page 52: ...pressed in samples Must be before or equal to LpEnd LpStr is read from the WAV file when sample is loaded and saved to the WAV file when the WAV is saved Stored in the WAV smpl tag Sample Single LpEnd Point where the looping will end when playing forwards or looping will begin when playing in reverse Expressed in samples Must be after or equal to LpStr LpEnd is read form the WAV file when a sample...

Page 53: ...n the WAV file If there are slices in the WAV then it sets the pad mode to slicer If there are loop points in the WAV then it sets the pad mode to sample To save the values you have configured for a pad back to the WAV file 1 Open the WAV screen for the pad 2 Touch the name of the WAV file at the top of the screen to display the WAV selection screen 3 Touch File and then Save or Save As If you sel...

Page 54: ...k 2 On the Pads screen touch the preset name at the top of the screen to open the Preset Management screen Touch File then Pack Bitbox micro will find all of the WAV files that are assigned to pads and copy them into the folder for this preset Multi sample banks will be copied to a sub folder Note If you continue to add WAV files to your preset after you pack it the preset will still point to thes...

Page 55: ...d Push the right arrow button to switch to the grid keyboard Use the left arrow button to go back to the traditional keyboard layout On the grid keyboard you can trigger four octaves of notes within the scale specified using Scale selection buttons in the top right of the screen so you don t have to worry about scale specific sharps and flats Use the arrow buttons at the top of the screen to acces...

Page 56: ...off looping for this example Slice 3 This does not impact how the Keys screen plays the slices Slice Seq None We will not use the Slice Sequencer in this example Page 56 of 88 Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 To Play a Sample Clip or Granular Mode Pad With the Grid Keyboard 1 On the Pads screen touch a pad or turn a knob to select the desired pad 2 Touch the Keys button ...

Page 57: ...on the grid to play that slice 8 Touch STOP at the top of the screen to stop playing all slices The SLICE button next to the STOP button does not do anything it is just a reminder that this is a slice pad Grid Keyboard for Slices Copyright 1010music LLC 2020 Page 57 of 88 Bitbox Micro User Manual 1 0 7 Note On the traditional keyboard the last slice will be played for all notes above the last slic...

Page 58: ...o change the Root Note 2 Touch the right Scale Selector button to display the Scale or Mode options Turn any knob to scroll through the values Touch the screen or any button when the desired value is displayed Note To find the right key to match some music tap a root note on the grid while turning a knob to scan through the root notes Grid with Scale Mode Selector Page 58 of 88 Copyright 1010music...

Page 59: ...o send to the Delay for effects processing You can also use the touch screen to slide the level bar graph for the effect When a pad is sending some of its signal to Delay a blue triangle is displayed in the top left corner of the pad Turn the bottom knob to apply Reverb to the pad and a blue triangle will appear in the top right corner of the pad To Modify Effect Parameters 1 Push the HOME button ...

Page 60: ... The amount of damping that is applied to the reverb Higher values will make the reverb end sooner Yes Predelay 0 to 100 Determines the amount of delay in the signal before the reverberation is applied In real life this is related to how close the sources is to the walls No Note The same effect parameter values are applied to all pads that are sending signals to that effect The Reverb effect is ve...

Page 61: ...ar at the top of a cell indicates that pad is muted To Adjust the Sound Level and Pan of a Pad 1 Push the HOME button repeatedly until you see the Mixer Screen It s the second screen behind the HOME button 2 Touch the pad you want to adjust 3 Turn one of the top two knobs to adjust the level of the currently selected pad 4 Turn one of the bottom two knobs to adjust the pan if available To Mute and...

Page 62: ...l be replaced with the settings of the newly selected preset which may be blank Bitbox micro stores all of the preset xml files in sub folders under the Presets folder Each preset has its own sub folder with the name of the preset and a preset xml file within that sub folder E g the preset My Kickin Grooves will be stored as a file named preset xml in the Presets My Kickin Grooves folder When you ...

Page 63: ...fforts you will need to save the preset Bitbox micro does not automatically save changes as you work If you change to a different preset or unplug bitbox micro you will lose your work To save the preset 1 On the Pads screen touch the name of the preset at the top of the screen to display the Preset Management screen 2 Touch Save to store your changes to the currently loaded preset Page 63 of 88 Co...

Page 64: ...ant to gather up all of the files used in a preset so you can move it to another microSD card or archive it on your computer The Pack feature was created to address these needs 1 Load the preset you want to pack 2 On the Pads screen touch the name of the preset at the top of the screen to display the Preset Management screen and then touch File Pack Bitbox micro will copy all of the WAV files used...

Page 65: ...undone Touch anywhere besides OK to cancel this operation To Delete a Preset When you delete a preset you remove the preset from the list of presets on the Preset Management Screen and you delete the corresponding XML file from the microSD card You also delete all of the WAV files in this preset s folder and sub folders You cannot undo this action To delete a preset 1 On the Pads screen touch the ...

Page 66: ...me and return to the Presets screen with the preset selected Note Renaming a preset does not load that preset Note If you enter a name that is already in use you will replace the old file with the current preset To 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 orig...

Page 67: ...use standard file techniques to rename the preset folders delete them copy them onto your computer or copy them onto other microSD cards We recommend that you occasionally make backup copies of your presets especially before upgrading to new firmware Keep in mind that if you move a preset file to another microSD card it will only work properly if the WAV files needed for that preset are on the new...

Page 68: ...his is set to Global changes made to recording settings on the Pad Loading and Recording screen will apply to all empty pads When this is set to Per Pad these changes only change the current pad and do not change what is used for other empty pads Use Per Pad when you want to set up a Template preset with different recording configurations for each pad MIDI Pads This is used to specify which MIDI c...

Page 69: ...will be excluded from the list of channels that will trigger notes for the currently selected pad MIDI Program Change messages received on this channel will be processed by the bitbox micro if the ProgChange parameter is set to ON ProgChange When set to ON bitbox micro will respond to MIDI program change messages received on the MIDI Pads and MIDI Keys channels by opening the Preset that maps to t...

Page 70: ... work through the TRS jack please read the Mini TRS Audio Jacks for MIDI Connections Compatibility Guide at https 1010music com stereo minijacks midi connections compatibility guide You may need to use the MIDI adapter that came with bitbox micro You can use MIDI inputs in a few different ways Trigger pad hits Play notes and use common MIDI modulation signals with a specific pad or pads Play notes ...

Page 71: ...nnect your MIDI device to the bitbox micro MIDI In jack and configure it to use the MIDI channel selected for the MIDI Pads channel 4 Play some notes on your MIDI device to trigger pads The table on the right shows the default mapping of MIDI note numbers to the bitbox micro pads The range for pads is Note 36 usually C2 through Note 51 usually D 3 Eb3 You may need to shift your MIDI device up or d...

Page 72: ...ion Signals with the Currently Selected Pad This is a more global version of the procedure described in the previous section The difference is that here you are setting up a MIDI channel that is not pad specific Whichever pad is currently selected will respond to the MIDI channel specified as the MIDI Keys channel As with the MIDI Pads setting you can select OMNI for the MIDI Keys channel to have ...

Page 73: ...to select the parameter you want to modulate 4 Push the right arrow button to display the Modulation Parameters screen 5 Use the control knobs to select a value for the Source parameter for each modulation source you want to use This parameter specifies which signal will be used to control this parameter Available values are None no modulation source will be used Trig The pad is triggered This is ...

Page 74: ...selected push the right arrow button This brings up the Modulation Sources screen 4 Touch Learn in the top right corner to enable MIDI CC learning mode 5 Move the MIDI control such as a knob or slider that you want to use with this parameter When bitbox micro has learned the mapping the Learn button will turn from blue to gray and the Source parameter will change to MIDI CC 6 Adjust the Amount of ...

Page 75: ...f the control will map to 5 20 15 and the highest value of the control will map to 35 20 15 MIDI CC mappings are recorded in the bitbox micro preset as a mapping to a specific MIDI CC number on a specific MIDI Channel If you swap out MIDI controllers and the new controller uses the same MIDI CC number and channel it will continue to modulate the assigned parameter The MIDI channel assigned to a pa...

Page 76: ...el not used by other pads or the MIDI Pads or MIDI Keys settings We want to see the difference between the default MIDI behavior on the MIDI Keys and MIDI Pads Channels and using MIDI to trigger slices so we need to use a separate channel MIDI notes received on the channel you select here will choose a slice to play Slice Seq None We will not use the Slice Sequencer in this example PlayThru OFF Fo...

Page 77: ...pad will respond to notes on this channel If the MIDI Pads parameter is set to Omni and the incoming notes are on a MIDI channel that has not been specifically assigned to anything else a pad s MIDI In or the MIDI Keys parameter then the incoming notes will trigger pad hits As a result if you for example assign the same MIDI channel to both a specific pad s MIDI In parameter and to the MIDI Pads p...

Page 78: ...lows you to control whether or not the device responds to program change signals By default this is set to off To Enable or Disable MIDI Program Changes 1 Push TOOLS 2 Set the ProgChange parameter to select the value desired If you set ProgChange to ON when you initiate a MIDI program change on any connected MIDI channel bitbox micro will change to the corresponding preset NOTE Bitbox micro suppor...

Page 79: ...ck Set the BPM on the Song screen to adjust the clock speed 3 Bitbox micro displays the current clock time in the top left corner of most screens in the format measure beat If more than one clock input is available the highest priority clock signal lowest priority number will be used Bitbox micro can adjust the timing of the playback of a clip pad to synchronize it with a specified unit of musical...

Page 80: ...e TRS MIDI output Be sure to check TRS Mini jack compatibility See Pin Mapping for Mini TRS Jack to MIDI 5 Pin DIN Connectors below for more information about compatibility The MIDI out uses TRS MIDI Type B Bitbox micro sends an analog pulse clock through the Clock Out port It sends a clock pulse signal with 4 pulses per quarter PPQs or a pulse per 16th note Reset the Clock You can use the followi...

Page 81: ...WAV file this will display the WAV screen In this case touch the pad mode icon on the top left of the screen and then select New Recording to remove the WAV file mapping You will now see the Load and Record screen 3 Push the right arrow button again to see the Parameters screen for this pad 4 Set the Pad Mode in the list of parameters 5 Update the other available parameters as you normally would 6...

Page 82: ...l mode algorithm You can configure a sample multi sample and granular pad to use the High Quality algorithm when needed Here s how to configure this option 1 Open the Pad Parameters screen for the pad that is experiencing aliasing 2 Set the value of the Interp parameter HighQ Note The High Quality setting uses more processing power This means you may encounter drop outs or crackling sooner when th...

Page 83: ...le the reverb by making sure no pads have RVB applied on the FX screen This is an expensive algorithm that can also be done off board Keep in mind that the reverb will continue to run for 60 seconds after you disable it so you won t get the benefit for a short while Use mono samples instead of stereo where appropriate Stereo samples are twice the work to load and play Use 48kHz samples when possib...

Page 84: ...opy the files from the microSD card onto your computer To Install New Firmware Here are the steps required 1 Download the desired firmware onto your computer 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 2 Unpack the zip file Some browsers do this automatically for...

Page 85: ...ages 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 2 Unpack the zip file Some browsers do this automatically for you 3 Find the xml file in the unpacked folder that has the same name as the preset you want to restore Copy the xml file onto the microSD card to replace the file on the card Keep in mind tha...

Page 86: ...ecial 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 File names must be less than 256 characters including the path name Files that do not conform to these naming constraints will not be recognized by bitbox micro Maximum Number of Voices Supported Bitbox micro suppor...

Page 87: ... connector and the labels of the connection components of a mini TRS jack The MIDI input for bitbox micro can connect directly to a MIDI device that uses mini TRS Type A or Type B No adapter is required The MIDI output for bitbox micro is compatible with mini TRS Type B Type B devices use cables that use the following mapping of MIDI signals between female MIDI connectors and mini TRS jacks For mo...

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