11B-CONTROL FADER BCF2000/ROTARY BCR2000 User Manual

USB-Mode U-4 (expanded):

Software Mixer

Software Synthesizer

Software Sequencer

turn

push

 

turn

 

move/fade

 

push

move/fade

 

 

push

MIDI-Expander

 

VOLUME

MUTE

DEMO

FILTER

LEVEL

 

 

PHONES

PROG

TYPE

COMBI

PLAY POWER

 

MIDI

IN

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI IN OUT A

OUT B/THRU

 

 

 

MIDI IN

OUT B/THRU

Unit 1

Unit 2

Fig. 4.4: Application in USB mode 4 (expanded)

BCF/BCR2000

Param. Feedb.

MIDI IN

 

 

 

 

UNIT 2

MIDI OUT A

 

MIDI Data Send

 

 

 

 

MIDI OUT B/

 

 

 

THRU

 

 

 

USB

 

BCF/BCR2000

 

MIDI IN

 

UNIT 1

MIDI OUT A

 

MIDI Data Send

MIDI OUT B/

MIDI-Expander

 

 

 

THRU

 

Parameter

Merge

 

 

to Computer

 

 

Feedback

USB

Computer

from Computer

 

 

 

 

Fig. 4.5: Routing in USB mode 4

This operating mode should be selected if you want to couple two B-CONTROLs (e.g. 1x BCF2000 & 1x BCR2000) to control your software using both B-CONTROLS through a common USB port. Additionally, MIDI OUT B of the first controller (unit 1) can be used from the computer as a 16-channel MIDI output. The data of both B-CONTROLs is mixed and is sent to the host computer via USB.

Select stand-alone mode 3 for the second unit (unit 2).

4.1.2 Stand-alone modes

The stand-alone modes come into play when the B-CONTROL is not used as a USB-controller for controlling PC applications but as a pure MIDI controller. With all stand-alone modes, all MIDI connectors can be used simultaneously, and these modes differ only in how the data is transmitted on the MIDI outputs. Of course, not only sound generators can be remotely controlled (as shown in the illustrations) but also effects processors, groove boxes, hardware sequencers, lighting equipment, compact ­studios, portable keyboards, e-pianos etc. – basically any equipment with a MIDI input. This can also be your computer with its own MIDI interface. The USB connector can not be used while your B-CONTROL is in one of the stand-alone modes. A merge function that makes mixing MIDI data from two different sources to one output possible is active at output A in stand-alone modes S-1 to S-3.