BCA Remote Control and AZC

[Astraios]

Wow! Cool, man.
Maybe I'll actually be able to pull this off...

Why does my BSP have 3 different relative modes?

It's too late for the 'deep dive' tonight—I'm just too tired—but I'll get right to work on it first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks! 

[azslow3]

Why does my BSP have 3 different relative modes?

There is no standards on "Relative mode" (unlike "normal", which produce values 0-127 when turning clockwise).

And not all software is as flexible as AZ Controller, which can support whatever hardware producer has decided to output...

So BSP support 3 different pairs of values (from Internet, they don't support "Acceleration", but if you see different values when turning in the same direction with different speeds, they do), which they think cover different software.

I will tip that default in AZ Controller settings should work with "Mode 1" (if my and Arturia imagination what values are used as most are the same...). If not working out of the box, try other. Do not check "Accelerated" in AZ Controller, till you see the device really output it.

[Astraios]

  I need a week-long break now, until all the information in my brain has had a chance to sort itself out. Unfortunately, it's incredibly complicated, and I haven't been able to achieve any significant success. Perhaps I'll have better luck next week.

https://youtu.be/UUYhk4NRZ9g

Global Link in FL Studio is so much more easier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=463ErxZXMfc

[azslow3]

Let try to analyse your video...
1) you turn some knob in both directions (CC:32, values 63 and 65). The Knob is NOT assigned in AZ Controller, otherwise AZ Controller will switch to the corresponding control (at least it will show in in the "Last MIDI Event". Also note incoming MIDI on your tracks - not assigned MIDI is delivered to tracks.

I am not sure that values 63 and 65 will work correctly with default "Value" "Encoder" settings, but you will never know till you assign it...

2) you press and release some button (CC:11, values 127 and 0). And it in fact WORKS. To see the result, you could change to the "Overview" tab, the Z3TAInstance state will change every time you press it.
Note the message is NOT leaking to MIDI tracks (AZ Controller blocks assigned messages).

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"ACT Dynamic Mapping" in Sonar is what is demonstrated in the FL Studio tutorial as "Global Link".
Note in both case you need GUI open (or at least focused).

Just with some small difference: in Sonar it works with "virtual controls" rather then with MIDI messages directly, so it is "hardware independent". Which in turn means you need "Surface plug-in" working in-between.

That can be "Cakewalk ACT MIDI", "Cakewalk Generic Surface" or "AZ Controller". All support "ACT Dynamic Mapping", but AZ Controller has no limitations.

Preparing a preset for Arturia to be used for "Global Links" only will take no more then 15 minutes.

And you don't have to start from scratch: https://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,154.0.html
In your case you have 8 + 8 + 2 buttons per "strip". And switch to "Endless", as noted in the description.

Your "Global link" is "ACT" mode (assign a button to change mode, switch in the Overview tab every time or set as default in the Options tab it you want that mode only).

Than you can use "ACT Learn" buttons in sonar, to assign particular controls to particular parameters, the map is separate for each FX/Synth. Effectively what is demonstrated in FL Studio video.

PS. you will need "AZ ACT Fix" utility if what you learn is lost when Sonar is closed... There was (and probably still are) several related bugs, for decades. The utility check things are ok and makes backups.