So I pimped my Daw controller..

Scott Cairns · 8th February 2009

I bought two BCF2000's and had a furniture guy make a wooden frame for it; (Idea came from Joat, see thread here; http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/343169-behringer-bcf2000-user-questions.html)

I did the stain and clear coat myself (which was a pretty crappy job but it'll do)

Note the different coloured faders, I ordered a few different Alps faders (one of each) to see which might suit the desk. Im going with the brushed metal looking faders and will swap out the others when they arrive.

I know they're not the best controllers going, but I thought it'd be fun to 'pimp' them and give me something nicer to work with in the home studio.

Stitch333 · 8th February 2009

its like putting wood colored lipstick on a pig manufactured in china...

very nice!

Levi · 8th February 2009

Looks slick, my friend. Excellent!

chris carter · 8th February 2009

Looks killer!

Are the controllers actually attached to it, or is it just sitting on top of them?

Kenny Gioia · 8th February 2009

great job!!!!

gearaddict · 8th February 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitch333

its like putting wood colored lipstick on a pig manufactured in china...

very nice!

your so full of B.S. and maby to much G.S....I have had one running on PT for years and never had a problem...

msm07 · 8th February 2009

looks great. Congrats.

ricfoxx · 8th February 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearaddict

your so full of B.S. and maby to much G.S....I have had one running on PT for years and never had a problem...

how good does it control PT

gearaddict · 8th February 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricfoxx

how good does it control PT

I have never tried to operate plugins BUt...The faders work great, the pan knobs are great..if you push them in it arms the track fro recording, Mute, solo is good...If you hold down edit button and hit any of the four encoder buttons it switches from mix to edit and other thimgs...the preset buttons are for FF and rew. but if you hold down the edit button it will go to the beginning or the end of the tracks.....Its so easy I love it and have NEVER had a problem with it...I run it in BHUI mode!!!

toasteh · 8th February 2009

Nice!

faramita · 8th February 2009

It looks great, I'll have to get one or two myself.

Sqye · 8th February 2009

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nice, dude...

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nick-the-sax · 8th February 2009

you've inspired me to get one of those controllers and make a nice little "control panel" to house my keyboard, BFC, a little surface for a mouse and a nice little indent for my CS controller.

budget and potentially very sexy

Skip Burrows · 8th February 2009

Very Well Done, How did you do the wood work?

Scott Cairns · 9th February 2009

Thanks everyone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris carter

Looks killer!

Are the controllers actually attached to it, or is it just sitting on top of them?

Chris - the controllers are slid into the frame. If you look back at the first pic of the unstained frame, you can see little 'channels' that were routed out to accomodate the controllers.

Skip - Ive got a local furniture maker who built the desk you see in the photos a few years ago. I went back to him and he knocked up the framing for me. I just stained the wood and applied a few layers of clear coat.

Beyersound · 9th February 2009

Looks cool my friend! Nice job!

Scott Cairns · 9th February 2009

Thanks Mike.

Scott Cairns · 9th February 2009

Ill post new pics when I get the rest of the Alps faders. Also, despite the keyboard layout in the foreground, Im actually running Cubase.

Stitch333 · 9th February 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearaddict

your so full of B.S. and maby to much G.S....I have had one running on PT for years and never had a problem...

wow, how astute you are at picking up on humor.
hows that workin' out for ya?

Scott, that's dope

Scott Cairns · 9th February 2009

Lol, the irony is not lost on me. Budget controllers with Alps faders and a nice wooden chassis.

Kind of like putting Mercedes rims on a Hyundai

hirocaster · 9th February 2009

Awesome! Do you have the CAD file for this frame?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Cairns

I bought two BCF2000's and had a furniture guy make a wooden frame for it; (Idea came from Joat, see thread here; http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/343169-behringer-bcf2000-user-questions.html)

I did the stain and clear coat myself (which was a pretty crappy job but it'll do)

Note the different coloured faders, I ordered a few different Alps faders (one of each) to see which might suit the desk. Im going with the brushed metal looking faders and will swap out the others when they arrive.

I know they're not the best controllers going, but I thought it'd be fun to 'pimp' them and give me something nicer to work with in the home studio.

Scott Cairns · 9th February 2009

Hi mate, no cad file Im afraid. I took Joats picture with me: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/attac...g-via-joat.jpg

And the guy I know did it by hand. I also left both controllers with him.

gurubuzz · 9th February 2009

If you can shape wood that well I bet your great at mixing music if not you will be...

I find welding, carving, sanding and polishing much akin to producing audio.

It's funny how much my apprenticeship in panel beating has made me a great producer... it's about the layers, the shine and the big picture..

Cameron Johnson · 9th February 2009

Very cool - looking slick :o)

JoaT · 9th February 2009

Nicely done!

I thought about attaching the shim on the back side too, but decided not to. It would add to the rigidity of the design, but I decided I try to do without it. Still, remains to be seen if I manage to do it the way I want.

I also think I'd change the fader knobs. I ordered some samples from Sifam for the purpose.

Pimp your Behringer!

lukejs · 6th March 2009

Hey ! Have you installed the new alps faders yet ? Are you saying that you bought new Alps MOTORIZED faders ? Motors and all ? Can you give details on which one's you bought ? Model numbers ? thanks ! Luke P>S> Great job on that !! I'm thinking of doing the same, but with a bcf2000, and bcr2000 combo..

piano · 6th March 2009

KUDOS!!!!!!!

bitman · 6th March 2009

As a user of 3 bcf2000s I am so green with envy. That is just beautiful!

travisbrown · 6th March 2009

I wish Behringer would just make a 24 channel controller.

I'm also interested - did you replace the motorized faders, or just the fader knobs?

aflon-telom · 6th March 2009

Very nice - I don't like the looks of those controllers but the ensemble looks great. Even though I'm more an oil finish guy.

thumbsup

8th February 2009	#1
Scott Cairns Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gosford, Australia Posts: 344 Thread Starter	So I pimped my Daw controller.. I bought two BCF2000's and had a furniture guy make a wooden frame for it; (Idea came from Joat, see thread here; http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/343169-behringer-bcf2000-user-questions.html) I did the stain and clear coat myself (which was a pretty crappy job but it'll do) Note the different coloured faders, I ordered a few different Alps faders (one of each) to see which might suit the desk. Im going with the brushed metal looking faders and will swap out the others when they arrive. I know they're not the best controllers going, but I thought it'd be fun to 'pimp' them and give me something nicer to work with in the home studio. __________________ ------------------------ Originally Posted by Musiclab: I think I'd like to sell tickets to a vocal tuning and editing session, I'm sure the audience would totally enjoy it.

8th February 2009	#4
chris carter Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,846	Looks killer! Are the controllers actually attached to it, or is it just sitting on top of them? __________________ Chris 'Von Pimpenstein' Carter Mixer \| Producer Studio: www.feistychicken.com \| Me: www.vonpimpenstein.com Two #1 hit singles; several top 40s; over 100 tv/film/ad placements Mix Rates: Major Label: $900 Indie / Unsigned: $550 per song Budget / mixtape / beat mixes: $49 - $99

9th February 2009	#25
JoaT Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eastern Backwoods, Finland Posts: 1,389	Nicely done! I thought about attaching the shim on the back side too, but decided not to. It would add to the rigidity of the design, but I decided I try to do without it. Still, remains to be seen if I manage to do it the way I want. I also think I'd change the fader knobs. I ordered some samples from Sifam for the purpose. Pimp your Behringer! __________________ More free stuff is about as good as it gets. Anywhere.

6th March 2009	#26
lukejs Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas Posts: 925	Alps faders ? Hey ! Have you installed the new alps faders yet ? Are you saying that you bought new Alps MOTORIZED faders ? Motors and all ? Can you give details on which one's you bought ? Model numbers ? thanks ! Luke P>S> Great job on that !! I'm thinking of doing the same, but with a bcf2000, and bcr2000 combo..

6th March 2009	#29
travisbrown Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,964 7 Reviews written	I wish Behringer would just make a 24 channel controller. I'm also interested - did you replace the motorized faders, or just the fader knobs? __________________ I'm not a producer, but I play one on Gearslutz.com

8th February 2009	#2
Stitch333 Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phila, PA/Upstate MA Posts: 3,432	its like putting wood colored lipstick on a pig manufactured in china... very nice!

8th February 2009	#3
Levi Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 416	Looks slick, my friend. Excellent!

8th February 2009	#5
Kenny Gioia Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 8,323	great job!!!!

8th February 2009	#7
msm07 Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Posts: 796	looks great. Congrats.

8th February 2009	#10
toasteh Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 386	Nice!

8th February 2009	#11
faramita Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,230	It looks great, I'll have to get one or two myself.

8th February 2009	#12
Sqye Gear Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: underground railroad Posts: 13,045	. nice, dude... .

8th February 2009	#13
nick-the-sax Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,379	you've inspired me to get one of those controllers and make a nice little "control panel" to house my keyboard, BFC, a little surface for a mouse and a nice little indent for my CS controller. budget and potentially very sexy

8th February 2009	#14
Skip Burrows Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 554	Very Well Done, How did you do the wood work?

9th February 2009	#16
Beyersound Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vegas, Norcal Posts: 3,384	Looks cool my friend! Nice job!

9th February 2009	#23
gurubuzz Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 947	If you can shape wood that well I bet your great at mixing music if not you will be... I find welding, carving, sanding and polishing much akin to producing audio. It's funny how much my apprenticeship in panel beating has made me a great producer... it's about the layers, the shine and the big picture..

9th February 2009	#24
Cameron Johnson Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 886	Very cool - looking slick :o)

6th March 2009	#27
piano Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,336	KUDOS!!!!!!!

6th March 2009	#28
bitman Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Keystone, CO Posts: 1,497	As a user of 3 bcf2000s I am so green with envy. That is just beautiful!

6th March 2009	#30
aflon-telom Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 100	Very nice - I don't like the looks of those controllers but the ensemble looks great. Even though I'm more an oil finish guy. thumbsup

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