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Modulation and Filter Effect Descriptions

Black Box includes a variety of unique beat-synced modulation and filter effects that you won’t find in other products. These unique 
sounds range from beat-synced versions of classic effects like tremolo or flanging to our innovative random filtering, filter sequences, 
tremolo sequences and arpeggio sequences. To hear these synchronous effects in their best light, we recommend that you audition 
them while the drum machine is playing .  An effect by itself may sound interesting, but that same effect heard beat-synced to the 
drums suddenly becomes inspiring.  Simply play open chords at first to get the full sound of the effect.

The MIDI effects permit various MIDI messages (note number, note velocity or controller) to alter the frequency of either the internal 
bandpass filter (wah-wah) or resonant flanger (also useful for arpeggiator effects). For example, you could use a computer sequencer 
to record your own custom filter or arpeggiator sequences. The Black Box’s effects will then follow this sequence as you play along 
with your composition. These effects are for MIDI geeks only (you know who you are!) and some fantastic sounds can be created 
using these tools.

TREM1

Normal tremolo

ATOWA3

Auto-wah 3 (louder notes produce lower filter freq)

TREM2

Hard-switched tremolo

ATOWA4

Auto-wah 4 (same as 1 but soft filter tone)

TREM3

Sawtooth wave tremolo

ATOWA5

Auto-wah 5 (same as 2 but soft filter tone)

PAN1

Normal stereo panning

ATOWA6

Auto-wah 6 (sharp attack, fixed decay)

PAN2

Hard-switched stereo panning

ATOWA7

Auto-wah 7 (louder notes = higher fixed filter) 

PAN3

Left-to-right only stereo panning

ATOWA8

Auto-wah 8 (louder notes = lower fixed filter)

PAN4

Hard-switched random panning

WAHPDL

Wah pedal

FTREM1

Filter tremolo 1, up and down sweeping low-pass filter

TKBOX1

Talk Box 1 (voice box simulator)

FTREM2

Filter tremolo 2, sawtooth down mod of low-pass filter

TKBOX2

Talk Box 2 same as 1 but louder notes result in lower tone)

FTREM3

Filter tremolo 3, slow up and down band-pass filter 

TKBOX3

Talk Box 3 (slow attack and decay speeds)

FTREM4

Filter tremolo 4, sawtooth up mod of band-pass filter 

TKBOX4

Talk Box 4 (fast attack, slow delay speed)

FTREM5

Filter tremolo 5, switches between low-pass frequencies

TKBOX5

Talk Box 5 (note-triggered chorus sound) 

FLANG1

Slow flanger, positive phase (full bass at top of cycle)

TKBOX6

Talk Box 6 (louder notes result in higher fixed freq)

FLANG2

1-bar flanger, inverted phase (less bass at top of cycle)

SWELL

Volume swell

FLANG3

1⁄4-note flanger, inverted phase

FIXFLT

Fixed band-pass filter (use FX FREQ to change frequency)

CHORS1

Chorus 1, triangle wave, low depth 

FIXFLA

Fixed flanger (use FX FREQ to change frequency)

CHORS2

Chorus 2,  sine wave, higher depth

TLKPDL

Pedal-controlled talk box

ROTOR1

Rotary speaker at slow speed

SCIFI1

Science fiction sound FX 1

ROTOR2

Rotary speaker at fast speed

SCIFI2

Science fiction sound FX 2

VIBRA1

Vibrato at slow speed

SCIFI3

Science fiction sound FX 3

VIBRA2

Vibrato at medium speed

SCIFI4

Science fiction sound FX 4

RNFI 4

Random filter 1/4  notes, band-pass filter

SCIFI5

Science fiction sound FX 5

RNFI 8

Random filter 1/8 notes, band-pass filter

TRSQ 1 – TRSQ 20

20 preset tremolo sequences

RNFI8T

Random filter 1/8 note triplets, band-pass filter

FLSQ 1 – FLSQ 20

20 preset filter sequences

RNFI16

Random filter 1/16 notes, band-pass filter

ARSQ1 - ARSQ20

20 preset arpeggio sequences

RNFI24

Random filter 1/16 note triplets, band-pass filter

MVE2FI

MIDI velocity modulates filter freq

RNFL 4

Random flanger 1⁄4 notes

MNT2FI

MIDI note modulates filter freq

RNFL8

Random flanger 1/8 notes

MMD2FI

MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or 74 modulate filter freq

RNFL8T

Random flanger 1/8 note triplets

MVE2FL

MIDI velocity modulates flanger freq

RNFL16

Random flanger 1/16 notes

MNT2FL

MIDI note modulates flanger freq

RNFL24

Random flanger 1/16 note triplets

MMD2FL

MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or 74 modulate flanger freq

ATOWA1

Auto-wah 1 (filter frequency follows guitar level) 

ATOWA2

Auto-wah 2 (fixed attack-decay speed)

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Страница 1: ...User Guide English Reloaded with updated rmware and additional features...

Страница 2: ...r Hardware to the Computer 28 Using the Black Box with the Computer 29 Driver Installation 30 Windows XP SP2 30 Mac OS X 32 Control Panels 37 Effects MIDI Page 37 Latency Page Windows Only 37 Presets...

Страница 3: ...fore I think you ll nd as others have that the Black Box will lead you down a path of new musical ideas and head turning recordings On behalf of all the creative minds at both M Audio and Roger Linn D...

Страница 4: ...acintosh G3 G4 500 MHz 512 MB RAM OS X 10 3 9 10 4 4 Onboard USB connection Please be sure to also check your DAW software s minimum system requirements as they may be higher than those of the Black B...

Страница 5: ...Panel Connectors Plug your headphones into the jack with the headphone icon 11 Plug your guitar into the Guitar Input jack 12 Rear Panel Connectors Plug a dynamic microphone into the Mic input 1 Use t...

Страница 6: ...ys simultaneously will change the display to show the current drumbeat number and name for three seconds Preset Increment up arrow key 27 A preset is a unique combination of all the settings that affe...

Страница 7: ...ffect off and DLY OFF will display in the LCD Holding the Delay key down for another half second will turn the delay effect back on DLY OFF will disappear from the LCD display Utility Key 28 Pressing...

Страница 8: ...ion of all the settings that affect the guitar sound including guitar amp models effects delay reverb and compression There are 100 xed factory presets 0 99 and 100 editable user presets 0 99 To chang...

Страница 9: ...ion Shift Amp Drive This permits the level of drive to the compressor adjustable from 0 to 99 CMP 0 no compression CMP 99 maximum compression This is a Shift parameter To view or adjust it 1 Press the...

Страница 10: ...h EQ 28 SCOOP Custom high gain model with scooped mid 29 CRISP Custom model with a 60s twangy tone 30 HOLLOW Custom model with a hollow tone 31 BITE Custom model with biting high notes 32 NECKPU Custo...

Страница 11: ...who valued it for its solid tone and kindness to their backs when carrying it around The little speaker didn t deliver much low end but the uniquely crisp high end more than makes up for it 6 MAR 45 b...

Страница 12: ...imarily for heavy playing and aggressive styles of music this amp blows all others out of the water It delivers extreme gain and volume while staying focused no mushy sounds here This model is guarant...

Страница 13: ...or something completely different 31 BITE a custom model with biting high notes This custom model gives a great treble bite on the high notes coupled with a nice overall warmth Sort of like an AC30 of...

Страница 14: ...Select this one to get the clean warm sound of plugging directly into the console Thought we don t recommend drive settings above 0 overdriving it will produce a sound similar to the opening of the Be...

Страница 15: ...t 16T 1 16 note triplet 2N 1 2 note 32N 1 32 note 2T 1 2 note triplet 32T 1 32 note triplet 2 FX Freq frequency controls the brightness of the effect for lter tremolo random lter or lter sequence effe...

Страница 16: ...r TKBOX2 Talk Box 2 same as 1 but louder notes result in lower tone FTREM3 Filter tremolo 3 slow up and down band pass lter TKBOX3 Talk Box 3 slow attack and decay speeds FTREM4 Filter tremolo 4 sawto...

Страница 17: ...he same recording The method the engineer would use to manually get the two tape machines closer in sync was to put his hand on the ange the circular top metal piece of the tape reel and press down rh...

Страница 18: ...wn unique character In auditioning them play both loud and soft notes to get an idea of how each variation responds to dynamics Volume Swell SWELL With this effect the strike of each note is silent bu...

Страница 19: ...ajor at the start of bar 2 Other examples are presets 95 98 To start don t try to play rhythmically best results are obtained either by holding sustained chords or arpeggiating the individual notes of...

Страница 20: ...ke a ms setting match the tempo of your song On the Black Box you simply set the delay time using note values Try a half note 2N for starters or dotted 1 8 notes 8D for a great syncopated effect This...

Страница 21: ...Delay On Off To turn delay on or off hold the Delay button for one half second When off the Dly Off icon will appear in the LCD screen Reverb Time Shift Delay Time This permits the selection of one o...

Страница 22: ...ed to 1 2 or 1 4 of that value to t within 625 ms Editing the Utilities The Utility key provides access to the following settings PresetVolume Noise Gate Guitar Drums Balance Link Drumbeat Expression...

Страница 23: ...tween will play a combination of both A middle setting of EQU means that the output of the drums is equal in volume to the output of the guitar effect A setting of SEP means the drum signal will come...

Страница 24: ...p Tempo once Tempo Source Shift Tempo This permits the choice of one of three sources for the playing tempo TPO PR Preset tempo Whenever a new preset is selected its assigned tempo automatically becom...

Страница 25: ...Amp On Off Hold foot switch while pressing Amp key FX On Off Hold foot switch while pressing FX key Delay On Off Hold foot switch while pressing Delay key Reverb On Off Hold foot switch while pressing...

Страница 26: ...uter keyboard permits a single key to have two functions the new Shift mode permits a single row and column in the 4 x 4 menu matrix to have both a normal and shifted menu function For example the new...

Страница 27: ...ink and the rst three characters of the preset name will blink To rename the preset turn the rst three rotary knobs to change the values of the rst three characters The fourth rotary knob is used to s...

Страница 28: ...mware of your unit You can always start by running the unit as a class compliant device and then install the drivers later in order to obtain these other features if you need them However be sure that...

Страница 29: ...position right in the middle MUTE the track in the sequencer that you are using to record and adjust the output level to taste When you are done recording that track turn the mute off Turn the mute ON...

Страница 30: ...your computer s Autoplay function is on an M Audio menu screen will come up If not you ll need to browse the contents of the CD and select Autoplay With the M Audio menu up use the Product drop down...

Страница 31: ...Windows will identify the Black Box You may be asked if you want to search the internet for a driver Select No not this time and press Next Your computer will display a New Hardware Found message ind...

Страница 32: ...the M Audio driver CD into your CD ROM drive and open the CD to view its contents Click the Open Me icon An M Audio menu will appear Use the Product drop down menu to select Black Box Then click on In...

Страница 33: ...important information on changes that may have occurred since the writing of this manual so be certain to read through it Then click Continue You will then be presented with the License Agreement Cli...

Страница 34: ...User Guide 34 Select a destination disk for the installation and then click Continue In the Easy Install box click Upgrade...

Страница 35: ...User Guide 35 English You will need your Administrator Password for the next step After you enter it click OK and then click Upgrade On the following box click Continue Installation...

Страница 36: ...he Black Box will now be available in your Audio MIDI Setup Be sure that the device is shown as M Audio Black Box If it is only listed as Black Box the unit is still being recognized only as a class c...

Страница 37: ...selection Timing Source The delay and lter effects of the Black Box can lock to the internal drum machine tempo or external MIDI beat clock Simply left click on the radio button to make your selection...

Страница 38: ...l not appear if you are running that operating system However most Mac DAW applications do allow you to de ne a preferred buffer setting in the application It has the same effect as the adjustment des...

Страница 39: ...s for an optional rmware update will also be copied to your computer However the new rmware les are not uploaded to the Black Box during the driver installation Select the latest rmware version from t...

Страница 40: ...the Mic Input Connect your guitar or bass s instrument cable to the front panel Guitar Input Adjust the mic and guitar level inputs so that your strongest signals only peak the red clip indicator occ...

Страница 41: ...ttle of both A middle setting of EQU means that that output of the drums is equal in volume to the output of the guitar effect A setting of SEP means the drum signal will come out of one output while...

Страница 42: ...ailable Register online at www m audio com register to receive FREE product updates and for the chance to win M Audio giveaways Black Box Tested to comply with FCC standards FOR HOME OR STUDIO USE WAR...

Страница 43: ...anced 2 0dBV 1 26Vrms Signal to Noise Ratio 100dB 48kHz a weighted Dynamic Range 100dB 48kHz a weighted THD N 0 0024 92 5dB 1kHz 1dBFS 48kHz Frequency Response 0 2dB 20Hz to 20kHz 48kHz 0 3dB 20Hz to...

Страница 44: ...ata source is used to modulate the frequency of the effect s speci ed lter type 1011 nnnn 0ccccccc 0vvvvvvv Control Change nnnn channel ccccccc control number vvvvvvv value If control number 32 bank s...

Страница 45: ...55 beat 2 and tick 3 it is automatically changed to bar 1 beat 2 and tick 3 Song Position Pointer messages are not sent out System Real Time Messages Status Description 1111 1000 Timing Clock When re...

Страница 46: ...llows in next 2 bytes 0000 0001 M Audio ID MSB 01h 0000 0101 M Audio ID LSB 05h 0000 0001 Black Box family code LSB always 01h 0000 0000 Black Box family code MSB always 00h 0000 0010 Black Box family...

Страница 47: ...to modify the currently selected preset or as a response to a Request Stored Preset message If this message is sent from an external device to Black Box while a user preset is selected the preset is s...

Страница 48: ...t stored preset 0000 000b Bank select 0 for factory preset 1 for user preset 0nnn nnnn Requested preset number 0 to 99 1111 0111 End of Exclusive EOX Select Drumbeat Message ID 8 When Black Box receiv...

Страница 49: ...Black Box family member ID MSB 00h 0000 1001 Message ID for Select preset 0000 000b Bank select 0 for factory preset 1 for user preset 0nnn nnnn Requested preset number 0 to 99 1111 0111 End of Exclus...

Страница 50: ...00h 0000 1011 Message ID for Transmit preset edit buffer 0000 0010 FileVersion for preset data structure 0ddd dddd Preset data 64 bytes coded into 74 bytes of 7 bit MIDI data see Data packing below 1...

Страница 51: ...should either wait a full second or wait until a Save Complete ID 17 message is returned before sending any further messages Save Complete message ID 17 After a Transmit Preset message is received by...

Страница 52: ...ce sends this message it should either wait a full second or wait until a Save Complete ID 17 is returned before sending any further messages Copy User Presets to Factory message ID 20 This message in...

Страница 53: ...99 positive modulation depth 7 FX Wet Dry 0 99 0 dry 99 full effect This parameter is unused for the following effects TREM1 3 PAN1 4 VIBRA1 2 SWELL and ARPG1 20 8 Delay Time 0 118 consisting of 0 99...

Страница 54: ...R Mic Guitar Note 1 All modes pass the USB input to the L R analog outputs Note 2 The Input Playback knob determines the mix of digital and analog output 7 Gate 0 off or On1 On9 9 gate thresholds 8 Se...

Страница 55: ...4 EEEEeeee Memory byte 4 5 FFFFffff Memory byte 5 6 GGGGgggg Memory byte 6 Then it is sent over MIDI with the MS bits rst as follows 0 0GFEDCBA Packed MS bits 1 0AAAaaaa MIDI Data Bytes 2 0BBBbbbb 3...

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