BCR2000 Video Posted

[admin]

Ok in lieu of the recent conversation on controllers as well as my need to practice making some videos I've done a 8 minute presentation of the Behringer BCR2000 and a freeware app called HuskerVU.

Check it out here:

http://www.medwaystudios.com/bcr2000-huskervu.html


Any comments welcome.

[sven hauck]

Cool video, the format would be cool for almost any topic.

[admin]

Ya there's a lot of possibilities here. Eventually want to get into doing some overlays and graphics as well. Been promising videos for far too long so about time.

[sven hauck]

I'm sure they will be well received, based on the attendance on the last workshop you did in Amsterdam.

[Bitfiend]

Very cool indeed! now, stupid question, what is a mackie control?

[Bitfiend]

nevermind, just figured it out. now i wonder if i can use this with my mackie 1640 firewire.....

[sven hauck]

There are no stupid questions in this forum, so everyone should feel free to ask anything.

[Bitfiend]

that's good to hear.

the whole control thing opens up a whole other realm actually.

so kinda related, what about drum maps and mixer maps?

[sven hauck]

A mixer map let's you create a control surface in your host sequencer to drive, erm, a mixer, like the Mackie Control.

I think Cubase has a stock mixer map for the Mackie Control, so you just have to load it. Creating a mixer map is a pain though, so I avoid it like the plague.

I recently got a Novation Remote SL 25 with their Automap software, where most plugins are mapped to the controllers on the device when you load them. In this case, Novation has done all the work for me. I like this.

Drum maps let you create templates that you can use to load settings for your drums where you can define what note triggers what drum sound, the name, the default velocity, the default note length, etc.

I think this may come in handy if you work your drums a certain way all the time, but I just opt to loading sounds into Drumrack in Live and taking it from there. I think drum maps were pretty handy when you used an external sampler. Setting it up right one time would save you the hassle of saying, pad 1 is the kick, pad 2 is the snare, and so on.

[Bitfiend]

gotcha thanks for all that Sven!

ok so i have the onyx 1640 w/firewire. i go into devices, add mackie controller, now, for midi input do i just select "all midi inputs"? do i need to select anything for midi out put?