Behringer B-Control Fader BCF2000-WH Manuel D’Utilisation

B-CONTROL FADER BCF2000/B-CONTROL ROTARY BCR2000

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you very much for expressing your confidence in

HRINGER products by purchasing the B-CONTROL.

The B-CONTROL is an extremely flexible control surface

suitable for a wide array of applications. Regardless of whether

you want to intuitively control your sequencer software with mixers,

plug-ins and virtual instruments, or if you wish to use its broad

MIDI functions for controlling rack synthesizers, general MIDI

sound generators or effect processors, the B-CONTROL offers

you tremendous ease of use that leaves no wishes open.

To ensure the highest possible operating safety, our equipment

is manufactured according to the highest quality standards in the

audio industry. Additionally, we produce our equipment adhering

to the ISO9000 certified management system.

The following

users manual is intended to familiarize

you with the units control elements, so that you can

master all the functions. After having thoroughly read

the users manual, store it at a safe place for future

reference.

1.1 Before you get started

1.1.1 Shipment

The B-CONTROL was carefully packed at the assembly plant

to assure secure transport. Should the condition of the cardboard

box suggest that damage may have taken place, please inspect

the unit immediately and look for physical indications of damage.

Damaged equipment should NEVER be sent directly to

us. Please inform the dealer from whom you acquired

the unit immediately as well as the transportation

company from which you took delivery of the unit.

Otherwise, all claims for replacement/repair may be

rendered invalid.

To assure optimal protection of your B-CONTROL during

use or transport, we recommend utilizing a carrying

case.

Please always use the original packaging to avoid

damage due to storage or shipping.

Never let unsupervised children play with the

B-CONTROL or with its packaging.

Please dispose of all packaging materials in an

environmentally-friendly fashion.

1.1.2 Initial operation

Please make sure the unit is provided with sufficient ventilation,

and never place the B-CONTROL on top of an amplifier or in the

vicinity of a heater to avoid the risk of overheating.

A power supply unit which meets the necessary safety

requirements is enclosed for connecting the B-CONTROL to the

mains.

1.1.3 Warranty

Please take a few minutes and send us the completely filled

out warranty card within 14 days of the date of purchase to assure

unproblematic warranty processing in the future. You may also

for the registration is located at the top of the unit. Failure to

1.2 System requirements

for USB operation:

Up-to-date WINDOWS

PC or MAC

with a USB connection

The B-CONTROL supports WINDOWS

XP and MAC

OS X

USB MIDI compatibility. Soon, you will be able

to download drivers for other operating systems, for

multi unit support, new presets as well as a WINDOWS

editor software free of charge. Just click

www.behringer.com to get it for free.

The BCF2000/BCR2000 can also be operated stand-

alone without a PC as a pure MIDI controller. Software

control via MIDI is also possible, provided your

computer has a MIDI interface.

2. INTRODUCTION TO MIDI

2.1 MIDI control for beginners

Application possibilities for both B-CONTROL models, the

BCF2000 and the BCR2000, are truly wide-ranging. Well start

with a couple of general explanations and examples that should

quickly let you get a good understanding of MIDI basics.
What exactly does the B-CONTROL do?

Simply put, this a remote control for all kinds of MIDI equipment.

Using the faders (BCF2000 only), encoders (infinitely variable

rotary controls) and keys, an entire array of control functions can

be performed. Adjusting these parameters, you can control various

functions of external (hardware or software) equipment in real

time. For example, countless software mixers, sound generators

or effects can be remotely controlled. With these software

applications, you are dealing with simulations of real equipment

in your computer, whereby they are visually represented on the

computer screen, while the computer takes over the function of

replicating their respective functions.
And how does it work?

You can assign particular MIDI data to each control element on

the B-CONTROL; for example, you can assign the so-called MIDI-

Controller 7 (CC 07) that adjusts the volume of a MIDI device to

one of the controls on your BCF2000/BCR2000. If you move/

turn the corresponding control on your B-CONTROL, you can

hear how the volume on the receiving MIDI device also changes

(provided it is also connected to an audio output). Keep the

following in mind:

MIDI data is only control data and contains no audio

information!

What settings do I have to make? Where? How?

Often, you can assign MIDI control data numbers, the so-called

control change or CC numbers, to individual MIDI parameters.

Thats particularly the case with music software such as software

sequencers, mixers and sound generators as well as the so-called

plug-ins (effect units or sound generators integrated into the

software).
Basically, you have 2 options:

You either set the desired control numbers at the B-CONTROL

and transmit them to the software you are controlling, or you can

set the desired control data directly on your MIDI device and let

the B-CONTROL receive the information about number

assignment using the LEARN procedure.
Example:

On a software synthesizer, you want to control filter frequency,

filter resonance and volume using the MIDI controllers 5, 6 and 7.

To receive MIDI data, youll need to perform the following

settings on your software synthesizer:

2. INTRODUCTION TO MIDI