Behringer Bringing Back BCR2000 MIDI Controller As The BCR32, With Built-In Zaquencer Sequencer




Behringer today announced plans to bring back its BCR2000 MIDI controller, but in a more compact format, as the BCR32.

The BCR2000, along with the BFC2000, was a well-received product in its day. 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 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:



They also plan to officially include Zaquencer – an alternative firmware that turned the original BCR2000 into a powerful multi-track MIDI controller:

“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.

This is a draft only but we’re excited to start the development after we’ve received your feedback.”

The original Zaquencer sequencer was created by developer Christian Stöcklmeier and released as alternate firmware for the BCR2000. It turned the readily available MIDI controller into a powerful standalone hardware step sequencer.

Here’s a demo of the original Zaquencer in action:

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.

Pricing and Availability

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
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Source: Synthtopia

 

This looks nice, compact and useful. perfect

 

this is all i need for my octatrack!! 150$ perfect!!

 

Faders are missing. Pity. It is aimed at a particular user.