Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "rpcfender" <rpcfender@...> wrote:
>
> Welcome
>
> > Wanted to let you know I'm currently working out a BCR preset for
the
> > Oberheim matrix 6(R) using bc convert on MAC OSX. Most parameters
> > should also work for the matrix 1000.
> >
> > 2 things I wanna find out
> >
> > 1. Has anyone else heard of people who've been working on similar
> > projects? It's maybe a days work & want to avoid double work...
>
> I have done quite a bit of work on presets for hardware synths , but
not
> any Oberheim.
>
> > 2 The BCR kan only learn sysex to the knobs not to the encoders (1
> > String at a time....) so i've heard (is this correct? I think so,
> > because only with the knobs I get 'good' message on the BCR after
> > sysex dump.....
>
> The thing you need to program into the BCR can't be programmed using
the
> front panel of the BCR.
> BC convert should do the trick.  (I'm sorry I don't have a version of
my
> editor for the Mac)
>
> >
> > I was thinking of learning the sysex data to the knobs from
sounddiver
> > (or similar editor), and then:
> >
> > Replace the <knob> suffix with the <Encoder> suffix in the bc
convert
> > textfile using the text editor's "find and replace" function. In
other
> > words, deleting everything but the sysex strings.
> >
> > This way you can very "hands on" learn (any) sysex to the BCR.
> >
> I don't think this will work.
> The script for the buttons and the encoders are similar but not the
> same.
> Plus there is extra stuff that one has that the other doesn't.
> The BCR is capable of heaps of things that Behringer forgot to tell
us.
>
> > Should beautyfully work for lots of 80's synths like bit01, ESQ80,
or
> > even Yamaha Fm series, that are not supplied with standard CC
> > implemetation!
>
> There is a member that was trying to write a preset for his new Korg
> DW8000.
> I have a DW 6000 and wrote a preset to get him started.
> Check it out in the files section and it might help you get started in
> learning how to handle syex messages on the encoders.
>
> I am writing a number of presets for the FantomX (the first ones are
> also in the files section)
> It has so many parameters that it takes quite a few presets to access
> all of them.
>
> I only had partial success with a preset for the Emu Morpheus as Emu
use
> negative numbers and the BCR can't really cope with these (as far as I
> know) e.g. pan starts at  -7 for hard left, -7 -6 -5 -4-3-2-1  0 for
> centre and then up to 7 for hard right
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on how to do this?
>
>
> >
> > Anyone inspired?
>
> Always. When you get it going save it in the files section to inspire
> others and save them some programming time.
> If you get stuck post a message tell us what you are trying to do
> (perhaps write the MIDI message you are trying to send) and we'll all
> see if we can help.
>
> All the best
> Royce
>