B
Break
Box
BPM
💾 Save
📂 Load
Clear
Rnd
❓ Help
☰
▶ Play
Sound Kit
Master
80%
Step Settings
Steps
32
Grid
1/8
Zoom
36
Swing
0%
Patterns
⧉ Copy
⇲ Paste
Tap-only
Ready • Tap grid to add hits • Ctrl+C/V to copy patterns
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❓ BreakBox Help
Getting Started
Press
▶ Play
or hit
Space
to start the sequencer.
Tap or click any cell in the grid to add a drum hit.
Tap or click again to remove a hit.
On desktop, click and drag to paint multiple hits at once.
Right-click on desktop to add a half-velocity (ghost) hit.
Touch / Mobile Controls
Drag on the grid scrolls the sequencer horizontally.
Tap a cell to toggle a hit.
Use the
Mode
button to switch between Tap-only and Drag-paint.
Instrument Settings
Tap an instrument name (Kick, Snare, etc.) to expand its settings.
Vol
— volume from 0% to 200%.
Pan
— stereo position from L100 to R100.
Pitch
— semitone shift from -24 to +24.
Decay
— sound tail length, 10% to 300%.
M
mutes a track.
S
solos it (other tracks silenced).
Patterns & Kits
Use
P1–P8
to switch between 8 pattern slots.
Switch
Sound Kits
(808, 909, Linn, Acoustic) for different timbres.
Clear
wipes the current pattern.
Rnd
randomizes it.
Copy & Paste Patterns
⧉ Copy
copies the current pattern to an internal clipboard.
⇲ Paste
overwrites the current pattern with what's on the clipboard.
Ctrl
+
C
/
Ctrl
+
V
do the same from the keyboard.
Shift
+click any
P1–P8
button to paste into that slot without leaving the current one — handy for duplicating patterns.
Save & Load
💾 Save
exports the entire session as a
.box
file.
📂 Load
imports any previously saved
.box
file.
Saved: all 8 patterns, per-track settings, BPM, kit, swing, master vol.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Space
— Play / Pause
1
–
8
— Switch to pattern 1–8
Ctrl
+
C
/
Ctrl
+
V
— Copy / Paste pattern
M
— Mute selected track
Shift
+
S
— Solo selected track
↑
/
↓
— Select previous / next track
Ctrl
+
S
— Save •
Ctrl
+
O
— Load
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