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BCR32

Chapter 2

Panel & settings

Every control by its item number, the rear panel and the device settings.

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In this chapter · 3
  1. 2.1The front panel, by item number
  2. 2.2The rear panel
  3. 2.3Device settings
2.1Basics

The front panel, by item number

Behringer’s manual numbers every top-panel control 1–68. Pick a mode to relabel the encoders, then select any control to see what it does there. Source: Official

Select any key or encoder. Switch mode to see how its job changes. Swipe the drawing sideways to reach the right-hand keys.

MIDIINABFOOTSW12USBMODEZQR/CTRL1PITCH5VELOCITY6MUTE7DELAY8LENGTH9MIDI CTRL α10MIDI CTRL β11WAVE GEN12CHORD13STEP SKIP14SEQ START15SEQ LENGTH16SEQ OFFSET17CLK DIVIDER18SHUFFLE19DIRECTION2025STEP 126STEP 227STEP 328STEP 429STEP 530STEP 631STEP 732STEP 833STEP 934STEP 1035STEP 1136STEP 1237STEP 1338STEP 1439STEP 1540STEP 1641STEP 1742STEP 1843STEP 1944STEP 2045STEP 2146STEP 2247STEP 2348STEP 2449STEP 2550STEP 2651STEP 2752STEP 2853STEP 2954STEP 3055STEP 3156STEP 32T121T222T323T424ZAQ P01-05 T1PITCH S01 C35758SELECTEDIT/GLOBAL59EXIT60STORE61LOAD/LEARN62TAP DELETE63TAP WRITE64INST SEL65MIXER66RESET67PLAY/STOP68

Pick a control to see what it does.

Keys glow pink; the encoders are steps 1–32. The small numbers are the item numbers in Behringer’s manual, which this guide uses throughout.

Simplified from the panel drawing in Behringer’s manual · not to scale · display text illustrative · Global labels abbreviated

Key colours

Pink
Zaquencer mode. Key 1 and the keys in use from 5–20 glow pink.
Amber
Controller mode.
Blue
A settings menu: device Settings, the sequencer settings or the controller settings.
Track keys
Flashing is the selected track, green is unmuted, red is muted.

Key 1’s panel legend reads “ZQR/CTRL”; the manual’s text mostly calls it ZAQ/CTRL, so this guide writes 1ZAQ/CTRL. The drawing is simplified from the panel illustration in Behringer’s manual: spacing and colours are approximate, and the display text is illustrative.

Sources & further reading

2.2Basics

The rear panel

Items 69–85 are on the back. Here they are grouped by function, not in physical order. Source: Official

GroupJacksNotes
USB-CUSB POWER · USB POWER/DATAOnly POWER/DATA carries MIDI. It shows up as two ports, BCR-32 CTRL and BCR-32 ZAQ (see Find the two USB MIDI ports).
MIDI · 5-pin DINIn · Out A · Out B/ThruEach sequencer track (Global 41/43/45/47) and the controller output (Controller output and MIDI Thru) can go to USB, MIDI A, MIDI B or a combination.
CV · 3.5 mm TS1–40 to +10 V, 1 V/oct (see CV and gate outputs).
Gate · 3.5 mm TS1–45 V or 10 V, set in the sequencer settings.
Sync · 3.5 mm TRSIn · OutTip carries clock, ring carries start/stop. 1, 2, 4, 24 or 48 PPQN (see Analogue sync and external clock).
Footswitch · 6.35 mm TS1 · 2Settings keys 9 and 10 set each footswitch to ZAQ (footswitch 1 starts and stops, footswitch 2 moves to the next pattern) or CTRL (programmable).
2.3Basics

Device settings

Hold 1ZAQ/CTRL for 3 seconds. Key 1 and keys 5–12 glow blue. Press a key, then for most settings turn SELECT to change the value and press it to save. Press 1ZAQ/CTRL again to leave. Source: Official

SETTINGS · Device settingsHold 1ZAQ/CTRL for 3 seconds; keys 5–12 glow blue.

DEVICE MODEPower-up mode

Which mode the unit powers up in. Turn SELECT to choose, and press it again to save.

Key 5Range ZQR, CTRL