To Record a Multi-Sample Bank using MIDI or CV + Gate Automation:
You may have a MIDI or CV controlled instrument that you want to sample so you can
take the sounds with you on your blackbox. Maybe you just created a great sounding
patch on your eurorack and you want to capture that sound so you can use it again after
you change your patch. You may have a large synthesizer with a great sound but you
can’t fit it in your backpack. Blackbox’s automated multi-sampling helps you record these
instruments with just a little set up.
Recording a multi-sample pack starts out the same way as recording a single sample, but
you use the 1x button next to the grid icon to change to Multi mode. You will set up your
external instrument to play the sound you want and connect it’s audio and CV or MIDI
triggers to blackbox. Then you will need to set up a pad on blackbox as Multi-Sample
recording, and specify the range of notes, how many steps between samples, how many
velocity layers, and a few other options. Finally, you start recording and watch as blackbox
sends CV and MIDI signals out to trigger all of the specified notes and records each note
as a WAV file in a new folder on the microSD card. When finished, you will have a folder
full of WAV files that you can use as a multi-sample pack.
1.
First set up the external instrument you want to record. Connect it’s audio
output to the stereo audio IN jack on the back of blackbox.
2.
Set up the connections for blackbox to trigger the external instrument. You can
use MIDI or CV triggers. Blackbox will send out MIDI and CV signals while multi-
sampling. You only need to connect one of them to the external device.
If you are using a MIDI trigger
, connect a cable between either the USB MIDI
device or TRS MIDI out jack of blackbox to the MIDI input of the instrument to be
recorded. You may need to use the TRS to MIDI 5 pin DIN adapter included with
blackbox.
If you are using a CV trigger
, connect the audio OUT 1 of blackbox to the CV and
Gate inputs of the instrument to be recorded. The CV signal will be sent on the
left channel, and the gate will be on the right channel of audio OUT 1. Use a TRS
splitter to break out the channels.
3.
Now configure the pad for recording. Push
PADS
and then select a pad in the
grid.
4.
Push
INFO
. If the pad is empty, you will see the WAV File Load and Record
screen. If the pad is loaded, you will see the WAV form screen.
If you are on the WAV form screen
, touch the Pad mode icon to the right of the
Grid icon, and then select New Multi.
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