JoeCo adds more features to BlackBox

JoeCo’s latest software update for its BlackBox family brings several new features and enhancements to the multi-channel live audio recorder/player series.

With version 2.2.7x, both the BlackBox Recorder and the BlackBox Player now support the replay of polyphonic .wav files, from multiple stereo files up to 24- or 64-channel PolyWAV files. Mono, stereo and multichannel files can also be used together in the same song.

The iXML plug-in also enables PolyWAV files to be recorded – a feature aimed at TV and film location recordists to better serve the needs of postproduction facilities, or systems where audio material is ingested in single large files.

The ability to import polyphonic wav files from a DAW has also brought BlackBox Player capability to JoeCo’s 64-channel Madi and Dante systems. Previously available as a dedicated 24-channel playback option for the BlackBox BBR1 series, BlackBox Player software can now be installed on BBR64-MADI and BBR64-Dante systems enabling 64 channels of 24bit/48kHz audio to be simultaneously replayed and triggered. The soon to be released JoeCo BlackBox app for iPad will provide a further control option for triggering backing tracks and multiple surround stems for live shows and themed entertainment.

Further BlackBox Player enhancements from the software update include the implementation of a ‘Chase’ mode enabling the unit to commence playback in sync when it receives incoming timecode. On the BlackBox Player and Recorder, timecode can now be shown on the main time display in both record and playback modes.

Other new BlackBox features include more accurate metering and ‘smoother’ headphone monitor output. An additional mix feature has also been added to the headphone output on the 64-channel Madi and Dante systems.

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