[MartinParticipant]

I can weigh in here a little bit, since I have had a short exchange of emails about this with Christian.

Background: I bought a used BCR2000 off eBay with ZAQ Audio firmware already on it, but it came with 3 physically broken encoders.

I managed to repair it eventually, but before I wrote to Christian to see if I may be allowed to switch to firmware to a replacement BCR2000 should I have to buy a new one.

What his response (in essence) was is this:

-> it IS possible to transfer your license
-> he/they will check every single case if it is plausible and decide per case

and he mentioned that the way they are transferring the license is about like this:
1.) they have a special “delete” firmware which will operate similar to the challenge/response system and thus provides a proof for Christian that you cannot end up with TWO operational Zaquencers for the price of one – essentially a copy protection
2.) after “deleting” ZAQ firmware from one unit, the resulting response code has to be sent to ZAQ Audio and will essentially result in a new license for your new BCR2000

sounds rather safe to me – not too much hassle, in my opinion.

[MartinParticipant]

well, what Guyot was asking for is already possible, isn´t it?

-> enter “INST SELECT” mode, hit “TAP WRITE” / Page > and play notes on an external midi keyboard connected to MIDI IN with the sequencer running.

this will record only midi notes, not note length though (which was Luke was asking/hoping for)…

I think chords cannot be done the way they are implemented, since they use fixed intervals based on the root note put into the sequencer (which is kind of nice since it means it is none-destructive and you can change chords or root notes easily without re-recording!).

[MartinParticipant]

As Chris said, these encoders do work (for me), they have the exact right pin/leg positions and fit inside the LED rings.
just the shaft is a little bit shorter, but the knob caps do fit onto them.

rasterized might be a problem in some rare cases, but for me (especially when using scales), it hasn´t been so far.

Where can I find the 1.03 version update? it isn´t showing up for me in “my account”…

[MartinParticipant]

3/4-techno?
Is that a thing? if so, I should investigate… recently discovered something called “Three-Step” and that was pretty damn cool.

+1 for the optional “recall mutes with pattern yes/no” switch, by the way!

[MartinParticipant]

the second variation you mentioned is already possible – you can chain two (or more!) patterns together by doing this:

- go into “Load” screen
- press (and keep pressed) the pattern you want to load up next
- also press another, “end” pattern
- all patterns including and between the two patterns you selected will be played one after the other.

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