BLACKBOX USER MANUAL v 1.5
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mind that when you change presets, even with a program change, blackbox does not save your changes. So be
sure to save your preset if needed before initiating a program change.
Because of the potential for data loss, blackbox has a Tools parameter that allows 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.
Push Info until you see the MIDI PC parameter. Set the value as desired.
Now when you initiate a MIDI Program change on any connected MIDI Channel, blackbox will change to the
corresponding Preset.
Note:
•
Blackbox supports using MIDI Program Changes to access the first 128 presets. This limit is the result of
how MIDI manages program banks.
•
Blackbox does not pass through or send out MIDI Program Changes.
Work with MIDI Outputs
You can also use blackbox pads and sequences to send note events to drive other MIDI instruments. Connect your
blackbox to a MIDI device via the MIDI Out TRS jack. If you are having trouble getting MIDI to work through the TRS
jack, please read the
Mini TRS Audio Jacks for MIDI Connections Compatibility Guide
need to use the MIDI adapter that came with blackbox.
To Send MIDI Notes from a Sequence to an External MIDI Device:
1.
Connect your MIDI device to the blackbox MIDI TRS Output jack and configure it to use the desired MIDI
channel.
2.
Create a sequence you want to use to drive the MIDI device. You can use any WAV file in the pad used to
play the sequence, and then mute the pad
on the Mix screen if you don’t want blackbox to generate
sound for that pad.
3.
Push
SEQS
and select the sequence you want to use to drive the MIDI device.
4.
Push
INFO
until you see the parameters screen with the
MIDI Out
parameter.
5.
Set the
MIDI Out
parameter to the MIDI channel used by the MIDI device.
6.
Activate the sequence and push
PLAY
on blackbox. Blackbox will now send the note events from the
configured sequence to the MIDI device.
To Send MIDI Notes from a Pad to an External MIDI Device:
1.
Connect your MIDI device to the blackbox MIDI TRS Output jack and configure it to use the desired MIDI
channel.
2.
Configure a pad you want to use to drive the MIDI device. You can use any WAV file in the pad, and then
mute the pad
on the Mix screen if you don’t
want blackbox to generate sound for that pad.
3.
Push
PADS
and select the pad you want to use to drive the MIDI device.
4.
Push
INFO
twice and then touch
MIDI
at the bottom of the screen to bring up the MIDI parameters for that
pad.
5.
Set the
MIDI Out
parameter to the MIDI channel used by the MIDI device that will receive the signal.
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