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Re: [bc2000] Re: Getting more encoder groups [BCF] or using presets differently

2016-04-27 by Joel Saunders

Thanks Royce that is great help.

Is it possible to do something like this::

* In preset 1 I change the value of the faders and buttons
* On changing preset from preset 1 to preset 2 the value of the faders and buttons is copied (learnt) from preset 1 and pasted into preset 2 so the fader and button values are now the same on preset 1 & 2
* In preset 2 I change the value of the faders and buttons
* On changing the preset again to preset 1 the values are copied again

and so on and so forth, so in practise I have multiple presets, but functionally all the faders (for example) are the same value in every preset, but (for example) the encoders in each preset are assigned to unique midi control data.


The idea of using a program seems another option I'll consider exploring. This would mean I would need to have BCManager & my DAW (in my case Audiomulch) running while doing live performances? Midi data would be travelling like this:

BCF [everything is CC] --> BCManager [some buttons are used to alter the parameter of the encoders] --> audiomulch

Would other programs that I'm already a little familiar with like Junxion do this just as well?

Cheers
Joel

On 26 April 2016 at 22:21, rpcfender@... [bc2000] <bc2000@...m> wrote:

I guess you know that the encoders have 4 group buttons already (top right) that gives you 4 x 8 encoders that can all be programmed separately


If you duplicate the programming, say encoder 4 and encoder 6 to use the same simple .easypar command. then then they will stay in sync. You can try this and watch the Led ring on encoder 6 track the movements of encoder 4.

So you can have encoder 4 and the same physical encoder on the next group - encoder 12 - matching and as you swap groups the value of the physical encoder will stay the same. You can have all 4 the same - encoder 4, encoder 12, encoder 20 and encoder 28.

BUT this only works within the same preset.

The only way to do what you really want is to write a program.
You set up all the controls on the BC to output different midi messages, say CC, and the program reads these and outputs something else.
The program creates virtual BC 'pages' - as many as you like.
You can use whatever buttons you like to select 'pages' of encoders as the program uses the BC button message to keep track of which page it is on and varies the encoder translation.
(the BC never really changes encoder group or preset)
When you change 'pages' the program sends the values for that 'page' back to the BC to keep it in sync.

I use this method for a Yamaha 4-op synth controller (TQ5) to swap between the 4 ops.
BCR<=>TQ5
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Al the best
Royce




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