I can understand some apprehension over custom firmwares. What’s the RMS jitter? What’s the added RMS jitter when synced to an external clock?
If there’s a power interruption does your work go poof? Is there a way to back up sets or move them to another unit? (see failing units, above).Ĭan patterns be copied between tracks within a set? between tracks in different sets? Can the license be transferred between units for when you need to replace the hardware? (Especially since no more warranty) The BCR2000 isn’t known as a particularly robust piece of kit – I’ve had encoders fail on units a few times. there are some legitimate points that need to be addressed here. That’s awesome, €200 is damn cheap for a hardware step sequencer that can do all that, but I’m going to restrain my enthusiasm until some more details come out. The BCR2000 has a street price of about US $150/125 Euro.
Additional details are available at the ZAQ site. The ZAQ Audio Zaquencer firmware will be available mid-October 2014 as a digital download for 69 Euro. While this is an unofficial firmware, Stöcklmeier says that he has contacted Behringer and they have no objections to it.
Here’s another demo of the Zaquencer in action: “It has more features than competitors three times the price, while still retaining an intuitive interface.” The BCR2000 + Zaquencer combo is going to be “by far the most affordable way to get a fully featured 4-track hardware Midi Step Sequencer”, says Stöcklmeier. Zaquencer does this by replacing Behringer’s firmware, which makes BCR2000 work as a MIDI controller, with a custom firmware that makes the BCR2000 work as a hardware step sequencer. Developer Christian Stöcklmeier contacted us to let us know about Zaquencer – a custom firmware for the Behringer BCR2000 (above) that turns the popular MIDI controller into a standalone hardware step sequencer.
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