1010music Blackbox

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new beta release landed:

Here’s what’s changed between the 2.9.1 release of blackbox and 3.0.1:

MIDI changes

  • MIDI Seq is gone. To play MIDI into a sequence, use either the following:
    • For Keys sequences - the MIDI In assigned to the Pad assigned to the sequence
    • For Pads sequences - the Global In channel (formerly known as MIDI Pads)
  • The MIDI Pads parameter has been renamed Global In to reflect that it is used for more than just Pads. This channel behaves the same as MIDI Pads used to, with the addition of new Scene Trigger notes.
  • Sequences in MIDI Mode now have a MIDI I/O channel that can be used for input and output. This change replaces the system wide MIDI Seq channel in tools. They also have a MIDI Input setting that lets you choose whether the sequence should respond to MIDI Input received on the MIDI I/O channel.
  • MIDI thru implementation: You can now send internal MIDI to external devices, or send MIDI events from USB to TRS, or thru between TRS in and TRS out. The Tools->MIDI pane has been reworked to reflect the new MIDI thru implementation. Use the TRS Out Src parameter to configure the MIDI throughing.
  • When playing a song, MIDI notes 2-33 on the Global In MIDI channel (formerly known as MIDI Pads channel) trigger scenes, 34 triggers the previous scene, and 35 selects the next scene.

Song mode changes

  • The maximum number of scenes in a song has been increased to 32.
  • While a song is playing you can trigger any scene by touching it.
  • Song mode can loop by song or by scene. Tap the Loop button to cycle through the options:
    • Grey Loop - no looping
    • Blue Loop1 - Loop current scene
    • Blue LoopA - Loop All Scenes
  • Sequences recorded in song mode loop correctly.
    • If you want to record a sequence while in song mode, make sure you have either the Trigger or the Keep option set for that sequence for the Scene that is playing while recording.
  • The song bar count is updated for scenes less than one bar long. All scene lengths are quantized to bars, with a minimum of 1 bar if there is anything to play in the scene Empty scenes, or scenes with only empty sequences, will have a length of zero.

Sequence changes

  • Sequences no longer record during the count-in. (Bug fix)
  • Sequence and scene cutting, copying, and pasting should now work correctly.
    • Pasting notes between sequences with different step modes will adjust to match the target sequence.
    • Pasting an unmatched sequence type, such as pads into a keys sequence, or keys into a pads sequence, is disallowed.
  • You can double unquantized (step mode is off) sequences
  • The length of an imported MIDI track is now correctly reflected in the length of the resulting sequence, and MIDI importing works for unquantized (step mode is off) sequences.
  • You can now undo the doubling of a sequence.
  • Sequence recording responds to the correct MIDI channels.(See MIDI Changes above)
  • The sequence edit screen now updates the step count on layer change. (bug fix)
  • If a Keys sequence from a legacy preset has multiple instruments in one sequence, the sequences for the first four instruments are loaded into sequence layers. To recreate the sequence, you will need to cut and paste the notes from some layers into different sequences mapped to the individual pads.

Miscellaneous features, UI changes & fixes

  • There’s now the ability to set the volume level per output channel under the TOOLS menu, on the Main tab.
  • Dials on the FX dial screen now update smoothly and correctly. (bug fix)
  • The header bar shows the sequence or song scene depending on whether song mode is playing or not.
  • Progress bar in the top right of the header shows the status of the pending sequence if one is playing and song mode is off, or the current scene if song mode is on.
  • The UI correctly updates when changing patterns when a song is playing. (bug fix)
  • Selecting the KEYS pad correctly applies to both KEYS and GRID view. (bug fix)
  • The grid menus in the SEQ edit pane now have labels so you can tell if you are selecting the sequence cell or the Pad associated with the Keys sequence.
  • Zooming with sequences with different step lengths now correctly redraws the sequence view. (bug fix)
  • Various ghost thumbnails in the SEQ view for sequences no longer appear. (bug fix)

A revised manual is forthcoming!

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