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Bluebox 1.0 Quick Start Guide
THE BASICS
White Buttons:
Select a control mode. Push again to access additional
screens for a control mode.
Knobs & Touch:
Select tracks or control panels, adjust levels and toggle
settings.
A Button:
Change the knob focus when there are multiple banks
of controls. On Edit, toggles Active state.
B Button:
Access configuration options for the current control
mode.
SETUP
1. Plug bluebox into a wall outlet or a USB power source of 2 amps.
2. Connect your inputs and outputs along the back panel.
3. Connect a MIDI controller to the Device input on the back or the MIDI input on the front panel if
desired.
4. Choose how many tracks you will work with: Push MIXER, then push B. Touch to select the number
of tracks, and single or double row display mode.
5. Map inputs to tracks: Push TRACK and then push B. Touch a track at the top of the screen, and then
in the bottom grid touch the input or inputs you want to map to that track.
6. Name your tracks: Push TRACK and then push B. Touch a track to select it. Touch the number in the
middle of the screen to bring up the QWERTY keyboard where you can enter a new name. Touch
Enter to save your change.
7. Adjust the gain for your inputs: Push MIXER and then touch Gain. Four of the tracks are highlighted
in the meter bridge at the top of the screen. The knobs are controlling the highlighted tracks. Touch a
different group or push A to select another group. Turn a knob to adjust the gain for a track. You can
also touch a slider and move your finger up/down or left/right to control it.
ADJUST THE MIX FOR MULTIPLE TRACKS
Push MIXER and then touch a control option on the bottom of the screen. Push MIXER again to toggle
between the main and extended control panels. You can use the knobs or touch gestures to adjust the
sliders. Touch a track to toggle it’s state for toggle controls. Touch the Main meter to arm or mute it.
Change which
tracks are
controlled by the
knobs by pushing
the A button, or
touching a track.
The pink highlight
indicates which
tracks have the
knob focus.
Control
Option
Description
Control
Type
Vol
The track level going to the Main output connected to OUT1
Slider
Gain
Trim the input to balance the incoming signals
Slider
Solo
Disables the output to Main for all other tracks. Tracks in Solo mode
have a green outline.
Toggle
Mute
Disables the output to Main for the muted tracks or the main output. The
track label and meter bars are gray for muted tracks.
Toggle
Rec
Arms the selected track or the Main output for recording. Armed tracks
have a red outline.
Toggle
Pan
Adjust how much of the signal is sent to the left and right channels of
the sends for this track
Slider
FX1
Control the level of the track audio sent to FX1 (Delay)
Slider
FX2
Control the level of the track audio sent to FX2 (Reverb)
Slider
CUE
The track level going to the output connected to PHONES
Slider
OUT2
The track level going to the output connected to OUT2
Slider
