Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

On Sat, 14 Dec 2013, rpcfender@... wrote:

> You can certainly set up the button encoders on the the top row.
> The Button part for the parameter select and the encoder as B8 06 val.
> Although it means all the encoders are the same and therefore redundant, the user interface would be simpler.
> You get 4 groups of 8, so that is 32 parameters at least.
> The two rows of switches give you another 16  and then you can use any top row encoder for the value.
> Have the other controls for CC messages.
>
> You can halve the bytes by programming the encoder to output one 
> message if turned clockwise and another if it is turned 
> counterclockwise.
>
> .tx ifp B8 06 val ifn  B8 63 00 62 xx 06 val
>
> xx is the NRPN parameter number not "xx"
>
> Turn counterclockwise and you get the full message clockwise you get 
> just the value.
>
> Not good bet workable.
>
> The ideal for a lot of these old synths is an interpreting program in between.
> The BC outputting CC messages to give the parameter number in a map and a value to change into a NRPN.
> Then you can, of course, get the computer to request the bulk data and send out CC messages to the BC and it will sync up to the synth.

Wow, I never knew BC script went that far beyond what's available in BC 
Manager.  This will be gime more to experiment with...

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