Outbox 8 is a versatile eight-channel audio/CV breakout box and USB host/device designed to expand your connectivity, with creative possibilities to boot. It adds eight fully configurable physical outputs to a compatible connected device, letting you send audio and CV in any combination its capabilities allow. Route your sound and control wherever the moment calls for.
With Outbox 8, you can assign outputs to CV duties – pitch, gate, trig, linear value, or clock. Use it as a dedicated USB MIDI-to-CV converter to play, sequence, modulate, and synchronize modular systems and other CV-capable instruments. Or connect a MIDI controller to play and control them directly.
This makes it easy to integrate MIDI controllers with modular setups – combining the familiarity of keys and performance gestures with the flexibility of voltage-controlled sound.
Connect Outbox 8 to your computer, tablet, or phone and use it as an eight-output USB audio interface – ideal for clean, portable, and reliable setups. You can route audio directly from your DAW to monitors, mixers, or external hardware using a single streamlined device.
At the same time, MIDI from your DAW can be sent to Outbox 8, allowing any of its outputs to be configured to send CV. This lets your computer sequence modular gear, control analog synthesizers, or synchronize external devices – and extends your studio beyond the screen and into hands-on sound craft.
For many Elektron boxes you are able to set up Outbox 8 in-device. Just connect and control. Outbox 8 can work a little differently depending on your machine, so check this page’s Compatibility Matrix.
For others, and a wide range of non-Elektron USB class-compliant devices, you can configure Outbox 8 by using the Outbox 8 Web App – available here (please ensure your browser is able to run Web MIDI).
Audio/MIDI compatibility can vary by manufacturer and firmware. Many will work with MIDI, some with audio, and some with both.
Features
- 8 × 1/4” impedance-balanced DC-coupled audio/CV outputs
- 48 kHz, 32-bit D/A converters
- CV output range: +/- 5 V
- CV signal types: GROUNDED, PITCH V/OCT, PITCH HZ/V, LINEAR VALUE, TRIG, GATE, and CLOCK
- 1 × USB Type-C power input
- 1 × USB 2.0 High-Speed Type-C data port, supporting USB Power Delivery, dual-role data and dual-role power
- 1 × status LED
- Power requirement: 5 V / 0.5 A / 2.5 W or higher
