# Controlling faders

**URL:** <https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616>\
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**Created:** [18 December 2020 15:13 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616 "2020-12-18T15:13:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2020 15:13 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616/1 "2020-12-18T15:13:39Z")

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I decided not to buy new Behringer gear (pretty much for [these reasons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5RSIWbZ6Vc)), but I found out (from that linked video actually) that they used to make a relatively cheap midi controller with motorised faders called the BCF2000. They don't make them any more but easy to find second hand. Just got mine working... I had to take it apart and tighten some belts to get it up to scratch, which wasn't too hard. I haven't decided exactly how I'm going to make use of it yet, but here's a quick demo of tidal controlling the faders:

> <https://twitter.com/yaxu/status/1339911584240574464>

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**Author:** ![pyrrhic](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/pyrrhic/32/1563_2.png) [@pyrrhic](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/pyrrhic)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2020 20:16 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616/2 "2020-12-18T20:16:07Z")

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Nice! If you have a chance I for one would love a quick tutorial on how you hooked it up so tidal can receive and use the incoming data.

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2020 21:31 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616/3 "2020-12-18T21:31:47Z")

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Nothing special! It's just sending MIDI CC messages from tidal via superdirt. The hardest part was taking it apart to tighten up the belts, I found a [guide for that here](https://web.archive.org/web/20151106113345if_/http://www.slaveksamal.com:80/files/BCF2000.pdf). This was just a first test, I haven't thought through a practical use of it yet! So far I only have CC messages going from tidal to the bcf2000.

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**Author:** ![pyrrhic](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/pyrrhic/32/1563_2.png) [@pyrrhic](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/pyrrhic)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2020 21:36 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616/4 "2020-12-18T21:36:41Z")

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Ok I see, so only midi out thus far. If you ever find yourself sending midi from BCF to Tidal and want give some pointers I'm gonna be all ears.

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2020 21:38 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/controlling-faders/2616/5 "2020-12-18T21:38:10Z")

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MIDI input is fairly straightforward, there's some info here: [https://tidalcycles.org/index.php/Controller\_Input](https://tidalcycles.org/index.php/Controller_Input)