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Copyright 1010music LLC 2023
Bitbox MK2 2.1 User Manual
Mar 1, 2023
Bitbox MK2 2.1 User Manual
Mar 1, 2023
LFO Parameters with
Modulation Targets
Pos Parameters with
Modulation Targets
Modulation Parameters
Screen
Modulate Pad and Effect Parameters
Bitbox mk2 allows you to adjust the values of pad and effect parameters in real time
using external signals and internal LFOs. For example, you can use MIDI Velocity to
control the Level of a pad, or EXT1 to adjust the Loop Start point. You can use a Trigger
or CV input to control which slice of a Slicer pad will be played on the next note event.
The parameter tables in this document indicate which parameters can be used as
modulation targets. On the parameter screens you can easily identify the modulation
targets by the three black boxes that appear to their right. You can use up to three
different signal sources to modulate each parameter. The same signal can be used to
modulate multiple parameters.
With the new LFO per pad, you can use the LFO to
modulate parameters such as Pan, while using an
external signal such as EXT1 to in turn modulate the LFO
depth or rate.
To Apply CV or MIDI Modulation:
1.
From the Pads screen, touch the pad you want
to modulate. If you want to modulate an effect
parameter, go to the FX screen and touch the
effect (FX1 or FX2) you want to modulate.
2.
Press INFO once or twice to display the
Parameters screen. If needed, touch a tab to
access the parameter you want to modulate.
3.
Select the parameter you want to modulate by
touching it or by turning the top knob.
4.
Push INFO to display the Modulation
Parameters screen.
5.
Use the top knob to select the modulation
parameter to edit. There are sets of modulation
parameters in the list, one for each modulation
slot. Choose a Source for a modulation slot
and then the other modulation parameters will
be enabled. The Source specifies which signal
will be used to control this parameter. Available
sources are shown in the table on the next
page.
5.
Press INFO until you see the Waveform screen. Trigger playback of this pad
by pressing the triangular Play button in the top right corner of the screen.
Each time you press play, the Trig modulation will select a different slice to
play at random. You will see the waveform display jump around to show which
slice is being played.
6.
Connect a CV signal to EXT 1.
7.
Set Modulation source for Slice Seq to EXT 1 and set Slice Seq to Forward.
Now, when bitbox mk2 receives a CV pulse on EXT1, the current slice
position will advance to the next slice. Press Play or use any of the other
ways to trigger a pad repeatedly and you should hear the slices advance with
each CV pulse. If you are using a CV input as the Slice Seq modulation
source (IN1, IN2 or EXT 1 through 8), the position of the slice selector cursor
may change several times before the note is triggered again, or it might not
change at all. It depends on the frequency of the note trigger compared to the
frequency of the CV input.
You can change the value of Slice Seq to change the way the modulation pulse moves
the slice selection. You can use other modulation sources to experiment with other ways
to advance the slice selection. You can use Toggle or Gate for Launch Mode to get
additional effects. Looping can also be used in combination with slicing in these other
Launch Modes.