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Take music creation beyond your computer with blackbox, a next-generation sampling studio with intuitive touchscreen control. Record hours of audio and loops from your synths, drum machines, and other tabletop studio devices. Arrange sequences using built-in synchronisation and slicing, then structure your sequences to create complete songs. Perform your compositions live and trigger one-shot samples on the fly. Blackbox makes it easy to create music anywhere thanks to a compact and nearly indestructible design that fits in the palm of your hand. It’s a complete music creation workflow—at your fingertips.

Record, edit, resample, and sequence using a familiar touchscreen interface.
Integrate synths, drum machines, and other devices to form your tabletop studio.
Capture samples, arrange sequences, and create songs without using a computer.
Get into the groove with a fast, fluid, and intuitive workflow.
Connect external hardware via USB and MIDI to expand performance and control capabilities.
Record and play back hours of music with an expandable microSD memory slot.
Combine loops with different tempos using built-in synchronisation and slicing.
Perform with drum loops and samples using one-shots.
Use granular mode to create new sounds from your existing WAV files.
Map up to 80 samples to different key ranges for realistic sounding instruments.
Mix down samples and route to 3 stereo outputs and the headphone jack.
Loop samples and clips.
Create dynamic sounds by controlling level, pitch, ADR, loop points, the granulator, effects and more using MIDI control surfaces and an internal LFO.
Send the output of your pads through delay and reverb effects to further customize your sound.
Sequence nuanced rhythms with off grid recording and editing.
Surprise yourself with per note probability settings in sequences.
Tap out a tempo to stay in the groove with a jam.
Polish your final mix with a 4 band global EQ.
Add live looping to your set with MIDI triggered recording and playback.
Include other gear in your composition with MIDI out sequences.
Quickly pack up all of your samples for a preset to move to another device or microSD card.
Make music anywhere thanks to a compact and nearly indestructible design.

Box includes:

a microSD card with blackbox firmware, about 60 presets and approximately 900 WAV files
a USB power cable and USB power adapter with 3 international adapters
2 MIDI Adapters – Male 3.5mm TRS to Female 5 pin DIN, MIDI Class B standard
a Quick Start guide to get you playing right away
Streaming support for long samples from the microSD card with a max sample size of 4 GB, which can be many hours
1 stereo audio input and 3 stereo audio outputs, plus stereo headphones output
Shared pool of 16 note polyphony, with user defined polyphony limits per pad.
16 samples, 16 sequences and 16 song sections per preset
Support for 1 and 2 channel WAV files with 16, 24 or 32-bit resolution at any sample rate (48kHz preferred)
24-bit ADC and DAC
USB MIDI Device In and TRS MIDI In can trigger samples, notes and sequences, modulate your sound, and trigger sample recording
TRS Clock In and Out, and TRS MIDI Out for synchronizing with additional instruments
USB powered – can run off a USB power block or use the power adapter to plug into a wall outlet
Dimensions: 5.5″ x 5″ x 1.25″ (14 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm)