I have made a different post where I was complaining about the limitation of the blackbox to not be able to support more than 16 sequences; so I am officially making a wishlist entry.
Feel free to vote on this, or let me know if there is already a post with a lot of likes and replies on it; so I can piggyback
The concept is simple: blackbox is a great sequencer alternative to other devices like the MPC and similar, which are also studio in a box/portable grooveboxes. Although most sequencers have limitations on steps or patterns or channels, and of course BB has that too, which is the number of sequences you have.
Usage scenario is pretty straightforward: I have 16 channels which is more than enough for a project; I can set few external synths with BB, so if I want to make 3-4 patterns for those devices, I have already used a third of the total pattern space. Having the ability to make more patterns; maybe making patterns picking which channel I want in that pattern and which I want to mute could be also a working solution in some ways, would allow users to create more complex compositions.
As comparison, I can get a Pyramid or a MPC one and fundamentally have a large amount of patterns recorded to my heart content; at the cost of having huge devices that either have no sampling capabilities (pyramid) or have too many features that one may not seek while using the device as sequencer mainly (the MPC one/Live). I could have put the Squid in the mix, but that device has limitations on patterns and sequences too, on top of channel numbers. Having more patterns save me the hassle to have to deal with one more device in my studio.
I really hope you guys will eventually add more patterns; and as cherry on top, the ability to export sequences also as midi; because the Blackbox did replace fundamentally my hardware sequencer; but up to a point, because I am hitting constantly the 16 sequences limit, while using external synths. Thanks for all the great updates you did, and hopefully I can abandon my sequencers altogether if you implement more sequences on the BB. Cheers
Feel free to vote on this, or let me know if there is already a post with a lot of likes and replies on it; so I can piggyback

The concept is simple: blackbox is a great sequencer alternative to other devices like the MPC and similar, which are also studio in a box/portable grooveboxes. Although most sequencers have limitations on steps or patterns or channels, and of course BB has that too, which is the number of sequences you have.
Usage scenario is pretty straightforward: I have 16 channels which is more than enough for a project; I can set few external synths with BB, so if I want to make 3-4 patterns for those devices, I have already used a third of the total pattern space. Having the ability to make more patterns; maybe making patterns picking which channel I want in that pattern and which I want to mute could be also a working solution in some ways, would allow users to create more complex compositions.
As comparison, I can get a Pyramid or a MPC one and fundamentally have a large amount of patterns recorded to my heart content; at the cost of having huge devices that either have no sampling capabilities (pyramid) or have too many features that one may not seek while using the device as sequencer mainly (the MPC one/Live). I could have put the Squid in the mix, but that device has limitations on patterns and sequences too, on top of channel numbers. Having more patterns save me the hassle to have to deal with one more device in my studio.
I really hope you guys will eventually add more patterns; and as cherry on top, the ability to export sequences also as midi; because the Blackbox did replace fundamentally my hardware sequencer; but up to a point, because I am hitting constantly the 16 sequences limit, while using external synths. Thanks for all the great updates you did, and hopefully I can abandon my sequencers altogether if you implement more sequences on the BB. Cheers
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