BlueboxUserManual-1-0-5

bluebox Eurorack

edition

v. 1.0.2

User Manual

Welcome 5

Setup 6

Power Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................6

Connect Power and Mount in Rack .......................................................................................................................6

Connect and Congure Inputs and Outputs ..................................................................................................6

Input Connections .......................................................................................................................................................7

Output Connections ..................................................................................................................................................7

Meter Bridge Layout .........................................................................................................................................................8

Set the Meter Bridge Layout ........................................................................................................................8

Mapping Inputs to Tracks ............................................................................................................................................8

Map Inputs To Tracks ........................................................................................................................................8

Track Labels ............................................................................................................................................................................9

Rename a Track .....................................................................................................................................................9

Gain .............................................................................................................................................................................................10

Adjust the Gain to Balance your Inputs ..............................................................................................10

Controls Overview 11

Control Modes 12

MIXER Mode vs TRACK Mode ................................................................................................................................... 13

When to Use MIXER Mode .................................................................................................................................. 13

When to Use TRACK Mode .................................................................................................................................. 13

Display Overview 14

PROJ Mode 15

Work with Project Files ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Save Changes to the Current Project ....................................................................................................16

Load a Different Project ..................................................................................................................................16

Create a New Project ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Rename a Project ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Save Project Settings without WAV Files to a new Project ...................................................18

Create a New Project from a Template Project .............................................................................18

Congure Project Settings .........................................................................................................................................19

Select a Tempo and Set up the Metronome ....................................................................................19

Control bluebox Settings with a MIDI Controller .........................................................................20

See a List of Mapped MIDI Controls and Clear Mappings .....................................................20

Table of Contents

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Map CV Inputs to bluebox Settings ........................................................................................................ 21

See a List of Mapped CV Inputs and Clear CV Mappings ........................................................21

MIXER Mode 23

Control One Setting for Multiple Tracks ............................................................................................. 25

Arm the Main Output for Recording or Mute the Main Output ........................................26

TRACK Mode 27

Change Settings for a Single Track .......................................................................................................28

MAIN Mode 29

Adjust Output Levels .......................................................................................................................................29

Mute an Output ..................................................................................................................................................29

Congure Signal Routing and Compression Settings .............................................................30

EQ Mode 33

Adjust the EQ for a Track or the Main Mix ........................................................................................34

FX Mode 36

FX View Modes ................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Adjust Reverb and Delay Effects Settings ........................................................................................ 37

EDIT Mode 40

Edit Mode and the Edit Conguration Screen .............................................................................................41

See Where WAV Files Fall in the Timeline for Each Track ......................................................41

Change Start Position for Recording or Playback .......................................................................42

Punch In Recording .........................................................................................................................................42

Play a WAV le for a Track ...........................................................................................................................43

Make a WAV File Stop Playing ..................................................................................................................43

Add a File to a Project .................................................................................................................................... 44

Remove a WAV le from a Project .........................................................................................................45

Rename a WAV File ..........................................................................................................................................45

Delete a WAV File from a Project ............................................................................................................46

Playback a Recording of the Main Output .......................................................................................46

TOOLS Mode 47

Adjust the Screen Brightness ....................................................................................................................47

See How Much Space is Available on the microSD Card ........................................................47

See Which Firmware Version You Are Using ..................................................................................47

Record and Play WAV Files 48

Record One or More Tracks ........................................................................................................................ 48

Record the Main Mix ........................................................................................................................................49

Play a WAV le for a Track ...........................................................................................................................50

Congure bluebox to Record Tracks as Pre-Fader or Post-Fader ....................................50

Stream Audio over USB 51

Receive USB Audio ........................................................................................................................................................... 51

Send USB Audio ................................................................................................................................................................ 52

MicroSD File Management 53

Copy a Project or Make a Backup on Your Computer ............................................................. 53

MIDI Clock Synchronization 54

Setup bluebox to Follow a MIDI Clock .................................................................................................54

Setup bluebox to Send a MIDI Clock ....................................................................................................54

Record while using MIDI Sync to Follow An External Device ..............................................54

Update Firmware 55

Update the bluebox Firmware .................................................................................................................. 55

Common Tasks 56

Balance Levels for the Main Mix ..............................................................................................................56

Mute a Track ..........................................................................................................................................................56

Mute an Output ..................................................................................................................................................56

Congure the OUT 3 and 4 jacks as one Stereo Send or Two Mono Sends ..............56

Adjust a Track’s Sends to OUT3, OUT4 and the CUE Bus ....................................................... 57

Adjust a Track’s Sends to FX1 and FX2 ................................................................................................. 57

Use Headphones to Monitor the Main Output ............................................................................. 57

Send a Dry Track Signal to an External Device for Processing ...........................................58

Use Two Mono Outputs for External Effects Processing .......................................................58

Troubleshooting 59

Clicks and Pops over USB C ...................................................................................................................................... 59

On Windows 10 ...........................................................................................................................................................59

On Mac OS .....................................................................................................................................................................59

Learn More 60

Stay in touch 60

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WELCOME

Welcome to the bluebox Eurorack edition User Manual. If you want to get up and

running quickly with the bluebox Eurorack edition, the Quick Start Guide will walk you

through basic setup and the primary features. The Quick Start Guide was included in the

package with your bluebox, and you can nd it on our bluebox Eurorack edition Support

page at:

1010music.com/blueeurodocs

If you are ready for more detail, you are in the right place. We will go into detail about set

up options, explain the features available in each of the different modes, and help you

nd all the available options. We will cover how to tweak your mix, how to route your

signals to the different outputs and the effects, how to rene your sound using EQ and

FX, and how to record tracks and the main output. We will also review how to play back

the WAV les you have recorded or stored on your microSD card, and how to select the

Active WAV le for each track. Along the way we will see how to save your settings into

different project les, congure the metronome, adjust the tempo and use MIDI and CV

to control the bluebox Eurorack edition.

If you still have questions after reading this manual, join our forum at forum.1010music.

com. You can specically get bluebox Eurorack edition support at:

https://forum.1010music.com/forum/products/bluebox-eurorack-edition

You may also nd the bluebox desktop edition forum helpful as well since the two share a

lot of features:

https://forum.1010music.com/forum/products/bluebox-compact-digital-mixer-recorder

Our support team and other users are out there to help you and to exchange ideas about

how to get the most out of bluebox. Registered forum users can also get the latest

rmware with new features and bug xes in the downloads section of the forum.

Registration is free, but you will need to provide an email address.

Before you get started, you may want to check for rmware updates for your bluebox

Eurorack edition. You can learn how to do that in the Update Firmware section near the

end of this document. This document covers version 1.0 of the rmware.

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SETUP

Power Requirements

The bluebox Eurorack edition needs a lot of power to work properly. It requires two power

connections. Please ensure your rack can supply the following:

● +5V: 500mA

● +12V: 320mA

● -12V: 82mA

Connect Power and Mount in Rack

1. Insert the micro SD card into the MICRO SD slot,

notched edge away from the screen.

2. Attach the two ribbon cables to the module as shown on

the right. Note the red edge of each ribbon cable should

be on the edge indicated by the arrows.

3. Turn off your Eurorack and attach the two cables to the Eurorack power supply,

with the red edge of the cable aligned with pin 1 or the -12V pins on the power

supply bus. This module requires the +5V rail which may not be present on some

older racks.

4. Mount the module into the rack and then power up the rack. You will see the

Mixer screen with a demo project provided on the microSD card.

Connect and Congure Inputs and Outputs

1. Connect your audio inputs and outputs along the left

side of the front panel.

2. Connect a CV signal or MIDI controller to the CV In, DEV

or MIDI input if desired.

3. Choose how many tracks you will work with: Push

MIXER, then push B. Touch to select the number of

tracks, and Single Row or Double Row display mode.

4. 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 1 input for mono or 2 inputs for

stereo.

5. 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 open the track naming screen.

Type in a name and then touch Enter to save your change.

6. Adjust the gain for your inputs: Push MIXER and then touch Gain. Turn a knob

to adjust the gain for one of the pink highlighted tracks. Touch a different group

of tracks or push A to highlight the next group. You can also touch and drag a

slider to adjust it.

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NOTE:

► The bluebox has 12 mono inputs which can be used as stereo pairs.

When connecting a stereo input, use a pair of side by side jacks.

► The bluebox has AC coupled inputs. You cannot use them to record

Control Voltage. Check out the 1010music blackbox or bitbox micro if

you want to do this.

► The bluebox outputs are DC Coupled and can be used to send out

Control Voltage signals.

► See the 1010music Cable Recommendations page in our online

knowledge base for help nding cables.

Input Connections

To use bluebox to mix signals from other devices, you will need to connect them to

bluebox’s input jacks. The bluebox can receive both standard audio line level and

Eurorack level inputs in each of the 12 mono 3.5 mm TS jacks. You can use a dual mono to

stereo adapter to connect a stereo signal to two separate mono inputs if desired. Later we

will see how to map these to tracks.

Output Connections

Use 3.5 mm TS patch cords to connect bluebox’s 4 mono outputs to your speakers, mixer

or audio interface. You can also plug headphones or stereo cables directly into the

PHONES output. Here are a few things to note about the bluebox outputs:

NOTE:

► Effects signals are only routed to the Main output pair of Out 1 & 2.

► Outputs 3 & 4 are useful for sending out the dry signal for selected

tracks, for example for external effects processing. They can be used

independently in mono or as a stereo output pair.

► The PHONES port can be congured to play either the dry CUE signal

for a selected subset of tracks, or to duplicate the Main output signal.

► You can adjust the volume and track routing for each of the outputs

independently. We will cover that later when we take about MAIN

control mode.

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TRACK

Conguration

Mapping Inputs to Tracks

You might have an instrument connected to input 1, but want it

to be track 5. You might also want to split the stereo signal from

input 3 to be controlled as two mono tracks on tracks 7 and 8 so

you can adjust their settings independently.

Map Inputs To Tracks

1. Push the white TRACK button, c in the gure, to enter

TRACK Control Mode.

2. Push the B button, b in the gure, to bring up the Track

Conguration screen.

3. Touch a track in the meter bridge, d in the gure, to

select it.

4. In the bottom grid, the active inputs for this track are

highlighted blue. Touch the inputs to toggle them on

and off.

Meter Bridge Layout

You can congure bluebox to display meters for 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12

tracks. If you keep the track count low the meters will be bigger,

making them easier to see and easier to control with the touch

screen. You can choose to display the meters in one row or two.

In Double Row mode, the knob mapping is more intuitive, but

some people prefer Single Row mode to see all the meters side

by side.

Set the Meter Bridge Layout

1. Push the white MIXER button, a in the gure, to enter

MIXER Control Mode.

2. Push the B button, b in the gure, to bring up the Mixer

Conguration screen.

3. Touch the option in the list to select the number of

tracks you want bluebox to display in the meter bridge.

4. Touch the option at the bottom of the screen to select

Single Row or Double Row display mode for the meter

bridge.

MIXER

Conguration

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Track Labels

To help you keep track of what you have plugged into each of the inputs, you can name

your tracks. If you are using twelve tracks in Single Row mode, only one character will be

displayed in the track meter header. If you are using fewer tracks and Double Row mode,

more characters are displayed.

Rename a Track

1. Push TRACK and then push B. You will see the Track

Conguration screen.

2. Touch a track meter to select the track. The selected

track meter is highlighted pink.

3. Touch the track label in the middle of the screen to bring

up the text keyboard where you can enter a new name.

4. Touch the ABC or 123 button at the bottom of the screen

to toggle between the numeric and alphabetic

keyboard. Touch the back arrow ← to backspace. Touch

the caret ^ to toggle the letter case. Turn a knob to

change the position of the cursor.

5. Touch Enter to save your change.

NOTE:

► Each input can only be mapped to one track. If you try to map an input

to a second track, the mapping to the rst track will be removed.

► When conguring a stereo track, choose a pair of side by side jacks, 1

and 2 for example.

Text Keyboard

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Gain

Gain adjusts the level of an incoming signal before it is sent to any outputs or other signal

paths. Use the gain to normalize the audio levels coming from Eurorack, pro audio, or

consumer level gear. When connecting a new input, it is a good idea to adjust the gain

rst to get a good initial level, starting with a volume setting of +0dB. This can also help

avoid clipping if your source signal is too high, as seen by a red bar at the top of the meter.

Later you can use Volume to control the relative level of each input throughout your mix.

Adjust the Gain to Balance your Inputs

1. Make some sound by sending a signal from your

sources.

2. Push MIXER and you will see the meters move with the

incoming signal.

3. Touch Gain at the bottom of the screen. If you don’t see

the Gain option at the bottom of the screen, touch

MIXER again to toggle the control panel.

4. 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 nger up and down or left and right to control the

level for that meter.

At this point, when you send a signal to the input you should be able to hear it through

the equipment connected to the bluebox output. You should see the meters on the

meter bridge moving in response to the incoming signal. If you see the track meters

moving but don’t hear anything from the outputs, skip ahead and read how to control

the output levels in the MAIN Mode section below.

MIXER Gain Control

Next we will get acquainted with the general control scheme for bluebox.

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CONTROLS OVERVIEW

By now you probably want to get started using your bluebox. Buttons labeled A and B

don’t really tell what you they do and they seem to be different on different screens. The

following general ideas can help you nd your way around the controls:

We will address the specics about how the knobs and buttons work for each control

mode as we review them. REC, STOP and PLAY work the same in all control modes. To

record, you must push REC and PLAY.

If you are using MIDI to control playback, you can press Rec to arm recording, then use

the external play command to start recording on the bluebox.

General Controls Behavior

White Buttons

Select a control mode. Push again to access additional

screens for a control mode. The button for the current

control mode is brighter than the others.

Touch

Select tracks or control panels, adjust levels and toggle

settings. Touch a meter or on screen knob and slide your

nger up and down or left and right to make an

adjustment.

Knobs

Turn a hardware knob to adjust a parameter or make a

selection in a list. In conguration lists, the top knobs select

a parameter and the bottom knobs change the value.

A Button

Change the knob focus when there are multiple banks of

controls. On the EDIT conguration screen, pushing A

toggles the active playback state for a WAV le.

B Button

Access conguration options for the current control mode,

when available.

REC, STOP and

PLAY

Controls playback and recording of tracks and the Main Mix.

You can play a WAV le that has been mapped to a track

when the track is not armed for recording. Push Rec + Play

to Start Recording the Armed Tracks. This will also record

the Main Mix when armed.

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Control

Mode

When to Use It

MIXER

Use MIXER when you want to focus on one control option from

the bottom of the screen across many tracks at the top of the

screen. Here, the knobs control the top part of the screen. You can

adjust the mix, congure track sends, and arm tracks for

recording here. You can access the Meter Conguration screen

from here by pressing B.

TRACK

Use TRACK when you want to focus on one track at a time and

adjust multiple settings for that track. Here, the knobs control the

bottom part of the screen. You can adjust the mix, congure track

sends, and arm tracks for recording. You can access the Track

Conguration screen by pressing B.

MAIN

You can adjust the level and mute each of the three outputs here.

You can access the Output Conguration screen by pressing B.

Here you can adjust the four band equalizer for each track.

Adjust the settings for the delay and reverb effects here. These are

global settings that apply to all signals sent to the effects by the

tracks.

EDIT

See the WAV les for each track on a timeline. Punch In recording.

See the list of WAV les associated with each track. These could

be les recorded for this track or les chosen from the microSD

card. You can set a WAV le to be Active to playback when you

push PLAY. The Active WAV will not play if the track is armed for

recording. Each track can have multiple layered Active WAV les.

This is also where you can toggle MIDI Learn mode on and off.

PROJ

Use this mode to save your settings to a project le. A project

saves the state of the track conguration, meter conguration,

and all controls. It also retains the mapping of the WAV les.

Create new projects to store different sets of settings and WAV

les. You can also rename projects and SaveAs templates.

TOOLS

Keep track of your available space on your microSD card here. You

can also adjust the screen brightness and see which version of

the bluebox rmware you are running.

CONTROL MODES

As you have seen during setup, the white square buttons are used to select a Control

Mode. How do you know which Control Mode to use? Here’s a brief outline to help guide

you to the correct control mode.

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MIXER Mode vs TRACK Mode

MIXER and TRACK mode both allow you to control the same settings, but they let you

approach them from different perspectives. When should you use each one?

When to Use MIXER Mode

Use MIXER mode when you want to focus on one setting and control it for multiple tracks.

In this mode, each knob controls the selected setting for a different track. Select a setting

to control from the bottom of the screen, and use the knobs to adjust the different tracks

at the top of the screen.

When to Use TRACK Mode

Use TRACK mode when you want to narrow your focus to one track and control various

settings for that track all at once. In this mode, each knob controls a different setting for

the selected track.

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Choose a Track Setting

Knobs control tracks

at the top of the screen

Select a

group of

tracks for

the knobs

MIXER Mode Controls

TRACK Mode Controls

FX1

CUE

FX2

OUT2

Choose a Track

Select a

control bank

for the knobs

Knobs control the

bottom of the screen

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DISPLAY OVERVIEW

Let’s give some names to the elements on the screen so we can talk about them. Now is

also a good time to talk about the color conventions that bluebox uses to show the state

of different tracks.

The top bar of the screen displays timing information and

warnings. The numbers in the top left display the play clock time

in the format measures : beats. The numbers in the top right

display the time in the format hours : minutes : seconds. The

space in between these two is usually blank. When the microSD

card is almost full, red text will appear here displaying the

amount of space remaining on the card. Consider cleaning up

some les or getting an additional microSD card if you need to

continue to record. Select an A2 rated microSD card or better.

The MIXER, TRACK, MAIN, EQ AND FX Control modes display the Meter Bridge and the

Main Output Level meter. The Meter Bridge shows the current level of the corresponding

input for each track. Generally, this is the level that is being sent to the Main output at

Out 1, after gain and volume settings are applied. In MIXER mode, the meters show the

signal being controlled at the time.

The text across the top of each meter is the track name. The pink track or tracks are

currently selected. Tap a track to change the selection. As you change settings, track

highlight colors and track name text colors indicate different states:

In MIXER control mode, there are a few triangular indicators along the edges of the

meters. The currently active indicator is white, and the others are gray. The indicator

moves as you change the level, and the current numeric setting is displayed on the meter.

The number disappears a few seconds after you stop changing the setting.

The bar along the right of the screen with the label M is the Main Output Level meter. This

meter represents the level of the output to Out 1. In MIXER control mode you can touch

the Main Output Level meter to mute it or arm it for recording.

Each of these rst ve control modes has a different set of controls along the bottom of

the display. MIXER, EQ and FX control modes have multiple control options that can be

accessed by pushing the control mode button repeatedly to cycle through the options.

MIXER Mode with

Storage Warning

Green Highlight: Solo mode

Red Highlight: Armed for recording

Gray Text & Meter: Muted

Pink Highlight: Selected to work with the knobs

Light Blue Frame: MIDI Map or CV Map is enabled. Controls with blue frames can

be mapped by tapping them. To toggle Learn and/or Assign,

push Proj then B and then select Learn for MIDI or Assign for CV.

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PROJ MODE

After you have spent some time setting up bluebox, you can save your work to the

project. You can have as many projects as can t on the microSD card, and then you can

get another microSD card, or archive les to your computer to make more room. I

suggest you create a new project to use as you explore bluebox.

In PROJ mode, you can manage project les. On the Project Conguration screen, you

can adjust tempo and metronome settings, map MIDI Map controllers and assign Control

Voltage inputs to bluebox Eurorack edition controls.

Work with Project Files

When you push PROJ, you see a list of projects on the current microSD card. There are a

few demonstration projects on the included microSD card. These projects show the

different meter bridge layouts. Here’s how to use the controls in PROJ mode:

NOTE:

► The bluebox does not automatically save your changes. When you

change projects or unplug bluebox, any unsaved changes will be lost.

Control Control Behavior in PROJ Mode

Knobs

Scroll through the list of les and select a le. On the Project

Conguration page use the top knobs to select a parameter and a

bottom knob to select a value.

Touch

Touch menu options.

PROJ button

No additional functions in PROJ mode.

A button

Not used in PROJ mode.

B button

Opens the Project Conguration screen, where you can set the tempo,

and congure metronome options. You can also assign CV Mappings

and learn MIDI mappings for external control.

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Save Changes to the Current Project

Be sure you to save changes so you don’ t lose your work.

1. Push PROJ. The bluebox will show you a list of projects

on the microSD card.

2. Touch Save in the top menu to save your changes. The

XML les on the microSD card for this project will be

updated to have the current settings. This includes all

settings and the list of WAV les for the project.

Load a Different Project

Loading a project replaces all of the settings on bluebox with those saved in the project,

including the list of WAV les for the project.

1. Push PROJ and you will see the list of projects on the microSD card.

2. Turn a knob to select a project to load.

3. Touch Load in the menu bar at the top of the screen. The bluebox will update the

settings and WAV le list with the information saved in the selected project.

NOTE:

► The Load menu option is disabled if the current project is selected. If

you want to revert to the saved version of the project, load a different

project and then reload the desired project.

► The Save menu option is disabled if there are no new changes to save.

PROJ Mode

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Create a New Project

1. Push PROJ.

2. Touch File and then New in the menu bar.

3. Use the on-screen text keyboard to enter a name for

your new project if desired. Touch Clear at the top of the

screen if you want to start with a blank name. Turn a

knob to change the cursor position. Touch <– to

backspace. Touch 123 or ABC to change between text

and number entry. Touch the ^ to toggle between upper

and lower case letters.

4. Touch Enter when you are done typing the new name.

The bluebox will create the new project with default

settings and load it.

Rename a Project

1. Push PROJ.

2. Touch File and then Rename in the menu bar.

3. Use the on-screen text keyboard to enter a new name for your new project.

Touch Clear at the top of the screen if you want to start with a blank name. Turn

a knob to change the cursor position. Touch <– to backspace. Touch 123 or ABC to

change between text and number entry. Touch the ^ to toggle between upper

and lower case letters.

4. Touch Enter when you are done typing the new name. The bluebox will rename

the project. The project folder on the microSD card will be updated to match.

PROJ File Menu

NOTE:

► Renaming a project does not save the changes to the project.

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NOTE:

► Make sure you save your conguration to the current project before

using SaveAs Template if you want all recent changes to be in the

original project le. Skip this step if you don’t want recent changes

included in the original Project le.

► The new Project that results from SaveAs Template is a normal Project

le. You can open it and work with it as normal.

Save Project Settings without WAV Files to a new Project

Once you get bluebox congured the way that works for you, can save the conguration

without the WAV les so you can reuse it for another project.

1. Push PROJ.

2. If you want to save the current settings to the current project to avoid losing

changes, touch Save.

3. Touch File and then SaveAs Template.

4. Use the on-screen text keyboard to enter a name for the new template project.

Touch Clear at the top of the screen if you want to start with a blank name. Turn

a knob to change the cursor position. Touch <– to backspace. Touch 123 or ABC to

change between text and number entry. Touch the ^ to toggle between upper

and lower case letters.

5. Touch Enter when you are done typing the new name. The bluebox will load the

new template project, which will have all of the active conguration settings but

will not have any WAV les.

Create a New Project from a Template Project

A template project is a normal project that was saved without the WAV les. You can use

it as a new project, or keep it as a template and create a new Project from it.

1. Touch PROJ.

2. Turn a knob to choose the template project you want to use and then touch

Load.

3. You can use the project as it is, or you can create a new project by touching File

and then SaveAs Template. Give the project a new name and touch Enter.

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Congure Project Settings

On the Project Conguration Screen, you can congure tempo settings, MIDI Mapping

and CV Assignments. Push PROJ then push B to access the Project Conguration screen.

Select a Tempo and Set up the Metronome

The bluebox uses the tempo for some synchronized effects, the

clock display, the metronome and synchronizing with external

MIDI devices.

1. Push PROJ.

2. Push the B button to bring up the Project Conguration

Screen.

3. Turn a top knob or touch a setting to select it.

4. Turn a bottom knob to change the value for the selected

setting.

Here are the available tempo and metronome settings:

Project

Conguration

Setting Description

BPM

The tempo used for the project. See the MIDI section below

for information about how this works with external MIDI

devices.

Metronome

You can turn the metronome off, or you can turn it on only

when recording, or whenever you push PLAY. Note that the

metronome will not be recorded.

Met Output

Choose which output the metronome will play through.

Options are 1 & 2, Phones, 3 & 4, 3 and 4. The options related

to outputs 3 and 4 vary based on the 3 & 4 Mode set on the

Main Conguration screen.

Met Gain

Adjust the level of the metronome. Value can be -96.0 dB

through + 20.0 dB.

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Control bluebox Settings with a MIDI Controller

You can use an external MIDI controller to customize the way you

control your mix. Connect the controller to bluebox, and then use

MIDI Learn mode to map the controls to the bluebox tracks and

settings.

1. Connect your MIDI Controller to the MIDI Device input

or the TRS MIDI IN jack.

2. Push PROJ, and then B.

3. Touch the MIDIMap tab and then touch Learn to enable

MIDI Learn mode.

4. Push MIXER and touch the control option from the

bottom of the screen. Then touch the track you want to

control. Now move the MIDI control you want to map to

this setting. The bluebox Eurorack edition will map this

MIDI Control to this setting for this track and display the

MIDI mapping in blue on the screen. The mapping is in

the format <Channel> : <CC Number>.

5. Repeat the process as needed for settings on the MIXER,

TRACK, MAIN, EQ or FX screens.

6. To clear a mapping, touch and hold the target control

until the mapping disappears.

7. When done, push PROJ and then B. Touch Learn to

disable MIDI Learn mode. The mapped controls are

listed on the MIDIMap tab.

8. Push PROJ then touch Save to save the changes in your

preset if desired.

See a List of Mapped MIDI Controls and Clear Mappings

1. Push PROJ, and then B.

2. Touch the MIDIMap tab. You will now see a list of MIDI

CC mapped controls.

3. Touch or use the knobs to select the mapping you want

to clear.

4. Touch Clear at the top of the screen. The mapping has

been removed.

PROJ Conguration

- MIDI Learn On

MIXER Mode - MIDI

Learn On

FX Mode - MIDI

Learn On

TRACK Mode - MIDI

Learn On

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NOTE:

► Use the USB C DEV. Port to connect a MIDI controller. You cannot use

this with a computer.

► The bluebox can power some external MIDI devices through the USB C

DEV port, but some will need to be powered separately.

► The TRS MIDI input supports MIDI TRS Type A and Type B connections.

Use the included MIDI Adapter to connect through a MIDI 5 pin DIN.

Map CV Inputs to bluebox Settings

You can send a Control Voltage (CV) signal from another module to bluebox Eurorack

edition to control some of the bluebox Eurorack edition settings.

1. Send a +/- 5 Volt CV signal to one of the 6 CV In ports.

2. Push PROJ, and then B.

3. Touch the CV Map tab and then touch Assign to enable

CV Assignment mode. A pink lled circle with a C next to

it appears in the heading to indicate you are in CV assign

mode.

4. Select the CV input you want to map from the list by

touching it or turning a knob.

5. Push MIXER and touch the control option from the bottom of the screen. Then

touch the track you want to control. The mapped CV port number is displayed

on the track while you are in Learn mode. You will also see any MIDI CC

mappings that have been created. The selected parameter will now follow the

CV input, even if nothing is connected to that CV port.

6. Push PROJ and B. Select a different CV input and then select a setting to control

on the MIXER, TRACK, MAIN, EQ or FX screen.

7. To clear a mapping, touch and hold the target control until the mapping

disappears.

8. When done, push PROJ and then B. Touch Assign to disable CV Assignment

mode. The CV assignments are listed on the CV Map tab.

See a List of Mapped CV Inputs and Clear CV Mappings

1. Push PROJ, and then B.

2. Touch the MIDIMap tab. You will now see a list of CV inputs and their control

assignments.

3. Touch or use the knobs to select the mapping you want to clear.

4. Touch Clear at the top of the screen. The mapping has been removed.

CV Map

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NOTE:

► You can only use one MIDI CC or CV Input to control each bluebox

Eurorack edition setting.

► Each MIDI CC and each CV Input can only map to a single bluebox

Eurorack edition setting.

► In CV Assign Mode and MIDI Learn Mode, there is a small teal outline

around controls that can accept a CV assignments and CC mappings.

► MIDI Thru is not supported.

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MIXER MODE

Do you want to control one setting for multiple tracks at once? MIXER mode is the place

to do that. MIXER mode and TRACK mode allow you to control the following settings for

each track:

Control

Option

Description

Vol

The track level going to the Main output connected to OUT1.

Gain

Trim or boost the input to balance the incoming signals.

Solo

Disables the output to Main for all other tracks. Tracks in Solo

mode have a green outline.

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.

Rec

Arms the selected track or the Main output for recording. Armed

tracks have a red outline.

Pan

Adjust how much of the signal is sent to the left and right

channels of the sends for this track.

FX1

Control the level of the track audio sent to FX1 (Delay).

FX2

Control the level of the track audio sent to FX2 (Reverb).

CUE

The track level going to the CUE bus, which is the default signal

sent to the PHONES jack.

3&4

The track level going to the outputs connected to OUT3 and

OUT4 when the 3&4 Mode on the Main Conguration screen is

set to Stereo.

OUT3

When the 3&4 Mode on the Main Conguration screen is set to

MONO, the OUT3 option controls the track level going to the

OUT 3 jack.

OUT4

When the 3&4 Mode on the Main Conguration screen is set to

MONO, the OUT4 option controls the track level going to the

OUT 4 jack.

NOTE:

► You can also arm the Main Output for recording and mute the Main

Output in MIXER mode by touching the M meter on the right.

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When you push the MIXER button, the meter bridge lls most of the screen, the Main

output meter is along the right, and the Control Options buttons are along the bottom of

the screen. As mentioned earlier, the knobs and buttons do different things in different

modes. Here’s how they work in MIXER mode:

Control Control Behavior in MIXER Mode

Knobs

Adjust selected setting for different tracks

Touch

Touch and drag to adjust a level. Tap to change knob focus

or toggle state of a meter.

MIXER button

Toggle between two control option panels at bottom of

screen.

A button

Change knob focus to the next bank of meters.

B button

Open the Mixer Conguration Screen. See the SETUP

section above to learn more about this.

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MIXER Vol Control

Control One Setting for Multiple Tracks

To control one setting for multiple tracks, you will need to select a control option in MIXER

mode, and select a bank of tracks to map to the knobs. Then use knobs or touch to adjust

the levels or toggle the settings.

5. Push the A button or tap a meter that is not pink to select a different group of

meters to control with the knobs.

6. Touch and hold a meter and then drag your nger left and right or up and down

to adjust the level of that meter. You can drag outside of the frame of the meter

after the initial touch.

7. If you are controlling the Solo, Mute, or Rec setting, tap a meter to toggle it’s

state for that setting. The color of the frame or of the header text will change to

show the current state of the meter.

You can use this process to:

● Adjust the volume

● Adjust the gain

● Solo one or more tracks

● Mute tracks

● Arm tracks for recording

● Pan tracks between left and

right channels

● Control the sends to FX1 and FX2

for various tracks

● Control the sends to the

headphones (CUE), OUT2 and

OUT3 for tracks

MIXER Solo Control

1. Push the MIXER button to enter MIXER mode. The

MIXER screen shows the meter bridge and a set of

control options along the bottom of the screen. When

you rst push MIXER, the main set of control options

appear.

2. Push MIXER again to toggle between the main and

secondary control options panel across the bottom of

the screen.

3. Touch a control option to select it. The selected option

button has a blue background.

4. Turn a knob to adjust one of the meters with a pink

header. The triangle shaped indicator for that setting

will move along the edge of the meter to show the

relative value of the setting. The numeric value of the

setting will appear briey and disappear a few seconds

after you stop changing the value.

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NOTE:

► You can use touch and drag to change the value of a meter that is not

pink without changing the knob mapping.

► As you move between control modes, the track selection will remain

the same.

► When you leave MIXER mode and then come back, bluebox will

remember which control options panel was open and go back to that.

► You can touch and control more than one track at a time.

Arm the Main Output for Recording or Mute the Main Output

1. Push the MIXER button to bring up MIXER mode. If you don’t see Rec in the

control panel, push MIXER again.

2. Touch the on screen Rec control option button.

3. Touch the M meter along the right side of the screen to arm the Main output for

recording. Touch the M meter again to disarm it.

4. Touch the Mute button on the bottom of the screen.

5. Touch the M meter along the right side of the screen to toggle the mute state of

Out 1.

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TRACK MODE

TRACK control mode is the place to go to focus on one track at a time. When you push

the TRACK button, the meter bridge gets a little shorter to make room for the two banks

of control knobs at the bottom of the display. These control knobs show the current levels

of the control options for the track selected in the meter bridge at the top of the screen.

Here’s how the controls work in TRACK mode:

Control Control Behavior in TRACK Mode

Knobs

Adjust different settings for the selected track.

Touch

Touch and drag an on-screen knob to adjust a level. Tap to

change knob focus or toggle state of a meter.

TRACK button

Not used in TRACK mode.

A button

Change knob focus to the next bank of control knobs on the

screen.

B button

Open the Track Conguration Screen. See the SETUP

section above to learn more about this.

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Change Settings for a Single Track

To change settings for a track you will rst select a track in TRACK

mode. Then you use the knobs and touch gestures to change the

levels and toggle the states of the settings. You can switch which

bank of controls have the knob focus.

1. Push TRACK and then touch a track in the meter bridge

to select it. The controls on the bottom half of the screen

are now controlling only the selected track.

2. Turn the knobs to adjust the four controls within the

pink frame and change the settings for the selected

track. The meter in the lower left displays the main

output level of the current track.

3. Push A to toggle the knob focus to the other set of

controls, or tap a control panel to give it focus.

4. Touch and hold a knob on the screen and then drag

your nger to change the value of that knob. Slide your

nger up and down or left and right to adjust the value.

5. Tap the REC, MUTE or SOLO button to toggle the state

for the current track.

TRACK Mode

You can use this process to:

● Adjust the volume

● Adjust the gain

● Solo a track

● Mute a track

● Arm a track for recording

● Pan a track between left and

right channels

● Control the sends to FX1 and FX2

for a track

● Control the sends to the CUE

bus and to Outputs 3&4

NOTE:

► You can touch and drag multiple knobs at once.

► On the Main conguration screen, use the 3&4 Mode parameter to

choose to control the two outputs as one stereo pair or as two mono

outputs. The controls for Out 3 & 4 here and on other screens will

change based on this choice.

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MAIN MODE

Use MAIN mode to control the output levels. From here you can also access the Main

Conguration screen where you can choose options like pre- or post-fader sends, and

tweak the Compressor.

Here’s how the controls work in MAIN mode.

Adjust Output Levels

1. Push MAIN to select Main mode.

2. Turn a knob to adjust the level of the corresponding

output. See the table above for the mapping.

3. Touch a meter and then drag your nger left and right

or up and down to adjust the level for that meter.

Mute an Output

1. Push MAIN to select Main mode.

2. Touch the MUTE button under the heading for the

output you want to mute. Touch the button again to

unmute it.

Control Control Behavior in MAIN Mode

Knobs

Top left - Adjust the Phones Output Level

Bottom left - Adjust the level for Out 3&4 or just 3

Top right - Adjust the level for the Main output (Outs 1&2)

Bottom right - Adjust the level for the Main output (Outs

1&2) or Out 4

Touch

Touch and drag a meter to adjust a level. Tap to toggle the

mute state of an output.

MAIN button

Not used in MAIN mode.

A button

Not used in MAIN mode.

B button

Open the Main Conguration Screen.

MAIN Mode

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Congure Signal Routing and Compression Settings

Use the controls on the Main conguration screen to adjust the

signal routing and the compressor settings.

1. Push MAIN to enter Main mode.

2. Push B to bring up the Main Conguration screen.

3. Turn one of the top knobs to select which setting you

want to change.

4. Turn one of the bottom knobs to select a value for that

setting.

MAIN Conguration

- Scroll for More

Settings

NOTE:

► A compressor allows the overall output level to sound higher by

pushing down the level of the highest highs and boosting the lower

levels. As a result, the average level of the audio signal is higher than it

would otherwise be. You can adjust the Compressor parameters to

control the compression.

► The Threshold, Ratio, Exp Ratio and Mode are the most important

compressor parameters. Take a look at these rst if you are not getting

the results you want.

► The pair of audio inputs selected for USB Rcv will be replaced with the

USB input stream when available.

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Option Description Range of Values

Phones Src

Choose which signal to send to the PHONES output.

CUE: the CUE mix

Main: the Main mix

USB Rcv

Choose which pair of tracks will receive the USB Audio

Stream.

None, 1&2 thru 11&12

CUE Style

When set to Fader, you can set the level of each track that is

sent to the CUE bus. When set to Toggle, you can mute and

unmute tracks on the CUE bus.

Fader, Toggle

CUE Send

3&4 Send

FX1 Send

FX2 Send

Controls whether the tracks send their signals to the

corresponding outputs before or after the track Vol level is

applied. The Gain is always applied.

Pre Fader

Post Fader

3&4 Mode

This option allows you to congure OUT3 and OUT4 to

either work as two mono outputs or as a stereo output pair.

When set to Stereo, the MIXER and TRACK screens will allow

you to control the sends to OUT3 and OUT4 together as a

stereo output.

When set to MONO, the MIXER and TRACK screens allow

you to independently control sends to OUT3 and OUT4 on

the second page of the mixer screen.

Stereo, Mono

3 Send

4 Send

These settings are only enabled if 3&4 Mode is set to Mono.

Controls whether the tracks send their signals to OUT3 and

OUT4 before or after the track Vol level is applied. The Gain

is always applied.

Pre Fader

Post Fader

Rec Source

Controls whether the track recordings use the pre or post

fader signal.

Pre Fader

Post Fader

Rec FX WAV

When On, Delay and Reverb will be recorded to their own

stereo WAV les. You can nd these les in the project

folder.

On or Off

Compressor

Turn this On to apply the compressor to the main output

(OUT1 AND OUT2). The compressor is not applied to OUT3

and OUT4. It is applied to the PHONES output if Phones

Source is Main.

On or Off

Attack

This controls how long it takes for the compressor to reach

its full extent after the threshold is crossed.

0 to 1000 ms

Release

This controls how long it takes for the compressor to dial

down once the input falls back under the threshold.

0 to 1000 ms

Thresh

This is the most important parameter of the compressor.

The compressor will start to attenuate a signal when it

exceeds this Threshold level. The amount of attenuation is

governed by the Ratio Parameter.

-48.0 dB to +0.0 dB

The table below and continued on the next page describes the signal routing and

compressor settings available on the Main Conguration Screen:

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Option Description Range of Values

Ratio

When mode is Peak or RMS, this is the ratio between

the input and output signal when the compression is

active. A ratio of 1 means no compression. A ratio of 100

means only 1/100th of the input signal is sent to the

output.

1 to 100

Exp Ratio

When mode is Expander, this is the ratio between the

input and output signal when the expander is active. A

ratio of 1 means no expansion. A ratio of 100 means the

signal sent to the output is 100 times the input signal.

1 to 100

AutoMkup

Turn this on if you want the compressor to automatically

compensate the output level when the threshold and

ratio settings change.

On or Off

Knee

This adjusts whether the compressor kicks in all at once

or more gradually. At 0.0 dB the compressor will be off

below the threshold and fully applied as soon as the

threshold is reached. The knee value is the range above

and below the threshold where the compressor ramps

up. The compressor starts to be gradually at applied at

Threshold - Knee and is fully applied at Threshold +

Knee, with a gradual transition between the two.

+0.0 dB to +18.0 dB

Lookahead

Increase this number to give the compressor more time

to identify the peaks and respond to them. When this is

zero, the compressor can only respond after the peak

has occurred.

0 to 10 ms

AutoRel

When this is on, the Release time will be automatically

determined based on the incoming signal. The Release

setting is not used when AutoRel is On.

On or Off

Mode

Use Peak mode when you want the compressor to be

able to respond quickly to even short peaks to ensure

the output signal does not exceed the threshold.

Use RMS mode when you can allow the signal to exceed

the threshold for short amounts of time, in order to get

a more musical sounding output.

Use Expander mode when you want the opposite of a

compressor. The Exp Ratio value will be used to increase

the output level when the input exceeds the threshold.

Peak, RMS or Expander

Wet/Dry

The ratio of wet (compressed) vs dry signal that is sent

to the output. 100% means the full compressed signal is

sent. 0% means only the dry signal is sent.

0.0% to 100.0%

Gain

Adjust this makeup gain to makeup for differences in

volume caused by the compressor.

-36.0 dB to +36.0 dB

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EQ MODE

If it’s time to adjust the frequency response for each track, it’s time to use EQ Mode. With

bluebox, you can adjust the frequency response for each of 4 nodes per track. You can

also adjust the EQ for the overall output by selecting the Main output meter on the right.

Here’s how the Controls are used in EQ mode:

Control Control Behavior in EQ Mode

Knobs

Adjust a value for the selected node and track:

Top left - Gain

Bottom left - Q - sometimes shape or bandwidth based on EQ Type

Top right - Frequency

Bottom right - Equalization type

Touch

Touch and drag in the grid to move the selected node for the selected

track

EQ button

Hide or bring back the meter bridge and change the size of the EQ

graph.

A button

Select the next node in the EQ graph

B button

Not used in EQ mode

Each track and the main mix has a 4 band equalizer. In EQ mode, you will see a graph

that represents the frequency response for the current selection. In this graph, the x axis

represents frequency and the y axis represents the gain that will be applied at that

frequency. The resulting graph is called the frequency response. As you change

parameters for each of the four lter bands, the shape of the graph will change to show

the impact of all of the bands applied together. The gain in this context is the amount of

boosting or attenuation will be applied to the signal level at various frequencies.

You can touch the grid to move the lter point for each band. The lter point will also

move in the grid as you turn the knobs to adjust each of the parameters for that lter

band. Push the A button to select a different lter to control. The lter point for the

selected lter is pink. Set the lter type to None for the lter bands that are not used.

Each of the four knobs controls the EQ parameter displayed in the corresponding corner

of the EQ grid for the selected lter band.

In EQ mode, you can push the EQ button to toggle the EQ grid in and out of full screen

mode to select a different track or have more precision when using touch to control the

grid.

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Adjust the EQ for a Track or the Main Mix

You will need to choose a track or the main mix, and then choose

a lter band to adjust. Then select an EQ type for that lter band

and adjust the corresponding settings.

1. Push EQ to bring up the EQ screen.

2. If the meter bridge is hidden, push EQ again to bring it

back and reduce the size of the EQ Control Grid.

3. Touch the meter you want to control. You can select a

track meter or the Main output meter.

4. Push A to change which lter band you are controlling

for the selected track. The lter point on the grid for the

selected lter band is pink.

5. Turn the bottom right knob to choose the Type of

equalization to be used for this lter band. The selected

value is displayed in the lower right corner of the grid.

The options are:

None

L Cut = Low cut lter

L Shelf = Low Shelf

Param = Parametric

H Shelf = High Shelf

H Cut = High cut lter

6. Turn the other three knobs to adjust their values. The numbers in the respective

corners display the current value and the shape of the frequency response graph

will change accordingly.

7. Tap a spot in the grid to quickly move a lter point on the grid to that spot and

reshape the lter based on the corresponding frequency and gain there.

8. Touch the selected lter point and drag it to make more gradual changes.

9. Push EQ to hide the meter bridge and use the EQ grid in full screen mode. Push

EQ again to bring the meter bridge back.

NOTE:

► You cannot select a different lter band in the EQ Grid Control by

touching the grid. You have to push the A button to select a different

lter band.

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EQ Mode Description

L Cut =

Low Cut

(high pass)

Filter

Pass frequencies above the cutoff frequency, and progressively attenuate

frequencies below the cutoff frequency.

Gain parameter is not used here.

Frequency is the lowest frequency that will pass through the lter for this

band. Anything below this is cut out.

Q controls the level of boosting or attenuation at and around the cut off

frequency. Values above 1 boost the level of the audio signal at the cutoff

frequency. Values below 1 attenuate the level of the audio signal at the

cutoff frequency.

L Shelf =

Low Shelf

Filter

Cut or boost frequencies below the cutoff frequency. Above the cutoff,

signal will not be altered and will pass normally.

Gain controls the amount of boosting or attenuation that happens near and

below the selected frequency.

This lter impacts the audio signal near and below the selected frequency.

Q controls the shape of the gain adjustments made at the selected

frequency. Set to 1 or lower to have a shelf shape to the frequency

response. Values above 1 cause gradually sharper rises and drops on either

side of the selected frequency.

Param =

Parametric

Filter

Boost or attenuate the gain for a series of bands around the selected center

frequency.

Gain is the amount of attenuation or boosting that is applied at the

selected frequency.

Frequency is the center frequency of the affected band.

Q controls the width and shape of the band affected.

H Shelf =

High Shelf

Filter

Cut or boost frequencies above the cutoff frequency. Below the cutoff,

signal will not be altered and will pass normally.

Gain controls the amount of boosting or attenuation that happens near and

above the selected frequency.

This lter impacts the audio signal near and above the selected frequency.

Q controls the shape of the gain adjustments made at the selected

frequency. Set to 1 or lower to have a shelf shape to the frequency

response. Values above 1 cause gradually sharper rises and drops on either

side of the selected frequency.

H Cut =

High Cut

(lows pass)

Filter

Pass frequencies below the cutoff frequency, and progressively attenuate

frequencies above the cutoff frequency.

Gain parameter is not used here.

Frequency is the highest frequency that will pass through the lter.

Anything above this is cut out.

Q controls the level of boosting or attenuation at and around the cut off

frequency. Values above 1 boost the level of the audio signal at the cutoff

frequency. Values below 1 attenuate the level of the audio signal at the

cutoff frequency.

Here are some more details about the different EQ Modes and parameters:

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FX MODE

In FX mode you can adjust the settings for the Delay and Reverb effects. There is one

global set of effects settings that are applied to the overall signal that has been routed to

the effects channels. You can adjust the FX sends for each track in MIXER or TRACK mode.

The Reverb effect has two layers of settings. First you choose one of the 15 available

Reverb models you want to use, then you rene the effect using the Reverb view mode

settings.

There is a lot happening on the FX screen. Here’s how to use the controls in FX mode:

FX View Modes

Push the FX button multiple times to cycle through the three different view modes:

Control Control Behavior in FX Mode

Knobs

Adjust the value for an effect setting in the pink frame.

Touch

Touch and drag an on-screen knob to adjust a parameter value. Tap to

change knob focus or toggle state of a button. Touch and drag on the x-

y grid to adjust the effects parameters.

FX button

Cycles through the FX View modes:

FX1/Delay, FX2/Reverb, X/Y Grid

A button

When there is more than one bank of knobs on the screen, this will

select the next group of 4 knobs. This is used on the FX2/Reverb screen.

B button

Open the Reverb Model selection window.

FX Mode with

FX1/Delay

View

FX Mode with

FX2/Reverb

FX Mode with

X/Y Grid

View

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Adjust Reverb and Delay Effects Settings

1. Adjust the effects sends for each track using the Track or Mixer control mode.

2. Choose whether the FX Mix is pre- or post-fader in the Main Conguration

screen.

3. Choose the Reverb model to be used by pushing FX and then pushing the B

button. Select the desired model by touching the screen or turning a knob.

4. Push FX. The bluebox will display the last FX view mode used. Push FX again to

change the view mode if needed.

5. Turn a knob to adjust the value of one of the on screen controls in the pink box.

6. Touch an on-screen knob and drag left and right or up and down to change the

value of the setting.

7. Touch an onscreen button to toggle its state.

8. In the Reverb view mode you can push A to toggle the knob focus to the other

control group. The pink frame will move to show the current focus. You can also

tap a control to change the focus to the corresponding group.

9. In X/Y Grid view mode, touch and drag in the grids to change the effects

settings. For the Delay, X= cut-off frequency and Y=lter bandwidth. For Reverb,

X=size and Y=level.

NOTE:

► If you leave FX mode and come back, bluebox will remember which FX

View mode you were using and return to it.

► The Delay and Reverb fx sends are only sent to the Main Out 1. If you

set the CUE Source to Main, you will hear the effects through the

Phones output as well.

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Here are the available settings for the Delay effect:

Delay

Parameter

Description

Delay Time The amount of time between when the dry signal is received and when the

rst echo is heard. If Beat mode is on, the delay time will be expressed in

musical increments. Otherwise, it is a percentage of the time range

between 0 and 2 sec.

Feedback The amount of wet signal that is sent back into the delay buffer, from 0 to

100%. When set to 0, a single echo will play.

Cutoff When Filter is On, this is the center frequency of the frequency band that

the delay will be applied to.

Width When Filter is On, this is the range of frequencies on either side of the

Cutoff that will be included in the delay.

Beat When Beat is on, the delay amount is expressed in musical increments,

and thus synchronized with the MIDI clock. When off, the Delay time is a

percentage of time between 0 and 2 sec.

Filt When the lter is on, the feedback path goes through a band pass lter to

shape the sound of the echoes, using the cutoff and width parameters

above.

Ping Controls whether the delay uses ping pong mode.

NOTE:

► You do not have to push Play to use the Beat mode for the delay. The

delay will use the tempo set in the Project Conguration screen or

received from a MIDI input.

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Reverb

Parameter

Description

Time How long it takes for the reections to fade out. The behavior of this control

varies based on the reverb model selected.

Level Controls the audio level of the reverb. Keep this high to hear more of the

reverb.

HI C The high frequency cutoff. When all the way up, all frequencies are allowed

into the reverb processing. Dial this down to remove higher frequencies

from the reverb processing.

Low C The low frequency cutoff. When all the way down, all frequencies are

allowed into the reverb processing. Dial this up to remove lower

frequencies from the reverb processing.

Pre D Pre-delay is the amount of time the dry signal will be heard before the

reections begin. The range is 0 to 1000ms.

Freeze Turn on the freeze for brief periods to reverberate the current input signal

at max levels and hold it until freeze is turned off. The freeze will turn the

high cut off all the way up, the low cut off all the way down, and the reverb

level all the way up.

Here are the available settings for the Reverb effect:

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EDIT MODE

You can manage your recorded les and setup for punching in when you are in Edit

mode. Here you can see which tracks have recordings, where the recordings start and

stop in the timeline, control where playback and recording will start, and set up Punch In

and Punch Out points for recording. In the Edit Conguration page you can see all of the

recordings for each track, select which WAV les are active for each track, rename and

manage les.

When you record, the les are stored on the microSD card. The bluebox names each le

based on the track number, track name, and recording number. In Edit mode, you can

see the les that have been recorded for each track or the overall mix of this project,

rename them, add new les from the microSD card to the project, and assign which WAV

les will playback for a track.

Edit mode is where you can choose which tracks you want to hear playback a WAV le

while listening to the live input or recording from another track. You may want to hear

multiple WAVs playing at once and mix them together. You also might need to stop

playing back a WAV le. You can set these things up in the EDIT Conguration screen.

Here’s an overview of the controls in EDIT mode:

Control Control Behavior in EDIT Mode

Knobs

Scroll through the list of les and select a le.

Touch

Touch a le to select it. Touch and drag the le list to scroll through the

list.

EDIT button

Not used in EDIT mode.

A button

Toggle the ACTIVE state of the currently selected WAV le.

B button

Not used in EDIT mode.

NOTE:

► Recording can be done from any control mode, once tracks have been

armed in MIXER or TRACK control mode. Since it doesn’t t in any one

control mode, we cover this in the RECORD AND PLAY WAV FILES

section, after the discussion of all of the control modes.

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Edit Mode and the Edit Conguration Screen

In Edit mode, the meter bridge is replaced by a timeline view

of the recordings for each track. Here, the tracks run from top

to bottom and time moves from left to right. The pink bars

represent the recording and playback position of the active

WAV les for each track. Small pink handle indicates where

the layered WAV les are. You can touch the track timeline to

move the vertical playback cursor. Playback will continue

from the last touch point.

The Main output meter is visible along the right side of the

screen. The time in measures:beats is at the top left and in

hours:minutes:seconds in the top right.

The bottom half of the screen in Edit Mode controls when

playback starts and punch in timing. Touch the numbers

below a column heading to select a different time, which is

displayed in measures:beats. You can alter the starting

measure number, but not the beat number. Touch the Enable

button in each column to enable that feature.

While in Edit mode, press B to access the Edit conguration

screen. The tracks labels are listed down the left side of the

screen. Next to each track label is a list of the WAV les

recorded for that track. The right column indicates which WAV

les are active. Press A to toggle the ACTIVE state of a WAV le.

Touch File to add or remove WAV les for a track, to rename a

WAV le or to completely delete the WAV le from the

microSD card.

Now we are ready to discuss how to perform specic tasks in

Edit mode.

Edit Mode

Time Selection

Edit Conguration

See Where WAV Files Fall in the Timeline for Each Track

1. Push EDIT. The track display across the top of the screen shows where in time

the WAV les for that track will play. Track 1 is at the top.

2. The vertical pink bar shows the current playback position. Touch the screen to

move this playback cursor. The time displays at the top of the screen will update

to show the time at that position.

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Change Start Position for Recording or Playback

There are three different ways to change the position of the recording and playback

cursor.

1. Push EDIT.

2. If you want to always start playback from the same position, touch Enable in the

PLAY FROM column and then touch the PLAY FROM start number. Enter a new

number for the starting measure and then touch Enter. (You cannot specify a

starting beat.) Now pressing PLAY will always start playback from this position

even if you move the playback cursor using one of the following methods.

3. To start or continue playback or recording from any point, disable Play From and

touch the timeline to move the playback and recording cursor to the place

touched. You can do this during playback or while stopped but not while

recording.

4. If Play From is disabled, start playback from the beginning by pushing Stop

twice.

Punch In Recording

Sometimes you need to re-record a small section in the middle of a track. This can be

done to correct small mistakes in an otherwise good recording or to add a bit of

something different in the middle of a track. You may want to use the PLAY FROM

feature described above together with Punch In to start playback slightly before the place

where you want to punch in the new recording.

1. Use the MIXER or TRACK screen to arm the desired tracks for recording. See

Record and Play WAV Files below to learn how to do this.

2. Push EDIT.

3. Touch Enable in the PUNCH IN column.

4. Touch the time in the PUNCH IN column and then specify the measure where

you want the new recording to start. Touch Enter when done.

5. If you want to also automatically stop recording at a specic point in time, touch

Enable in the PUNCH OUT column. Touch the time in the PUNCH OUT column

and enter the measure where recording should stop. The recording will stop

after the last beat of the measure before the specied measure.

6. Push REC and PLAY. Playback will start immediately, but recording will not start

until the target PUNCH IN time is reached. If you enabled PUNCH OUT,

recording will stop when the PUNCH OUT time is reached. The current track will

now have two active playback les: the original le and the newly punched in

le.

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EDIT Conguration

Screen

Play a WAV le for a Track

When you record a track, bluebox stores a WAV le for that track in the folder for the

project on the microSD card. You can see the list of les on the EDIT Conguration screen.

By default, the most recent recording for a track is marked Active. If a recording is

marked Active here, and it is not armed for recording, bluebox will play back that track

when you press the Play or Rec + Play transport buttons. To play a WAV le, you will need

to set its state to Active and disarm it for recording.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button. You will see a list

of les that have been recorded for each track along

with les that have been mapped to tracks.

2. Turn a knob or touch to select the le you want to play.

3. Push A to change the state of the le to Active.

4. Push MIXER.

5. Make sure the track is not armed for recording. If the

track has a red frame, touch the Rec button at the

bottom of the screen, and then touch the track to

disarm it.

6. Push the black square ▶ PLAY transport button to start

playback.

NOTE:

► You can have more than one ACTIVE le. However, if a WAV le would

be totally eclipsed by a newer le in the list, you will not be able to

activate it.

► If you have two or more ACTIVE les that overlap, the newest recording

will play during the time it overlaps with the older le, and the older le

will be muted.

Make a WAV File Stop Playing

You recorded a track, disarmed it, and now the WAV le plays back when you push

▶ PLAY. You can make it stop by changing the ACTIVE status of the WAV le.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button. You will see a list of WAV les that have

been recorded or loaded for each track.

2. Turn a knob or touch to select the le that is marked ACTIVE for the track where

it is playing back.

3. Push the A button to toggle the ACTIVE state off. As long as there is no active le

for the track, nothing will play for that track.

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EDIT Conguration

File Menu

NOTE:

► When you add a le to a project, the le does not move or get copied. It

stays in its original folder. The bluebox simply adds a pointer to that le

to the list of assets for the project. If that le gets deleted or moved, the

link will be broken and the le will not be able to play.

► WAV les must be 48kHz for bluebox to play them.

Add a File to a Project

If you have another WAV le that you want to play in the MIXER, you can put it on the

microSD card and then add it to the project. You can also add a WAV le from a different

project.

1. Take the microSD card out of blackbox and put it in your

computer. (The card is spring loaded. Push it in to get it

to pop out.) Copy the le you want onto the microSD

card. Under the Projects folder on the card, there is a

folder named for each project. Put the le here to keep it

with the project.

2. Push EDIT and then push the B button. You will see a list

of les per track for this project.

3. Select the track where you want to add the le.

4. Touch File at the top of the screen to open the File

menu.

5. Touch Add. Navigate to the folder with the le by

selecting a folder and touching Load or touching the ^

symbol to navigate back in the folder hierarchy. Turn the

knobs to change the folder or le selection.

6. Touch LOAD with the le selected to add the le to the

project. The le will now appear in the list and will be set

as the ACTIVE le for that track.

7. If you want to change the le to inactive, select it and

push the A button.

EDIT Conguration

File Selection

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Text Keyboard

Remove a WAV le from a Project

If you no longer want to include a le in a project, you can remove it from the list of assets

for the project without deleting the WAV le.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button.

2. Turn a knob or touch to select the le you want to remove from the project.

3. Touch File, then Remove.

NOTE:

► When you remove a le from a project, you are taking it out of the list

of assets for that project. The le is still on the microSD card. Use

DELETE if you also want to erase the le from the microSD card to free

up space.

Rename a WAV File

When bluebox records a WAV le, the le name is <track number> + <track name> +

<number>. For example, if you have renamed track 2 to DRUMS, the third recording for

that track is named 02-DRUMS-003. You can rename it to help you keep track of the les.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button.

2. Touch File and then Rename. You will see a text

keyboard on screen.

3. Touch Clear at the top of the screen if you want to start

with a blank name. Turn a knob to change the cursor

position. Touch <– to backspace. Touch 123 or ABC to

change between text and number entry. Touch the ^ to

toggle between upper and lower case letters.

4. Touch Enter when you are done typing the new name.

The bluebox will change the display name of the le in

the list and change the name of the le on the microSD

card.

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Delete

Conrmation

NOTE:

► WARNING! There is no “UNDO” for delete.

Delete a WAV File from a Project

You can delete a le from the project and the microSD card to

free up space.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button.

2. Turn a knob or touch to select the le you want to

remove from the project.

3. Touch File, then Delete.

4. Touch OK to conrm. The le is now removed from the

microSD card. Touch anywhere else on the screen to

cancel.

Playback a Recording of the Main Output

The list of les in EDIT mode does not include the WAV les that were recorded from the

Main output. The les are on the microSD card in the folder for the project. The le

names start with 13-Main. To play one of these WAV les, add it to a track.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button.

2. Select the track to be used for playback.

3. Touch File, then Add.

4. Navigate to the project folder, and then scroll down to the les that start with 13-

Main. Select the le you want and touch Load.

5. Make sure the track you used is not armed for recording.

6. Push ▶ PLAY.

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Control Control Behavior in TOOLS Mode

Knobs

Turn the top left knob to adjust the brightness.

Touch

Not used in TOOLS mode.

TOOLS button

No additional functions in TOOLS mode.

A button

Not used in TOOLS mode.

B button

Not used in TOOLS mode.

TOOLS MODE

The tools screen has some valuable information that is easy to overlook: the available

space on the microSD card, and the current rmware version. This is also where you can

adjust the brightness of the screen.

Here is what the controls do in TOOLS mode:

Adjust the Screen Brightness

1. Push TOOLS.

2. Change the Brightness to adjust the overall level. Adjust

Bright Fine if you are experiencing ickering.

See How Much Space is Available on the microSD Card

1. Push TOOLS.

2. The available space is displayed in the top left header

area.

See Which Firmware Version You Are Using

1. Push TOOLS.

2. The current rmware version is displayed in the top right

menu area. (0.9.0S in the image on the right.)

TOOLS Mode

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RECORD AND PLAY WAV FILES

With bluebox, you can record individual tracks and the Main mix to WAV les on the

microSD card. You can record some tracks while playing back other tracks to create a

layered recording. Recording can start at the beginning of the timeline or in the middle

of the timeline. You can punch in a recording to overdub sections of tracks as needed. You

can even record all 12 tracks plus the Main mix at once. You can then take the WAV les to

your computer to further rene your mix. You can record a jam session up to 4 hours long

and then take the le to your computer to pull out the best parts. You can choose

whether to record tracks pre- or post- fader.

Record One or More Tracks

To record a track, you rst have to arm it on either the MIX or

TRACK screen. Then you can use the transport buttons to stop

and end recording.

1. Push MIXER. If you don’t see the Rec button in the

control options at the bottom of the screen, push MIXER

again.

2. Touch Rec in the control options at the bottom of the

screen.

3. Arm the tracks you want to record by touching them.

The armed tracks have a red frame.

4. To Arm a track in TRACK mode, push TRACK, touch the

track you want to arm and then touch the REC button in

the control panel at the bottom of the screen.

5. Use your external gear to send a signal to the input for

the armed track or tracks.

6. Push the REC and PLAY transport buttons together to

start recording at the current play cursor position. See

EDIT Mode above to control the play cursor position.

7. Push the STOP transport button when you want to end

recording.

The bluebox will save the WAV le or les to the microSD card in

the folder for this project. To see the WAV les for tracks, push

EDIT then push B. The WAV le you just recorded for each track is

ACTIVE for that track. This means if you disarm recording for that

track and push the PLAY transport button the WAV le will play.

You can change the ACTIVE le on the EDIT Conguration screen.

See EDIT Mode above for more about this.

MIXER Mode - Arm

for Recording

EDIT Conguration

Screen

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NOTE:

► See EDIT Mode above to Punch In a recording and to see where

recordings t in timeline.

► You can record all inputs and the Main output at the same time.

► WAV les must be 48kHz for bluebox to play them.

Record the Main Mix

To record the Main mix, you rst have to arm it on the MIX screen. Then you can use the

transport buttons to stop and end recording.

1. Push MIXER. If you don’t see the Rec button in the

control options at the bottom of the screen, push MIXER

again.

2. Touch Rec in the control options at the bottom of the

screen.

3. Touch the Main meter on the right to arm the Main mix

for recording. You can record the Main mix and

individual tracks at the same time.

4. Use your external gear to send a signal to the inputs. You can also congure a

WAV le to playback for one or more tracks. These WAV les will not be recorded

in the Main Mix.

5. Push the REC and PLAY transport buttons together to start recording.

6. Push the STOP transport button when you want to end recording.

The Main mix recording is saved in a WAV le with the prex 13-Main in the folder for the

project, but it is not listed in EDIT mode with the track WAV les. You can add the Main

mix recording to a track to play it.

MIXER Mode - Main

Armed to Record

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Play a WAV le for a Track

You can play WAV les that you recorded on bluebox and les you have copied onto the

microSD card. To do this, you need to assign the le to the track, set the status of the WAV

le to ACTIVE, and make sure the track is not armed for recording. When you record a le

on bluebox, it is mapped to the track used to record it. You can change this in EDIT mode.

1. Push EDIT and then push the B button to see the list of les mapped to each

track and the ACTIVE status of the WAV les.

2. If the le you want to play is listed but does not have the word ACTIVE in the

right column, you will need to make it ACTIVE. Turn a knob or touch the screen

to select the WAV le you want to play. Push A to set the selected le as ACTIVE

for playback for that track.

3. If you want to add a le to a track, select the track and then touch File and Add.

Select the le you want to add and then touch Load. You can navigate to other

folders to nd the le if needed. Touch the ^ to go back to a previous folder in

the hierarchy, or touch Load to drill into a folder in the list.

4. Push MIXER and check the status of the tracks you want to play. If a track has a

red frame, you have to disarm the recording status. Touch Rec at the bottom of

the screen, and then touch the tracks you want to disarm.

5. Push the PLAY transport button to start playback of the ACTIVE WAV les for the

tracks that are not armed for recording.

Congure bluebox to Record Tracks as Pre-Fader or Post-Fader

If your track recordings are not at the volume level you expect, try changing the Rec

Source option on the Main Conguration page.

1. Push MAIN and then push B to access the Main Conguration Page.

2. Turn a top knob to select the Rec Source parameter.

3. Turn a bottom knob to choose between Pre and Post Fader recording. If you

choose Pre Fader, the recording will use the level of the input after the Gain has

been applied but before the Fader or Volume setting has been applied. If you

choose Post Fader, the Volume selected on the Mixer or Track screen will be

applied to the recording.

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STREAM AUDIO OVER USB

The bluebox Eurorack edition can stream audio in and out over USB via the USB C EXT

port. Send the master audio bus output to your device to include it in your DAW based

projects, or send the audio output from the device to record or include in the mix. The

bluebox supports two channels of audio in each direction. The bluebox Eurorack edition

is audio class compliant and has been tested with the following:

● PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11

● Apple computers with Intel & Apple Silicon running mac-OS Catalina and Ventura.

● iOS and iPadOS 16 or newer devices connected via a Certied Apple Lightning to

USB Camera Adapter

The bluebox operates at 48 kHz. If it receives audio at 44.1 kHz it will convert it to 48 kHz

automatically.

Receive USB Audio

To receive the USB audio signal on the bluebox Eurorack edition,

you must congure the bluebox to route the USB signal to a pair

of tracks:

1. Connect the USB C EXT port to one of the supported

devices, listed above.

2. Push Main and then push B to open the Main

Conguration screen.

3. Set the USB Rcv parameter to the pair of tracks that will

be used to control the USB audio, for example 7 & 8. This

will override any track mappings to hardware inputs

when a signal is streaming into the USB C Ext port.

4. Push MIXER and then B. Select a number of tracks that

includes the track pair selected above. For example, if

you selected 7 & 8, choose 8 or more tracks.

5. Congure your computer or iOS device to send audio to

the 1010music bluebox device, preferably at 48 kHz.

6. You can now use the controls for the selected pair of

tracks to control the USB audio signal.

MAIN

CONFIGURATION

MIXER

Conguration

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Send USB Audio

The bluebox always sends the Main output bus out over the USB C EXT port.

1. Congure the VOL of the tracks to control what bluebox will send out over USB

streaming audio. The effects and the compressor will be applied to the output.

2. Connect the USB C EXT port of your bluebox to a supported device. The bluebox

will appear as 1010music bluebox in the list of input devices on your receiving

computer or iOS device.

3. Send signals to the inputs of bluebox or playback WAV les recorded on bluebox.

The Main output bus of bluebox will be routed to your computer or iOS device.

NOTE:

► When you have a pair of inputs assigned to USB Rcv and the bluebox is

receiving a signal over the USB C EXT port, the USB signal will override

any signal coming in on the selected inputs.

► For the best audio quality, congure your computer to use 48 kHz

audio when sending out to bluebox.

► The iPhone does not have native support for the 48 kHz audio sent by

bluebox Eurorack edition. You will need to use an app on the iPhone,

such as “Audiobus: Mixer for music apps” or “AUM - Audio Mixer”, to

convert the incoming audio to the 44.1 kHz in real time.

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MICROSD FILE MANAGEMENT

The bluebox stores all project les and WAV recordings on the microSD card. When you

playback WAV les, they are streamed from the microSD card. Recording up to 13 WAV

les at one time is very demanding and not all microSD cards can work fast enough. We

recommend name brand cards with the A2 rating or better with at least 128GB storage.

For example, SanDisk A2 cards work very well. Use SD Card Formatter from sdcard.org to

format and x any errors or when refreshing or using a new card.

The microSD card makes it easy to move les on and off of the bluebox. Take the microSD

card out of bluebox by pressing it in until it springs back. Use a USB or SD card adapter to

put the card in your computer and then browse the les in standard le management

tools. There is a Projects folder at the root of the card, and under that a folder for each

project, with the same name as the project. Each project’s folder holds the WAV les

recorded for this project. The bluebox assigns names to the WAV les in the format of

<Track Number>-<Track Name>-<Number>. You can rename the les in EDIT mode on

bluebox. This will ensure that they maintain their mapping to the tracks and their ACTIVE

state. If you rename the les from your PC, bluebox won’t nd them when you open the

project. You can add the les to tracks if needed.

In addition to the WAV les, each project folder also has two XML les: assets.xml and

project.xml. These les are updated when you save the project and store your project

settings and WAV le mappings.

Copy a Project or Make a Backup on Your Computer

You can copy a project to another project on the microSD card, or to your PC for backup

purposes. To copy a project, you need to copy the project folder and all of its contents.

Project folders must be under the Projects folder on the microSD card for bluebox to nd

them.

1. Remove the microSD card from bluebox by pushing it gently until it springs

back out.

2. Use a USB or SD Card adapter to put the microSD card in your computer.

3. Use File Explorer on a PC or Finder on a Mac to open the removable drive.

4. Open the Projects folder and you will see a folder for each of your projects.

5. To make a new project on the microSD card, copy the folder for a project and all

of its contents to a folder under the Projects folder.

6. To back up your les, copy the folders in the Projects folder onto your computer.

7. When the les nish copying, be sure to eject the removable drive in File

Explorer or Finder before removing the USB or SD Card adapter from your

computer. This will ensure that the computer has properly closed the connection

to those les and will avoid le corruption.

8. You can put the microSD card back in bluebox to continue using the old projects

and start working with any new projects.

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MIDI CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION

The bluebox is designed to work together with other synthesizer gear. This includes

sharing a clock signal in order to synchronize timing. The bluebox will display the clock at

the top of the screen. You can congure the effects to synchronize with the clock, and you

can turn on the metronome to hear the clock while you play.

The bluebox will automatically synchronize to an external MIDI clock on a connected MIDI

device. The bluebox is also always sending the current clock signal (either the native

bluebox clock or the synchronized clock) out on the MIDI OUT TRS jack and the MIDI

Device port.

Setup bluebox to Follow a MIDI Clock

1. Connect a MIDI Device with a clock signal to either the USB C DEV input below

the MICRO SD slot, or the MIDI IN TRS jack below that.

2. Congure the external MIDI device to send a clock signal. The bluebox will

automatically follow the incoming clock.

Setup bluebox to Send a MIDI Clock

1. Connect a MIDI Device that is ready to follow a clock signal to either the USB C

DEV input below the MICRO SD slot, or the MIDI IN TRS jack below that.

2. Congure the external MIDI device to follow a clock signal.

3. Push the PLAY transport button bluebox. The bluebox will send out a MIDI clock

whenever the PLAY transport button is active. You will see the clock reading at

the top of the screen update in real time.

4. To change the tempo, push PROJ and then push the B Button. Turn a top knob

to select the BPM setting, and then turn a bottom knob to adjust the value.

NOTE:

► Set the bluebox BPM and congure the metronome on the Project

Conguration screen. Push PROJ, and then push the B button to

access these features.

Record while using MIDI Sync to Follow An External Device

1. Arm tracks for recording as usual.

2. Push the REC button to enable recording mode, then press Play on the MIDI

device sourcing the clock. The recording will start when bluebox receives the

Play signal from the MIDI device.

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UPDATE FIRMWARE

1010music occasionally provides rmware updates with bug xes and new features. You

can use the microSD card with your computer to get the new rmware. You will need to

the microSD card and reboot bluebox while telling it to load new rmware.

Update the bluebox Firmware

1. Check which rmware version you are currently running. Push Tools. The current

rmware version is displayed in the top right corner.

2. Check the forum to see if there is a newer version. On your computer, go to the

website forum.1010music.com. Click Login or Sign Up in the top right corner.

Follow the instructions on screen to login or sign up if needed. Email

support@1010music.com if you have any trouble with logging in.

3. Once you are logged in to the forum, click bluebox Eurorack edition under Pick

a Product. Click Firmware & Content Downloads to see the list of available

rmware downloads. Download the desired le to your computer. Unzip the

contents of the le. Some computers will unzip it automatically when you

download it.

4. Put the bluebox microSD card in your computer and place the new copy of

BLUEBOX.BIN in the root folder. Make sure you allow it to overwrite the old le

with the new le, and make sure it is named BLUEBOX.BIN. You can use a

microSD to SD adapter, or a microSD to USB adapter to put the microSD card in

your computer.

5. Backup the les from your microSD card to make sure you don’t lose any of your

work.

6. Eject the microSD card from your computer. This option is available by right

clicking the drive name in Windows File Explorer or control clicking the name of

the microSD drive in Finder on an Apple computer, and then clicking Eject. If you

don’t do this, the card can become corrupted.

7. Unplug your Eurorack and put the microSD card back in. Hold down the A

button on the right while plugging it back in. Release the A button when you see

“bluebox Installer” on the screen. The bluebox will display status updates as it

completes the reprogramming. It will nally display a success message and then

restart with the rmware update.

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COMMON TASKS

The earlier parts of this document focused on how to use the different bluebox Control

Modes. Here we will cover some of the same information from the perspective of how to

do some common tasks. We will describe one quick way to do each task, but there may

be other ways to do it as well.

Balance Levels for the Main Mix

1. Push MIXER. If you don’t see Vol in the control options at

the bottom of the screen, push MIXER again.

2. Start your external gear to send signals to your inputs.

3. Touch Gain.

4. Touch and drag a meter for a track to adjust the gain for

that track. Do this for all the tracks until they are all even.

5. Touch Vol.

6. Touch and drag a meter for a track to adjust the volume for that track. Do this for

all the tracks until you get the mix you want.

Mute a Track

1. Push MIXER. If you don’t see Mute in the control options at the bottom of the

screen, push MIXER again.

2. Touch Mute in the control options at the bottom of the screen.

3. Touch the track in the meter bridge that you want to mute. The header text for

the track will turn gray. Touch the track again to stop muting it.

Mute an Output

1. Push MAIN.

2. Touch the MUTE button on the screen under the

heading for the output you want to mute. The MUTE

button is blue when the mute is engaged. Touch the

button again to stop muting.

Congure the OUT 3 and 4 jacks as one Stereo Send or Two Mono Sends

1. Push Main and then push the B button.

2. Turn a top knob to select the 3&4 Mode setting.

3. Turn a bottom knob to select a value. Choose Stereo for one stereo send. Choose

Mono to route two independent signals to ports OUT3 and OUT4.

MIXER Mode -

Volume Control

MAIN Mode

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Adjust a Track’s Sends to OUT3, OUT4 and the CUE Bus

1. Push MIXER twice.

2. Touch the send you want to adjust, CUE, 3&4, OUT3 or

OUT4 from the controls across the bottom of the screen.

3. Touch the meter for the track you want to control.

4. Push the A button until the pink knob focus ring

includes the tracks you want to control.

5. Turn the knob for the track you want to control to adjust

the selected send.

6. You can also touch and drag the tracks to adjust their

sends. Move your nger up and down or left and right to

change the setting.

Adjust a Track’s Sends to FX1 and FX2

1. Push TRACK.

2. Touch the meter for the track you want to control.

3. Push the A button until the pink knob focus ring is around the right control

panel.

4. Turn the top left knob to adjust the send to FX1, which is the delay.

5. Turn the top right knob to adjust the send to FX2, which is the reverb.

6. You can also touch and drag one of the on screen knobs to adjust its value. Move

your nger up and down or left and right to change the setting.

Use Headphones to Monitor the Main Output

1. Plug your headphones into the Phones jack.

2. Push Main.

3. Push the B button.

4. Select the Phones Src parameter by touching it. Turn a

bottom knob to change the value to Main. The signal

coming out of the Phones jack will now use the same

mix as the Main output. You can still adjust the PHONES

volume independently in Main mode.

5. If you want to send a custom mix to the headphones, set

the Phones Src to CUE, and then adjust the CUE sends

for each track.

MIXER Mode

MAIN Conguration

Screen

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Send a Dry Track Signal to an External Device for Processing

1. Connect Out 3 and 4 of bluebox to the device that will

receive the dry signal.

a. Optionally, you can connect the output of the

external processing device into one of the bluebox

inputs to use it as an additional track.

1. Push Track.

2. Touch the meter for the track you want to send out as a

dry signal.

3. Tap the OUT3&4 knob on the screen to set the knob

focus to include this control.

4. Turn the appropriate knob to adjust the send for this

track to Out 3&4.

5. Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 for additional tracks as needed.

TRACK Mode

Use Two Mono Outputs for External Effects Processing

1. Push Main and then push the B button to access the Main Conguration screen.

2. Set the 3&4 Mode parameter to Mono.

3. Set the 3 Send and 4 Send parameters to Pre or Post Fader as needed.

4. Connect the Out 3 and Out 4 jacks of bluebox to the devices that will receive the

dry signal.

5. Optionally, you can connect the outputs of the external processing devices into

bluebox to use as additional tracks.

6. Push MIXER until you see the OUT3 and OUT4 controls in the bar across the

bottom.

7. Touch OUT3 and then touch and drag a track to control the send level to OUT3.

8. Touch OUT4 and then touch and drag a track to control the send level to OUT4.

9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for additional tracks as needed.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Clicks and Pops over USB C

Check your sample rate coming out of your computer and make sure it is 48kHz.

On Windows 10

1. Make sure the bluebox Eurorack edition is connected to your computer via USB.

2. Right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray and click Sounds to open the

Sound window.

3. In the Sound window, switch to the Playback tab and select the 1010music

bluebox device, which is displayed as Headphones.

4. Click the Properties button in the bottom-right of the Sound window to open

the Headphones Properties window.

5. In the Headphones Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.

6. In the drop down within the Default Format frame, select “2 channel, 24 bit,

48000 Hz (Studio Quality)”.

7. You may also need to congure the output of your audio applications to use

48,000 Hz. See the documentation for the specic application.

On Mac OS

1. Make sure the bluebox Eurorack edition is connected to your computer via USB.

2. Open the Audio MIDI Setup App

3. Select 1010music bluebox from the list of devices on the left.

4. Select Output at the top of the screen.

5. Set the Format to 48,000 Hz.

6. You may also need to congure the output of your audio applications to use

48,000 Hz. See the documentation for the specic application.

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LEARN MORE

Check the support page on our website for updated user manuals and links to videos:

bluebox Eurorack edition Support page: 1010music.com/blueboxeurodocs

Check out our list of recommended cables for use with your bluebox:

https://1010music.com/cablerecommendations

Look for how-to videos that show the bluebox in action on the 1010music YouTube page:

youtube.com/c/1010music/playlists

The bluebox for desktop videos and community are also helpful since the two products

share much of the same functionality.

STAY IN TOUCH

Share information with other users and our support team on our forum, website and

social media pages:

Forum: forum.1010music.com facebook.com/1010musicllc

Website: 1010music.com instagram.com/1010_music/