Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Royce, thanks for the essay :)

I'm working against a deadline at present (what I mean is, I missed it!), so I'm not able to play in the studio at present.  However, I set up the beginnings of an AN1x editor on the iPad, and changing filter cutoff whilst holding down a note was bit stuttery using Sysex, but completely smooth using CC.  I decided I would stick with the sysex because of the obvious advantages (eg doesn't matter how many different synths receive the sysex - only the intended one will respond).

To be honest, a bit of jumpiness whilst editing doesn't bother me. For me the BCR (or any editor) is about modifying the synth's sounds, not as a live performance control.  So even having to repeatedly press a note doesn't worry me.

The iPad editor is fun, but I have established with the developer (TB MIDI Stuff) that there is no way for it to receive a parameter dump and sync up to patch changes on the synth.  So your approach has the potential to integrate editor and synth better than anything else available.

Would your approach be able to work with more than one preset page, or would it work best with all parameters on a single page?
Is an ini-type approach feasible, or would it have to be hard-coded for each device?

I've got to add, there is a fundamental problem with the BCR, which is the limitation of the 3-digit display. For example, on the AN1x, oscillator pulse width can be modulated from 7 sources.  On my iPad editor, I can create a drop-down list to select and show them.  On the BCR, I have to press a switch 7 times or rotate a knob, which shows number 1-7 on the display - and maybe see if I can fit a label with the 7 items on a paper overlay...

Oh well, nothing is perfect, and I can't afford a Nord Lead/Rack 3, which is about the only synth out there with a BCR-like LED-ring interface which updates to show current patch values.

Regards

Bill

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Royce" <rpcfender@...> wrote:
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> How embarrassing ... 
> The Roland XVs, Fantoms, SonicCell and the Yamaha Motif XS (didn't check my Motif ES rack) can all change in real time via sysex. Filter frequency sweeps on held note work perfectly well.
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> Looks like the problem in my studio is just the EMU P2k series and the Yamaha FM gear as well as my forgetful brain.
> Alan Currall tells me that the Ensoniq SQ80 also has this problem.
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> So perhaps your AN1x is OK.
> 
> Royce (brain dead from too much coding of old synths)
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