1010Music Blackbox: Review and full workflow tutorial

Here's a full review and workflow tutorial of Blackbox from 1010Music is a standalone hardware sampler, sequencer and looper based on their eurorack modules.

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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
0:35 Hardware overview
3:10 Pads explained
5:00 Pad parameters
6:05 Keyboard control
6:55 Choke groups
7:10 Sample type pads
8:30 Clip pads
10:50 Slicer pads
13:10 Sampling
14:00 Live looping
14:55 Sampling CV
16:30 Sequencing
19:20 Sequence params
20:15 MIDI sequencing
21:50 How songs work
25:15 FX
25:50 MIX
26:15 PSET - Presets
26:40 Tools
26:50 Modulation
28:20 Pros and cons

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[aradder]

I keep coming back to this video as I continue to get deeper into the Blackbox. It would be amazing to have an updated workflow tutorial with the latest firmware!

[RickyTinez]

Incredible run through, i love how straight forward this one was, but its also 30 minutes. That to me shows how easy it is to use to the amount of things it can do haha.

[WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

I had asked you about the audio quality...well I got my own BlackBox now and let me say...the audio is fantastic, output and input. Sampling synths directly into the BB is incredible. The preamps are HOT and pro level. This is the best purchase I have made in music gear in the last 40 years. This little box is a wonderful way to add sampling to any studio rig. I am 100% hardware and fits my rig 100%.

[Heathcliff_hensel]

The fact that it has a touchscreen and usb hosting is a win win.

[untoldstory]

You're in a completely different league when it comes to presentation. almost no longer need instructions for use after this video here. Everything brought exactly to the point.
One of the best blackbox presentations on YouTube ever, that will go down in history of blackbox!, ) It would be amazing to have an updated workflow tutorial with the latest firmware! 😅

[poppybrosjunior]

you set the gold standard for product reviews. THANK YOU

[Decoy]

Really cool to see some people in here like Ricky and Cuckoo in here showing love. All three of you I go to for product info and tutorials. Need to patron all of you. Keep showing Love.

[artblack]

No one does a better or more comprehensive review than you do.

[Soundtrackloops]

Thanks for the in depth and very thorough demo. We are extremely honored to be a small part of this awesome device with 800 samples from our catalog in it. You did a great job with this!

[roccoharris]

a year after producing this video, you can rest assured, it's still greatly appreciated. wow!! & this beautiful, black box has only gotten better over these past months. hot dang!! & that recording cv feature... that is bonkers!! so cool!!

[KordTaylor]

This is great to just take to a gig in a backpack vs. laptops, etc.. Thank you so much for another great video.

[stevelindstrom]

Loopop, dropping in here from "the future" to say thanks so much for this great review and so many others. After YouTube shopping for a sampler /groovebox / nerve-center for the last two months, watching and rewatching your videos — I bought this machine and will no doubt refer to this video often as I get underway with it. For me, it came down to this, a Digitakt, or the MPC One. Ultimately the Blackbox's UX, lean form factor, and very adept use of modern day computing power won the day.

[satyanpatel]

After watching your very intuitive video, I purchased it using your Reverb link above. I've been using a myriad of devices to load samples, and other devices to create weird jams. This fits perfectly above using the Novation Circuit or below a PC DAW for me. I know there are other devices that a similar, but they are either too advanced (electron) or do not fit into what I need (Roland 101, 707). Love the song mode, and chromatic feature. I've gathered samples for well over 25 years and a computer screen just wasn't cutting it for me to load them. Thanks again for the awesome walkthrough.

[qbwarmdays]

Workflow really on point. Pretty much all the operations. Compact, well featured, robust. Superb choice for gigging. I can see the usefulness for both popular and avant-garde. If Akai had got 1010 to do the UX for MPC Live who knows how good that might have been. I want one.

[robertlee]

Your reviews are always thorough. Thank you for showing things in such detail. Would love more FX in this box but it is amazing!

[robertlee]

Your walkthroughs of equipment are always amazing and satisfying.

I feel like I am much more educated about the product and can usually workout if it is for me.

You keep your explanations very simple and easy to understand.

Thank you

[dkb]

Just got one of these... so having a mooch around YouTube on a learning curve... great info here to kick me off. Much appreciated. I absolutely love that I was able to plug my Akai mini controller in to it and instantly start making horrible noises fit for neither man nor beast with no midi mapping messiness, which isn't always the case with devices.

[paulburkhart]

Just watched for the 3rd time. Great video. They should implement a "pad mode" where you can use the buttons as trigger pads. Love me some pads.

[Messy_Jesse]

This looks like the perfect device for quickly writing rough drafts! I'm excited to try pairing it with the deluge or op1. Thanks for sharing.

[UberSynth]

You see that list of topics you have on the left side, maybe you could colour or highlight the topic you're on as you go down the list through the video. Good review.
Peace ✌️ out people