Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi Mike

> 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!

That's OK. It can be bit hard to take, yelling into the void and not
even hearing an echo.
Sorry I didn't reply sooner.

>
> 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?

It's really about how the software implements the control surface
features.
Sonar, with it's ACT tries to pass the controller info to the active
window. Perhaps that is a VST synth, perhaps it is the track window, but
I find it does work all that well.
With 2 controllers you can lock one controller to the VST synth and the
other to the transport. That's what I do with my Tranzport and BCR.
If you have more than one application running at the same time (perhaps
connected using ReWire) you could have a controller connected to each so
the MIDI ports would not clash and you could apply real time control no
matter what was the active window. I don't know. Try it and let me know.

Perhaps others can comment on Cuebase or Logic

The thing is you have a choice (probably too many) .

When witting the editor I discovered that the MIDI ports process data
much faster and I had to slow down the sysex transfer so it could be
read on either the MIDI port or the USB. So this may or may not be a
factor.
I only have a BCR and so can't really advise you except to say how I
would start.

Do let the group know what you find works best for you .
Every situation is different and the more examples we have the better
the solution for someone else.

> 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.

Have you had a look with MidiOx to see if you are getting any MIDI out?

Does anyone know how to program the continious controller jack on the
BCF?
Is it treaded like a Fader?

All the best

Royce