Control Nano BCN44 | Behringer specification

B-CONTROL NANO BCN44

+The “INCREMENT” option (see table 6.3) is only possible for button elements like for CC, NRPN and After Touch command types. This mode allows for step-by-step increasing of a controller value with each successive press of a button. The width of a step can be determined

using the “VALUE 1” encoder . If you press a keyboard element again, the value sent will be incrementally higher by the amount set there. If the step width is “10,” values 0, 10, 20, 30

... 110, 120, 0, 10 and so on will be sent consecutively.

Depending on whether you selected INCREMENT + or INCREMENT - , you can also work with negative values. With this function, the B-CONTROL gives you the option to control software buttons with more than two switch positions.

Note Messages:

Note On and Note Off messages are some of the most essential MIDI messages. They enable playing MIDI instruments via a master keyboard or a computer. Note messages are also used to trigger drum loops or to call up single sounds from a sampler. Many effects units also allow for rhythmical entering of delay times or song tempos by using note commands.

Even though Note Off messages are not really in use by keyboarders anymore, sending this status is supported by the B-CONTROL.

Velocity corresponds to keystroke strength, thus corresponding to the volume of a weighted-action keyboard on a digital piano. Since the B-CONTROL does not feature weighted-action buttons, the velocity is transmitted with a fixed value that can be set up during programming.

Note commands can only be assigned to buttons and the push function of encoders.

Note commands are listed in table 6.1 in the appendix (ch. 6).

Pitch Bend

The Pitch Bend wheel on a keyboard lets you “bend” the pitch of a tone. The Pitch Bend functions has its own allocation in the MIDI format, and can be assigned to a rotary knob function, for example.

After Touch

MIDI keyboards featuring After Touch can react to key pressure after a key is hit, sending data via MIDI. This function either reacts key-specific (Key Pressure) or it responds to all notes the same way (Channel Pressure). Your BCN44 supports both. This way, you can adjust After Touch-controlled Filter Sweeps or control Vibrato using an encoder or a button.

MIDI Machine Control (MMC):

Using MIDI Machine Control, transport functions of a sequencer or a drum computer (e.g. start, stop, quick cue/reverse) and locator points with permanently adjustable time positions (Locate, Punch In/Out points) can be assigned to individual buttons (press function only).

GM/GS/XG parameters:

This MIDI data type can be used for controlling GM/GS/XG sound modules in order to be able to quickly select the relevant parameters using a plain-text display, thus avoiding having to enter any CC or NRPN numbers.

SysEx Dump:

A SysEx Dump is a function that allows you to transmit non-standardized data via MIDI. This method is often used for reading out memory contents and storing them externally.

The Status Byte indicates the data type (SysEx). The first three data bytes are a manufacturer identification, so that the correct unit can be addressed when dealing with large MIDI networks.

To allow for simultaneous use of several B-CONTROLs of the same type, you can enter a device number (Device ID) in the global setup, so that data gets back to the correct unit.

+Please keep in mind that SysEx Dumps can only be received on the device ID to which they were sent!

4. MIDI