3 title: Behringer devices in Mackie/Logic Control Mode
4 menu_title: Behringer devices
7 <h2>Behringer BCF-2000 Faders Controller</h2>
9 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the BCF2000"
10 src="/images/BCF2000.png">
13 The Behringer BCF-2000 Fader Controller is a control surface with 8 motorized
14 faders, 8 rotary encoders and 30 push buttons. The device is a class
15 compliant USB Midi Interface and also has standard Midi DIN IN/OUT/THRU ports.
16 The device has included a Mackie/Logic Control Emulation Mode since firmware v1.06.
17 If you're devices firmware is older than v1.06 it will require an update before
18 Mackie Control Emulation will work as described here.
21 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the BCF2000 in Edit Global Mode"
22 src="/images/BCF2000-EG.png">
26 In order to put the controller into Mackie/Logic control mode turn on the
27 unit while holding third button from the left in the top most row
28 of buttons (under the rotary encoder row). Hold the button down until <dfn>EG</dfn>
29 or edit global mode is displayed on the LCD screen of the unit. The global parameters
30 can then be edited using the 8 rotary encoders in the top row.
34 Encoder #1 sets the operating mode and should be set to <dfn>U-1</dfn> or
35 USB mode 1 if using with a USB cable connection.
38 Encoder #3 sets the foot switch mode and should most likely be set to
39 <dfn>Auto</dfn> to detect how the foot switch is wired.
42 Encoder #5 sets the device id, if you are using only 1 device the id
43 should be set to <dfn>ID 1</dfn>. If you are using multiple BCF/BCR2000 each
44 device is required to be set up sequentially and one at a time.
47 Encoder #7 controls the MIDI <dfn>Dead Time</dfn> or the amount of milliseconds
48 after a move has been made that the device ignores further changes, this
49 should be set to <dfn>100</dfn>.
52 Encoder #8 controls the MIDI message <dfn>Send Interval</dfn> in milliseconds
53 and should be set to <dfn>10</dfn>
57 To exit the <dfn>EG</dfn> mode press the <dfn>Exit</dfn> button. The device is now
58 ready to use with Ardour.
61 <h3>Modes of Operation</h3>
63 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the BCF2000 Control Modes"
64 src="/images/BCF2000-Modes.png">
67 The four buttons arranged in a rectangle and located under the Behringer logo
68 are the mode selection buttons in Logic Control Emulation Mode,
69 currently Ardour has implemented support for two of these modes.
72 The surface can be broken into 8 groups of controls.
76 <li>The rotary encoders at the top of the device</li>
77 <li>The first row of buttons under the encoders</li>
78 <li>The second row of buttons under the encoders</li>
79 <li>The row of motorized faders<li>
81 The group of 4 buttons at the top right that will be
82 referred to here as the <dfn>Shift Group</dfn>
85 The group of 4 buttons under the <dfn>Shift Group</dfn>
86 referred to here as the <dfn>Mode Group</dfn>
89 The group of 2 buttons under the <dfn>Mode Group</dfn>
90 referred to here as the <dfn>Select Group</dfn>
93 The group of 4 buttons under the <dfn>Select Group</dfn>
94 referred to here as the <dfn>Transport Group</dfn>
98 <h3>Mixer Pan Mode</h3>
100 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the BCF2000 Control Modes"
101 src="/images/BCF2000-Pan.png">
104 This is the standard work mode that organizes the control surface to emulate
105 a standard mixer layout where controls for each track/bus are arranged vertically.
106 The order of the faders is either controlled by the order of the tracks in the
107 mixer or can be set manually by the user.
111 <dd>Mixer Pans. The red LEDs show the amount of pan left or right</dd>
112 <dt>First Row of Buttons</dt>
113 <dd>Mixer Mutes. The button led lights if the track is currently muted</dd>
114 <dt>Second Row of Buttons</dt>
115 <dd>Select Active Track/Bus. Currently selected track/bus is indicated by the button led</dd>
120 The top and bottom left buttons are the simply shifts to change the function of other buttons
123 The top right is the <dfn>Fine Control</dfn> button that allows the increment values sent by
124 by rotary encoders and faders to be a small value for more precise editing. This button
125 can also act as a shift button.
128 The bottom right is the <dfn>Global Shift</dfn> button that allows you to change back to the
129 standard Mixer Pan view from other views and modes. This button can also act as a shift button.
132 <dd>The top two buttons functions are not currently implemented in Ardour.</dd>
133 <dd>The bottom left button sets the device to <dfn>Pan</dfn> mode and should currently be lit</dd>
135 The bottom right button sets the device to <dfn>Send</dfn> mode but will only allow the switch
136 if the currently selected track/bus has a send or sends to control.
138 <dt>Select Group</dt>
140 In this mode they function as bank select left and right. If your session has more than 8 tracks
141 the next set of 8 tracks is selected with the right button and the faders will move to match the
142 current gain settings of that bank of 8 tracks/busses. If the last bank contains less than 8
143 tracks/busses the unused faders will move to the bottom and the pan lights will all turn
144 off. An unlimited amount of tracks can be controlled with the device.
146 <dt>Transport Group</dt>
147 <dd>The upper left button controls <dfn>Rewind<dfn>.
148 <dd>The upper right button controls <dfn>Fast Foreword</dfn>
149 <dd>The lower left button controls stop</dd>
150 <dd>The lower right button controls play</dd>
154 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the Send Mode"
155 src="/images/BCF2000-Send.png">
158 Send mode allows for the top row of encoders to control the sends for a selected channel.
159 One interesting option is to flip the controls from the encoders to the faders by pressing
160 the shift 1 button and the global view button at the same time.
165 In send mode, the encoders control sends from left to right instead of mixer pans.
166 If there are less than 8 sends the behavior of the encoder will be to continue controlling
167 the mixer pan. Visually it's indicated by the change in the LED from originating at the 12
168 o'clock position to originating at the 7 o'clock position. If <dfn>FLIP</dfn> is pressed
169 the encoder will control the mixer gain for the selected track/bus.
171 <dt>First row of buttons</dt>
173 <dt>Second row of buttons</dt>
177 No change unless <dfn>FLIP</dfn>is pressed then it controls the send for the selected track/bus.
181 <dt>Select Group</dt>
183 <dt>Transport Group</dt>
186 <h3>Mixer Pan While Holding Shift 1</h3>
188 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the Mixer Mode while holding down shift 1"
189 src="/images/BCF2000-Shift1.png">
192 The operations of various buttons change while holding down the <dfn>Shift 1</dfn> button
197 <dt>First row of buttons</dt>
198 <dd>These now control the Soloing of each track/bus in the current bank</dd>
199 <dt>Second row of buttons</dt>
200 <dd>These now control the Enable Record for each track</dd>
207 <dt>Select Group</dt>
209 These now change the current bank of tracks being controlled over by
210 one. So if you where controlling tracks 1-8 a push the right
211 button the surface would now control tracks 2-9 pressing the left
212 would then shift back to controlling tracks 1-8.
214 <dt>Transport Group</dt>
215 <dd>The upper left now controls turning on and off <dfn>Loop</dfn> mode.</dd>
217 The upper right now toggles
220 <dd>The lower left toggles <dfn>Replace</dfn>.</dd>
222 The lower right toggles
223 <dfn>Global Record</dfn>.
226 <h3>Mixer Pan While Holding Shift 2</h3>
228 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the Mixer Mode while holding down shift 2"
229 src="/images/BCF2000-Shift2.png">
232 The operations of various buttons change while holding down the <dfn>Shift 2</dfn> button
237 <dt>First row of buttons</dt>
239 <dt>Second row of buttons</dt>
240 <dd>These now control setting up different <dfn>Views</dfn>. See bellow for more info</dd>
247 <dt>Select Group</dt>
248 <dd>Left button controls <dfn>Undo</dfn>(NEEDS VERIFIED)</dd>
249 <dt>Transport Group</dt>
257 <img alt="Digramatic Image of the LED display for different Views"
258 src="/images/BCF2000-Views.png">