problems with bcr2000 and live

ahgnas · Post by **ahgnas** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:42 pm

Hello,

I have problems with bcr2000 and Live 6.010 : sometimes it works fine, sometimes Live don't receive Midi messages (with the same configuration !).
I must relaunch Live and relaunch BCR several times before it works!

It seems to be random and I don't know what I can do for fix the problem.

In preferences :
Midi in : ON / OFF / ON
Midi out : ON / OFF / ON

Can you help me ?

( sorry for my english, because I'm french )

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:49 pm

I think that the problem may not be with Live, but with the USB midi for the Behringer.

Get a copy of MIDIOX , the free midi program. http://www.midiox.com/
this will show you if midi is coming into your computer correctly.

I find that when Live doesn't recognize my BCR it is because the computer has not recognized the device correctly.

ahgnas · Post by **ahgnas** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:54 pm

but when I look at preferences I see that Live has recognized BCR2000 as Midi port !

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:09 pm

yes, but it might be attempting to use a microsoft USB driver to get data from that port, badly.

sometimes it is recognized as a port but the data gets all mangled.

ahgnas · Post by **ahgnas** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:22 pm

ok, I am on Mac Intel and I can see the BCR 2000 in Midi Configuration.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:37 pm

aha, crucial detail

ahgnas · Post by **ahgnas** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:55 pm

I recapitulate my problem :

BCR2000 and Live on Mac Intel are connected with USB.

BCR has latest firmware 1.10 and is in mode USB1.

In live preferences : BCR is recognized,
Midi in : ON / OFF / ON
Midi out : ON / OFF / ON

In mac Audio & Midi Configuration : BCR is recognized as Midi Port In & Out

Live don't receive midi messages from BCR, but BCR receive midi messages from Live...
Or, when I replug the usb cable it works fine (send and receive), but after one or two minutes live don't receive any more midi messages !

please help me!
thank you

Goodfornothing · Post by **Goodfornothing** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:01 pm

I have exactly the same problem, although I did have a previus BCR which worked perfectly but i had to take it back due to a dodgy button, but the new one has the same problems as yours. When I change parameters in Ableton the LEDs follow on the BCR, but Ableton doesnt pick up signals from the BCR, weird. It also doesnt recognise when I toggle controls on the Midi Map, and the Adio Midi Setup menuonly recognises it as having one port named 'BCR2000'. I get the same problem in Reason aswell. I havent got a clue what to do Ive tried everything.

djofonunez · Post by **djofonunez** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:18 pm

I have seen this problem also. Tried resetting it to factory settings and still nothing happened. First it would recognize the BCR but no midi, now it wont even be recognized on two different macs.

R.I.P. BCR

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:54 pm

On Windows USB power management needs to be off. Dunno if there's a Mac equivalent don't they "just work"? Sorry couldn't resist.

On Windows, again, when the Midi ports show up etc in Live it doesn't mean that they will communicate, quitting Live switching the BCR off & back on will often solve this.

BTW Live would hardly see my BCR at all reinstalling Windows solved this for me.

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:02 pm

ahgnas wrote: Or, when I replug the usb cable it works fine (send and receive), but after one or two minutes live don't receive any more midi messages !

Could be that your Mac does the "switch off USB port thing" better investigate!

DJTIBBS · Post by **DJTIBBS** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:01 pm

I have the same problem on my macbook pro with bcr2000 when using Live7
Switching on and off solves the problem ,but only for a few seconds
I've plugged into the left usb port,but the same thing happening..
is there a software update from apple to solve this?
They should really look into this cos lots of people having the same problem and its not just Live related but Serato live scratch as well..and other major daws...

kyleweb · Post by **kyleweb** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:58 pm

exact same thing happens to me on a mac. Is driving me mad !

catchpenny · Post by **catchpenny** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:04 pm

i got this to...
any answers?
cheers,
charlie x

samsensual · Post by **samsensual** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:39 pm

Does it only occur to you on a Mac, everyone? I am having a similar problem - other DAWs recognise it without problems, while Live most of the times doesn't. After Live did not detect it, I cannot use it for any other prog until I re-connect it. This is happening on a Windows computer.

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