This is what makes it possible to understand what knob / bank / page you should be on in nearly every situation. Not only does it display parameter values and parameter names, it displays eight bank names as well as displaying which bank you’re currently on (and the device, i.e. Our proverbial glass of cold water is the fact the Push has knobs and buttons with a digital display. But relief comes with compromise, yet in a surprisingly effective way… A breath of fresh air comes Push
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It’s sad because there isn’t a device on the market that fills the void the C4 was intended to fill. Mackie discontinued the C4 based, apparently, on how many returns it was receiving. The Mackie C4 was $800 or so new, has durability problems in the used market and still fetches a high price… It was so bad, most who bought it returned it solely on the performance of the rotaries. You either had to set the device to move super quick but could never dial in precise values (crucial for step knobs, selection buttons and many other things in Reason), or you had to set the device to move super slow (it can take four complete turns just to turn one knob from 1 to 127). Meaning, unlike the BCR2000, Push, X-Touch, Maschine and nearly everything else out there… the knobs could function fast OR slow, but not both. So what’s the problem? The rotary knobs are digital but lack proper acceleration movement. 32 rotaries with push button encoders, LED encoder rings and every rotary has its own digital display. There did once exist a holy grail of universal controllers with lots of knobs and digital displays for every knob, but… Mackie C4 rotaries are too wacky But now, being able to have digital displays adapt and show exactly what parameter is being controlled makes controllers without displays seem archaic. The BCR2000 was acceptable as a universal controller before digital displays existed as an option.
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Using physical scribble strips (console tape) isn’t an option because there’s too many devices to do that for, not to mention some devices like Thor have so many parameters that even the mighty BCR2000’s knobs and buttons use multiple banks. Need to find the Subtractor’s amp decay slider on a BCR2000? Yeah, good luck… That’s a problem as big as an asteroid all those knobs and buttons are meaningless as you don’t know what knob does what. So what’s the problem? On the BCR2000, nothing’s labeled. Not to mention the BCR2000 has 32 knobs and 16 buttons compared to the Push’s eight knobs and eight buttons. The rotaries feel amazing, the digital acceleration is buttery smooth yet precise and the LED rotary indicators are as cool as they are useful.
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Let’s give credit where credit’s due the BCR2000 is THE original universal controller. I’ve gotten quite a few emails from people who are interested in using a Behringer BCR2000 as a universal controller for Reason.