Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi  Steve

Welcome

> 0. I don't see a lot of "getting started" info on the wiki.  I could
> summarize answers I get to these into a beginners page on the wiki.
> Let me know if you think I should.

Go for it. The more the merrier .
I'll keep an eye on it to help you out.

Did you see the "Documentation" link?
I have been using the BCs for some time now and it is sometimes hard to
see what was difficult.

> 1. After my purchase of the BCR2000 (I think), Behringer announced the
> Mackie emulation mode for the BCF.  But not for the BCR.  Why?  Does
> the BCF have more memory or something?   I wanted more controls in
> less space, thus chose the BCR over the BCF; price probably also
> figured into the picture.

Most likely the moving faders. You could write one for yourself for the
BCR.

> 2. Is the BCL sent raw over sysex into the BC2000, or is there some
> intermediary?  Is BCL what you get back when you dump the presets?
> (Ahh, answered myself, now that I have access to the files; the answer
> is yes, correct me if I'm wrong).

Yes, but there are bugs in the BCs that prevent 'all' messages returning
correctly.
It is better to treat BCL as a 'one direction' protocol like Midi.
Any BCL you write should be saved to disk and not just stored on the BC.
It may not come back the same as you sent it.

  > 3. Did I correctly see that you can take over the four
> Store/Learn/Edit/Exit keys?

All controls can  be taken over (this can, of course, lock the preset
switches . You have been warned 8)   )

> 4. Since I'm trying to move into using Logic as my DAW, what's the
> best method to use a BCR with it?  I think I saw some software that
> runs on the mac and translates BCR to Mackie HUI or something (putting
> the LCD messages on the screen).  Is there any reason to use such a
> thing once you know the "inside story?"

I use Sonar so I'll leave this to others.

> Related equipment I have (in case somebody wants to suggest novel uses
> of the BCR that would apply to me):  Ensoniq VFX and VFX-SD, Roland
> JV-1080, Alesis D4, DrumKat EZ, Oberheim Drummer, Behringer DDX3216,
> M-audio Oxygen8 (1st version).

How about a real time controller for the JV-1080.
A BCR preset would be a great way to get into the BCL

All the best

Royce