1010MUSIC BENTO BEST LOOPER EVER?

video upload by jtn.project

"BEST LOOPER OF ALL TIME (for me, obviously...) BLEW MY MIND. I've never had a looper do any of this stuff, have you?!?!

I am so excited to see what I can come up with now. Bento keeps on surprising me.

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🛠️ Gear Used in This Video
• 1010music Bento Groovebox
• Zoom LiveTrak6
• Aiaiai TMA-2 Headphones
• DJI Mic II • Recorded all directly into the iPhone 15 via USB (Wild)

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📲 Connect with Me
Instagram: @jtn.project
TikTok: @jtn.project
Spotify: Haulm https://open.spotify.com/artist/6a0Kn..."

Granular Synthesizer Comparison (ish) 1010Music Bento, Torso Electronics S-4, Polyend Synth.

video upload by jtn.project

"Ooooo wow. These 3 little baddies are having a Granular Synth Comparison… but true to form I veer off course and make some weird hybrid monster. Lets take a look at these 3 fancy cats and see what that can grain up/out/in... I don't know, but let us explore it all together!

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🛠️ Gear Used in This Video
• 1010music Bento Groovebox
• Torso Electronics S-4
• Polyend Synth
• Zoom LiveTrak6
• Aiaiai TMA-2 Headphones
• DJI Mic II • Recorded all directly into the iPhone 15 via USB (Wild)

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📲 Connect with Me
Instagram: @jtn.project
TikTok: @jtn.project
Spotify: Haulm https://open.spotify.com/artist/6a0Kn..."

The Most Epic Music Gear Comparison

video upload by AudioPilz

"Hey everybody, in this video we are going to compare different pieces of gear in the most unscientific yet epic way possible. There’s an extended version of this comparison without me talking nonsense available on Patreon and definitely click one of the links below before shopping. Speaking of, let’s start this out with two of the most desirable modern synths.

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Novation Peak
00:52 ASM Hydrasynth
01:37 Polyend Tracker
02:07 Korg Electribe EMX-1
02:37 Roland MC-101
03:07 Korg opsix
03:57 Casio CZ-101
04:27 Roland S-1 vs. 1010music blackbox
04:57 Korg Wavestate MK2
05:45 Roland TB-3
06:15 Roland Cloud
06:45 Teenage Engineering PO-33 KO!
07:31 Korg Volca Modular
08:02 Teenage Engineering pocket operator modular 400
08:47 Elektron Digitakt II
09:17 Korg Minilogue XD
09:44 Boss DR-5
10:11 Outro
10:32 Bonus Dawless Jam"

Got Distracted! 1010Music Bento, Torso Electronics S-4, Teenage Engineering OP-XY Performance

video upload by jtn.project

"Supposed to be working on a granular synthesis comparison, but I got a little too into setting these guys up and then this came out. Felt compelled to post. Let me know if you have any questions!

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🛠️ Gear Used in This Video
• 1010music Bento Groovebox
• Torso Electronics S-4
• Teenage Engineering OP-XY
• Zoom LiveTrak6
• Aiaiai TMA-2 Headphones
• DJI Mic II • Recorded all directly into the iPhone 15 via USB (Wild)

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📲 Connect with Me
Instagram: @jtn.project
TikTok: @jtn.project
Spotify: Haulm https://open.spotify.com/artist/6a0Kn..."

1010music | OXI + nanobox family == battery powered

video upload by 1010music

"🎶 Summer Sounds Meet Synth Vibes ☀️

This summer, why not create your own seasonal soundtrack? Whether it’s the rustle of the wind through the trees, waves crashing on the shore, or the distant hum of cicadas, capture the essence of summer and mix it with the limitless possibilities of a battery-powered nanobox synthesizer. Portable and perfect for those sunny days outdoors, these synths let you blend nature’s music with your own creative beats, wherever inspiration strikes. Get outside, plug in, and let the sound of summer take on a whole new vibe. 🎛️"

sound of present ... an ambient experiment with the Torso S-4

video upload by substan

"Is it possible to create a piece with the S-4 using only one microphone as a sound source? On all four tracks, without using a single sample.

Recorded in one take into 1010music Bluebox
Zoom M2 as microphone
Mastered in post.

As always ... music on my Patreon.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !! / substan

Substan Bandcamp Page: https://substan.bandcamp.com"

12 synths, drum machines, FX & innovations you need to know from Superbooth 2025

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

"For a few years now, Berlin’s Superbooth show has been a focal point for music technology gear announcements, but the 2025 iteration took this to another level. The sheer volume and variety of new music making gear on display in and around the FEZ event space was beyond anything we’ve seen in previous years.

MusicRadar was on the ground to test everything we could get our hands on. As the show drew to a close Managing Editor Si Truss, Reviews Editor Simon Arblaster and Tech Channel Editor Matt Mullen found a quiet corner in the woods to sit down for a roundtable (sans table) discussion about their highlights from the 2025 Superbooth show floor."

In this video:
Frap Tools Magnolia – 02:03
Korg Berlin Phase8 – 05:40
Moog Messenger – 09:07
Erica Synths HexDrums – 12:16
1010music Bento – 14:58
Novation Launch Control XL 3 – 17:20
Neuzeit Instruments Drop – 19:12
Cre8audio Boom Chick – 20:51
Clank Uranograph – 22:38
Eternal Research Demon Box – 25:10
Polyend Mess – 27:20
Instruō Seashell – 29:52
Honourable mentions – 32:01

Siles techno

video upload by jostalmac

"minimoog with 1010music blackbox & erica synths zen delay
@itramtal (instagram)"

SUPERBOOTH 25: 1010music Bento

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"We met up with 1010music at the Superbooth 25 show for a hands-on look at their brand new sampling production workstation, the Bento."

1010music Bento at Superbooth 2025

video upload by Fitzpatrick Import Group

Superbooth 2025 - 1010music Bento

video upload by KEYBOARDS

"🎛️ Meet Bento – Mit dem Bento präsentiert 1010music ein kompaktes, portables Sampling- und Produktionsstudio, das Sampling, Sequencing und Performance in einem Gerät vereint – ganz ohne Laptop. Ausgestattet mit einem 7-Zoll-Touchscreen, 16 anschlagdynamischen Pads und acht Endlos-Encodern bietet Bento eine intuitive Bedienung für kreative Workflows."

1010music: bento - SUPERBOOTH 2025

video upload by Bonedo Synthesizers

New 1010music BENTO

video upload by 1010music

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

1010Music BENTO: Review and Tutorial

video upload by loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Overview
2:10 Project scope
5:50 I/O
6:40 Build
7:10 Panel tour
8:25 Track screen
9:30 Inst dashboard
9:50 Modulation
10:15 Other screens
10:55 One-shot kits
12:25 Multisamples
14:10 Granular
15:10 Loops
16:15 Live looping
17:45 Slice
18:45 Sequencing
21:20 Launch
22:10 FX - Drive
22:40 FX- Filter
23:25 Mod FX
24:40 Delay
26:10 Reverb
27:00 Compressor
27:20 Pros & cons
30:40 Factory songs

1010music Bento: Demo run-through

video upload by Dan Pearson

"This is a run-through of the demo track I put together for the 1010music Bento promo video.
It's a standalone music production system with One-shot & Loop banks, Multi-sample, Slicer and Granular instruments.
It also features a massive touch screen, 16 velocity sensive performance pads, comprehensive onboard effects and bluebox style mixing."



"1010 Music's Bento is a streamlined, standalone sampling powerhouse designed for sketching beats in a café, performing a set from your lap, or orchestrating a full synth rig in your studio. Bento's elegant 7" touchscreen and sixteen pressure and velocity-sensitive pads invite tactile experimentation, while its eight endlessly reconfigurable tracks adapt to your needs: from sliced loops and sample banks to granular textures, multisamples, and even external MIDI control. Each pad has per-voice control for level, pitch, pan, modulation, and FX sends, making detailed shaping a breeze without breaking flow. It's not just that you can do everything inside Bento—it's that you'll want to.

Scene-based sequencing sits at the heart of Bento's composition engine, offering multiple modes for evolving patterns, real-time clip launching, and probability-driven generative textures. Whether you're building a layered performance or locking in precise micro-edits, Bento's sequencing feels responsive, smart, and inspiring. Modulation options run deep—LFOs, envelopes, and step sequencers are all onboard and assignable. Per-track routing lets you use reverb, delay, overdrive, phaser, and more with creative intention, whether you're sweetening a vocal chop or melting your entire mix.

On the connectivity side, Bento is exceptionally generous. Three stereo inputs and outputs, USB host/device support, dual MIDI I/O (TRS A & B), and a stereo headphone output make this a capable centerpiece in any setup. It samples effortlessly, resamples creatively, and even streams long WAV files directly from a microSD card. Tethered or untethered, Bento's equally at home thanks to its internal battery and road-ready build. For anyone tired of the laptop grind or just seeking a more focused music-making environment, Bento from 1010 Music is a compact revelation.

BENTO FEATURES

Standalone sample-based performance and composition lab
7" touchscreen with 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive performance pads
8 flexible tracks supporting sampling, slicing, granular, multisample, or MIDI
Deep modulation architecture (LFOs, envelopes, step sequencers)
Pro-grade FX section with per-track routing
Resample internally or stream long WAVs from microSD
Extensive I/O: 3 stereo ins, 3 stereo outs, headphone out, dual MIDI I/O (TRS), USB-C host/device
Internal battery provides up to 3 hours of mobile creativity"

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TTMC Sequencer Card , Modcan Touch Sequencer , 1010Music Bitbox

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

Future Retro Revolution mk2

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
video upload by JG

via this listing

"Future Retro Revolution MK2 for sale on Reverb.

00:00 - Playing with patterns
01:03 - Switching Waveform|
01:30 - Daft Punk - Da Funk
01:43 - FX Controls
02:03 - Remix Controls
02:23 - Overdrive

The sound in this vid is recorded directly into 1010Music BlueBox, with no added mastering, compression, or limiting.

Kick drum plays to show the unit receiving MIDI clock and transport without hiccups."

via this listing

"Future Retro Revolution mk2: a rare and gnarly Roland TB-303 clone for that classic acid house sound. (demo video in image gallery).

Here's the good stuff:

Rare analog monosynth
Onboard digital effects processor
3-pole (18 dB/oct) filter like the original TB
Onboard overdrive
New onboard memory battery
Run external signals through the filter and gated sequencer
CV, Din Sync, MIDI IO
Easily programmable sequencer (unlike the original TB-303)
remix your patterns with 256 algorithmic variations (more than 65,000 combinations)
Note: screen IS NOT foggy. That's just my phone failing to expose correctly."

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ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING live at Axelrad 022225

video upload by thenoiztemple

"ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING live at Axelrad 022225
Live performance
club: Axelrad
city: Houston

noiz circuit:
Dirtywave M8 Model 1 x2
Dirtywave M8 Model 2
Korg KP3+
FaderFox PC12
1010Music BlueBox

for more noiz:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/as...

website:
http://manipulate.net

board audio captured by: Renku Corp."

dream forge ... Syntakt, A4, Minifreak, Modular ... Electro, Chillstep, IDM

video upload by substan

"Recorded in one take into 1010music Bluebox.
Mixed & mastered in Ableton Live.

Drums: Syntakt, Basimilus Iteritas Alter
Bass/Kick: Neutron
FM Lead: Schlappi Engineering Three Body
Pad: Minifreak
Other tonal sounds: Analog Four MK II
Squarp Instruments Hapax - sequencing

This track is available for my patrons.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !!
/ substan "

BUCHLA & FRIENDS: THE SYNTH MAKER SHOWCASE Event Set for LA Next Weekend Jan 25 & 26

Tickets available at Eventbrite

"We’re gathering over 70 boutique synth makers in one awesome Silverlake spot so you can learn, listen, and live the latest in electronic music sound production. This hands-on, headphones-only gathering gives you a chance to hear the best sounds science has ever created. From additive to subtractive, analog to digital, keyboards to breath, audio to visual (yes- some video synths will be here too!), modular to full-size polyphonic, eurorack to Serge to Buchla, you’ll meet synth makers and synth enthusiasts alike. This will be January’s biggest two-day collection of hands-on synths on the West Coast! If you love creative sound, you need to be here."

Delicious food (including vegan) from Moby Rick’s fish tacos, incredible carbonated beverages from United Wild Brew. Exhibitors: 1010music • 4ms • After Later Audio • AIAIAI • AJH • ALM Busy Circuits • Animal Factory • Ashton Research • ASM • Bastl Instruments • Bitwig • Black Corporation • Bored Brain • Buchla • Catalyst • Circuit Happy • Crosspatch • Days of Yore • Rain City Modular • Doepfer • Dogbotic Labs • Dreadbox • Drift DJ • Elektron • Endorphines • eowave • Eternal Research • Five12 • Flame • Frap Tools • Future Retro • Genki Instruments • Groove Synthesis • Jomox • LA Synth Club • Mega Modular Corp • Melbourne instruments • MEMS project • Meris • Modbap • Moog Foundation • Mystic Circuits • Netherblade • New Systems Instruments • Noise Engineering • Noisebug • Novation • Null Modular • OXI Instruments • Polyend • Prism Circuits • Roger Linn • Schlappi Engineering • Sleepy Circuits • SoCal Synth Society • SOMA • Soundwork Shop • Studio Electronics • Supercritical • SynthRISE • TipTop • Tobinski • Touellskouarn • U.D.O. • Vermona • Wavea • Waveform Magazine • Wavesequencer • Weston Precision Audio • WMD ... & more!

Buchla organizes this event to make a stronger synthesizer community. We make it free to attend and affordable for exhibitors. This makes the vibes great - after all, we are all making our own waves!"

Black Rain (Sequential Take 5 and Soma Cosmos Performance)

video upload by MKustomAudio

"With the ‪@somasynths‬ Cosmos, it makes it easy to create an ambience perfomance using a single sound source. In this video, the various patches from the‪@SequentialLLC‬ Take 5 are routed into the Cosmos with some additional reverb provided by the ‪@1010music‬ Bluebox (also recording the audio). Further processing of the captured audio was then applied in the DAW.

For additional visuals, the ‪@SleepyCircuits‬ Hypno was used with assistance from the ‪@empresseffects‬ Zoia Euroburo. The audio signal from the Take 5 and Cosmos outputs were used for modulating certain parameters while the MIDI note value generated when playing the Take 5 changes the color."

Modular meets Oberheim | TEO-5, MCO MKII, Zagrzeb, Bitbox Micro, Sealegs

video upload by Ondřej Píša

"When I went to Superbooth 2024 in Berlin and tried TEO-5 by #oberheim there, I immediately knew that this is the synth I wish to have and wish to combine with my modular system. This is the very first try I played both together.

I am not a keyboard player, no musical background, just learning on my own and enjoying the sound so please bare with me :). Also this is the very first try to put both instruments together.

TEO-5 setup: this is my own patch I set when I was chasing for Yamaha CS-80 sound. It is not quite like that. I love this patch anyway. Both oscillators are combinations of square and sawtooth waves, bit of filter detuning, voice spread panning. Also it is runs through #meris Mercury X pedal for larger reverb (preset #1 Two Worlds)

Modular setup:
Drums are samples on #1010music Bitbox Micro, triggered by #intellijeldesigns Steppy
Voice: ALM Busy Circuits MCO MKII (Digiwave engine), Wave B modulated by Pam's Pro Workout (sine wave, heavily attenuated). It is run through #xaocdevices Zagrzeb LPF into #intellijeldesigns Sealegs for delay + reverb. It is sequenced by #xaocdevices Moskwa II with probability for step play, ratcheting and also I use #intellijeldesigns Planar 2 into #intellijeldesigns Triplatt for attenuation into #intellijeldesigns Scales into #xaocdevices Ostankino's Transpose occasionally to transpose the sequence."