{"id":153193,"date":"2026-05-06T13:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=153193"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:35:48","slug":"1010music-blackbox-2-brings-expanded-track-engine-professional-i-o-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/06\/1010music-blackbox-2-brings-expanded-track-engine-professional-i-o-more\/","title":{"rendered":"1010music Blackbox 2 Brings Expanded Track Engine, Professional I\/O &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blackbox 2 - Back in Black\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1a33_40c0CQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/tag\/superbooth-2026\/\">Superbooth 2026<\/a>, <strong>1010music<\/strong> has introduced the <strong>Blackbox 2<\/strong>, the successor to the original Blackbox compact sampler workstation.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackbox 2 has been updated with a redesigned hardware interface, a larger high-resolution 4-inch color touchscreen, and increased processing capabilities. It supports multiple instrument types \u2014 including Loop, One-Shot, Slicer, Shredder, Multisampled and External instruments \u2014 across four flexible Tracks, and offers expanded sequencing modes (including step, grid\/piano roll, and probability sequencing).<\/p>\n<p>The unit adds an internal 3-hour battery, USB-C host and device ports capable of multichannel audio and MIDI, and maintains the compact desktop form factor with stereo and headphone outputs.<\/p>\n<p>Blackbox 2\u2019s workflow blends touch and controller interaction with DAWless performance-oriented screens for launch, scene, song, mixing, and effects. Blackbox 2 ships with tools for sampling, editing, multichannel playback, internal effects, live looping, and external instrument multisampling, aiming to deliver a complete sampler performance environment in a portable box.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engine &amp; Sample Playback\n<ul>\n<li>Four flexible Tracks supporting multiple instrument types \u2014 Shredder, One-Shot, Loop, Slicer, Multisampled, or External.<\/li>\n<li>One-Shot and Loop instruments can load up to 16 samples per Patch.<\/li>\n<li>Sample streaming from microSD allows long WAV files and detailed multisamples.<\/li>\n<li>Automatic multisample instrument creation for external sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sequencing &amp; Workflow\n<ul>\n<li>Sequencing options include step sequencer, piano roll\/grid editor, and probability based pattern creation.<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated workflow screens (Launch, Scene, Song, Mixing, Effects) for DAWless performance.<\/li>\n<li>Loop Group launch for simultaneous loop playback with bpm sync<\/li>\n<li>Onscreen keyboard and touch-based control for finger drumming or note entry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Modulation &amp; Effects\n<ul>\n<li>Built-in DJ effects with XY controls, including filter, echo, gater, flanger, bitcrusher and repeater.<\/li>\n<li>Four-band EQ with cutoff\/shelf\/parametric settings per band.<\/li>\n<li>Support for layering effects or resampling internally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I\/O &amp; Hardware\n<ul>\n<li>High resolution 4-inch color touchscreen with four encoders.<\/li>\n<li>Dual USB-C ports (host and device) with multichannel USB audio and MIDI streaming.<\/li>\n<li>TRS MIDI In\/Out and TRS Clock In\/Out plus analog clock support.<\/li>\n<li>1 stereo audio input, 3 stereo outputs, and stereo headphone output.<\/li>\n<li>Internal 3-hour rechargeable battery for portable use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Storage &amp; Performance\n<ul>\n<li>microSD card slot for Projects, Patches, and large sample libraries.<\/li>\n<li>Support for long WAV file playback and extensive multisample content.<\/li>\n<li>Projects and patches can be saved and loaded from microSD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pricing &amp; Availability:<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>1010music Blackbox 2<\/strong> is priced at $649 USD and is expected to be <a href=\"https:\/\/1010music.com\/product\/blackbox-2\">available<\/a> in July 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1010music Blackbox 2 is a next-generation compact sampler and music workstation with a high-resolution color touchscreen, expanded multi-track sampling engine, integrated sequencing, effects, and both USB-C and analog I\/O for DAWless creation and performance.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/06\/1010music-blackbox-2-brings-expanded-track-engine-professional-i-o-more\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1010music Blackbox 2 Brings Expanded Track Engine, Professional I\/O &#038; More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27],"tags":[31776,33078,36260],"class_list":["post-153193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workstations","tag-1010music","tag-1010music-blackbox","tag-superboth-2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1010Music-BlackBox-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153195,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153193\/revisions\/153195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}