[bc2000] Looking for some basic direction
2005-10-26 by Steve Norman
I recently added a BCF2000 to a Mac based Cubase SX setup. I updated the software as recommended and set it to Mackie Control emulation. SX 3.1 recognizes the BCF as a Mackie Control in the MIDI device setup panel. The four lower right button work as transport controls, the sliders control channel volume, and the upper rows of button and encoders act as expected for mute, pan, etc. If I press the right preset button, the controls work on channels 9-16, etc. I assume all of this is as it should be. But: 1. The encoders (knobs) work as pan knobs only if I have pressed the EDIT button so its LED is lit. 2. The 4 character display never shows anything more than the version number on power up, and then a couple of odd characters after that. 3. I cannot figure out what buttons act as a SHIFT to access other functions listed for the Mackie Control. Nothing seems to alter the function of any other control. My questions: 1. From these three symptoms, can anyone tell me if I have set things up incorrectly, and what needs to be done? 2. Can anyone recommend a book or other resource that explains the BCF in some more detail, and with a lot more example, so I can figure out how to do some other programming? With respect to Behringer, the manual does absolutely nothing for me. For example, I'd like to be able to set the upper rows of buttons to toggle the automation read and write functions in Cubase.