--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "daz303@..." wrote:
> Question - can the BCR2000 control JX8P parameters?
Yes.
> Question - what software/hardware do i need to connect the two together?
Once you've programmed one or more presets on the BCR, all you have to do is connect the BCR's MIDI OUT to the synth's MIDI IN.
> Question - if the BCR can't 'learn', can you manually enter the parameter data
> into the rotary knobs ie. using BCR edit mode?
On the BCR itself you can tell buttons/encoders to output MIDI Channel messages (Control Change etc.).
However, you can't program System Exclusive messages this way, which is what you need for most parameters of the JX-8P: for SysEx messages you need to upload a specially-made preset to the BCR.
There happens to be a folder dedicated to the JX-8P in our file section:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/bc2000/files/Presets/Roland%20JX-8P/
This folder contains a ready-made preset someone made.
I have no idea whether this preset suits you, but in any case all you have to do is upload it to the BCR.
To upload a preset definition like this, you need a program like MIDI-OX (for syx files only) or my own BC Manager (syx/txt/bc2; available from http://home.kpn.nl/f2hmjvandenberg281/).
But don't even try Behringer's own BC-Edit: basically it doesn't work.
If you really want to, you can edit existing preset definition files (or create your own) in dedicated BCR editors like BC Manager, but this is tough.
Hope this helps,
Mark.
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Re: [bc2000] Re: Please Help - Controlling JX-8P parameters using a BCR-2000 (long)
2012-04-10 by Adam A.
In order for this to work, you will need to turn on system exclusive in the JX (each time you turn it on) by pressing the MIDI button, selecting parameter 26 and moving the edit slider on the JX until it says System Exclusive On. Hold the "Learn" button on the BCR and turn the knob you want to assign - all other lights but the knob you selected will turn off. At this point you simply select the parameters (example: Parameter 52 is the filter cutoff) on the JX, move the Edit slider until the BCR reads "Good" and the other knobs light up again. Keep trying until it returns "Good", it doesn't always work instantly. You do this for each knob on the BCR you want to assign and whatever you want to control on the JX. I managed to get all of the parameters into a preset by having separate encoder groups on the BCR for DCO1 and 2.
Not really meant to be a guide, but it works perfectly for me. Hope it helps you.
On Apr 10, 2012, at 7:15 AM, Mark v.d. Berg wrote: