1010 Music Bitbox - Sampler/Looper

mdoudoroff · Post by **mdoudoroff** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:11 am

A new Ableton-inspired sampler/looper from a new developer debuted at Machines in Music.

http://1010music.com

It was difficult to get a firm grasp on its capabilities and limitations in the chaos of the hall, but it appears to be intended to be suitable for everything from drum samples to sampled loops to recording entire song parts.

tthogs · Post by **tthogs** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:48 am

Hey now, looks cool.

"With its clock and MIDI inputs, you can play and capture in sync with the rest of your rack. "

Sounds like this would be fun to use as a performance looper. You can save 12 sets as well.

nerven · Post by **nerven** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:02 pm

curious to see the midi implementation on this...can it record live? seems to be a lot of sample players racing to market...

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:55 am

ok now you have got my attention...

Capabilities include*

Playback of up to 16 simultaneous samples triggered from the touch screen, CV gates, or MIDI input
Various launch modes, including one-shot, gate, and quantized
Playback can be immediate or synchronized to analog or MIDI clock
Stereo recording with the option to synchronize the start and stop times
Control of various parameters, including start position, length, pitch, gain, loop mode, and quantization
Record up to 6 hours in a single pass
Save and recall up to 12 different sets of samples and their configuration
Stereo output with 2 additional effect send busses
4 modulation inputs capable of launching an entire row of clips at once or modulating sample start, length, or pitch

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:04 am

now the big question..

how much $$ ??

mwvm · Post by **mwvm** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:34 am

Jeezo 2016 is the year of the sampler!

strangeowl · Post by **strangeowl** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:10 am

Question two: will there be a break-out with separate outputs per channel?

3 stereo out (if the fx outs are stereo) is better than 1 mono of course but I would love to be able to keep the chains modularand add modules to every signal chain

Question three: when?

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:13 am

come on someone must surely have a rough idea of the price, how are we supposed to plan to save for these things when we are always kept in suspense about these most basic things..?

Zymos · Post by **Zymos** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:49 am

strangeowl wrote:Question two: will there be a break-out with separate outputs per channel?

3 stereo out (if the fx outs are stereo) is better than 1 mono of course but I would love to be able to keep the chains modularand add modules to every signal chain

Question three: when?

Says Nov 1 on their site.

Someone has to say it: of which year?

Innerself2007 · Post by **Innerself2007** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:05 am

Looks good on paper, definitely interested in price as well.
Curious how this will stack up against the Er-301

damase · Post by **damase** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:40 pm

strangeowl wrote:Question two: will there be a break-out with separate outputs per channel?

3 stereo out (if the fx outs are stereo) is better than 1 mono of course but I would love to be able to keep the chains modularand add modules to every signal chain

Question three: when?

+1 stereo out per channel
This is the same limitation that holds the octatrack back.

I wonder if the midi input will allow cc control. That would be that would make it very useful

Eurocat · Post by **Eurocat** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:04 pm

The only way I won't be buying this is if it's over 700 bucks!

nerven · Post by **nerven** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:12 pm

damase wrote:
strangeowl wrote: I wonder if the midi input will allow cc control. That would be that would make it very useful
yes, very...hope it can Rec/Stop/Play/Select loops with midi pedals...USB midi would have been sweet too, but no biggie...

flashheart · Post by **flashheart** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:39 pm

Fiddlestickz wrote:come on someone must surely have a rough idea of the price, how are we supposed to plan to save for these things when we are always kept in suspense about these most basic things..?

If this is a prototype they may not yet have an idea of actual manufacturing costs yet. Building a prototype is completely different from doing a run, and looks like this is a new company as well.

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:28 am

flashheart wrote:
Fiddlestickz wrote:come on someone must surely have a rough idea of the price, how are we supposed to plan to save for these things when we are always kept in suspense about these most basic things..?
If this is a prototype they may not yet have an idea of actual manufacturing costs yet. Building a prototype is completely different from doing a run, and looks like this is a new company as well.

due for release in under 3 weeks...? price must surely be close to finalized..?

jonne74 · Post by **jonne74** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:08 am

Looks like it's in karaoke mode, judging by the lyrics on the screen..

mwvm · Post by **mwvm** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:34 am

jonne74 wrote:Looks like it's in karaoke mode, judging by the lyrics on the screen..

i'm kinda confused by this too

revtor · Post by **revtor** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:04 pm

The demo at MiM was lacking to say the least. The guy explained alot of cool things and then didn't really come correct demo-wise. A MIDI keyboard playing drum hits one per key.

Didn't ask about price.

ethnotronics · Post by **ethnotronics** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:46 pm

mwvm wrote:Jeezo 2016 is the year of the sampler!

Let's hope, but none are here yet!
Maybe 2017 is going to be

hyena · Post by **hyena** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:06 pm

reflex liveloop is here since a while in fact

nerven · Post by **nerven** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:32 am

hyena wrote:reflex liveloop is here since a while in fact

Just based on layout alone, I don't think the reflex loop compares...

mdoudoroff · Post by **mdoudoroff** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:52 pm

~$599

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/other-unknown-bitbox

I’m guessing they’re not gonna make Nov. 1.

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:39 pm

The only problem I see with a piece of gear like this is that it's a no name brand...people will fall to those they trust and have a good solid reputation for quality and reliability, not easy when you are no body launching something so potentially large like this..

Zymos · Post by **Zymos** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:30 pm

600 bucks, but "*microSD card not included".
Seems a bit chintzy...

Fiddlestickz · Post by **Fiddlestickz** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:29 am

Am I the only one a bit suss that the manufacturer has not been here to spout the module..??

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1010 Music Bitbox - Sampler/Looper

1010 Music Bitbox - Sampler/Looper