Very hard to beat for the price

Behringer BCF2000 and BCR2000 came out at a moment when it was necessary. Being USB made it aging well.

I could write a lenghty review but this will probably do: it's old, it's bulky, it's light, it's noisy, it's precise, buttons and knobs are clunky and feel cheap but end up still doing the job. When I say it's noisy, it sure is at its worst when super slow fader movement: tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic is what you'll hear.

People are still selling these at a premium price on the used market, but is it worth its price? How do you value moving faders over touch-based? Until I had the BCF2000 I thought having physical faders was mandatory to my workflow, but in the end it didn't. It's super cool to watch, but workflow-wise it didn't add anything to the way I work.

Alternatives:

• Akai APC20/40: without having motorized faders, you'll get way more buttons, knobs, transport (40 model only), and can probably find a used one for about half the price of a BCF2000 with its bubbled price. Plus you'll get a superb Ableton Live control surface with everything mapped automatically.

• Presonus Faderport: Do you really need multiple motorized faders at once, or only one would do the job? Faderport is a super cool DAW control surface the size of your hand, and has an assignable motorized fader that auto assigns to the selected channel.

• Behringer X-Touch: I thought Behringer would fix the issues of the BCF2000 in this new iteration of a DAW control surface with multiple motorized faders. I have no experience first hand with it, but I suggest you go read the reviews. From what I've read it's not really an enjoyable surface.

• Mackie MCU: Not the highest-end, but still high end. It's what the BCF2000 is based on. And it has absolutely everything the BCF2000 lacks of. It's the center piece of many recording studios.

There are others, and you absolutely should look for them. If you can get your hands on a BCF2000 for $100 USD, you should definitely buy it and give it a try. Maybe like me, you'll find out you don't need that many motorized faders at once.

Turn Fl Studio into a groove box

I use this with FL studio and midi link it to a few synths each on their own mixer channel and then use the blank midi pages to control the synths and it straight up turns fl studio into some kind of futuristic MC303 style groove box. absolutely mental to get grooven out on. the motorized faders are solid and the metal build is road ready, no wonder daft punk toured with this units!

Functionality for an affordable price.

As useful as its sister, the BCR2000. The knobs are smooth and the faders do their job correctly although they are somewhat noisy and do not move with too much smoothness. However, for its price, it is a device to be very considered for home musicians. The problem, like the BCR2000, is the difficulty when setting it up, although once you understand it, there is no problem.

Cheap but Powerfull

Cheap but very powerfull and functional! I set different templete to control my software (FLSTUDIO): Channel EQ, Mixer fader/pan/send, FX control. *Mapped as "Mackie Control Universal"

Great for VI

All articulations in my virtual instruments are handy when assigned to my BCF2000. When my Soundscape String Library is loaded, I have Staccato, Staccatissimo, Marcato, Tremolo, Sustain, Legato and Pizzis for great expression. Controllers CC1, CC2, CC4, CC11, CC16 Aftertouch and Pitch Bend assigned to the BCF's faders and works like a bliss.

Affordable But Useful

I was pretty skeptical about this before purchasing it due to the price, however it worked really well. It does everything it says it'll do, would be nice to see an audio interface built into it in future models though. A simple control surface for most DAWs and is extremely affordable.

For the love of knobs and sliders

Not the best build quality, but for the price it lets you use (love) automated sliders and knows to your hearts content even if you are on a tight budget. Perfect for multiband EQ adjusting, multitrack mixing and tweaking virtual instruments.

Control your mix

Love the motorized faders. the only thing is that they are a little too loud while automating

Surprisingly good.

Not known for their quality, this piece of gear is surprisingly good.

Potards motorisés, précis et bon marché :-)