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Behringer BCF2000 MIDI Controller with Faders

The exciting new B-CONTROL Series combines the unlimited versatility of today's audio software with the feel of real controls. It lets you move real faders and turn real knobs to control all the virtual gear in Cubase, Cakewalk, Logic Audio and other major audio software. It's the intuitive way to control and create music with a real hands-on feel. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
Not like Mackie controller but is very near and sexsy

Quality:
very nice and very cheap

Value:
protool and mackie and tascam had first controller technology and so very expensive...but behringer built after this mark and so is cheap...but it is very nice

Desirability:
I want it to be close freind with sonar and reason

Sound:
It's not have any effect for sound

Ease of Use:
I need it

Support:
good good good...very good....

Overall:
manuel for describe isn't good and when I bought have problem for instal good....but I try and found...

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Feature:
8 faders, 8 knobs, assignable buttons, all u need for good work.

Quality:
sturdy products, good full size motorized faders, nice knobs with leds... Very nice indeed for the price...

Value:
Best controler for the price, motorized faders looks and feel so cool!!

Desirability:
I have it, and its working perfectly over the years...

Sound:
This is a midi controller so there is no sound, except the faders moving! :D

Ease of Use:
I had trouble with my mac to get it started with logic 7, but then i founded in a forum that i need a firmware to get a simulation of logic control, and then it works flawlessly!

Support:
I had luck that i founded good forum to ask what to do. Behringer is not so good with their support.

Overall:
Best controller for the price, ill buy another one cause i can link them both and have 16 faders. Really nice!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
8 faders, 8 nobs, a handfull of buttons. What more could you ask for? Oh, and if you're in an emulation mode there's a layer or two of shift buttons to increase the functionality of that handful of buttons.

Quality:
Seems rugged enough to me. The fit and finish was perfectly fine on the model I got. No blemishes or loose anything. It's made of plastic (like everything these days) so I trust it as much as I trust plastic. If it was made of steel/hardwood and had a perfect tension ratio when I moved the faders I'd give it a higher rating. For keyboard players, it's like the difference between an inexpensive midi controller and one with weighted keys. You pay a lot for weighted keys. I don't know if competing products have a more satisfying resistance on the faders or not though. I give it a 7 but this product is totally in line with it's price and I am not worried about it breaking anytime soon.

Value:
I could buy two of these for the price of one Logic Control. Given the lack of decent documentation I wouldn't pay any more for the BCF2000. But I'm very satisfies with my purchase.

Desirability:
It's par for the course in looking cool. There is no aesthetic value in this piece of hardware. It's not sexy, but it isn't ugly. I wish that it was built in such a way that I could tear it down and mount it in one of my rolling rackunits. Then it would look sexy. This thing is a practical device that lacks the beauty of a truly austere industrial design but also avoids the gross "alienware" style stupid flourishes of modern plastics design.

Sound:
Not really applicable, this is a midi control surface. The faders are a little noisy, but your audio application will probably have a "mute" feature for the faders because all motorized faders make a little noise. Might be a cool feature to add into the unit for a future revision though, a hardware button that "mutes" the faders moving. Heavy UI thinking would be needed though. Anyway, I digress, the main point is that this thing loses 2 points for making sound at all (but you don't buy this thing for the sound).

Ease of Use:
The documentation is very very foul. But that's par for the course with Behringer. You're buying a relatively inexpensive, feature-laden product. They save their money buy leveraging the global economy and not hiring anyone to make readable/actionable documentation. The web is your best source for how to use this thing.

Support:
Documentation is useless, might as well put in the the WC for better use. It probably makes sense to an engineer somewhere. With Behringer, you save money on product but lose time in learning how to use the stuff. The good old time/money quandary. There is no free lunch. I've never used support for Behringer because I assume, based on the quality of the manual, that it would drive me insane to speak to anyone from the company.

Overall:
I will be satisfied with this product until I have a larger studio setup (currently I'm sort of 8-channel-centric with a Firepod into Logic Express, so everything is in banks of 8 with me). At some point maybe I'll get bigger but I doubt it. Maybe I'll get a windfall of cash and try out the Logic Control and find it so much better suited that I buy it. But I doubt it. This device is going to work, just like all the other Behringer stuff I've had. It's sort of the Wal-Mart effect (and yeah, I don't shop there much either so bear with me). Every time I go to Wal-Mart I never find what I actually want, but I find something that's really close and at a price I can afford. Then that object sits around my house reminding me of Wal-Mart until I can't stand it and go buy the real thing. The only difference is at least the Behringer stuff provides me with tools to keep doing what I want in the meanwhile.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
This controller is very adaptable, any of the faders, knobs, or buttons can be assigned a midi message. The motorized faders are a little noisy but work and respond fairly well. The noise shouldnt bother you unless you are recording right next to the bcf2000.

Quality:
For the cost of this controller , its build quality is pretty good. I personally don't do any touring/gigs so I don't have experience with transporting it around. If you plan on using it in a studio it should be fine.

Value:
When comparing the cost to features of the bcf2000, I would say it is a great deal. 8 motorized faders, 8 assignable knobs

Desirability:
Not much in the way of "sex appeal" unless your a gear addict like myself, but its definetely a practical addition to your setup.

Ease of Use:
The manual is pretty basic , but this is simply a midi controller and doesn't have a large learning curve at all. A simple google search will also direct you to people also using this controller.

Support:
Contrary to what another user commented about , behringer does not make it difficult for mac users. I had no trouble updating the firmware of the machine. I had no problems getting the bcf2000 to work with any of the programs I use. I didn't try it with Digital performer, but I had no problems with Pro tools (after updating to get bhui support), logic, ableton, reason, and reaktor.

Overall:
The BCF2000 is a great piece of gear for the budget minded engineer/musician, or someone just starting out. Anyone who does any kind of mixing at home or in a small studio without a proper board will appreciate the tactile sense of having faders and knobs to move , instead of using a mouse.

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Overall:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
I Want It:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10

Feature:
The little that I was able to use it before I gave up on it I was pleased with what it would do if I could get it to work. Behringer doesn't support Mac users. I have their VAMP for bass and for guitar, and the Mac support just isn't there. This would probably be great for Windows, but for Mac it screwed up Performer being able to recognize the channel settings and basically made using the features difficult to apply.

Quality:
Seems well made for the price. I came close to hurling it across the room in frustration but didn't actually do it. Maybe that would invalidate the warranty. There were moments when I was definitely tempted.

Value:
If it worked it would be a fantastic value, but it doesn't get along with my main application (Performer for Mac) or my midi interface so what's the point of owning it?

Desirability:
If Behringer doesn't support Mac users then they should make it known. If the BCF2000 isn't seamless in emulation mode then that should be made known too. To spend so much time trying to decipher the directions only to find out that it only works in emulation mode, and then to waste so much time trying to get it to work with my application is not acceptible. Tech support is maddening. You don't want this if you use something other than Windows.

Ease of Use:
I am a Mac user and using Performer with the BCF2000. It was really frustrating. At first I couldn't get Performer to recognize it. After being really frustrated trying to follow the directions I finally contacted tech support. That is when I learned about emulation mode. I thought all of my problems were solved, but it was just one thing after another, and tech support wouldn't even acknowlege my e-mails. Support for Mac users is pretty non-existent. It seems that the updates are for Windows. Think twice if you are a Mac user before buying.

Support:
After an initial answer to an e-mail where I was told about emulation mode, they stopped responding. Why on earth wouldn't the manual mention emulation mode? You have to wonder. My experience is that tech support doesn't responde unless it's an easy question.

Overall:
I'm going to sell it for a few dollars and take the loss. I'm beyond disgusted.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
It's great, push button rotary knobs paired with faders for $180. It's hard to ask for more, but I wouldn't mind another row of buttons to toggle recording on/off. Emulation is 100% awesome, Throw it in BabyHUI and my ProTools6.7 rig works flawlessly

Quality:
It's behringer, It won't last forever, the rotary's are a little cheap and so are the faders but so is the product.

Value:
Worth every single penny

Desirability:
There's nothing sexier than faders that move by themselves

Sound:
N/A but it helps me make my sound a 10

Ease of Use:
The documentation is worthless, use'd google to get what I needed, the website's driver download was misleading, but once it's setup it's as easy as moving a fader.

Support:
Haven't had to, but, I have heard that they are good.

Overall:
Nothing even near it's price can compete

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
The knobs/faders are motorized, the knobs work as buttons AND as knobs, the interface is very intuitive...I'm very happy with this purchase!

Quality:
Seems pretty sturdy. The knobs are sligly wobbly, but I think thats because they're also buttons.

Sound:
N/A

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Feature:
For the money, its the best out there. dont get a mackie universal. way over priced.

Quality:
It is built solid.

Value:
Good!

Desirability:
Looks good, geat design!

Sound:
DOES NOT AFFECT SOUND QUALITY.. Just a control surface..

Support:
havent needed them yet... Heard they suck though.

Overall:
Good price, Great product for less!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
great features - only flaw is that it doesn't have touch sensitive faders. Makes re-recording of automation data difficult to impossible, at least what I've found so far. but otherwise great!

Quality:
very very good, but I wish the faders were a little smoother. a bit on the rough side.

Value:
no comparison, best value of all motorized control surfaces. it's a baby hui, logic control, mackie control and customizeable device all in one.

Desirability:
well it's just too cool isn't it?? moving faders!?

Sound:
just amazing what this did for my life. I run a small studio and use 3 of these chained together to control 24 tracks in real time. I spent $1227 CAD in total. Try THAT with the major studio gear of the past!

Support:
great - had very good help from behringer through email.

Overall:
please try these things out. make sure you read the 1.07 OS manual (freely downloadable from their website) to learn the emulation stuff, and if you use a mackie mode then read the docs in your OWN DAW software for that control surface since mackie didn't write their own docs (they rely on 3rd parties like cakewalk, steinberg, etc).

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
emulates baby hui and mackie, as well as allowing customized programming??? better than all other control surfaces in my opinion because of this. I can run ANYTHING with it, even pro tools.

Quality:
perfect I guess. nothing's wrong with the build of my unit. Great stuff. dropped it even and it keeps on working. Don't recommend dropping any control surface or mixer though, just for the record.

Value:
simply blows away the competition for versatility and compatibility and price (like less than half the price).

Desirability:
it's soooo sexy, flying motorized faders, flashing red leds all over the place. Very kewl, very professional too.

Sound:
just amazing, my recordings are so much better now thanks to the ease of use from the bcf2000. I can concentrate on making music finally.

Support:
they've helped me get setup, helped me through a blue screen problem (which turned out to be sonar related), quick response, excellent english, technically smart yet talking to me in language I can understand.

Overall:
just get one, or two. the more the better of these things (they link up)

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
Excellent features, AMAZING for the money, absolutely nothing else comes close. HOWEVER, I'd love to see a jog dial and the built-in led is something I'm simply ignoring except for the most basic startup settings. It does have a great on-screen display that runs in windows though, a free download from behringer, and that makes up for the tiny led display. faders are long (10 cm), slightly rough movement but very controllable, pots are great, buttons are, well, buttons, they work fine.

Quality:
I guess it's pretty good. Haven't had any problems so far with the hardware. I have had some windows conflicts with the behringer usb driver blue-screening on me (and that's the latest version 1.1.1.1 which is supposed to fix that). However I'm working with their tech support team currently to solve the problem and we're getting it worked out.

Value:
well it's unbelievable really. I never dreamed I'd be able to have a motorized control surface for less than $800 canadian, but I got this for less than half of that. How can you go wrong?

Desirability:
moving faders, pro looking hardware, flying leds, only use your mouse for really specific tasks (or for plugins when using sonar 4 cuz the mackie support in sonar is lacking somewhat at this time). It rocks. It's sexy. My wife went WOW, and I thought she'd say "take it back" LoL.

Sound:
Well it doesn't really make sound except for the motors that move the sliders, but I'm rating the sound quality based on how improved my audio editing experience has been since I purchased and learned the bcf2000.

Support:
Very good support so far. I had the problem described above and emailed them, heard back in 2 or 3 days (which is somewhat slow) and the guy was obviously a techie type who I've found to be a very knowledgable and intelligent person with good advice. They're taking their time to not only help me with my problem but to learn from my problem so they can help other users in the future. I'm impressed. Very good service all-in-all. I've heard of much worse service from other companies, although your mileage may vary.

Overall:
Just get it. Why use a mouse? Mix like a pro.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
Has everything that you need to control programs such as sonar 4.0, cubase, etc.

Quality:
just because it's not a heavy piece of equipment and the sliders are not made of fake metal like material like the protools and mackie systems doesn't mean it is not of good quality. It does all that any other 1000 controller with ease.

Value:
I'm very picky and this is by far the best for the price piece of equipment I have ever purchased. I was skeptical at first since it is only $200, but i love this piece.

Sound:
No Sound

Support:
not sure, haven't had any problems.

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