This member of the B-Control family has twenty-four rotary encoders, and eight more across the top that are combination rotary encoders/pushbuttons. The BCR2000Įach member of the B-Control shares many traits, including size and shape, construction and documentation. It can also be connected directly to hardware gear, making it ideal for adding knobs wherever they are needed in your studio. It’s a very inexpensive way to control virtual gear, and is compatible with Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Logic Audio and other major music applications. This review takes a look at the BCR2000, a USB MIDI control surface with three banks of eight rotary encoders, eight rotary switch/controllers and a complement of buttons. Behringer again has pushed the envelope, pricing the B-Control’s hundreds of dollars below their competition. Each B-Control is well spec’d out, but most impressive is the units’ pricing. Multiple units can be interconnected and share a single USB port, making them modular building blocks for the virtual studio.
The units share a consistent design & size, and together make an impressive control center. The BCF features faders the BCR features rotary controls and the BCA features an audio interface.
Each of the units in the B-Control series has a different primary purpose. The devices are: the BCF2000, a MIDI controller with motorized faders the BCR2000, a MIDI controller with dozens of rotary controls and the BCA2000, a multi-channel Audio/MIDI control interface. Behringer has introduced the B-Control series, a line of MIDI hardware controllers with capabilities and pricing that positions them as price/performance leaders.