1010music gives Bento sidechain, stem export and automation in a free update

What happened

The free update adds parameter automation, allowing up to four automation lanes per track. ⓘ 1010music Firmware 1.6 also expands songs to 16 scenes, adds individual pad/loop mutes, MIDI-triggered recording and a new Shimmer reverb.

Someone at 1010music has clearly been reading the wish list. Aurelian Nedelcu, Published 10/12/2026 Audio Software The 1010music Bento was already considerably more than a portable sampler.

Firmware 1.6 makes calling it “just a sampler” even harder. Users can draw automation directly onto the piano-roll grid and assign it to parameters available through Bento’s modulation system.

In English, you can do more than ever before with the same piano-looking box. Then comes something producers have been asking for: sidechain ducking.

A kick can now push the bass out of the way, but triggers can also come from another track, an individual pad, MIDI, audio input or even Bento’s clock. Finally, your kick and bass can stop fighting like two people trying to get through the same doorway.