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Blackbox 3.0 User Manual
USE MIDI DEVICES WITH BLACKBOX
The blackbox’s capabilities “in the (black)box” can be extended greatly by connecting it to
MIDI devices. You can use external devices to control blackbox and play sounds, and it can
be used as a MIDI sequencer/controller that either generates or syncs to external clock
signals. (More on that later.)
Work with MIDI Inputs
Start by plugging in your MIDI input device. You can use either the rear-panel DEVICE
USB-A jack or the TRS MIDI IN jack. Because there can be compatibility issues with how
TRS-to-DIN adapter cables are wired (learn more at
minijacks-midi-connections-compatibility-guide
), we recommend that you use the MIDI
adapter cables that came with your blackbox.
Blackbox offers several options for MIDI input, leading to distinct workflows. Most of these
are dependent on MIDI Channel selections made in the
TOOLS
page MIDI tab:
Global In:
This MIDI Channel is used to activate a wide variety of functions in blackbox,
letting you turn an ordinary MIDI keyboard into a powerful control surface. These
functions are mapped to MIDI Note numbers as follows:
■ Trigger Song scenes: notes 2–33
■ Select and trigger the previous scene: note 34
■ Select and trigger the next scene: note 35
■ Trigger pads in one-shot mode: notes 36–51
■ Trigger sequences: notes 52–67
■ Record into a pad: notes 68–83
■ Clear pads: notes 84-99
■ Select the previous pad: note 100
■ Select the next pad: note 101
■ Play the selected pad: note 102
■ Record to the selected pad: note 103
■ Clear the selected pad: note 104
We’ll cover a lot of these functions in more detail later in this section.
