My beloved Behringer BCF2000 midi controller was already broken when I bought it used over 10 years ago. The unit has 8 motorised faders and 8 rotary controllers with LED rings so it’s great to use with midi feedback and it’s a good bang for the buck. I was surprised to see that this model is still sold on-line despite the fact the Behringer has put out a new model.
The guy that sold this unit to me didn’t tell me that fader one didn’t move by itself and something was loose inside the case. Now, after my successful repair of my wife’s midi keyboard I’ve gotten hubris and think that I can repair anything. Well, at least I can repair simple stuff that doesn’t contain any advanced troubleshooting.
I was smart enough to see if there was any disassemble manuals on-line and I found a PDF document that detailed how to tighten up the belts for the motorized faders. Sadly there’s quite a few steps to reach the faders. Once there I realised that fader one’s belt and one of the screws had come loose and it was really easy to attach them again. When I lifted the panel covering the faders the belt from fader eight came loose too but it was as easy to fix as fader one.
While I was inside the unit I figure I could tighten up the fader belts as described in the PDF. Unfortunately I tightened three of them too much so I had to go unscrew everything once again to loosen the tight belts. This time I did’t put all of the pieces back before testing which was good since I also needed to put some hot glue on the ribbon cable connectors so that the cables stays in place.
By this time I had figured out that I wanted a nice way to show off the working motorized faders. I could probably have done this quickly in a DAW but I wanted to do it in Vezér, a MIDI/OSC/DMX timeline app. I quickly programmed the eight waves seen in the video.
Right before putting back the two side panels I noticed that the holder for the power button had came loose from the case. I epoxy glued that back before doing the final assembly. Now the machine is in better shape than ever.
Since I published this article, the PDF document has disappeared from the web. I contacted the author Nathan Parrow and he was kind enough to let me host it so that we all can use it for future repairs.
My bcf 2000 usb connection stopped working .. but 5pin midi cable working fine. my local engineer said it’s usb IC is gone. dont know if its true , there is no behringer service center in my place.
BCF2000.pdf link is not working send me the pdf please
The PDF has disappeared. How do you get into the thing?
I don’t think it’s harder that removing the fader caps and unscrew the screws in the bottom plate. But there was some steps to get to the faders. I have asked the original author if I can publish the pdf. Meanwhile you can find the pdf at Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20151106113345/http://www.slaveksamal.com/files/BCF2000.pdf
Hello. I recently got the same control surface and had a couple issues with it. Firstly, a couple of the faders become stiff at different points on their respective channels (e.g Fader 7 gets stuck from unity upwards and becomes stiff, so have to manually pull it down), then Pan knob for channel 5 has broken off. I tried gluing it in place, but it came off again. It still kinda works when I put the knob in place and move it, but it’d be great to have it properly fixed and working well.
I don’t think I’m as hands-on as you, but I’m sure I can try my best with some experienced guidance and moral support.
Thanks in advance for your help.
It’s likely that the fader belts needs tightening. It’s possible that the fader is quite easy to replace. I can’t remember what they look like though.
I have the exact same issue. Were you ever able to get it fixed?
Yes, as detailed in the story.