[ardour-users] bcf map optimised for 256 faders - enjoy

[Allan Klinbail]

I stuck with 7 bit... I know some people complain that the resolution on
7 bit isn't good enough, but I find it's good enough for me.  

On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 12:33 -0500, Matthew Hiscock wrote:
> This is great - thanks a lot!
> 
> 
> Just one question while I'm away from my Ardour station and bcf - are
> the faders set up to be 7-bit or 14-bit resolution? I've found
> configuring the bcf to 14-bit mode to be a nightmare.
> 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On 13-Jan-07, at 12:28 PM, Allan Klinbail wrote:
> 
> > Hi All 
> > 
> > 
> > I just got a BCF2000 this week and have been working on a track. As
> > part
> > of the process I have built 2 new presets, to suit my usage of
> > Ardour
> > but these may be useful for other users (either to use straight off
> > or
> > as a base point for creating new maps). 
> > 
> > 
> > These 2 presets are both based on channel 1 and utilise channels 0
> > -111.
> > This means to get additional controllers all that is needed is to
> > copy
> > these presets but change the MIDI channel before saving to another
> > memory location. 
> > 
> > 
> > This means that all 32 memory locations can be used giving a total
> > of
> > 16*111=1776 controllers including 16*16=256 faders. 
> > 
> > 
> > I have set this up using the following logic (not using the same
> > button
> > numbers as Behringer but hopefully this makes sense) 
> > 
> > 
> > Faders
> > 8 controller numbers per preset 
> > 
> > 
> > Button Row 1 (above the faders) 
> > Same controller as fader with "off" and "0" as the 2 values. - This
> > permits automatable mute buttons (they only work in to silence a
> > channel
> > though not bring the fader back up), as the Ardour Mute buttons
> > cannot
> > be automated (with good reason).
> > 
> > 
> > Button Row 2  (middle row)
> > 8 controllers per preset
> > 
> > 
> > Button Row 3 (top row/encoder buttons) 
> > 8 controllers per preset
> > 
> > 
> > Encoders 
> > 32 controllers per preset split through banks A-D
> > Bank A is setup with the lights in Pan mode, whereas all the others
> > are
> > in  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > An alternative setup could further optimise the BCF by giving Button
> > Row
> > 1 different controller numbers than the faders (depending on how you
> > like to work) and also giving different controller values for the
> > encoder buttons (Row 1) in each bank. That way each preset could
> > have
> > all 128 controllers assigned. However, that would allow for a
> > maximum of
> > 16 presets and 128 faders instead of 256, but would give the maximum
> > of
> > 2048 controllers. 
> > 
> > 
> > I don't use buttons for anything other than solo and mute and like
> > the
> > option of having a recordable mute button for automation, but also
> > having the normal mute button for monitoring. I also have a second
> > MIDI
> > controller (PCR-30) with 8 encoders,8 sliders and 11 buttons, this
> > is
> > where I intend to utilise the spare controller numbers. So it is
> > unlikely that I will create the alternative map as suggested
> > above.     
> > 
> > 
> > At this stage these are the maps for channel 1, however I will post
> > additional channels as I build them (the track I am finishing only
> > has
> > 16 channels). I have also included a gnumeric spreadsheet showing
> > where
> > each controller is mapped. 
> > 
> > 
> > I hope these help are useful. 
> > 
> > 
> > cheers
> > 
> > 
> > Allan 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > <bcfmap.gnumeric>
> > <preset1.syx>
> > <preset2.syx>
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