Behringer BCR2000 controller2004-06-22T22:14:06+00:00Has anyone (particularly in the US) got their hands on one of these controllers yet?
I ordered mine months ago and am still awaiting shipment.
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I just received this BCR2000, I start already to like it very much.
I ordered it on Thomann's on thursday, received it on saturday , everything absolutely fine, with the smell of the fresh electronics, best price I could find for europe.
This is a lovely midi controller with 24 + 4x8 encoders (assignable by 4 bank buttons) endless rotary encoders each with 15 leds + 20 buttons with leds (16 + 4 for transport), 4 digit display, 32 memory presets (+ dump single/all), Edit, Store, Learn, copy paste preset (single/all/single encoder/button), USB midi + MIDI in MIDI outx2, etc. Sober design and very solid. You won't break any rotary enc. by mistake, it looks like you have to be a thick brute for that
The manual is complete and tells you all about the machine, and it's simple to use indeed and intuitive. On the site you can find presets and firmware update, some documentation, midi driver, faq, everything you need to get started. You can even print your own preset sheets to lay on the machine for easy recalling what settings you assigned. Convenient.
The first two days I stood here knowing nothing about the way I could have it working though but once contacted Behringer replied very fast and, all in all, quite efficiently. This is sthg to add to their credit, I shouted very loud my despair not to have it working the first 2 days, but despite this they were fast and helpfull
So about the functionning? Nothing to say, once you've got it how your targets get assigned, it's controlling in a few step, whether you edit directly (very simple : 6 encoders do it all, type channel parameter values (lowest highest) mode) or directly use the learn mode (you select the encoder/button in learn mode, moove sthg on the target (fader knob button whatever), and it's done! Could it be anything easier?
There's another model (BCF2000) with 8 motorised 10mm faders about the same price, you can chain them (up to 32 if I recall right), so no worries, right from the start it's an evolutive solution.
An excellent product, affordable, efficient, evolutive, one of those you find old in your studio within a week, but keep at work everyday for 10 years