[solved but no clue how] BCF2000 setup with Sonar Platinum

Hi!
 
I'm being an idiot here and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong ... maybe one of you can help me real quick.
 
I dug out an old BCF2000 that I used years ago (properly stored away so I doubt it's broken), just wanted to check on something quickly using the Mackie control surface option. I downloaded and installed the latest BCF2000 driver for win7, but no matter how I select the ports, the unit remains unresponsive (i.e. there is a blinking LED showing constant MIDI traffic on either MIDI port A or B, but whenever I move faders, they snap back to zero) and Sonar does not receive any MIDI signal that would move faders ... BCF is in "MCSo" mode (as I used to have when it was working years ago), firmware is 1.10
 
EDIT:  I belive this is a connection issue i.e. when Sonar starts it says "Connecting ..." in the ACT toolbar module. I can intercept/record the MIDI messages that go out - it some sysex string "$F0 $00 $00 $66 $14 $1B $54 $5A $42 $47 $2D $41 $2D $F7" which repeats about 10 times per second ... but never gets across this conneciton issue

weird ...
 
Sonar keeps sending "F0 00 00 66 14 1B 54 5A 42 47 2D 41 2D F7" which is probably some sort of connection message as in the ACT controller module it keeps showing "connecting..."

how are you connecting the surface to sonar ?
through usb or midi cable ?
sorry not to familiar with the BCF2000
but I do run Mackie control myself.

Thanks, guys.
 

chuckebaby
how are you connecting the surface to sonar ?
through usb or midi cable ?

I do connect via USB.
 
Strange things continue happening. Just hooked it up to the DAW PC that I had it connected back in the days and it worked like charm (so it's not the BCF); however, that new DAW PC (same OS, same Sonar version, same win 7 updates, ...) does not like it ...
 
So it is possibly a driver or USB port issue ... I will try again tomorrow or later in the week and let you know

I need to revive & bump this thread as this problem still exists ...

• Meanwhile migrated to win10, same issue persists
• BCF is picked up OK by BC manager software, which shows (like the the BCF display) that it's in MCSo mode
• When trying to use it in Sonar it does not get passed the "Connecting..." message (see above)
• It's not a faulty unit as it works fine with the other DAW
• It's not a driver issue either as it has identical problems when connected via MIDI instead of USB
• MackieControll.dll is the same as on the other DAW where it works

What else could I check / try???

No magic here... "MIDI / Playback and Recording / Record" settings are affecting control surfaces.
Disable System Exclusive - you will get "Connecting..." again.
Disable Pitch Wheel - your faders will stop working