USE MIDI AND CV WITH BITBOX MK2
You can use control voltage (CV) and MIDI signals with bitbox mk2 to further control
your music. Both MIDI and CV can be used to:
■ Trigger pad hits
■ Playback samples pitched via MIDI notes or CV values
■ Modulate parameters
■ Control slice playback
■ Synchronize with an external clock
MIDI can also be used to:
■ Change presets via a MIDI Program Change
■ Customize the MIDI Note mapping for Pads
We covered
and
earlier in the manual. We will address
the other external control options in this section.
Pitch Shift Samples to Play Different Notes
The approaches for using MIDI and CV to play samples pitch shifted to different notes
are very different. We will first cover how to do this with MIDI and then we will address
CV.
Using MIDI to Play Samples Chromatically
There are two ways to set up bitbox mk2 to trigger pads chromatically. You can use the
MIDI Keys setting on the Tools screen to configure a MIDI channel that will be used to
play whichever pad is currently selected. You can also use the MIDI In setting on the
pad parameters screen to configure a pad to always respond to a specific MIDI channel,
even when the pad is not selected.
To Use MIDI to Play the Currently Selected Pad Chromatically:
1.
Push HOME until you see the Menu screen, then touch Tools to display the
Tools screen.
2.
Touch the MIDI In tab at the bottom of the screen to access the page of MIDI
related parameters.
3.
Set the MIDI Keys parameter to the MIDI channel you want to use to
chromatically play whichever pad is selected. If you select OMNI, all MIDI
channels will be used this way, with some exceptions noted below.
4.
Connect a MIDI controller to the MIDI jack and set up the controller to use the
MIDI channel specified for the MIDI Keys parameter.
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