Control Issues: Reviewing the Behringer BCF2000 and FCB1010

“This week we look at two popular MIDI control devices for use
with Linux sound & music software.

“Must Have More Control

“Programs such as SooperLooper and Freewheeling display their
true potential when used with an external controller, and my recent
experiments with loopers and arpeggiators led me to conclude that I
needed a MIDI control surface (or two). After some basic research I
considered recommendations from users and decided to purchase two
items made by the Behringer company, a BCF2000 programmable MIDI
control surface and an FCB1010 foot-controlled switch & pedal
board, also MIDI-capable and also programmable. The following notes
present a brief status report on my work so far with those
devices.

“What It Is

“A control surface is a hardware device that provides physical
controls that can be mapped to the functions of a program.”

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