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Re: Integrating the BCR2000 with the Korg DW6000

2012-12-16 by Royce

It is, but I don't have one to test it on.

I have just taken out a Yamaha TQ5 from the cupboard and thought O might try that.
This should work for most of the 4 op FM synths.

All the best
Royce

--- In bc2000@...m, j k <djo3yk@...> wrote:
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> Is it possible to tweak this for the DW-8000?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tomcc59" <tomcc@...>
> To: bc2000@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:10:52 PM
> Subject: [bc2000] Re: Integrating the BCR2000 with the Korg DW6000
> 
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> Thanks for a great program. Tried it today after watching the video and it worked within 1 minute of turning on the BCR and me not knowing what I was doing. 
> This has taken the synth to a new level. I now have immediate control like my other knobby synths. I don't have to think what I am doing now. Just turn any knob for a random unknown effect. 
> Thanks heaps Royce. 
> --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com , "Royce" <rpcfender@> wrote: 
> > 
> > After previous discussion about the BCR controlling a Crumar Bit01 synth 
> > I decided that I would write a program that I have been thinking about 
> > for a while. 
> > 
> > The BC2k gear can do most things, but there are three areas that it 
> > misses out on. 
> > 
> > 1) You can't use negative numbers. 
> > Well this is partially solved for smaller ranges (eg -7 to 7 is OK), 
> > but it is complicated and using 14 bit or greater is not possible (a lot 
> > of Emu stuff uses these large ranges). 
> > 
> > 2) You can't access other control values. 
> > Some older synths have packed data. For instance the oscillator might 
> > have the waveform selection in the lower 4 bits (val03) and the octave 
> > only needs 2 bits. 
> > So roll the 2 bits 4 places to the left and add the waveform value to 
> > make up the single byte to save memory. 
> > The Korg Dw6000 does this. 
> > 
> > 3) You can't use a sysex value to set the value of a control. 
> > So the BC can't be synced to the synth. 
> > So if you change a patch on the synth, one, you can't see the new value 
> > in the LED rings and two, moving a control usually makes the value jump. 
> > Not too good for live filter sweeps. 
> > 
> > With the Korg negative numbers are not a problem but byte packing and 
> > BCR syncing are. 
> > So the PC program is a bridge between the BCR and the DW6k. 
> > It converts CC messages from the BCR and outputs sysex parameters to the 
> > Korg. 
> > It requests patch data and sends a full set of CC messages to the BCR to 
> > keep it in sync. 
> > It all worked so well that it has given the old Korg a new lease of 
> > life. I even added a random patch generator. 
> > 
> > If you are interested 
> > www.bwalk.com.au < http://www.bwalk.com.au > 
> > 
> > Let me know what you think. 
> > 
> > All the best 
> > Royce 
> >
>

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