Blackbox – Compact Sampling Studio

Take music creation beyond your computer with Blackbox, a compact sampling studio with intuitive touchscreen control. It’s a complete music creation workflow—at your fingertips.

Description Your Own. Personal. Sampler.

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

Reach Out, Touch Beats.

• Record, edit, and sequence using a familiar touchscreen interface.
• Integrate synths, drum machines, and other devices to form your tabletop studio.
• Capture samples, arrange sequences, and create songs without using a computer.
• Get into the groove with a fast, fluid, and intuitive workflow.
• Connect external hardware via USB to expand performance and control capabilities.
• Record and play back hours of music with an expandable microSD memory slot.
• Combine loops with different tempos using built-in synchronization and slicing.
• Perform with drum loops and samples using one-shots.
• Make music anywhere thanks to a compact and nearly indestructible design.

What Is Included

When you purchase blackbox, you will receive:

• one blackbox compact sampling studio
• a microSD card with blackbox firmware, about 60 presets and approximately 900 WAV files
•  a USB power cable and USB wall wart with 3 international adapters
• 2 MIDI Adapters – Male 3.5mm TRS to Female 5 pin DIN, MIDI Class B standard
• a Quick Start guide to get you playing right away

Big Sound. Little Blackbox.

• Streams long samples from the microSD card with a max sample size of 4 GB, which can be many hours
• 1 stereo audio input and 3 stereo audio outputs, plus stereo headphones output
• 4 note polyphony for samples, 2 note for clips and slicers
• 16 samples, 16 sequences and 16 song sections per preset
• Supports 1 and 2 channel WAV files with 16, 24 or 32-bit resolution at any sample rate (48kHz preferred)
• 24-bit ADC and DAC
• USB MIDI Device In and TRS MIDI In can trigger samples, notes and sequences
• TRS Clock In and Out, and TRS MIDI Out for synchronizing with additional instruments
• USB powered – can run off a USB power block or wall outlet
• Dimensions: 5.5″ x 5″ x 1.25″ (14 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm)