Hmm, I have no clue either.

Man, I really thought this unit was gonna be easy to setup...

The stuff I showed you seemed right?

I got an idea, Go into your TTSSEQ.INI and see if it has your BCF2000 listed in it.. Also, go into your midi registry and make sure the BCF drivers are there
Cj

Take it off the toolbar, youll know when its connected, the faders will jump into place. Gave me a heart attack the first time i did it. I wasnt expecting it
Cj

Something is not right, so just follow these step by step. If you do everything this says, it will work. (It should)

Here is the order of events to get a BCF2000 set up with sonar. If your BCF2000 already has V1.07 or higher firmware loaded, you may want to skip to Step #4 below:

1. USB DRIVER INTSTALLATION:

If you are using a Windows computer, start by downloading and installing the latest USB MIDI Driver from our web site: http://www.behringer.com/05_support/bc_download/bc_downloads.cfm?lang=ENG#BCFanker. Macintosh OS X users do not need a driver, OS X already has the necessary USB/MIDI support built in.

2. DOWNLOAD TRANSFER UTILITY SOFTWARE:

Next, download a copy of our BCF2000 "Update Utility" from our website. This software will allow you to transfer the BCF2000 upgrade file into your BCF2000. This Update Utility software is available at the same link as mentioned above: http://www.behringer.com/05_support/bc_download/bc_downloads.cfm?lang=ENG#BCFanker

If you are a Windows user and do not wish to use the Update Utility to load the SysEx operating system firmware update into the BCF2000, you can alternatively download a general tool like MIDI-OX:

http://www.midiox.com

Mac users can use SysEx Librarian or MIDI Dump for this file transfer, which are two popular and free transfer tool options for transferring the upgrade/SysEx file:

http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian
http://www.osxaudio.com/index.php?story=752

3. PERFORM THE UPGRADE FILE TRANSER FROM COMPUTER TO BCF2000:

Now you are ready to transfer the latest firmware into the BCF2000. The latest firmware version for the BCF2000 is the SysEx file V1.10 as of this writing. Again, for Windows platforms, use the Update Utility or MIDI-OX, etc. Mac users, use MIDI Dump or SysEx Librarian as mentioned previously.

If you are using a USB connection, set the BCF2000 to USB Mode #1. See page 8 in the manual for details. If the USB connection does not work for this process, you can use the 5-pin MIDI connection for the file transfer instead.

After the file transfer is complete, you can power up the B-Control in one of the four "emulation modes" - one of which is specifically designed for use with Cubase / Nuendo.

4. LOAD EMULATION MODE FOR SONAR:

Next, configure your BCF2000 for "emulation mode" for Sonar. Emulation modes are a new feature recently added to the BCF2000! This feature is described in detail in the Emulation Modes Quick Guide, and this guide as well as other critical instructions are available at the following link to our website: http://www.behringer.com/05_support/bc_download/bc_downloads.cfm?lang=ENG#BCFanker

***further information is within each download, so we recommend you read these carefully!***

EMULATION MODES:

There are five total modes of operation available for the BCF2000 once V1.07 or higher firmware is installed. FOUR emulation modes are available in addition to the "BC" mode which is the BCF2000's default B-Control mode, for a total of FIVE modes. Accessing emulation modes is a fairly simple process, and exactly how the BCF2000 is configured for this mode for a given software applications is illustrated in the following diagram:


For the various modes, the letters in quotation marks below will appear on the BCF2000 display. These modes are described as follows :

1) "BC"

B-Control Mode> Various: This is the 'default' mode. The BCF2000 functions as described in the owner's manual.

2) "MCC"

Mackie Control> Cubase: This is the emulation mode for Cubase/Nuendo software.

3) "LC"

Logic Control> Logic: This is the emulation mode for Logic software.

4) "MCSo"

Mackie Control> Sonar: This is the emulation mode for Sonar software!

5) "bhuI"

BabyHUI Mode> Pro Tools (and others): This is the emulation mode for some versions of Pro Tools. This is also a more basic alternative to the Mackie Control Emulation Mode for Cubase/Nuendo, etc

For Sonar, you want "MCSo" displayed on your BCF2000 before proceeding. Once you have got this indication showing on the BCF2000 display, you must make one final setting adjustment which varies depending on the software used. For Sonar:

YOU MUST ADD A "MACKIE CONTROL" REMOTE INTERFACE IN THE SONAR SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO ALLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BCF2000 AND SONAR (INSTEAD OF USING THE SOFTWARE'S 'CAKEWALK GENERIC REMOTE' INTERFACE AS IN "BC" MODE).

ONCE THE MACKIE CONTROL INTERFACE FEATURE HAS BEEN ENABLED IN SONAR, THEN 'SELECT' THE BCF2000 AS THE MIDI INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR THIS 'MACKIE CONTROL' INTERFACE...

CJ

Yep, thats what it does if its not connected...You need to delete the other drivers from ini. I think sonar is confused with all the installs and un-installs. After that, i have no idea.
Cj

TTSSEQ.INI, Delete all the BCF2000's and then start sonar up with the bcf connected
Cj

I use the BCF2000 as an ACT controller all the time. I use the standard mode, no emulations (bC button on power-up), choose the the BCF2000 preset in the ACT properties page, and select preset #3 on the BCF2000. Also, I know you tried different ports, but for now, don't use a hub at all until you get this sorted out. Many devices seem to pout unless they have a direct USB connection.

Correct, ACT is not bi-directional, so forget what I said about preset 3. If you want moving faders, you need to use Mackie Emulation mode. But I feel your pain when you have some piece of high tech gear and it doesn’t work the way you want, so I’ve written up some instructions here. Let me know if this works for you!! I hope it does!

USING THE BCF2000 WITH SONAR

1. Turn on the BCF2000 while holding down the fourth button from the left, upper row. Keep holding this down at least until the software version (1.10) shows in the display.
2. If the display then shows EG, turn the BCF2000 off and turn it back on WITHOUT holding down any buttons. The display should now show MCSo.
3. Check that in the row of LEDs below the four switches below the display, USB Mode is illuminated.
4. If the USB mode light is on and the display says MCSo, you’re ready to open Sonar.
5. Open Sonar
6. Go Options > MIDI Devices.
7. The BCF2000’s MIDI ports will show up as “USB Audio Device.” Check “USB Audio Device” for both the input and output device.
8. Go Options > Controllers/Surfaces.
9. Click on the New button.
10. Under Controller/’Surface, select Mackie Control – NOT Mackie Control XT or Mackie Control C4. Also select USB Audio Device for the Input and Output Port parameters.
11. Verify that in the Controllers/Surfaces window, the Controller Surface field shows Mackie Contrll and the In Port and Out Port show USB Audio Device. Check W as well so the “Where Am I” function is enabled. If all is well, click on Close.
12. Go Views > Toolbars and check “8. Controllers/Surfaces.”
13. In the main Controllers/Surfaces toolbar field, select Mackie Control if it isn’t already.
14. Choose a track that has some audio in it and click on the W (write automation) button.
15. Click on Play and move the BCF2000 fader associated with that track.
16. On playback, the fader should move to reflect your automation moves.

Also note that you can set up the BCF2000 as an ACT controller, and switch between that and Mackie Control emulation in the Controllers/Surfaces toolbar main field. Good luck!

Well...just try going through it one more time, step by step as described above...and if it doesn't work, I think you're likely looking at a mechanical problem or defective unit...unless it works with other programs and such. You do have 6.2.1, right?

I think steps 1-3 might be the crucial element here. If the display says EG, it doesn't seem like it can connect. And you want to make sure the USB light is on.

I would love to help him, but he is using Sonar 6 and I haven't experimented with Sonar 6 and the BCF2000 outside of Mackie Mode. I stayed with Sonar 5.2 because of the BCF2000 problems people were having with Sonar 6 initially.

I know there is a newer BCF2000 driver that Behringer has been e-mailing to folks iwth Sonar 6, and I know that the BCF2000 will work with ACT and with Generic Controller mode together becuase others have done it, but I will wait to see what happens with Sonar 7 and my BCF2000.

From what's been posted, it sounds like the BCF2000 is not working properly in Mackie mode or Generic mode either.

Make sure that you have the uint on and the BLUE scribble strip has been opened BEFORE you open Sonar. THAT IS A MUST!

Peace

I've been having a little look at this thread and suspect that you have a faulty unit.

Some time ago I had a friends BCF that he could not get working and managed to do all the updates etc. (via MIDI) and also used the 1.2.1.3 drivers that Behringer sent me. I did get the unit working on my PC but when the unit went back to my friend - nothing! We tried everything that has been mentioned here and more. When I brought the unit back here it would no longer work on my PC either. When it would'nt work we both had exactly the same perpetual "connecting" report in the controller dialogue box.

I managed to get Behringer to change the unit FOC even though it was out of warranty! Since then no problems at all on either PC. I have passed on the 1.2.1.3 drivers to a few others and know that they have sorted out one or two similar (but not identical) problems.

If I were you I would get the unit changed out. As far as I am aware only a few users of Sonar 6 have had problems and I have the impression that those are now sorted with 6.2.1. Certainly no problems here, even with 6.0.0 when I had the unit here. My friend is also using 6.2.1 with no problem.

ORIGINAL: amarone

Thanks for all the help you guys advocated but the unit is not working with sonar under Mackie Control...

I just have no clue.. I tried everything, including updating the "new driver" but it just doesn't seem to work.

Exchange it for a new unit if possible, I truly believe you've got a lemon. When they work (which seems to be usually), they just work, pretty much right out of the gate. In Mackie mode, they aren't very finicky.

Project 5 v2.5 was just released by cakewalk as a free update to my Project 5. It uses ACT and will accept the BCF2000 in mackie mode also. So I will connect my BCF tomorrow evening and see if I can set it up with ACT and the Generic mode to see what happens. This Project 5 v2.5 update is great.

Peace

Hey info@tomflair.com - You can assign as many "sets of faders as you want". You can use the bank advance to move amongst 8-channel groupings, or you can "shift-advance" to move the bank a track t a time. For example, in bank mode, you would be on tracks 1-8, bank advance to 9-16, bank advance to 17-24, etc. Or you could "shift-advance" and the selected regions would be shifted by one track, so you'd be controlling tracks 1-8, 2-9, 3-10, etc.

You can automate as many faders as you want and they will animate according to which tracks are currently selected for the Mackie mode to control in Sonar. There is a display beside each track that indicates which channels on the BCF are controlling which Sonar tracks.

If you add a track in Sonar in the middle of an already selected group of tracks to control, the channel will be inserted into the middle and push the others out. The BCF is always linearly tied to the track order in Sonar.

I have a video that I'm working on that shows the installation of the BCF and the use in Sonar with the different modes, but I've not yet completed it. I think it coverws everything you'd want to know when starting out with it. Hopefully I can get it finished and posted so it can either help you make a decision or help you to use it if you've already purchased it. It is a little hard to get your head around at first, but pretty cool to have, nonetheless.

HTH