Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "guidoronconi" <guidoronconi@...> wrote:
> Been trying things in reason4 and wanted to know if you could go from
> one device to another with any control so I wouldn't have to mouse the
> change...

You mean changing the assignment of the BCR from one Reason device to
another? Hm, I can't immediately think of a way, but I'm not using
Reason every day...

However, I do know there is a way you can assign the BCR to up to 16
different Reason devices SIMULTANEOUSLY. I know this isn't exactly
what you were asking for, but in any case, (if I remember correctly)
it goes like this:

Instead of using Reason's "native" support for the BCR (i.e. via
Reason's "Keyboards and Control Surfaces" page), you define the BCR as
an "External Control" (e.g. "Bus A") on the "Advanced Control" page of
Reason's "Preferences" dialog box.
Then you assign individual Reason devices to individual MIDI channels
on the panel opened via the "Adv. MIDI device" button in the "Hardware
interface" device (at the top of Reason 4's device rack).
Finally you have to assign Control Change messages to BCR buttons and
encoders for the Reason device parameters of your choice, using the
correct MIDI channels and the controller numbers specified in Reason
4's "MIDI Implementation Charts.pdf".

So this involves quite a bit of "manual labor". Moreover, it might not
work in all respects (e.g. I can't remember if you can have parameter
feedback this way). Still, it might be useful in certain situations.

Mark.