Bluebox Cobalt mod

Unofficial effects & theme mod for bluebox desktop firmware 1.5.2 · v1.0.0

Runs locally · no networkOriginal firmware never leaves your device

Use the original official desktop 1.5.2 firmware. Includes the Gazer reverb (FX2 → B → Gazer), Gate with MIXER detector meters, FX1 modes (Delay, Granular, Tape with Lo C, Ducked, Reverse), Soft/Tape master saturation, the CPU load bar, compressor meters and the overdub recording fix. Keep your working firmware and a project backup.

1Firmware

Drop BLUEBOX.BIN hereor click to browse
Restore detects this version’s theme colours automatically.

2Theme

Selection accentSelected track headers, control-group frame, selected list row, scope channel 2
Base backgroundMenus and empty screen areas
Primary textTrack numbers, clock, idle button labels, knob labels, list and value text
Button fill · idleTrack headers, title bars, idle buttons, list rows, keys, muted track meters
Button fill · active / selectedLit tabs and toggles, level meters, selected file row
Button fill · pressedButton while pressed
Button outlinesNative outline colour (not drawn in the preview)
FX active label / indicatorLabels on lit FX toggles (FILT, BEAT, PING)
Knob outlines and pointersKnob arcs and pointers, GATE label, XY pad markers
Button & tab labelsLabels on lit buttons and tabs (Vol, Double Row, MUTE on), TRACK MUTE/REC/SOLO labels, tuner note and centre line, EQ band nodes
Selected setting textText of the highlighted row in the Tools settings list
Selected file textText of the highlighted project in the PROJ file list
SoloSoloed track headers and outlines, SOLO button when on
Record arm · tuner far offRecord-armed track headers and outlines, tuner bar when far off pitch
Record on · tuner in tuneTRACK REC button when on, tuner needle when in tune
Tuner · slightly offTuner bar when slightly off pitch
Graph backgroundEQ and scope panels, tuner scale ticks, muted track numbers; some PROJ tab labels by state
Spectrum · scope channel 1EQ analyser bars and peak caps, scope channel 1, TRACK side-chain envelope (scope channel 2 uses the selection accent)
EQ curveEQ response line and the selected band node
Scope gridScope grid lines
Learn list cellsFile-name cells in the MIDI Learn list
Compressor GR meterGain-reduction bar in the header and on the compressor Thresh row (mod code)

Every full #RRGGBB value is accepted. Hover a colour to see where it appears; click any element on the screen to jump to its colour.

The CPU meter (green/amber/red) and Gate state colours are drawn by the mod with fixed colours. The compressor GR bar has its own colour.

MIXER · VolCPU meter: fixed mod coloursHeader strip, wells and dividers: fixed
Contrast check

An approximate 320 × 240 recreation of the device screens. Fonts, spacing and LCD response differ slightly on the device.

3Generate

Generate a new BLUEBOX.BIN and install it with your usual SD-card procedure. Choosing another theme needs no code compilation.

Unofficial firmware · Cobalt v1.0.0. See the README for installation steps.