NOTE: TBX2b is designed for use with hardware synthesizers. Please check compatibility before ordering. TBX2b can also retune software synthesizers via its MIDI interface, although software such as ute is better suited for that purpose. Please also read the FAQ

THE MICROTONAL TUNING MACHINE ^v2b

TBX2b is the new improved version of TBX2, our second-generation device which stores 8,192 tuning tables (almost twice the size of the Scala Archive) and retunes GM (multichannel) synths, monophonic synths, MTS synths, and even proprietary sysex synths. Each input channel of TBX2b can be assigned to a unique tuning table, providing full compatibility with multichannel controllers like MIDI guitars and MIDI organs, as well as microtonal controllers like the Tonal Plexus, Microzone, Axis 64, and Terpstra/Lumatone keyboards. Supports both MIDI DIN input, and USB-MIDI input. Navigate 40 presets hands-free. Edit existing tunings or create your own with Universal Tuning Editor (UTE) cross-platform software (free license included). Set up your tunings, upload them to the unit, plug in your controller and synth, and start making music. Firmware is user-upgradable via UTE, so features can be improved or added at any time, and TBX2b features a new built-in MIDI interface so programming the device is easier than its predecessor and you don't need to worry about 3rd-party interface sysex compatibility.

Downloads: TBX2b Current Firmware (.zip v1.0.2)
TBX2b User Manual (.pdf)
TBX2b MIDI Reference (.pdf)
TBX2b Sample Tunings List (.pdf)
TBX2b Sample Tunings Files (.zip)
UTE Documentation (.pdf)

- First run sold out October 2020
- available ONLY directly through this website
- free software (UTE)
- free tech support
- ships within 3 business days
- 389 . 99 €

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TBX2b

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• Tuning
  • 8,192 full range programmable tunings
  • General MIDI microtuning up to 16 voices polyphony (monotimbral)
    • NOTE: The MIDI Manufacturer's Association has now officially recognized this method of microtuning, calling it MPE.
  • MIDI Tuning Standard support (timbres and polyphony limited only by synthesizer)
  • User definable sysex retuning support
  • Largest tuning error ~ 0.006 cents
  • Compatibility Requirements
• Modes
  • POLY: for General MIDI (or otherwise multichannel) synths lacking native full-range microtonal support
  • MONO: for monophonic synths lacking native full-range microtonal support
  • MTS: for synths supporting the MIDI Tuning Standard 128-Note Bulk Tuning Dump
  • USR0-9: 10 user programmable sysex messages (supports MTS and any other sysex messages)
• Controls
  • power switch
  • jog dial for selecting and entering parameters
  • MIDI LEDs to monitor MIDI IN and MIDI OUT traffic
  • LCD display with brightness control to show the current preset, mode, bank, and patch
  • 10 preset buttons to store and recall tuning, mode, bank and patch
  • 3 function buttons to allow 40 presets, and to improve ease of navigating over 8000 tunings
  • browse button: quickly try out tunings without having to program a preset
  • bypass switch: turn tuning function on and off without swapping cables
• Inputs and Outputs
  • Power: 5.5mm x 2.1mm jack for 12V 0.5A DC power supply (included) — NEW FEATURE
  • MIDI Interface: USB Type-B connect to computer (for programming, updating, NOT for power) — NEW FEATURE
  • USB MIDI Host: compatible with class-compliant USB-MIDI controllers, sends & receives MIDI to/from connected MIDI device
  • MIDI IN: receives input from MIDI controller [DIN5]
  • MIDI OUT: sends retuned output to destination synth [DIN5]
  • MIDI THRU: retransmits unmodified data received at MIDI IN [DIN5]
  • Dual Pedal input: navigate forward and back through 40 presets, hands-free [1/8" Stereo Jack] — UPDATED FEATURE
• Electronics
  • Engineered and manufactured in Bulgaria
  • Built using a combination of state-of-the-art machine and hand assembly
• Enclosure
  • 126 x 80 x 42 mm aluminium box, 2 mm thick
  • 84 x 46 x 8 mm solid bamboo side panels, 10 mm thick
  • External Dimensions: 142 x 84 x 42 mm