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Nice 80s minimal synth sound 👏

if the model:samples had audio-in+built in mic it would be TOO good

Honestly, I forgot that the Blackbox is a sequencer because it can do so much. I got it just to launch clips like Ableton without having to use Ableton. Being able to load up 30 minute long drone tracks into a single pad is pretty cool. The only limit is the size of your SD card. So the live performance capabilities are definitely there as long as you approach the unit in a nontraditional way compared to other sequencers. Use it in tandem with a drum machine like the Digitakt and you've got the best of both worlds.

Bonjour possible faire une vidéo comme Mapp le pad korg sur la blackbox. E keyboard sur blackbox. Merci beaucoup, thank you

can u do a beginner tutorial for a first timer who just bought a model:samples?

Thanks for the tutorial. helped me alot

I love and dislike this unit. I had my original novation circuit stolen by someone with deep & dark struggles from my church. It was used solely as a drum machine & the volca was a replacement. I snapped up a used unit at a great price with no research. That's the dislike it's not a drum machine. My fault but the name could be better. The love is how deep and complex sound manipulation is😊. I've had hours fly by making a simple little pattern. Sometimes just sculpting a single sound, tiny adjustments with massive changes. Also a complete lay like me can make some nice little melodies, no tutorials, not even a glance at the instructions. Is it possible to export these effects in real time to other synths? Say the Polyend Tracker? You mentioned the duration of a pattern being a limitation. Could the tracker be used to increase it or add variation to a loop? Yes I also did the same with the Tracker, bought used because the price was so low. The seller told me it would make a great d.m but the work flow is strange, musical Excel.

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Thank you for sharing this.

This is a great video, but does anyone know if the android app is still available? I can't find it on the play store and the link doesn't work

Syntakt 2??? You definitely baited me with that one, but great video nonetheless.

Some very interesting sounds being born out of that setup, (although it appears to have been a difficult birth for most of them! 😅). Lovely stuff!

Nice lighting ❤

nicely done!

So spookyyy what a mood 👻

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On top of that... with midel: Cycles(in my setup) its great idea to use that complex Elektron sequencer. Thx for it!

Just bought one. This Volca sounds really unique. I like that in synths. Design!

Can they work on androids?

I'm listening to this track on repeat, I'm learning the Syntakt myself. This is a banger, it is stuck in my head. Thanks for sharing this inspirational peice.

How does the bb responded to the Dn in song mode? I use dn as my brain and would like vocal samples and such coming from the bb but wonder if it responds well to song mode

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neat n smooth !

Melodic with the Kick? That IS ambitious!

This video is great! But I don't understand how you're getting those sounds. I need a good drum kit but it doesn't appear to have one. Do I need to load a drum kit in or where can I download one?

Thank you a lot!

OH LAWDY startin us off with that BEEFY monster bass 🧌🎶 Such cool transitions too ✨ Makin me want some volcas lol

As my guitar playing is improving I find myself wanting to work more with audio, at least in the beginning stages of an idea. Less midi and engineering and more basic demo cutting. The audio looping functionality in the blackbox is rare at this price point. The only competitor I can see is the SP 404. The main difference is the blackbox was built to thrive with looping and recording audio, while this functionality is an afterthought on the 404. I would never bother with any serious sequencing on the black box. That work should be done in the DAW or some MPC like machine

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I think BB should really focus on its powerful looping capabilities. I don’t like to deep dive.. in fact, taking my sessions from ableton and breaking them down into parts is also more exciting when playing live.

I have one of these and have hardly used it... I was thinking that maybe I should try to use as only a 6 track drum machine, it seems it might have similar capabilities as the erika lxr1

I find sequencer/song mode as difficult to understand as cracking the Enigma code. I just can't get my head around it.

Very helpful :-)

Can you please make more Blackbox videos I learn so much from you :)

This is a really excellent commentary on the way Blackbox excels especially given a certain genre of music. Although I agree it's most flexible compared to other sequencers, it is more intuitive if you want to compose unstructured /experimental /ambient. I moved from more "grid-based" electronic music (ie. techno) to ambient/atmospheric and in so doing, shifted tools from Electribe/MPC /MC-909 to the Blackbox. Especially nice is your idea of "looping" (out of sync) long or short samples. Blackbox excels at this whereas other hardware (eg. Electribe) can't even do it. This video is worth watching end to end of you are wanting to understand the scope of Blackbox as a tool, versus other sequencers.

Very cool set. grit on grit

Surely the big problem with the BB for looping audio (especially ambient as per the OP) is that it can't overdub. This means that you lose the tails. I have one and it's great for looping midi (e.g. playing its own internal multisamples), but I can't see how it would work with live audio.

This is the workflow I've been looking for, digitally replicating a 4-track tape mixer, thanks for the idea!

Nice man Sounds great, easy to follow

Thanks for the video!!!! ❤

He’s a very seasoned producer but he still forgets what the cowbell is called lol

I enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing your story. Wow! What a fantastic gift! If that nikon camera could talk. I'll be receiving a gx85 soon and am looking at some vintage lens. Look forward to more videos :)

Would love to see galleries of your work, whenever you have them.

Kitty hung out the whole time :3 Excited to see more upcoming photography and video work!

Thanks for this. I wasn't quite aware of how the sequencer part of that machine worked. I'll be exploring that further as it sounds like exactly what I'm needing. Appreciated.

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Love the song you make sounds like the stallion part 2 by ween

Really helpful yo copy what your doing could see the number of one of the sounds but managed to make something similar and it rocks ;)

Hi! : ) I wonder if you can help me confirm a thing ... There is something with my Volca ( or it's that way on all volca Sample 2 ) ... I have a pattern with some muted samples. When I use the "solo" function, it does what it does, but after I turn the "solo" off, all parts are unmuted automatically. I want the muted to stay muted, but may be that's how the Sample 2 works ? : )

love the improv & the fact that our presentation style of such jams are similar! ^^