Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi all,

recently someone asked if there's a BC 2000 wiki, it got me thinking  
that it would be a nice way to organise the wealth of information  
that is held by people in this group. The files area and mailing list  
are both good, but it can be difficult to find the information that  
you need - especially for new users.
I've set up and hosted a number of wiki's in the past, of different  
flavours, and I could do the same for the bc 2000 community if there  
is sufficient interest. So basically this email is to gauge what  
people think:

Would a wiki be something that you would like to use?

Can you see yourself editing/administering a bc2000 wiki?

A wiki system that I think would be good is mediawiki, same as  
wikipedia are using - here's one I'm hosting now:
http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk/

cheers,

/m

Can't seem to be able to create a new account on 
http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk , the register link goes to a login page with 
no register form, but asks me to fill 'the form below' in... ?

Martin Klang wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> recently someone asked if there's a BC 2000 wiki, it got me thinking
> that it would be a nice way to organise the wealth of information
> that is held by people in this group. The files area and mailing list
> are both good, but it can be difficult to find the information that
> you need - especially for new users.
> I've set up and hosted a number of wiki's in the past, of different
> flavours, and I could do the same for the bc 2000 community if there
> is sufficient interest. So basically this email is to gauge what
> people think:
>
> Would a wiki be something that you would like to use?
>
> Can you see yourself editing/administering a bc2000 wiki?
>
> A wiki system that I think would be good is mediawiki, same as
> wikipedia are using - here's one I'm hosting now:
> http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk/ <http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk/>
>
> cheers,
>
> /m
>
>

I think that a wiki would be a great idea.  of course a well organized wiki is important.  I'm not sure that I would be doing much editing/administrating as I feel that many of the users here on this group are light years beyond me in bc knowledge.

----- Original Message ----
From: Martin Klang <mars@...>
To: bc2000@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:22:47 AM
Subject: [bc2000] BC2000 Wiki










  


    
            Hi all,



recently someone asked if there's a BC 2000 wiki, it got me thinking  

that it would be a nice way to organise the wealth of information  

that is held by people in this group. The files area and mailing list  

are both good, but it can be difficult to find the information that  

you need - especially for new users.

I've set up and hosted a number of wiki's in the past, of different  

flavours, and I could do the same for the bc 2000 community if there  

is sufficient interest. So basically this email is to gauge what  

people think:



Would a wiki be something that you would like to use?



Can you see yourself editing/administeri ng a bc2000 wiki?



A wiki system that I think would be good is mediawiki, same as  

wikipedia are using - here's one I'm hosting now:

http://wiki. hacklab.org. uk/



cheers,



/m





    
  

    
    




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I would be happy to help. Revise and edit my docs and provide some
help for my programs. I looked at you accounts page. How are we going
to pay for this?

John, you should chip in to any thread and give your 2cents worth.
This is the nature of these groups. I feel my enthusiasm has perhaps
dominated here and this is not what I wanted and so I might hang back
a bit.
I am learning as much as any of you (particularly as Behringer is not
very forthcoming) and I make some clanger of mistakes at times.

For a start compare my notes to Mark's excellent implementation doc.
Very different style, but with some information in common. Some will
get more information from one style and others will prefer the other
style. That's why we have so many books on the same subject.

The other thing is that people are doing all sorts of things with
these units. When questions come up I am amazed at what they are
trying to do and I course I want to try to do it as well. A great
resource of ideas.

So I would encourage everyone to offer ideas and opinions. It's very
friendly here and if anyone gave you a hard time I'm sure they would
be treated accordingly.

All the best

Royce

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, john carroll <keiodi@...> wrote:
>
> I think that a wiki would be a great idea.  of course a well
organized wiki is important.  I'm not sure that I would be doing much
editing/administrating as I feel that many of the users here on this
group are light years beyond me in bc knowledge.

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It seems from the feedback that people are interested and keen to  
help out, so I've set up a wiki space here:
http://bc2000.pingdynasty.com/

it should be fully functional though empty!

To edit and add pages you need to create an account and have your  
email address confirmed:
1) go to log in / create account
2) create a new account and provide your email address
3) go to preferences
4) choose 'confirm your email address' and follow the instructions.

Do let me know if you have any problems with the setup.

best regards,

/m

On 20 Dec 2007, at 3:18, Steve Meiers wrote:

> The Wiki is a great idea.
>
> I think if it gathers and organizes all the technical info and  
> spares the dialog, which can remain here, it would be perfect.
>
> Steve M
>
> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo!  
> Search.

It's free, of course, I couldn't charge for something like this.

I've made some updates to put a structure in place, similar to what  
k0mp0 has suggested, though bare bones still.
I don't know my way around the files area, and not sure what I'm  
allowed to upload.

Currently there's only a software and a documentation section.
It would be nice to add a 'cookbook', with easy instructions for  
doing common tasks, stuff that people ask about on the list  
(resetting units, etc). And places to put drivers, templates, presets  
etc...

so, get yourself an account at http://bc2000.pingdynasty.com/ and  
start contributing!

cheers,

/m

On 19 Dec 2007, at 23:50, rpcfender wrote:

> I would be happy to help. Revise and edit my docs and provide some
> help for my programs. I looked at you accounts page. How are we going
> to pay for this?
> ...

Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Hi Steve,
I uploaded a slightly revised version, but I'm having a bit of trouble
with the formatting Wiki style
Feel free to edit it and make it look presentable. At the moment it
looks like a wordy essay that no one would want to read.

Royce

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, Steve Meiers <tekrytor@...> wrote:
>
> Martin,
> 
> There's a great tutorial out there that our fearless leader
"rpcfender" wrote on scripting. If he agrees, that might be a good
start for the cookbook. You could port it to the Wiki, maybe break it
up into modules, etc.

> 
> Steve M
> 
>        
> ---------------------------------
> Never miss a thing.   Make Yahoo your homepage.
>

The wiki format takes a little getting used to. It's great for  
quickly and easily creating new content, not so great for conversions  
of existing content.
There's an article here that might help:
http://openwetware.org/wiki/Converting_documents_to_mediawiki_markup
I'm not sure what you wrote the document in, do you have a Word file  
for it? If yes, I could have a look at converting it if you send the  
word file to me.
It would be a great doc to have online, I can also help out with  
reformatting it manually if need be (though I'm no wiki expert).

cheers,

/m

ps you can find the wiki user guide if you go to the About page.

On 6 Jan 2008, at 13:31, rpcfender wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> I uploaded a slightly revised version, but I'm having a bit of trouble
> with the formatting Wiki style
> Feel free to edit it and make it look presentable. At the moment it
> looks like a wordy essay that no one would want to read.
>
> Royce
>
> --- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, Steve Meiers <tekrytor@...> wrote:
>>
>> Martin,
>>
>> There's a great tutorial out there that our fearless leader
> "rpcfender" wrote on scripting. If he agrees, that might be a good
> start for the cookbook. You could port it to the Wiki, maybe break it
> up into modules, etc.
>>
>> Steve M
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> Never miss a thing.   Make Yahoo your homepage.
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Hi Martin,
> The wiki format takes a little getting used to. It's great for  
> quickly and easily creating new content, not so great for conversions  
> of existing content.
> There's an article here that might help:
> http://openwetware.org/wiki/Converting_documents_to_mediawiki_markup

Thanks, I hope to get at look at it soon.

> I'm not sure what you wrote the document in, do you have a Word file  
> for it? If yes, I could have a look at converting it if you send the  
> word file to me.

It's in Word. I've emailed it to you. 

Thanks for the help
Royce

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Thanks guys, I am slowly getting the hang of the Wiki editor.
There are couple of pages up now, so go have a look and feel free to
edit/add whatever you think will be helpful to someone.

How about a "Just unpacked it and I haven't got a clue" page.
Or "What editor should I use?" for PC/Mac Graphic/Script
Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Sonar....?"
Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Cuebase....?"
Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Logic....?"
Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Live....?"
...etc
How about a page of "Crazy uses for the BC" - polite ones , of course.

There have been heaps of stuff that we have been though here.
It would be great to consolidate the trials and the solutions in one spot.

All the best
Royce

Royce, it looks great, good work.
I'm still a bit of a BC2000 newbie myself, but your ideas sound very  
good to me.
Pages on using the bc's with different software packages, and  
hardware, would be nice, and would provide a place to put things like  
presets etc.
So let's all join in and help put the info up there!

cheers,

/m

On 10 Jan 2008, at 12:56, rpcfender wrote:

> Thanks guys, I am slowly getting the hang of the Wiki editor.
> There are couple of pages up now, so go have a look and feel free to
> edit/add whatever you think will be helpful to someone.
>
> How about a "Just unpacked it and I haven't got a clue" page.
> Or "What editor should I use?" for PC/Mac Graphic/Script
> Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Sonar....?"
> Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Cuebase....?"
> Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Logic....?"
> Or "how do I get this thing to talk to Live....?"
> ...etc
> How about a page of "Crazy uses for the BC" - polite ones , of course.
>
> There have been heaps of stuff that we have been though here.
> It would be great to consolidate the trials and the solutions in  
> one spot.
>
> All the best
> Royce
>
>

http://bcontrol.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page