Ok, I just tried it, and the verdict is:Kronik wrote: Unfortunately(?), I also have a BCR2000, and I've had no luck at all with it... I think it's down to Korg's implementation of sysex data - certain parameters seem to require two variables (particularly for parameters that have negative values), and the BCR seems only to be able to handle ONE variable - some parameters work, some don't
@QuiRobinez - It would be great if you can confirm this one way or the other.
IT WORKS!!!
I have assigned 32 rotary knobs to the parameters I like most for programming the AL-1. In my BCR2000 I can now change:
- The oscillator 1 parameters
- The oscillator 2 parameters
- The filter type, cutoff and resonance
- The filter envelopes
- The amplitude envelopes
- The amplitude drive parameters
- LFO 1 and 2 settings
I needed about 5 minutes to create this template in the bcr2000 for the al-1. Now the hard part is to remember which knob controls which function since there are so many rotaries, so I need to create an overlay with the names for the knobs per engine in the next few days.
This is absolutely a big advantage to fast create the basics of your sound with the hardware knobs. The finetuning can be done on the kronos itself (like the fx settings)
Now the important question is how to do it, here's how:
- connect the BCR 2000 to your computer (not the kronos)
- open the famous kronos editor
- Select in the editor the BCR2000 for the midi output
- Then press the learn button on the bcr2000 and turn the rotary you want to assign
- Now use the mouse on your screen to change the parameter you want to learn that sysex code in the BCR2000. During the learning you see the text BAD on the BCR2000, keep changing the value with your mouse till the BCR has enough information to assign the Sysex code to the rotary. When it's done you see the text GOOD on the BCR, this goes rather quick.
- Do this for every knob or button you want to assign
- then press the Store button twice on the BCR2000 to save your template in the BCR itself.
Now connect the BCR2000 to the Kronos and open an AL-1 screen
start playing and turn the knobs.
DONE!
Now you have added 32 rotaries for programming the AL-1 module (you can also do this for the other engines.
I've checked the output of the knobs in Cubase, most knobs send the sysex codes that it has learned, some of the knobs are sending Control Changes, but that's all taken care of by the kronos editor during the learning phase.
I didn't discover any double byte values for the parameters I have choosen, but there are so many parameters that it could happen I guess that a specific parameter doesn't work.
also one thing to remember is that it's a one way street, when changing the parameter it isn't taking the value from the kronos, it only sends the value to it. You can solve this, but in that case you need to setup your computer and the kronos editor and assign the knobs to the editor itself. Personally I don't think it's a problem to use it directly on the kronos, but it's something you need to know I think.
Hope this helps
