I really hope these new BCRs will bring back Sysex support. The new Novation SLIII is a premium controller in virtually every aspect, expect for its total lack of Sysex control. Unfortunately, unlike the BCR the Novations could not listen and mimic sysex strings – you had to manually edit them into the machine, and up to a limited number of control digits. The only other hardware controller I can remember that had a similar feature was the earlier Novation SL series. The only downside of the original BCRs for me was its design: while it had a sturdy metal chassis, the thing was neither perfectly square or round, and had those long palm rests and side panels that ate too much desk space. Behringer BCR2000 (and possibly BCF2000) These machines are highly configurable so there are many settings that could complicate the interaction with darktable’s midi module.
These were life-savers on many occasions, especially with those few sysex-only synths: the BCR could “listen” to the incoming Sysex from something like a software editor, and then entirely replace the software editor to control the thing. If you map the Beatstep’s buttons to ratings, color labels or toggle buttons, they should light up when the corresponding element is switched on. One of the major features the original BCRs had was the ability to listen and store incoming Sysex strings. Here’s a demo of the original Zaquencer in action: It turned the readily available MIDI controller into a powerful standalone hardware step sequencer. The original Zaquencer sequencer was created by developer Christian Stöcklmeier and released as alternate firmware for the BCR2000. I think what I'm curious about is if people use BF-Edit open concurrently with the sequencer to edit together their settings using CCs or if they are able to get the B-controls learn function working. This is a draft only but we’re excited to start the development after we’ve received your feedback.” 4 16:03:05 Waaaah, no reply, so Im going to shamelessly bump my own post. “We’re very excited to announce that we’ve entered into a collaboration with Zaquencer to bring back the highly sought after BCR2000 – however this time with the famous Zaquencer built in. They also plan to officially include Zaquencer – an alternative firmware that turned the original BCR2000 into a powerful multi-track MIDI controller: The BCR32 renders, above and below, show a much more compact controller than the original that adds four channels of CV/Gate outputs, along with analog sync: Both of the B-Control MIDI controllers were surprisingly robust for their price points, and demonstrated early on what Behringer could do when they looked beyond knocking off established designs. The BCR2000, along with the BFC2000, was a well-received product in its day. They tell us that, for this limited time, all users of T-RackS 5 Mixing and Mastering Plug-In, including the complimentary T-RackS 5 CS, can get the versatile British. Behringer today announced plans to bring back its BCR2000 MIDI controller, but in a more compact format, as the BCR32. From now until January 31, 2022, IK Multimedia is giving away T-RackS EQ 81 (worth /99.99) to all new and existing IK Newsletter subscribers.