Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hello,

Is it really possible to setup bcr2000 to send sysex with checksum
calculation in it?
I need that to control an old Roland machine, so i must know it before
i eventually purchase a bcr2000.
I installed the Birdie Editor but i can't see any option for checksum
in it... Is it planned for a future implementation, or is it already
hiding somewhere in the software?
If not with Birdie, is there a way to program it on the bcr2000, even
if it involves hard work and headaches?

Thanks, it's a very crucial question for me at the moment.




--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "rpcfender" <rpcfender@...> wrote:
>
> I have just discovered out that the Birdie Editor will create a
> continious Sysex message or any other MIDI message (with a limit of
> 123 bytes according to the German document).
> In fact it looks like it will send more than one midi message
> ie Under LEARNED
> $B0 $10 val $B2 $14 val
> produces in MidiOx
> B0 10 23 
> B2 14 23
> B0 10 24 
> B2 14 24
> B0 10 25 
> B2 14 25
> I have tried half a dozen messages with different channels and
> different controllers
> $B0 $10 val $B1 $10 val $B9 $23 val
> even
> $B0 val val 
> which sends out
> B0 01 01
> B0 02 02
> B0 03 03
> B0 04 04
> 
> Try 
> $99 val $70 $99 val $0
> (midi note on and off channel 10) for really fun drum playing
> 
> As the editor doesn't seem to be around any more I'll upload it to
> this site and hope that birdie@... won't mind.
> 
> By the way the bc2000 will do all sorts of checksum calculations as
> well as 14 bit numbers. 
> I will edit a Roland Fantom editor and upload it.
> 
> --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "rpcfender" <rpcfender@> wrote:
> >
> > The BCR has a message
> > .tx
> > according to the hacked spec at
> > http://www.sequencer.de/synth/index.php/B-Control-Konfiguration
> > a small patch is normally
> > $rev R1
> > $preset
> >   .name 'init                    '
> >   .snapshot off
> >   .request off
> >   .egroups 4
> >   .fkeys on
> >   .lock off
> >   .init
> > $encoder 1
> >   .easypar CC 1 16 44 55 absolute
> >   .showvalue on
> >   .mode 12dot
> >   .resolution 24 24 24 24
> >   .default 44
> > $end 
> > 
> > but the .easypar line can be replaced by
> > .tx any_midi_message including sysex
> > 
> > .tx $F0 $41 $00 $12 val $F7
> > 
> > The data from the encoder is substituted for the 'val' so
> > 
> > $F0 $41 $00 $12 $10 $F7
> > $F0 $41 $00 $12 $11 $F7
> > $F0 $41 $00 $12 $12 $F7
> > $F0 $41 $00 $12 $13 $F7   etc
> > is sent out.
> > I don't know of an editor that will enable you to program this but it
> > can be edited in MidiOx.
> > Has anyone go this to work?
> >
>