BCF2000 + XTC = Pure Controller Bliss

Chisel · Post by **Chisel** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:15 pm

If you have a BCF2000 and use your Creamware card in XTC mode, you're in for a real treat! Download a program called HuskerDu. This little gem emulates the LCD on the Mackie Controller. Then turn on your BCF2000 in Mackie Emulation mode (look at the Behringer site for details). Now launch your DAW and be amazed. Load any XTC plug-in into a track in your DAW and press the Learn button on the BCF. You should see the XTC devices loaded into that track displayed in the HuskerDu panel. Press the VPot corresponding to the device you'd like to control and all of the parameters (8 at a time) are displayed in HuskerDu! It even works with beasts like the Minimax (although it's a pain with only 8 parameters to edit at once). It's great not having to do any midi-mapping! And here's the icing on the cake: Press the "flip" button (the top two encoder group buttons at the same time) and you can control the parameters with the faders instead of the VPots! This also means that they're fully automatable!! Just thought I'd share.

Peace /
Chisel

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erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:09 am

On 2006-04-18 00:15, Chisel wrote:
If you have a BCF2000 and use your Creamware card in XTC mode, you're in for a real treat! Download a program called HuskerDu.
[ This Message was edited by: Chisel on 2006-04-18 00:21 ]

Thanks for the info, where I can find the "HuskerDu"? And in XTC mode in wich depth/resolution U can tweak the Creamware plugins with the faders? This question because the wellknown bug about data entry in XTC mode, so I we generally can't put precise value inside text fields...

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:15 am

Does Behringer BCR2000 (or B-Control Nano) works with HuskerDu too in this "Makie" auto assign mode, or are 8 motorized faders necessary???
This is because I really don't need for 8moto-fader, but 64 endless knobs...yes

Chisel · Post by **Chisel** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:27 am

Hi erminardi,

First, I typed the name of the app wrong. It's HuskerVu. Google it and you will find a link to the download. (Husker Du is the name of Bob Mould's old band). Secondly, it seems that the resolution is as good as the increment of the parameter. For example, if the parameter goes from 0 to 1 in .1 increments, then so will the BCF. This is probably because the pots on the BCF are endless. I'll spend some more time with it and let you know for sure. Lastly, there supposedly is a program for the BCR to emulate Mackie mode. I haven't actually seen it. You may have to do some online research to actually find it. I heard it was created by someone in Japan. Good luck!

Peace /
Chisel

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:15 am

http://www.xmlconsulting.co.nz/husker/huskervu.htm

Thanks, the link for the program is above.
BCR2000 works ok, and almost every rotary/fader controller should working fine with this app.
Very cool tool

Chisel · Post by **Chisel** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:30 am

Cool! I'm glad it works. It would be great if the LCD panel showed all 32 rotary controls instead of just the top 8, but it was designed for the BCF in the first place. I just think it's so great to have complete control over all Scope devices without having to do a single mapping! It is revolutionary!

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:17 am

On 2006-04-18 10:15, erminardi wrote:
http://www.xmlconsulting.co.nz/husker/huskervu.htm

Thanks, the link for the program is above.
BCR2000 works ok, and almost every rotary/fader controller should working fine with this app.
Very cool tool

Mh, it works only with hardware that features the "learn" button... sadly my Doepfer Drehbank is without this function.
I can load the app and all seems to be ok, but I cannot auto-assign the values to the knobs.
Sigh! Sob!

Chisel · Post by **Chisel** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:44 am

On 2006-04-21 04:17, erminardi wrote:
Mh, it works only with hardware that features the "learn" button... sadly my Doepfer Drehbank is without this function.
I can load the app and all seems to be ok, but I cannot auto-assign the values to the knobs.
Sigh! Sob!

It's for Mackie emulation, so it'll only support hardware that supports the Mackie HUI protocol. Your BCR2000 probably works the same as my BCF2000 for the top row of endless encoders.

Peace /
Chisel

Marc de Ruiter · Post by **Marc de Ruiter** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:58 am

What are the benefits of HuskerVu over that little applet that comes with the BCF2000 called BCFView?
regards,
Marc

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Chisel · Post by **Chisel** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:02 am

On 2006-04-24 09:58, Marc de Ruiter wrote:
What are the benefits of HuskerVu over that little applet that comes with the BCF2000 called BCFView?
regards,
Marc

HuskerVu works with MIDI, while BCFView only seems to work with their latest USB drivers. Once I got my USB issue squared away, I unplugged the MIDI completely and use BCFView with the USB drivers exclusively now. The less cables the better.