The only other hardware controller I can remember that had a similar feature was the earlier Novation SL series. The only downside of the original BCRs for me was its design: while it had a sturdy metal chassis, the thing was neither perfectly square or round, and had those long palm rests and side panels that ate too much desk space.
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These were life-savers on many occasions, especially with those few sysex-only synths: the BCR could “listen” to the incoming Sysex from something like a software editor, and then entirely replace the software editor to control the thing. One of the major features the original BCRs had was the ability to listen and store incoming Sysex strings. The Behringer BCR32 is in the development stage, so no release date has been announced, but the company says they plan on pricing it at $149 USD. The BCR32 mockups show printed labels for the function of each knob, where the original had a blank label, so the new design looks like it will make a better step sequencer out of the box than the original, but may be more confusing to use as an open-ended MIDI controller. Here’s a demo of the original Zaquencer in action: It turned the readily available MIDI controller into a powerful standalone hardware step sequencer. The original Zaquencer sequencer was created by developer Christian Stöcklmeier and released as alternate firmware for the BCR2000. This is a draft only but we’re excited to start the development after we’ve received your feedback.” “We’re very excited to announce that we’ve entered into a collaboration with Zaquencer to bring back the highly sought after BCR2000 – however this time with the famous Zaquencer built in. They also plan to officially include Zaquencer – an alternative firmware that turned the original BCR2000 into a powerful multi-track MIDI controller: The BCR32 renders, above and below, show a much more compact controller than the original that adds four channels of CV/Gate outputs, along with analog sync:
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Both of the B-Control MIDI controllers were surprisingly robust for their price points, and demonstrated early on what Behringer could do when they looked beyond knocking off established designs. The BCR2000, along with the BFC2000, was a well-received product in its day. Behringer today announced plans to bring back its BCR2000 MIDI controller, but in a more compact format, as the BCR32.