Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

I m doing a patch in Max/MSP and cannot figure out how to send a midi
signal stating the preset I'm in.

Anyone knows if this is possible?

Thanks,

Eric.

NB: I m using the BCF in stand alone mode (s-4).

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "zonk28bs3000" <zonk28bs3000@...> wrote:
> I m doing a patch in Max/MSP and cannot figure out how to send a midi
> signal stating the preset I'm in.
> Anyone knows if this is possible? NB: I m using the BCF in stand
alone mode (s-4).

Yes, it's possible. I've recently discovered that each preset can be
associated with a user-defined MIDI message (or even sequence of
messages). So in your case you could use a particular "program change"
message.

However, the problem is to get these messages into your BCF: you can't
enter them on the BCF itself, and as far as I know no existing
graphical BCF/BCR editor supports this feature. I'm working on a
graphical editor that does so, but it may be a few weeks before it's
ready. So for the moment you could send your current BCF setup to a
PC, then use R. Fender's "text" editor to modify the setup script as
described below, and then send that modified setup back to the BCF.

You should modify the setup script as follows:

1. In each "$preset" section (ideally between ".lock off" and ".init")
you insert a line like:

.tx $Cn p

where n is actually a hexadecimal number (0-F) indicating the MIDI
channel, and p is actually the program number you want to associate
with the preset, so presumably p would range from 1 to 32 for the
respective presets. Normally you'd use MIDI channel 1 (internally
"0"), so for the respective presets you'd then get:

.tx $C0 1
.tx $C0 2
...
...
.tx $C0 32

2. If you want the BCF to automatically send a preset's message at the
very moment you select the preset, you should also change the
corresponding ".request off" line (in the same "$preset" section) to
".request on".

Irrespective of the ".request" setting, once a preset is active you
can always press the EDIT + LEARN buttons on the BCF to send its "tx"
message manually whenever you want.

Note: I've verified that the above setup works on my own BCR with
firmware vs. 1.10. It should definitely work on a BCF vs. 1.10 too,
but I haven't yet checked whether it also works on BCF/BCR vs. 1.07.

Good luck!
Mark.

> I'm working on a
graphical editor that does so, but it may be a few weeks before it's
> ready. 


Mark, that would be SO nice...and if it were possible to automatically 
change midi channels for all parameters, even nicer...I really hope 
that yor projetct works aout and that you will make it available to 
other users, even as shareware or payware...

anyhow, good luck with it!
Fabian

>> I'm working on a graphical editor that does so, but it may be a few
weeks before it's
>> ready. 

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, "fas1piano" <fas1piano@...> wrote:
> that would be SO nice...and if it were possible to automatically 
> change midi channels for all parameters, even nicer

Good idea! I'll see if I can include this feature. It might be
something for version 1.1 rather than 1.0 though, given the amount of
more basic features that need to work first...

It may STILL be a few weeks before it's ready...

Mark.

Hi Mark, what language are you writing it in?  I'm a Windows and MacOS C/C++ developer and can lend a hand.

Jeff

----- Original Message ----
From: Mark van den Berg <markwinvdb@...>
To: bc2000@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:14:50 AM
Subject: [bc2000] Re: Can the BCF2000 ouput preset change messages?

>> I'm working on a graphical editor that does so, but it may be a few
weeks before it's
>> ready. 

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups. com, "fas1piano" <fas1piano@. ..> wrote:
> that would be SO nice...and if it were possible to automatically 
> change midi channels for all parameters, even nicer

Good idea! I'll see if I can include this feature. It might be
something for version 1.1 rather than 1.0 though, given the amount of
more basic features that need to work first...

It may STILL be a few weeks before it's ready...

Mark.





 
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Crap!  Sorry for the mass-posting.  I hit reply to Mark's previous message and I thought I was replying directly to him, not the group.  Sorry everyone for the noise (twice now!).

Jeff

----- Original Message ----
From: Mark van den Berg <markwinvdb@...>
To: bc2000@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:14:50 AM
Subject: [bc2000] Re: Can the BCF2000 ouput preset change messages?

>> I'm working on a graphical editor that does so, but it may be a few
weeks before it's
>> ready. 

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups. com, "fas1piano" <fas1piano@. ..> wrote:
> that would be SO nice...and if it were possible to automatically 
> change midi channels for all parameters, even nicer

Good idea! I'll see if I can include this feature. It might be
something for version 1.1 rather than 1.0 though, given the amount of
more basic features that need to work first...

It may STILL be a few weeks before it's ready...

Mark.





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