@@jacekszymczak5167 i had rample very very briefly when i first started but wouldn’t say i have any opinion on it because i was too new, other than: screens are good, the display or lack thereof worries me
Thanks, tafony! I've had the BitBox Micro for a good while now and use it all the time - but there are still some features I haven't used yet such as the internal effects... I must do that! I think this is the best little sampling module out there. totally agree with you about the workflow, but it can be a bit fiddly, sometimes. Nevertheless, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.
@@AndyVonal coming back to it after trying lots of eurorack samplers, i think it’s the best balance of everything for me, everything in modular is a little bit fidly haha
@@tafonyreynolds I was also interested that you were using the Hermod+ as I do! Love that box too! I also have the 1010 Bluebox mixer which is brilliant!
I got one of these a couple years ago. It does everything I wanted it to do and I don't have any complaints except I wish it was black. The trouble is on my end, I don't use it enough. It seems like it would pair well with the RS-9. I think that combination would be very similar to a modular version of the ESX-1 I already have, but it's fun right? Aside from granular mode which I was excited about, but have never fully explored for some reason.
I've had the micro for about two years and it's very simple to use yet feature rich and great sound quality. I think it does require a good controller or sequencer to make the most of. I actually learned a few things I didn't even know you could change from watching the video, like the LFO. The manual is shit. It doesn't come with any kind of manual akthough there is some on line. The thing that makes it great is the ability to phrase sample, clock it and sync in realtime, on the fly. Also auto chopping samples. Granular synthesis capable. Can't say I do that much though, mainly use it as a drum/loop sampler but it has lots of potential for different ways of working with it. Can be an actual powerhouse in a mini Euro rack case,
Going back and forth in my thinking about whether to get the Micro or the Bitbox I ended up with the larger. Loopop's video on these two helped me make the choice. 16 trigger inputs was a dealbreaker, even though overkill maybe, I got it in a case with this one as the only soundsource. I find it as you say menue, but easy to get my head around, even though it means a bit back and forth. I must admit I'm a bit underwhelmed though, the onboard effects are useless to me as they affects all samples at the same time. Also the granular mode is very limited. I got the Erica Synth's Sample Drum that I find even easier, faster and more fun to use, and even though it only got two outputs, that can be either two mono or one stereo, it's easy to set up a selection of samples that can be chosen with an LFO, a random thing or whatever, so you will play many more sounds than two at any given point. It got more effects than Bitbox, but they are really bad. I see Sample Drum second-hand rather often so for anyone who would like a small cheap sampler I think it's a really good choice. My first sampler was the STS from 4ms, rather fun to use with many dedicated knobs, but without a screen, colored LEDs instead, so it's hard to find the samples you are looking for. These two modules together makes up a great drum voice though. I got two 4ms Wav recorders to, for separating recordings of drums and the other voices or melodies. Those can be used as sample players to. Might make a drum machine with these two or four modules at some point, or sell the STS, but I will keep the one from Erica because as said it's fun and fast to use.
its all so subjective, I had the erica drum sampler and found it too pretty loop focused for my one-shot needs, but if youre doing loops (which it sounds like) sounds like a perfect fit
@@tafonyreynolds Before I got the Bitbox I would use Pamela's new workout and steppy with pre sett patterns, to trigger the drum sampler and the STS, but yes I suppose, less live hands on triggering or whatever to call it, and more knob fiddling with filters and such. But my main focus is on melodies and ambient sauce and for that Bitbox is much better of course.
page 80 of the manual: To Enable or Disable MIDI Program Changes: Push TOOLS. 2. Set the ProgChange parameter to select the value desired. If you set ProgChange to ON, when you initiate a MIDI program change on any connected MIDI channel, bitbox micro will change to the corresponding preset.
good shit bruv
@@side_quest thanks big dog
love these ramblings ... ...
@@smartassrecords tysm
I was wondering about SQUARP INSTRUMENTS Rample vs. 1010 Music Bitbox Micro, but for more outputs I will take the 1010
@@jacekszymczak5167 i had rample very very briefly when i first started but wouldn’t say i have any opinion on it because i was too new, other than: screens are good, the display or lack thereof worries me
Thanks, tafony! I've had the BitBox Micro for a good while now and use it all the time - but there are still some features I haven't used yet such as the internal effects... I must do that! I think this is the best little sampling module out there. totally agree with you about the workflow, but it can be a bit fiddly, sometimes. Nevertheless, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.
@@AndyVonal coming back to it after trying lots of eurorack samplers, i think it’s the best balance of everything for me, everything in modular is a little bit fidly haha
@@tafonyreynolds I was also interested that you were using the Hermod+ as I do! Love that box too! I also have the 1010 Bluebox mixer which is brilliant!
@ favourite sequencer, have to do a video asap
I got one of these a couple years ago. It does everything I wanted it to do and I don't have any complaints except I wish it was black. The trouble is on my end, I don't use it enough. It seems like it would pair well with the RS-9. I think that combination would be very similar to a modular version of the ESX-1 I already have, but it's fun right? Aside from granular mode which I was excited about, but have never fully explored for some reason.
@@nozzlegoblin1 it does pair well, they do have a black version too!
I've had the micro for about two years and it's very simple to use yet feature rich and great sound quality. I think it does require a good controller or sequencer to make the most of. I actually learned a few things I didn't even know you could change from watching the video, like the LFO. The manual is shit. It doesn't come with any kind of manual akthough there is some on line. The thing that makes it great is the ability to phrase sample, clock it and sync in realtime, on the fly. Also auto chopping samples. Granular synthesis capable. Can't say I do that much though, mainly use it as a drum/loop sampler but it has lots of potential for different ways of working with it. Can be an actual powerhouse in a mini Euro rack case,
@@ecosphere1015 ohh phrase sample i’ll have to check out!
Going back and forth in my thinking about whether to get the Micro or the Bitbox I ended up with the larger. Loopop's video on these two helped me make the choice. 16 trigger inputs was a dealbreaker, even though overkill maybe, I got it in a case with this one as the only soundsource. I find it as you say menue, but easy to get my head around, even though it means a bit back and forth. I must admit I'm a bit underwhelmed though, the onboard effects are useless to me as they affects all samples at the same time. Also the granular mode is very limited.
I got the Erica Synth's Sample Drum that I find even easier, faster and more fun to use, and even though it only got two outputs, that can be either two mono or one stereo, it's easy to set up a selection of samples that can be chosen with an LFO, a random thing or whatever, so you will play many more sounds than two at any given point. It got more effects than Bitbox, but they are really bad. I see Sample Drum second-hand rather often so for anyone who would like a small cheap sampler I think it's a really good choice.
My first sampler was the STS from 4ms, rather fun to use with many dedicated knobs, but without a screen, colored LEDs instead, so it's hard to find the samples you are looking for.
These two modules together makes up a great drum voice though.
I got two 4ms Wav recorders to, for separating recordings of drums and the other voices or melodies. Those can be used as sample players to.
Might make a drum machine with these two or four modules at some point, or sell the STS, but I will keep the one from Erica because as said it's fun and fast to use.
its all so subjective, I had the erica drum sampler and found it too pretty loop focused for my one-shot needs, but if youre doing loops (which it sounds like) sounds like a perfect fit
@@tafonyreynolds Before I got the Bitbox I would use Pamela's new workout and steppy with pre sett patterns, to trigger the drum sampler and the STS, but yes I suppose, less live hands on triggering or whatever to call it, and more knob fiddling with filters and such. But my main focus is on melodies and ambient sauce and for that Bitbox is much better of course.
Hi Tafony, could you explain how to use Midi Program Change and load presets with this signal? Thank you.
page 80 of the manual:
To Enable or Disable MIDI Program Changes:
Push TOOLS.
2.
Set the ProgChange parameter to select the value desired.
If you set ProgChange to ON, when you initiate a MIDI program change on any connected MIDI channel, bitbox micro will change to the corresponding preset.
@@tafonyreynoldsthanks again. Have you tested them?
@ no, haven’t used midi much with mine, cv gate only
Thanks for the demo. I actually have a Bitbox too but it’s interesting to hear how others use it. Do you have a link to the sample pack you mentioned?
@@jamesbowsher-murray128 www.goldbaby.co.nz/ddd.html