Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "ivaasura" <Sunrider7@...> wrote:
>> I am wondering how many BC users are using multiple presets at the 
>> same time?
> 
> Well, actually nobody at all, because the BCs are no multitasking
> devices... ;-) You still have to switch between different presets
> and can use only one at the same time.

I don't want to seem to be nitpicking, but depending on what you mean
exactly, this may cause a bit of confusion for some people:

The point to realize is that ALL the current settings for the 32
presets are retained throughout the time the BC remains switched on.
In particular this concerns the current controller values for the
buttons, encoders and faders. So all you have to do to switch between
these semi-permanent preset settings is press the PRESET </> buttons:
upon a switch to another preset, the LEDs and faders jump immediately
to the remembered values of the preset being selected. With this in
mind, you can program a "super-preset" spanning several actual
presets. (This issue is discussed in some detail in "BC MIDI
Implementation.pdf" vs. 1.0, in section 12.4, "Current value".)

So in a sense you CAN use the BC in multitasking mode. (After all, in
modern-day computer operating systems like Windows, you ALSO have to
manually switch between programs by selecting their open windows, and
we call THAT "multi-tasking".)

Mark.