Getting started

MidiQ is a browser-based MIDI editor for Behringer BCR2000 and BCF2000 controllers. It uses the Web MIDI API to communicate directly with your hardware — no drivers or plugins required.

1. Open MidiQ in a supported browser (Chrome, Edge, or Opera).
2. Connect your BCR2000 or BCF2000 via USB or a standard DIN MIDI interface.
3. Click the Settings icon (gear) in the left rail, select your MIDI input and output ports, and click Connect.
4. Click any encoder, button, or fader on the virtual hardware to open the element editor and configure its MIDI assignment.
5. Send the preset to your device using the Send to device button in the bank panel, or export it as a BCL/SysEx file.

BCEditor is designed to configure your B-Control unit — it is not a controller. The physical function keys on the device (STORE, LEARN, EDIT, EXIT) and other BC function buttons are hardware operations; BCEditor intentionally does not emulate or trigger them.

No account is required to use the editor. Create an account to save presets to the cloud, organize them in banks, and import/export files.

MIDI connection

USB vs DIN MIDI

The BCR2000 and BCF2000 can connect in two ways:

• USB — Plug directly into your computer. This is the simplest option and works on Windows and Linux without additional hardware. On most Macs it works as well — see the note about Apple Silicon below.
• DIN MIDI (5-pin) — Connect via a standard MIDI interface (USB-to-MIDI adapter or audio interface with MIDI ports). This is the most reliable option on all platforms, including Apple Silicon Macs.

Settings panel

Click the Settings icon (gear) in the left rail to open the Settings panel.

• In port / Out port — Select the MIDI ports matching your BCR/BCF device.
• Connect — Opens the selected ports. The status indicator in the toolbar turns green when connected.
• SysEx Delay — Optional delay (ms) between SysEx messages. May help on some setups; not effective for the Apple Silicon USB issue described above.
• Model / Firmware / Dev / Mode / Channel / FootSwitch — Read-only fields showing device info received after connecting.

MIDI port preferences are saved automatically when you are logged in.

BCR2000 & BCF2000

Use the ROTARY / FADER toggle on the right side panel to switch between device models. This changes the virtual layout without affecting the preset data.

Both models share the same preset format. Faders on the BCF2000 are internally mapped to encoders 33–40.

Element editor

Click any encoder, fader, or button on the virtual hardware to select it and open the editor panel on the right.

Common fields

• Name — A label displayed on the virtual element (up to 24 characters).
• Type — The MIDI message type. See MIDI types below.
• Channel — MIDI channel 1–16.
• Min / Max — Output value range. For CC and NRPN this supports 14-bit values (0–16383) when used with 14-bit modes.
• Default — Value sent when the element is reset (CC only).
• Show value — Display the current value numerically on the element.
• Color — A color dot for visual grouping.
• Reset — Resets all parameters on this element to default.

Encoder-specific fields

• Mode — Absolute or Relative, in 7-bit or 14-bit resolution. Relative variants: 1 (signed bit), 2 (two's complement), 3 (sign-magnitude).
• LED — How the LED ring visualizes the value. See LED ring modes below.
• Resolution — Encoder steps per rotation (1–65535).

Button-specific fields

• Mode — Momentary: sends value on press and release. Toggle: latches on/off. Increment: each press adds or subtracts a step value.
• Step — Step size for Increment mode (-127–127, excluding 0).

BCL code view

Click the </> button in the editor header to toggle the BCL code editor, which shows the raw BCL lines that will be sent to the device for the selected element. The editor is fully editable: each line is validated as you type, with line numbers and red highlights marking syntax errors. When the code is valid, your changes are applied to the element automatically. The form-based editor below will reflect them when you switch back.

Changes are saved automatically. Use Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z to redo.

MIDI types

Encoder groups

The top row of 8 push encoders supports up to 4 independent groups, effectively giving you 32 configurable encoders in the same physical row. Click the 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 buttons on the right side panel to switch the active group. The LED display shows the active group.

Each group stores its own MIDI assignments independently. The dedicated encoders and buttons (rows below) are not affected by group switching.

LED ring modes

Push encoders and dedicated encoders have a 15-segment LED ring. The LED field in the element editor controls how it displays the current value:

Drag & drop

Rearrange element assignments by dragging them on the virtual hardware:

• Swap — Drag one element onto another to swap their configurations.
• Insert — Hold Shift while dropping to insert and shift subsequent elements down by one position.
• Copy — Hold Alt (or Ctrl) while dropping to copy the source element instead of moving it.
• Multi-element drag — Select multiple elements first (Ctrl+click or Shift+click range), then drag the group.

Banks & presets

Presets are organized into banks. Click the Banks icon (folder) in the left rail to open the banks panel.

• Each bank holds up to 32 numbered preset slots.
• Click a preset slot to load it into the editor.
• The active preset name is shown next to the bank name at the top of the slot list.
• Right-click a slot for options: rename, duplicate, delete, copy, paste.
• Click the export icon on a slot to download that preset as a file.
• Click the export icon next to a bank name to download all presets in that bank as a single file.
• Create a new bank with the + button in the banks panel header.

Import & export

• Import — Click the import icon in the banks panel header to load a preset file. Supported formats:
  • .syx — Binary SysEx (Behringer factory files and BC Manager exports)
  • .bcr — BCL text preset for BCR2000 (BC Manager)
  • .bcf — BCL text preset for BCF2000 (BC Manager)
  • .bc2 — BC Manager project file (BCL text)
  • .txt — Plain BCL text
• Export preset — Click the export icon on a preset slot to save it as a file. BCR2000 presets export as .bcr, BCF2000 presets as .bcf. Both are plain BCL text files and can be opened in any text editor.
• Export bank — Click the export icon next to a bank name to save all presets in that bank as a single .bcr or .bcf file, depending on the active device model.

Imported files are automatically detected as BCR2000 or BCF2000 from the file header or extension. The model can be overridden after import.

SysEx transfer

BCEditor uses the BCL (B-CONTROL Language) protocol over SysEx to read from and write to the device. Transfer operations are available in the Banks panel:

• Send preset — Click the send icon (↑) on a preset slot to push that preset to the device's active (temporary) memory over SysEx.
• Receive preset — Click the receive icon (↓) on a preset slot to read the currently active preset from the device into that slot.
• Receive all — Click the receive icon next to the bank name to read all 32 presets from the device at once.

Transfer progress and any BCL responses are shown in the Log tab of the bottom panel.

On Apple Silicon Macs, USB SysEx is unreliable — see the Apple Silicon USB known issue note in the MIDI connection section.

MIDI monitor

The bottom panel can be expanded by clicking or dragging its top edge. It has two tabs:

• Log — Shows application events and BCL transfer output.
• MIDI Monitor — Shows all incoming and outgoing MIDI messages in real time. Each row shows: timestamp, port, direction, channel, type, parameter, and value.

Use the Filter button (funnel icon) in the MIDI Monitor tab to show/hide specific message types or directions. Use the Copy button to copy the current tab content to the clipboard.

Keyboard shortcuts

Troubleshooting