Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi Royce,

I'm afraid to say this is the same manual as mine. I fear that this is the limit of this machine's sysex abilities - it is rather ancient - and I don't think it's the kind of thing that editing software was ever developed for.

This may then be the end of the road for this far-flung idea. Unless of course...

Is there a way in which the TR-626 (or any other drum machine for that matter) can be used to simply generate a midi trigger and tempo and the BCR is just used to control the sequencer specific messages in relation to the sysex of whatever synth is being sequenced?

For example, when you made the preset for the K3m you assigned a note, at an octave apart, to each of the buttons along the top. Now, if there is a way of allowing a midi signal from a drum machine to trigger an arbitrary midi note event from the K3m, the note value of which is determined by an encoder of the BCR, then there might still be a way of making this work. Or am I just making this all up from my position of relative ignorance?

Ever hopeful,
Alan

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Royce" <rpcfender@...> wrote:
>
> Alan, 
> 
> I had a quick look on the web for a manual and there was a badly scanned version from RolandUS.
> 
> At the back it had the start of the sysex info, giving the header details, but just stopped after the bulk data transfer.
> I don't know if there are missing pages or that is all it can do.
> 
> If you have an original manual perhaps you could compare it to the downloaded version - towards the back, around pp114 - and let me know.
> If they are the same you could do a more detailed search on the  web to see if the sysex info is out there.
> 
> Is there an PC/Mac editor for the thing. If there is and you could use the editors output
> 
> You need the parameter sysex details.
> 
> 
> All the best
> 
> Royce
> 
> --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <alan@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Royce,
> > 
> > Hmmm,... I just tried with sysex librarian the prog I used before to record sysex messages. Neither the drum pads nor the editing buttons seem to generate any sysex info as far as I can see. I fear that this machine may be a little too early for such sophisticated functions. Does this mean we're onto a complete non starter with this idea?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Alan
> > 
> > --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Royce" <rpcfender@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Alan
> > > 
> > > > Now and again I use a Roland TR-626 as a kind of low tech step sequencer. It sends out a separate midi note number for each drum sound and it's patterns can be tweaked, on the fly, in a live context. The only trouble is that the assignment of midi note numbers to drum sounds is a mind-numbingly tedious programming task that cannot be performed live.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > > I wondered what the chances are of getting the BCR to change the note assignment, and therefore alter pitch, whilst a sequence is running. Also could it be given the task of controlling other sequencer related midi events such as gate time, accent/velocity, etc.?
> > > >
> > > 
> > > You can put a sysex message onto a button.
> > > I tried to look for sysex info online but the manuals I found don't have the info you need.
> > > 
> > > You might like to hook it up to MidiOx and see if it puts out sysex when you change the things you want to change.
> > > 
> > > Use an editor to build a preset with thoes sysex messages
> > > 
> > > All the best
> > > Royce
> > >
> >
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