The 1010 BlueBox Eurorack Edition Kicks Butt

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00:00 merch drop
00:53 intro
01:56 previous setup
03:51 intro to bluebox
05:00 clocking the system
08:02 headphone routing
08:29 mixing and effects
11:45 cv and midi mapping
15:18 track assignments (mono vs stereo)
17:32 recording (jam)
21:51 play from and punch in
22:50 class compliant USB audio
23:50 final thoughts

[@ZOgrameMusic]

That live demo was an absolute burst of pure energy, in 4D 🔥

[@MarioGodoyMusic]

The sky is your oyster

[@JuanUys]

only when you have a small knobby thing 🤏 (just to be precise)

[@klownklocked8064]

Hot tip if you've also got a 1010 music Bitbox: main outputs from Bluebox/Bitbox/(output module of your choosing). Bitbox FX 1 and 2 outputs back into inputs 1 and 2 of Bluebox for routing audio back in. You now have a whole recording, looping, splicing, polyphonic playing, sub-mixing, granular processing workstation.

[@surrogatemarker]

Suggest you ask Blue Box for a FW update that adds a setting to add a time delay to a stop recording clock signal for a time interval that can be custom set in seconds or a division of ..

[@martinrobinson1426]

NOTE: Be aware of the power requirement for this unit (850 ma on the 5v). I bought this unit and plugged it into a Tiptop audio Mantis case and it kept cutting out. I reduced the screen brightness to 15% in the tools menu and it’s worked ok so far. Otherwise I’m gonna have to use a 4ms pod.

[@cybermortal1983]

how's the brightness at 15% ? Still pretty usable?

[@martinrobinson1426]

I haven’t found it an issue with my setup.

[@user-wq7ww2dx1f]

Can't speak to the eurorack power set up*, but the USB powered original has both a vulnerability to screen burn if left powered up for extended periods and no on/off switch. So I got a USB cable with an inline power switch for convenience / peace of mind. Having opened it up to fit a screen alignment fix, I can also confirm that the TRS connectors on it are at the flimsy end of consumer standard. So the fixed(?) breakout 1/4" connector is a great idea if there's going to be a lot of cable switching. It's still a genius little thing though. *eurorack modules look frighteningly moreish; I don't need another vice right now

[@sallenart]

Love it. I got a bluebox a while ago, and have been waiting for my new house to set up the studio--looking forward to diving back in and making this a part of my modular recording setup. Looking forward to diving back into your back catalog and re-living all the excitement as I set up!

[@excusesforbruises]

Love this video. I was actually looking into something like this for my eurorack/desktop synth setup. I also found the clock discussion from the first few minutes of the video helpful. Also, great dance moves, as usual.

[@luvdattek]

Oh my…. Once again you made a demo of of gear, and once again I now need it ! I don’t count how many modules I bought after seeing one of your video ! Also, hearing your jam give joy ! Simply ! Thank you for this new video. I now have to think about getting this blue box !

[@blotterdreams]

I'm always happy to see you have a new video. This is definitely what I wanted the original bluebox to be, seems like a no brainer for many use cases.

[@karnblack]

Thanks for your review. I've been looking at this since it came out and it looks perfect for my performance case.

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

merch drop looks sick! cool idea

[@jamesbond339]

This is the device that has made me consider modular. I like the idea of modular and playing around but not having a streamlined way to record and reuse that playing around doesn’t work for the rest of my setup. This solves that problem so well!!

[@RemixSample]

Very nice! I appreciate the demo! Very cool being able to record straight into your phone like that, very handy!

[@resetreboot]

Now that's pretty useful indeed. Great device with nice interface and tricks. That jam was sick af too!

[@throughthewoods6455]

Fantastic Video! Thank you so much for your walk through, great to see you have fun!

[@darkeldarblade916]

Thanks for the review. I love this mixer.

[@JamesMunns]

I am astounded at the palette of color variety you have in cabling

[@CatFish107]

Ooh, using a short as a pre-show ad for a good cause is a neat, smart move!

[@CatFish107]

As we have seen the re-emergence of old timey Television style "this show is brought to you by this sponsor", perhaps we will see newsreels before vids like early cinema?

[@createmakestuff4694]

I habe the original 1010 bluebox, and it was probably the most important device I bought in my personal setup. It's cool that they made a version specialized for modular synthesizer users.

[@s2a0s1h2]

yeah many thx jeremy!! way more engaging than walking through the manual by myself 😁

[@johangamb]

Great jam sequence, thank you!

[@CRedfearn1983]

I hope you’re as nice, funny, genuine and cool in real life as you are on the intertube. I really enjoy your videos and you’re a real master of your craft(s)

[@franknahon9328]

Your demo track is insane.

[@willswitchcraft]

masterfully presented and performed.................................as expected...............................

[@austonianb]

Welcome to an awesome grid. Full of sound. And drive!

[@TheGorillafoot]

I got a standard one. it's awesome. The firmware updates are also a bonus, as they keep improving the software and add new features. The power is the only issues I ran into. They're like Raspberry Pi, as the are very particular about the cable you use and the power source.

[@TRDRT]

This is very excellent and a lovely jam, definitely a wish list item

[@PaulBreitzmann]

Needs a "quiet quit" mode when the clock stops and levels go below a threshold. To the forums!!

[@phils9333]

Great sounds and you make it look easy, I would maybe use this in a stand alone case if possible due to more room around the inputs than the other model.

[@joevargo2777]

Bluebox looks awesome! Would love to see a video on the hermod plus!

[@RedMeansRecording]

It's coming next week!

[@flundlip]

Great video! Very informational

[@mashgordon8436]

great sound!!!

[@ebizz7039]

RMR.. the boogie is real!🤘🏾

[@aquaticborealis4877]

Very cool device.

[@MichaelRohaly]

You know, hitting double-stop or just two stops over an interval as the cue to end recording, ignoring regular stop, might be a nice feature in a lot of things. It's listening for 252 or the hex equivalent (at least in MIDI) take the second one as the final stop. The first stop gets sent when the sequences stop, you have your tails and ends of envelopes, then hit for the second and all is well.

[@matrixknobs2848]

this is awesome gear

[@DionDeGennaro]

This module looks awesome real world. I knew it was gonna be special at knobcon. But the midi controller integration is awesome. Makes me wonder if it would be cool to get a custom midi controller with sliders and buttons for mutes and what not.

[@strangersun7721]

Great video! Thanks for it. Seems like the blue box should be able to start/stop recording independent of receiving any clock. Maybe a firmware update if it isn't already a setting somewhere?

[@jamesburke2311]

I ran into the same problem with Bluebox stopping recording. I mostly use my 208hp rig for live performance so it isn't a huge deal. When I'm recording I use a much more caveman solution...I send bluebox midi clock from KeystepPro - so I just unplug the midi in cable from BB before I hit stop. This causes BB delay to become unclocked as the tails ring out - but that actually gives the tails a cool vibe. Would definitely use your solution if I had the space. Cheers and would love an update if you have any new tricks after sitting with BB for a few months. I recently started using keystep pros mod wheel out for a low pass filter on the eq band for one of my percussion voices - something thats super useful but not worth the space in my rack for a dedicated filter. ✌️

[@moolder]

Oh that usb audio out is great. I use this on the Syntakt all the time. I hope the bluebox /blackbox can turn up the volume of that output, the -18dB of the Syntakt output is much too quiet to publish directly…

[@distorson]

Just like the desktop version of the Blue Box I just wish it would be able to loop specific sections of the single recorded tracks.

[@J.chip_]

love it!! i've being using it for a few days and i just send the Clock output to PNW CLK input and apparently is working , isn't it??

[@DAMAGR]

Been thinking about swapping my Tascam Model 12 for the Bluebox. Aside from the effort to make that happen, I think it's the right move.

[@matthewbarker2205]

I did this earlier this year because I hated lugging the Tascam to gigs. The Bluebox did a great job and the audio quality and flexibility with Eurorack made it really worth it. But, I preferred the work flow, especially for multitracking with the Tascam. I would make the swap again as the benefits for me outweighed the cost. If I had my money again though. I would get the Eurorack version.

[@DAMAGR]

@@matthewbarker2205 Yeah the size of the M12 is the main issue. I don't record straight to it either, so I'm just using it as a regular mixer and sometimes an audio interface. I probably won't get the rack bluebox because I'm not in that world at all, but yeah the standalone is probably gonna happen at this point.

[@darryldouglas6004]

“It did the thing.” 😃

[@masonshivers4663]

Wow I did not go into this video thinking I needed one of these... Now I'm thinking about how much it could simplify my workflow. Anyone know if it can multitrack out throught the USB?

[@StateCitizen]

Have you noticed a bit of latency at the beginning of the recording? I found a short gaps at the beginning of the recording and need to be edited to keep in time when importing into a DAW....

[@RedMeansRecording]

I personally have not but it makes sense.

[@bdc-muzik]

Great video and nice piece of music! I just wish it had side chaining functionality per channel which I heard it doesn’t have currently.

[@nodz007]

you can set up a sidechain in your eurorack with an inverted envelope and offset which will then feed into a VCA

[@bdc-muzik]

Yes I have Kickain and Aikido to side chain from but I find that bussing my kick to a separate channel in (Cubase) allows me to pick a particular compressor from which I can do a little bit of dialing in. The problem with that is that DAWs suck and I want continue to move further away from using one. Having said all of that, this blue box may be worth using my mods for this. Thanks for feedback, man.

[@bdc-muzik]

Update: I picked one up about a month ago. And while I had to buy extra components like compressors and such to handle the kick processing done in Cubase prior to, everything sounds pretty amazing. The compressor on the main bus sounds nice and overall the EQing and reverb/delay fx all together have given me close to the same results sonically as if I routed this all in Cubase. Thank you for making this video. It was a huge influence on my purchase. 👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽

[@MagosMakriyannis]

If Inputs and Outputs are close it means less noise.

[@edwardtang8995]

💙📦🔥

[@scheelio]

Yeah…my Bitbox Micro constantly restarts (and no, it’s not because of power). Plus, they say it can play playback multisamples polyphonically, but don’t clarify that is only possible via MIDI in any of their documentation or marketing (you have to go to their forum to find this out from other bamboozled users). Which is essentially false advertising. Have not been impressed with 1010’s support for firmware updates to address bugs, so I’m a hard pass on anything they make at this point. Watch BoBeats video on the Tangerine and take the part about firmware to heart - it is important.

[@triumphantlamb]

For the Clock Sync issue, would a trs or ts cable with a kill switch going from the Clock Out of the bluebox into the clock input of Pams work? Ie, press play on the bluebox to start recording and playing the rack, and then tap the kill switch to kill the rack but keep it recording? Wouldn’t this keep you from having to take up any extra rack space?

[@jonstapleton3668]

I had to solve this exact MIDI problem to use my OP-1 in a similar way to how you're using the Bluebox. The solution for me was to create a DIY MIDI filter module using a microcontroller--Pam's sends MIDI clock to the recorder, and the recorder sends MIDI start/stop to Pam's. I think your solution is totally fine, but the OP-1 didn't have a stable enough clock for me to use it like you're using the Bluebox. If you (or anyone else) wants to try my solution, let me know and I'll write it up so you can set it up for yourself.

[@Roydonovan38]

Hi I was wondering what phone you are using with blue box. I have a little problem with mine

[@pyrox2518]

weird that 1010 didn't think of some kind of fade out or stop delay you can set a timer for.

[@afuckinusername]

Is it possible on the standalone blue box to stop clock without stopping the recording? That seems like a UX bug to me. I was thinking to get one, but that would be a no go for me.

[@hobbymastersynthsscopesboa3372]

Can I plug in an external sound like a Peak to the inputs...is there any weird issue with different volume levels since that is not a eurorack instrument. I have all modular but might get an external synth once in awhile and dont want two different mixers.

[@RedMeansRecording]

I haven't tried it yet but there is a lot of gain on the channels so I assume you can boost the peak to euro levels. Or get the boredbrain module that makes a stereo line signal euro and vice versa

[@MatsueMusic]

Can you adjust Transport Receive on the blue box? That way BB can receive clock but the start and stop wouldn’t be received by the blue box?

[@RedMeansRecording]

Not sure. Good idea

[@marianodj8179]

Great..chears from argentina

[@fabiancortes6255]

What's the synth fella?

[@ACarpist]

I've had mine a couple of weeks and it took a little bit of fiddling to side chain. I'm using 1/3 and returning to 11/12 and then 3/4 for the master out. Any tips on a better way?

[@RedMeansRecording]

I hasn't considered side chaining at all! That's rad!

[@LostStylus]

I really wish they finally release a firmware that lets us record separate channels via usb audio interface and not just the mix

[@Simes]

Doooope

[@err_rawr]

merch drop merch drop merch drop also... I do kind of want to replace my WMD Performance Mixer with one of these

[@JohnTrasher]

Seeing this makes me think... its way smaller ... hmm

[@calderwood9641]

Are the fx baked into the recordings? Can you play with fx live but record them dry?

[@RedMeansRecording]

You can do either

[@RedMeansRecording]

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[@spenzasequenza]

if it wasnt for effects, does bluebox need to be synced at all? If i just need it as a mixer and recorder, it shouldn’t even need to be hooked to a clock, right?

[@alexdangles7856]

I have been using the stand alone bluebox as my mixer/recorder (not using internal fx) for a few years now and have never clocked it and havent had any issues. It can be a bit of a pain when porting stems into ableton to get everything synced up to the timeline so perhaps that would be an argument for clocking even if you are just recording/mixing. It would be great if it would just accept a normal modular clock source through one of the cv inputs (maybe a possibility through a FW update?)

[@RaspberryBrigade]

How do you find the exporting stem workflow to be? I know Loopop mentioned some issues around it. That’s been holding me off for the time being

[@RedMeansRecording]

You record, the files exist. There's no exporting.

[@RaspberryBrigade]

@@RedMeansRecording Sorry, went back and watched his vid again and realized I was thinking about his issues with the file structure that results when you use the punch-in feature. Although I'm not sure I would use punch-in enough or if at all to get in the way so this is pretty tempting

[@AboveTheTrees00]

does it work as audio interface like es-9 ? , AFG has 2 power cables (the more you know ;)

[@RedMeansRecording]

Ugh I need to try this I don't know if it does yet.

[@BinauralBae]

I don’t want your button. It’s covered in bees.

[@GeorgeLocke]

12:30 anybody else watch RM Brown?

[@jupitor919]

What keyboard is that? UDO-6?

[@valdir7426]

It's some variation of prophet; wanna say prophet 6?

[@MojoJojoMojo]

@@valdir7426 looks more like a Prophet X to me :)

[@RedMeansRecording]

Prophet X

[@RedMeansRecording]

Prophet x

[@MkUltra612]

Dance break

[@estes_was_here]

that demo needs a warning, i found myself swaying along at work. I could've been fired!

[@soupforare]

toit innit :9

[@LonnonFoster]

The world is the limit

[@hissquiet]

JEREREREREMY YOU DON'T HAVE A MERCH LINK UP!!

[@RedMeansRecording]

FIXED AHHHH

[@GeorgeLocke]

Why does recording have to follow midi at all?

[@RedMeansRecording]

It doesn't

[@GeorgeLocke]

@@RedMeansRecording then, with luck, it's a firmware option waiting for development

[@khalylehagood3222]

I continue to love the music gear and the easter eggs in the background (eg boy kisser) and the pro lgbtqa+ vibes/behaviour/community/way of life you demand in these videos.

[@RedMeansRecording]

;)

[@deansibinski6190]

snare so stank

[@EZBOT_]

ALL LOWPASS GATES FOREVER

[@RedMeansRecording]

God theyre so good.

[@EZBOT_]

@@RedMeansRecording 100% agree

[@monochrome72]

When you need a ph.d in electro engineering to make music.. 🤔