Welcome to the bento 1.6 release notes. These notes cover the features and bug fixes that have been added to bento since the last official release which was 1.5.32.
New Features
1. Parameter Automation: Draw a shape on the piano roll grid to modulate one or more track parameters during a sequence. Any parameter on the modulation screen for a track can be automated.
2. Sidechain Ducking: you can now use sidechain to duck the audio for one track or the main audio output based on a selected trigger. Triggers include: Track Audio, Pad trigger event, Clock divisions, Audio input, and MIDI Event. Configure track level sidechain on the Config Track screen. Configure Main output sidechain on the Mixer Compressor screen.
3. Pad Level Mutes: Mute individual pads in a one-shot track, or individual loops in a Loop track. This allows you to temporarily remove a drum pad from a sequence or mute the audio of a loop and bring it back without missing a beat.
4. 16 Scenes per Song: Use the Up and Down arrows to switch between the two sets of scenes. The grid to the left of Play Count shows you which set you are currently editing.
5. Record Audio from Anywhere: Arm the one-shot or loop you want to record into, press record, and then leave the screen to control sequences, play an instrument, tweak the FX or adjust the MIX without interrupting recording.
6. Export Stems: On the Song screen, select Export Stems from the menu to generate a WAV file for each TRACK and another for the full mix.
7. New Toggle Launch mode for One-Shot and Loop pads: In Toggle mode, the first pad trigger will start playback, and the second will stop it.
8. MIDI Triggered Recording: On one-shot and loop tracks, use the track’s MIDI Channel to trigger recording actions.
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Download the firmware ZIP from 1010music.com/downloads and extract it. Copy bento1.bin and bento2.bin (and any other files the release notes list) to the root of the microSD card, replacing the old files. Insert the card and connect bento to power (updates do not run on battery alone). Hold the power button until the Bootloader screen appears, then press REC to install. Do not remove power or the card; bento restarts when done and shows the new version at startup.
Bento Release Candidate
v 1.5.32 New Features and Improvements since 1.4
Improved Battery Management
• New Global Battery setting allows you to choose whether to protect the long-term Lifetime of the battery, or allow maximum charging for maximum Runtime.
New: Shredder Tracks
• New Shredder track type combines slicing with granular
Multisample Tracks
• Recording wizard: You can now preview the settings when setting up the MX recording wizard. Tap the Play Low and Play High buttons to trigger the first and last note selected to record.
• Edit Individual WAV files in Multisample Sets.
• Multisample: play a note while on the INST dashboard and the graph updates to show the last played note.
• Loading a single file onto a multisample (Mx) track now defaults to Gate mode, matching the Load All Samples path.
Sequences and Loop Groups
• NEW Step Sequencer for one-shot tracks with up to 256 steps with probability and micro timing
• NEW Loop Groups: select a set of loops to trigger together from the Launch screen and in scenes.
• Sequences and Loop Groups: use left and right arrows to change the selected sequence or loop group within the current track while in the SEQ screens.
• On the Launch pane, tapping a track's header now clears that track's armed sequences or Loop Groups (stops whatever is playing or queued on the track).
• Fold a Sequence: tap along the left edge of a piano roll sequence to hide and then unhide the rows where no notes are triggered.
• Open Ended Recording: turn the Step Count knob all the way to the left and choose Open. You can now record for as long as you want up to the max sequence length. The step count will be set after you stop recording.
• Tempo Popup window: Access common tempo controls from any screen by tapping the bars:beats display between the battery icon and the menu in the lower right corner of the screen.
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These notes summarize the fixes between 1.3.17, which was the last official release, and 1.4.7 which is the current official release as of March 16, 2026.
NEW FEATURES
• Song Export: You can now export a song as an audio file.
• Live Granular with Freeze: You can now granulate a live audio feed. You can then Freeze the last 30 seconds of input and granulate that. You can Control the Live Position for granular tracks in Live Mode, including adding it as modulation target.
• Mixer Improvements: There are improvements to display and workflow. Solo and Pan are now supported.
• Slicer Improvements: You can now sequence slices and trigger them over MIDI, as long as Slice Seq is off.
• Load All: Load a Directory of samples into a one-shot or loop track.
• Use Pad Pressure to modulate parameters for more track types.
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What is the latest firmware for the 1010music bento?
The latest firmware for the 1010music bento is version 1.6.1, released on 10 Oct 2026. FW//RADAR last checked 1010music's official page on 27 Oct 2026.
How do I update the 1010music bento?
Download the firmware ZIP from 1010music.com/downloads and extract it. Copy bento1.bin and bento2.bin (and any other files the release notes list) to the root of the microSD card, replacing the old files. Full instructions on 1010music's official firmware page.
Where can I download 1010music bento firmware and drivers?
Directly from 1010music's official firmware page — FW//RADAR links to the source and never hosts firmware files. Official firmware page →