Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi Karel,
Thanks for giving me some good ideas on how common functions can be mapped.  Was not clear on using different midi channels before. I think I am understanding what you wrote, have to read and re-read again..

For this project, I think I would need to have constant access to all track volumes all the time (top 16 encoders mapped to 16 track volumes).  This will be a live theater production and I forsee needing to adjust more than one encoder at the same time. I think I understand in the way you are describing that I would have to choose each track by pushing a button before I could adjust any parameters on that track.

It still would be nice to be able to map an encoder to scroll through choosing/highlighting each channel as I turn one encoder.  I think something like this is possible because I remember reading about someone's template where they used one push encoder to scroll up and down through clips, and another to scroll left and right through clips, and then a push on one of the encoders to fire the clip.  

Thanks for your attention,
Edward

--- On Mon, 9/12/11, karel skakal <s_y_nagual@...> wrote:

From: karel skakal <s_y_nagual@....uk>
Subject: Re: [bc2000] Re: Introduction
To: "bc2000@yahoogroups.com" <bc2000@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, September 12, 2011, 2:42 AM















 
 



  


    
      
      
      Hi Ed,I would assign each of the 16 tracks/mics to 16 buttons. You can "see" where you are and it is accurate to switch between tracks.Then all the pots would be assigned to (common) functions/controls...Each (pot) would have its MIDI channel, corresponding to track, (button)...So you can assign top 8 pots to 8 functions =  16 x 8 = 128 assignments per row!....(16 x Volume, ch.1-16, pot #1 for
 example)I don't know what you want to do, I imagine you want to control FX, volume, pan, etc..?

From: Royce <rpcfender@...>
To:
 bc2000@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 12 September 2011, 4:31
Subject: [bc2000] Re: Introduction















 
 



    
      
      
      Hi Edward

I was hoping some of the expert Live users here would be better able to

help.



> I have decided it might be easier at this point to build a static

mapping for the bcr rather than to try a Mackie emulation or some

control surface. In the midi prefs of Ableton I just have the remotes on

for the rme digiface input and output midi ports, and have no control

surface selected.



If you have selected any one of the BCR USB modes then this turns the BC

into a Midi interface and you will need to select it in the Controller

section of Live.

Send the 'dump' to the BCR and then the tracks will correspond to the 8

columns of the BC (called Instant mapping see the tutorial help under

Control surfaces to see the mapping)

I am unaware of how you get to channel 9 to 16. In Sonar you simply

press the <> switches to move by 8 tracks.

I can see that the Novation has a next/previous 8 tracks so perhaps you 

could search out what Midi messages it sends to achieve this and program

the BC in the same way.



>

> Is there some way to program an encoder to scroll through and select

each track along it's travel?



Not that I am aware of.  Anyone else know???

>

> To clarify: in the session view of Ableton, if I have 16 tracks and

each is a mic input. I would like to be able to select any one of the 16

tracks by turning one encoder on the lower row of the bcr. So when the

encoder is all the way counter clockwise track 1 is selected. When the

encoder is all the way clockwise, track 16 would be selected, and each

track in between would be selected as the encoder is turned.

>

> This would make navigating to see the inserted processing on each

track very easy.



So, I guess you would like to have a single 'strip' on the BC and select

the track that it would apply to?

Perhaps blocks of 8 might be easier.



Royce