Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "rpcfender" <rpcfender@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike 
> 
> I'm sorry no one has tried to help.
> I generally try to leave stuff that I would have to guess at an answer
> or the general questions to others as I seem to fill a lot of space
> here and I would like to give the many others equally qualified a
> chance to help  and so people don't have t keep listening to my
> ramblings (oops too late!)
> 
> Graham's suggestions are on the button. Note that the BCR doesn't have
> an expression (continuous) controller only jacks for two switches.
> 
> Windows and MacOS, as you know, can have many MIDI interfaces
> connected. How your software handles them is a question for the
> software, so you need to be specific about what software you want to
use.
> For example Reason (from 3.02) takes over the BCR by programming the
> controllers when you select a track. It's great to see the display
> spinning when you select the ReDrum drum machine or the Subtractor
> synth etc. All the values in the track are sent to the BCR so it
> displays the current values. 
> Is it the best implementation of control surface programming I have
> seen (much better than Sonar's ACT) and it was were I started when
> analyzing the BCR sysex.
> I don't know what happens if you have two units connected. Something
> special I suspect as I have a Frontier Tranzport which it also finds
> it and works perfectly, just the way you would expect it to.
> 
> I have always thought that the BC chaining was more suited to
> increasing the number of "channels" ie from an BCF 8 channel DAW mixer
> to a 16 channel one.
> 
> I'm sure you can mix a BCF with a BCR, but if you want them to do
> different jobs at the same time (DAW controller and VST synth editor)
> then I would connect them to the USB ports and make them separate Midi
> interfaces for the PC (U-1) or stand alone Midi (S-1)into a multi
> input MIDI interface like a  MidiSport
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> Royce
> 

Royce, this covers most of what I was wondering, i.e. should I chain
the BCR and BCF. As you say, I am intending to use them for entirely
different functions, so your reply makes perfect sense. I apologize if
I came off as whiny, and thanks a million! 

What I have is an Echo Gina 3g, plenty of ins/outs, and I have also
wondered if the BCF shouldn't go straight into it instead of USB. But
now I'm a lot clearer (I think) on the fact that B-Controls aren't
about controlling through my MIDI interface, but controlling my
software directly. Am I near the mark?

best,
Mike.

PS the controller pedal is in the BCF controller jack - I don't have
the BCR yet and understood there are only switch jacks on it. I have
tried to get the pedal to control a VST effect thru the BCF but no
luck yet - I think I just haven't got things communicating properly yet.