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title: "Blackbox Compact Sampling Studio"
brand: "1010music"
price: "C$77848"
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# MicroSD sample storage & streaming USB & MIDI hardware integration Intuitive touchscreen control Blackbox Compact Sampling Studio

**Brand:** 1010music
**Price:** C$77848
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Your pocket-sized studio for limitless sonic exploration

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Blackbox Compact Sampling Studio by 1010music
- **How much does it cost?** C$77848 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- 1010music enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted 1010music brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Portable Powerhouse:** Compact, rugged design fits in your palm—create and perform anywhere without a computer.
- • **Ultimate Hardware Hub:** Connect synths, drum machines, and controllers via USB and MIDI to build your personalized tabletop studio.
- • **Live Performance Ready:** Trigger one-shots, jam loops on the fly, and sync your gear with built-in clock and probability sequencing.
- • **Endless Sample Potential:** Comes loaded with 900+ WAV files and presets on a microSD card, expandable to massive libraries effortlessly.
- • **Seamless Touchscreen Workflow:** Record, edit, and sequence with a fluid, user-friendly interface designed for instant creativity.

## Overview

The 1010music Blackbox Compact Sampling Studio is a next-gen standalone sampler featuring an intuitive touchscreen, robust USB and MIDI connectivity, and expandable microSD sample storage. Designed for musicians and producers seeking a portable, computer-free workflow, it enables recording, sequencing, and live performance with a sleek, durable form factor. Loaded with presets and continuously updated firmware, Blackbox empowers creative freedom anywhere you go.

## Description

Take music creation beyond your computer with blackbox, a next-generation sampling studio with intuitive touchscreen control. Record hours of audio and loops from your synths, drum machines, and other tabletop studio devices. Arrange sequences using built-in synchronization and slicing, then structure your sequences to create complete songs. Perform your compositions live and trigger one-shot samples on the fly. Blackbox makes it easy to create music anywhere thanks to a compact and nearly indestructible design that fits in the palm of your hand. It's a complete music creation workflow at your fingertips. Box Contains 1010music Blackbox Compact Sampling Studio one blackbox compact sampling studio a microSD card with blackbox firmware, about 60 presets and approximately 900 WAV files a USB power cable and USB wall wart with 3 international adapters 2 MIDI Adapters Male 3.5mm TRS to Female 5 pin DIN, MIDI Class B standard a Quick Start guide to get you playing right away.

Review: Powerful, Easy To Use and Portable - What a lovely little box. As with all of 1010music's gear, they have taken what are usually complex and tedious things (syncing, recording, editing, placement etc.) and simplified it down to a very easy, very inspiring little interface. The ability to send MIDI to other devices as a master clock and record incoming audio from said devices into pads is terrific and the ability to set specific timing to start recording/step lengths is awesome. You can jam, record a loop on the fly, have that loop play back instantly and move to the next pad to record the next part. It's like a mini Akai MPC but actually easier to use. Built in effects are terrific and the company is always updating the software to add more features. Amazing sampler.
Review: You Had Me At Probability - This is an instrument you can get totally lost in – in a good way. It’s definitely one of the easiest to use pieces of electronic musical gear I’ve ever owned, and over the years I’ve owned a lot of stuff. The blackbox comes with a nice Quick Start guide, and there’s a good amount of additional online documentation and tutorial videos, yet this thing is so well laid out that I got a big smile on my face after just a couple minutes of noodling. Since the blackbox works exclusively with samples, you’ll probably be tempted as I was to just ignore much of the content included on the supplied micro SD card and start loading up your own sample library, but I’m glad I resisted that impulse in favor of exploring the factory supplied presets with one shots and clips (especially presets with clips) – the supplied content has some variety and is fun, and exploring this content gives you a good idea of the tremendous creative potential this instrument offers. Pros: Gorgeous sound potential, depending on your tastes and the samples used. Rock solid construction – metal case, responsive touch screen, sturdy and precise knobs and buttons. This is important because while the device has just a few physical controls, you will be using most of them frequently. Very small footprint that will still reasonably accommodate most people using it in standalone mode. Lots of connectivity options, so if you want to connect a separate USB controller, you’re covered, if you want to use a USB power bank you’re covered, if you want to use conventional MIDI connections, you’re covered. Versatile audio ins and outs. It can play alone, or be an integral part of a bigger setup. Samples are streamed via micro SD card – they include a 16Gb card containing the factory content. I updated the firmware (piece of cake) using an otherwise blank 128Gb that mounted with no problem. So the blackbox should be able to handle even gargantuan sample libraries easier than other sample based instruments like the Elecktron Digitakt. Logical workflow, especially if you’ve had experience with software and hardware sequencers, but also “newbie” friendly compared to a lot of the other standalone gear currently on the market (again, the Digitakt’s steep learning curve comes to mind). Probability setting for the sequencer steps. More gear is starting to feature “conditional” options which add variety – it’s great that they included a probability setting option on the sequencer steps. Impressive as it already is, 1010Music have offered a steady stream of firmware updates since launch, so additional features and improvements to the blackbox are always possible. Cons: If you expect to extensively ‘mangle’ your samples just using the blackbox, be aware that it has far fewer effects than something like the SP404mkii. With firmware updates vs. processor limits, this may or may not change. As long as you’re not an onboard effects freak, the blackbox’s current feature set is still awesome & inspiring, and of course, you can always use outboard effects. Given its diminutive size, I think they did a great job with the touchscreen layouts – still, be advised that onscreen abbreviations are implemented here and there. This is a personal gripe of mine – some electronic gear forgoes a physical “On/Off” switch, and unfortunately 1010Music went this route with the blackbox – it powers up (and down) by connecting/disconnecting the power source. Ugh. Don’t care for it, especially for an audio device of this caliber. Price. For the sound, build quality, clever interface and portability, the blackbox is certainly worth it, especially considering it’s a ‘boutique’ product. But granted, it ain’t cheap. It’s one heck of a piece of kit, though. :)

## Features

- Record, edit, and sequence using a familiar touchscreen interface.
- Integrate synths, drum machines, and other devices to form your tabletop studio.
- Capture samples, arrange sequences, and create songs without using a computer.
- Get into the groove with a fast, fluid, and intuitive workflow.
- Connect external hardware via USB to expand performance and control capabilities.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B084KQ3RKB |
| Best Sellers Rank | #58,491 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #16 in Audio Samplers #17,914 in Music Recording Equipment |
| Compatible Devices | Tablet |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (19) |
| Date First Available | May 31, 2019 |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Item Weight | 2.25 pounds |
| Item model number | BLACKBOX |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Product Dimensions | 11 x 7 x 3 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** 1010music
- **Compatible Devices:** Tablet
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Number of Channels:** 8
- **Operating System:** Windows

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful, Easy To Use and Portable
*by A***J on March 28, 2022*

What a lovely little box. As with all of 1010music's gear, they have taken what are usually complex and tedious things (syncing, recording, editing, placement etc.) and simplified it down to a very easy, very inspiring little interface. The ability to send MIDI to other devices as a master clock and record incoming audio from said devices into pads is terrific and the ability to set specific timing to start recording/step lengths is awesome. You can jam, record a loop on the fly, have that loop play back instantly and move to the next pad to record the next part. It's like a mini Akai MPC but actually easier to use. Built in effects are terrific and the company is always updating the software to add more features. Amazing sampler.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You Had Me At Probability
*by B***. on May 5, 2022*

This is an instrument you can get totally lost in – in a good way. It’s definitely one of the easiest to use pieces of electronic musical gear I’ve ever owned, and over the years I’ve owned a lot of stuff. The blackbox comes with a nice Quick Start guide, and there’s a good amount of additional online documentation and tutorial videos, yet this thing is so well laid out that I got a big smile on my face after just a couple minutes of noodling. Since the blackbox works exclusively with samples, you’ll probably be tempted as I was to just ignore much of the content included on the supplied micro SD card and start loading up your own sample library, but I’m glad I resisted that impulse in favor of exploring the factory supplied presets with one shots and clips (especially presets with clips) – the supplied content has some variety and is fun, and exploring this content gives you a good idea of the tremendous creative potential this instrument offers. Pros: Gorgeous sound potential, depending on your tastes and the samples used. Rock solid construction – metal case, responsive touch screen, sturdy and precise knobs and buttons. This is important because while the device has just a few physical controls, you will be using most of them frequently. Very small footprint that will still reasonably accommodate most people using it in standalone mode. Lots of connectivity options, so if you want to connect a separate USB controller, you’re covered, if you want to use a USB power bank you’re covered, if you want to use conventional MIDI connections, you’re covered. Versatile audio ins and outs. It can play alone, or be an integral part of a bigger setup. Samples are streamed via micro SD card – they include a 16Gb card containing the factory content. I updated the firmware (piece of cake) using an otherwise blank 128Gb that mounted with no problem. So the blackbox should be able to handle even gargantuan sample libraries easier than other sample based instruments like the Elecktron Digitakt. Logical workflow, especially if you’ve had experience with software and hardware sequencers, but also “newbie” friendly compared to a lot of the other standalone gear currently on the market (again, the Digitakt’s steep learning curve comes to mind). Probability setting for the sequencer steps. More gear is starting to feature “conditional” options which add variety – it’s great that they included a probability setting option on the sequencer steps. Impressive as it already is, 1010Music have offered a steady stream of firmware updates since launch, so additional features and improvements to the blackbox are always possible. Cons: If you expect to extensively ‘mangle’ your samples just using the blackbox, be aware that it has far fewer effects than something like the SP404mkii. With firmware updates vs. processor limits, this may or may not change. As long as you’re not an onboard effects freak, the blackbox’s current feature set is still awesome & inspiring, and of course, you can always use outboard effects. Given its diminutive size, I think they did a great job with the touchscreen layouts – still, be advised that onscreen abbreviations are implemented here and there. This is a personal gripe of mine – some electronic gear forgoes a physical “On/Off” switch, and unfortunately 1010Music went this route with the blackbox – it powers up (and down) by connecting/disconnecting the power source. Ugh. Don’t care for it, especially for an audio device of this caliber. Price. For the sound, build quality, clever interface and portability, the blackbox is certainly worth it, especially considering it’s a ‘boutique’ product. But granted, it ain’t cheap. It’s one heck of a piece of kit, though. :)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You'll love the WOW factor. A technological marvel!
*by R***E on March 11, 2022*

Right out of the box I was impressed with the build quality of this workhorse music production device! The quality doesn't stop there! This thing is a dream come true, especially if you power it from a power block, making it completely portable. I love it and highly recommend it. It has totally exceeded my expectations and is a breeze to work with. The sound quality is absolutely stunning. It maps multsamples beautifully! When you sample with it you will experience a WOW factor and fall in love. The touch screen works like a charm, and it comes with 32 gb of memory. It is a technological marvel!

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