1010music bluebox

Si le gain de place est un soucis dans votre set up d'instruments électroniques, ce mixer multi-fonctions est fait pour vous!
Les différentes pages proposent des interfaces et des outils différents permettant de couvrir des fonctions de base d'une table de mixage à des fonctions plus poussées grâce à son écran tactile: par exemple, il est possible de gérer différents types de filtres avec un doigt, ou alors certains paramètres de la reverb ou du delay.
Les possibilités de routage sont énormes.
Le bémol: dans certains environnements, l'apparition de bruits de fonds liée apparemment à l'alimentation de type usb.
Amené à déplacer beaucoup de matériel lors de mes concerts, apporter une table de mixage traditionnelle (plus encombrante) n'était pas toujours possible; dorénavant c'est systématique!

I use the blue box for about a year and I really love the portability and the fact that I can easily connect my dawdles setup !

The UI is super easy to use and you can add a midi controller for the faders, like notation launchkontrol Xl. The fader response curve can be improved though, they give frequent firmware updates on their website so this will be improved soon.

I use it with multiples synthesisers and drum machine, but I quickly encountered noise issues that are quite annoying especially because I use a master compressor after it and it just raised the noise floor a lot. You can also notice it if you use the internal compressor.

So my opinion on this price range the noise issue shouldn’t be a problem.
I am dealing with it in live situation, it is not so audible when the music is playing but you can really feel a big huuum if no machine plays.
This is very likely to be linked to the USB power thingy, I tried to plug the same set up to my Arturia fuse studio and I did not get those noises.

I will try soon to use like a DI box with noise cancelling to try to lift this ground noise, let’s see.

I also love the internal effects reverb and delay sound great and rooting possibilities are amazing, but the noise makes me considering a less portable alternative.

An upgrade Mk2 solving noise issue would be great

I wanted a compact mixer for a portable synth setup for live sets, and it's perfect for that.

Being USB-powered is one of its best assets but also what will make your setup more tricky, as it's really easy to get a ground loop due to USB power and unbalanced 3.5mm jack inputs.

But other than that, it's a bless! Easy to use and great sound, the reverb/delay are awesome and the master compressor perfect for live situations.

I did not use the recorder much, it does the job but it's a bit bare at the moment as there no transport and overdub possibilities.

The 1010 can also act as a USB host for a controller if you want hands-on access to all parameters, but it won't passthrough the MIDI from USB to its MIDI ports, which is a bummer (but maybe fixed in a later update?).

Overall, there's no other digital mixers as compact, portable and full featured as this one, and 6 stereo/12 mono (assignable as you need) is huge for such a small format!