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Bitbox MK2 2.1 User Manual
Mar 1, 2023
Bitbox MK2 2.1 User Manual
Mar 1, 2023
Parameter
Description
Range of Values
Mod
Target?
Launch
Mode
This controls how a note trigger
affects the playback of a pad.
Trigger: Activate the Pad by touching the
pad or through MIDI note on. Bitbox mk2
will start playback of the WAV file and
play through to the end.
Gate: Begin the WAV file playback in the
same manner as Trigger mode. But in
Gate mode, playback will stop when you
release the touch or the MIDI note is
released.
Toggle: Begin the WAV file playback in
the same manner as Trigger mode.
When another trigger event happens, the
playback will stop.
No
Output
The output of this pad is sent to the
output or outputs selected here. It will
always also be sent to the output
configured as the Master output, if you
have an output configured to carry the
Master output.
Out1/2, Out 1, Out 2, FX1/2, FX1, FX2
No
Pan
For Pads routed to stereo outputs, this
controls the position of the output in
the stereo channel.
-100% to +100%
Yes
Poly Mode
Controls the maximum polyphony for
this pad. The note playback across all
pads draws from a recommended
maximum 24 note pool. Does not
apply to Granular pads.
If Poly X, this pad will use any
available notes in the pool beyond
what is used by other pads, up to 16
max. To avoid glitching, minimize the
use of Poly X.
Mono, Poly 2, Poly 4, Poly 6, Poly 8, Poly
X
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, Excl C or
Excl D
No
Conf Pad Parameters:
Several settings that used to be controlled via buttons across the top of various pad
parameter pages can now be found on the Conf tab of the Pad Parameters page. This
is also where you can control the launch mode and MIDI mapping for the pad. The new
Poly Mode parameter found here can be used to optimize the polyphony pool allocation
across pads.
Parameter
Description
Range of Values
Mod
Target?
Sustain
The volume level that the sound
maintains when you hold a note
0.0 to 100.0%
No
Release
The release specifies how long the
note will continue to play and fade out
when the note is released. In Gate
mode, the release begins when the
touch ends, the gate signal goes low,
or the MIDI note off event occurs. In
Toggle mode, the release begins
when the toggle off occurs. In Trigger
mode with sample pads the release
begins when reaching the Loop End
point in loop mode, or the Start + Len
point when not looping. In 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.
Yes
Parameter
Description
Range of Values
Mod
Target?
Waveform
Sets the shape of the wave used by
the low frequency oscillator for this
pad.
Saw, Rev Saw (Reverse Saw), Triangle,
Pos Tri (Positive Triangle), Sine, Pos
Sine (Positive Sine), Square, Pos Square
(Positive Square), Random
No
Depth
The amplitude of the oscillating wave. 0.0% to 100.0%
Yes
Rate
The frequency of the LFO from about
0.1Hz to 12 Hz. When Beat Sync is
On, this specifies the rate in beats and
measures. Set to 0.0 to stop the LFO.
When LFO Beat is OFF
: 0.0% to
100.0%
When LFO Beat is ON
: 8, 4, 2, 1, ½, ½
T, ¼, ¼ T, 1/8, 1/8 T, 1/16, 1/16 T, 1/32,
1/32 T, 1/64 bars
Yes
Beat
Controls the behavior of the
Rate
parameter. When this is ON, the
wave cycle is synchronized with the
clock.
On, Off
No
Trig
When active, the LFO will restart each
time the pad is triggered.
On, Off
No
LFO Parameters: <New in 2.1>
Bitbox mk2 has a low frequency oscillator per pad that can be used to modulate pad
parameters in a synchronized way. You configure this on the LFO tab of the Pad
Parameters page for each pad.
