Behringer PRO-1 Operator's manual

Behringer Pro-1 Ctrlr panel documentation and instructions
V2.0–2021-02-28

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Introduction
Hi! Thanks for having purchased this Ctrlr Behringer Pro-1 panel!
The panel is only a patch loader/saver on computer as the Behringer Pro-1 does not support the
load/save of programs or the manipulation of program parameters by Midi NRPN/CC messages
except for Global settings that can be transferred to the Pro-1.
It can thus also be called a “patch mapper”.
It will support you in saving and retrieving Pro-1 patches on your PC but gives you also the possibility
to exchange them with other users as they are stored as sysex files.
The look and feel has been respected but of course it would be stupid to not benefit of the computer
possibilities. Therefore, you also get a display of the current parameters value, a graphic display of
the envelopes, the ability to store and indicate the input/output patches, etc…
Despite careful testing it is possible that some bugs remain. Please contact s[email protected]
if you find one so they can be corrected as soon as possible.
In the same spirit, contact sunny.s[email protected] as well if you would like some enhancement on
the panel.
By that, please have a look on this manual to have an idea of the way of using it and its features.
Enjoy making music with your Pro-1 and have fun!
Sunny Synths

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About this v2.0 version
This 2.0 version provides the following changes to the panel:
─Patch cables drawing
─Ability to switch between full cables or cable plugs
─Support for double inputs / double outputs
─More visible switches position
─Added display info: differences only (with an Init program)
─No program load at panel load button
Information for the users of a previous version
As some images have been replaced by new ones, you need to delete the existing temporary
“Behringer Pro-1” folder so that it will be replaced by the new one.
You may have to redo your Midi settings so take note of them before deleting the folder (or copy the
Behringer Pro-1.settings file to a safe place and put it back when the temp directory is recreated).
On Windows, the temporary folder Behringer Pro-1 is located in the normally hidden directory
C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Roaming. You can display the AppData folder by selecting to
display the hidden elements in the Windows Explorer ribbon under Display.
On MacOS, the temporary folder Behringer Pro-1 is located in your personal Library/Preferences
folder. This is also a hidden folder that you can see/reach by using the Finder and clicking on Go
while pressing the Option (Alt) key.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 2
About this v2.0 version................................................................................................................. 3
Information for the users of a previous version ............................................................................. 3
Installation and features............................................................................................................... 6
Installation of the Ctrlr panel .............................................................................................................6
Features .............................................................................................................................................7
Communication with your Pro-1 synth.......................................................................................... 8
Preliminary info..................................................................................................................................8
Some examples of connection setup..................................................................................................8
Testing the Midi connection.............................................................................................................10
Way of working.......................................................................................................................... 11
Using the buttons and modifying parameters..............................................................................11
Quick reset to default value .........................................................................................................11
Opening and closing the panel .....................................................................................................12
Top panel area..............................................................................................................................13
Loading a Behringer Pro-1 program .............................................................................................14
Saving a Behringer Pro-1 program................................................................................................15
Program Init..................................................................................................................................16
Program Rename..........................................................................................................................17
Behringer Pro-1 tab ......................................................................................................................18
Envelopes and Patches tab...........................................................................................................20
Library and Info tab ......................................................................................................................24
Patch sheet tab.............................................................................................................................26
Installing and using the Pro-1 panel as plugin.............................................................................. 27
Installation....................................................................................................................................27
Tests and identified limitations ....................................................................................................27
Cubase..........................................................................................................................................29
Cakewalk by Bandlab....................................................................................................................32
Reaper..........................................................................................................................................34
Ableton.........................................................................................................................................38
Studio One....................................................................................................................................40
Logic Pro X....................................................................................................................................42

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Using a controller to move the buttons....................................................................................... 45
The main Ctrlr menus ................................................................................................................. 46
Appendix ................................................................................................................................... 47
Version history .................................................................................................................................47
Pro-1 information.............................................................................................................................47
Sysex file documentation .................................................................................................................47

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Installation and features
Installation of the Ctrlr panel
The panel is provided as a compressed .zip file containing:
─the Behringer Pro-1 panel as an .exe file on Windows PC
─the Behringer Pro-1 panel as an .app file on Mac OS (zip folder to be uncompressed)
─the Behringer Pro-1 panel as VST 32 bits and 64 bits for Windows PC
─the Behringer Pro-1 panel as VST and AU plugins for Mac OS
─this manual as PDF
─a folder containing programs from the Pro One user manual
─two Advanced mode templates to pilot the panel from a Novation SL MkII keyboard/controller
─a chart with the CC mapping in order to use the panel with a controller
For the PC standalone version, decompress the zip file anywhere on your PC then copy the Behringer
Pro-1.exe file in some directory and launch it. The file may be scanned by your antivirus program
(Avast on my computer) and should return no issue. If any, they are false and probably due to the
fact that the program is not officially referenced.
For the Mac OS standalone version, decompress the zip file anywhere on your Mac then decompress
the Behringer Pro-1.app.zip. You may have to open the Behringer Pro-1.app file using Ctrl+click as it
may not be recognized by the OS.
The program will directly display the Ctrlr window with the Pro-1 panel displaying its main tab.
It is possible that the top row buttons are not responding after the initial installation (first try
the Init button for ex.). Simply close the program and restart it. The issue should be solved.
For the installation of the plugins, please refer to Installing and using the Pro-1 panel as plugin on
page 27 further in this manual.

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Features
You will find the following features in the Behringer Pro-1 panel:
─Behringer Pro-1 interface with same look as actual synthesizer
─Top row of support “screens” with old look
─Visual feedback by using “LED” ring buttons and indication of the value (on change or on click)
─Envelopes graphs handled by mouse or classical ADSR rotary encoders
─Load / Save programs from individual .syx files
─Easy program renaming
─Display and export of program parameters as text file
─Ability to describe 9 input/output colored patch cables with different sources/destinations
─Patch cables drawing
─Ability to display full cables or cable plugs
─Programs have a name, author, save date and description. They can be associated to a category
─Browser of the files on the disk with reading of associated wav file if any
─Patch sheet tab with patch sheet for Pro-1 and other gear (external synths/sequencers)
─Global settings management with automatic/manual send to the Pro-1 synth
─Automatic reading of wav files associated to a patch
─Manual/Automatic reading of any wav file
─All buttons associated to a Midi CC controller number so you can adjust them from a hardware
controller (still no impact on the synth of course and unfortunately).

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Communication with your Pro-1 synth
If you don’t want to manage global settings or if your Pro-1 is not connected by USB or Midi
to your PC then you can skip this section.
Preliminary info
As mentioned in the introduction of this manual, the Behringer Pro-1 synthesizer does not support
the load/save of programs or the manipulation of program parameters by Midi NRPN/CC messages.
It does however support the modification of global settings via sysex commands. Unfortunately, it is
also not possible to know/read the state of the global settings; only to send a message to set their
value.
Some examples of connection setup
You can connect your Pro-1, a master keyboard / controller and your computer in different ways. The
Midi settings in the panel will be different according to the setup you choose.
Configuration 1: full USB
─Connect the Pro-1 to the computer by USB
─Connect your master keyboard / controller to the computer by USB (connecting the master
keyboard by USB to the computer gives you the possibility to use it for the Pro-1 but also for VST
plugins or other soft synths)
─Power the Pro-1 On
─Start the Pro-1 panel
─In the Midi menu, select Input –Device your_master_keyboard
─In the Midi menu, select Input –Channel 1(set this to the Midi channel of your Pro-1). This is
done to receive notes from the master keyboard.
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Device Pro-1
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Channel 1(set this to the Midi channel of your Pro-1). This is
done to send Global Settings and Notes to the Pro-1
─In the Midi menu, select Midi Thru –Input Device -> Output Device. This is done to send the
received notes to the synth
Configuration 2: USB and Midi DINs

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─Connect the Pro-1 to the computer by USB
─Connect your master keyboard by Midi DIN to the Pro-1. Notes will come from this connection
─Power the Pro-1 On. The master keyboard will be dedicated to the Pro-1.
─Start the Pro-1 panel
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Device Pro-1
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Channel 1(set this to the Midi channel of your Pro-1). This is
done to only send Global Settings to the Pro-1
Configuration 3: USB and USB-Midi
─Connect the Pro-1 to the computer by USB –Midi cable going OUT of the PC to the Midi IN of the
Pro-1.
─Connect your master keyboard by USB (connecting the master keyboard by USB to the computer
gives you the possibility to use it for the Pro-1 but also for VST plugins or other soft synths)
─Power the Pro-1 On
─Start the Pro-1 panel
─In the Midi menu, select Input –Device your_master_keyboard
─In the Midi menu, select Input –Channel 1(set this to the Midi channel of your Pro-1). This is
done to receive notes from the master keyboard.
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Device Pro-1
─In the Midi menu, select Output –Channel 1(set this to the Midi channel of your Pro-1). This is
done to send Global Settings and Notes to the Pro-1
─In the Midi menu, select Midi Thru –Input Device -> Output Device. This is done to send the
received notes to the synth

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Testing the Midi connection
We can now test the Midi connection:
─Press some keys on your keyboard and confirm you get some sound from the Pro-1. If not, check
your audio, check if Midi Thru is activated (not for configuration 2)
─On the panel, in the Envelopes and Patches tab, press the Auto GS button so this is activating the
automatic send of all changes done on global settings to your synth
─In the Tools menu, select Midi monitor and in the new monitor popup check On Monitor input
and Monitor Output in the View menu
─Play a note on your keyboard and move the pitch wheel to its max. The range should be the
default one at 12 semitones
─In the panel, select the second tab and change the Pitch bend range to 2 semitones (or another
low amount) in the Global settings section
─Verify that the last message in the Midi Monitor output section is like f0 00 20 32 00 01 08 11 02
00 f7
the number in blue will depend on your choice of pitch wheel range
─Play the keyboard and move the pitch wheel to its max. The range should now be much lower.
─Change the Pitch wheel range to 12 semitones in the Global settings section
─Verify that the last message in the Midi Monitor output section is like f0 00 20 32 00 01 08 11 0c
00 f7
─Play the keyboard and move the pitch wheel to its max. The range should now be back to its
default value
You can also press on the Send All button to send all Global settings at once to the synth:

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Way of working
As you will discover by yourself, the usage of the panel is pretty straightforward but there are
anyway different specific things you should know… 
Using the buttons and modifying parameters
You modify parameters using rotary encoders by clicking on the button then
moving the mouse cursor vertically up or down.
You can also modify any rotary encoder based parameter by hovering the
mouse on the button then using the mouse scroll wheel.
Toggle buttons are modified by simply clicking on them. There is no left/right;
up/down effect; just a simple toggle between the two positions
Triple switch buttons are moving between their different positions by each click
Momentary push buttons are activated by simply clicking on them (what a
surprise…). They will momentary flash.
Permanent toggle buttons are activated by simply clicking on them (what a surprise…).
They will stay highlighted until the next click.
Parameters presented as pulldowns are modified by opening the pulldown and
selecting one of the pull-down items.
Quick reset to default value
Most of the rotary encoders have default values set and you can quickly revert to this preset default
value by double-clicking on the button. Try with the Master Tune encoder.

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Opening and closing the panel
When closing the panel (either by using File –Quit or by clicking on the upper right red cross) the file
of the last program loaded or saved is stored.
When opening the panel, it is checked if the last file used still exists (could have been renamed or
moved or deleted).
When no file is found, the Init program is loaded (in the same way as when loading the panel for the
first time (unless the button No program load at panel load in the Envelopes and Patches tab is ON).
When the last saved file is found, the panel is restored so you can continue your work where you
saved it (unless the button No program load at panel load in the Envelopes and Patches tab is ON).
The same is done with the root folder of the File browser (see Library and Info tab on p20).

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Top panel area
In the top panel area you find 4 feedback “screens”, 5 buttons and 4 tabs:
─The first screen displays the name of the current program
─The second screen displays the category of the current program
─The third one indicates the parameter currently modified and its value
─The fourth one displays the latest sysex file loaded, its author and the save date
─The Load button allows loading a sysex file from disk
─The Save button saves the current program to a sysex file on disk
─The Init button reset all parameters to a Basic program
─The Rename button allows renaming the current program
─The Behringer Pro-1 tab displays the synth
─The Envelopes and Patches tab displays the envelopes as graphs, allows the registration of 9
different input/output patches, the identification of two external synths, an effect chain and
allows modifying the Category, the Author and the Description of the current program. This is also
the place where you can handle the Global Settings
─The Library and Info tab provides the file browser that allows the selection of sysex files or the
ability to listen to wav files, the display and the export of the parameters of the current program
as text file and gives About info of the panel. It is also here that you will find the manual panel
zoom that is memorized.
─The Patch sheet tab displays automatically the Behringer Pro-1 patch sheet with all parameter
values (as in the manual) but with the addition of author, date, external synths and effect chain
names and 12 external input/output connections

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Loading a Behringer Pro-1 program
The panel loads and saves the program parameters as a 600 bytes sysex file (.syx) from/to your
computer.
Clicking the Load button opens a classical Open file dialog where you can select the file to load. An
internal check is done to verify that the file is compatible with the Behringer Pro-1 panel. The
parameters are loaded, the top screen is showing the name of the file, the author and the saved date
and a confirmation dialog is shown.
If the Auto GS (Automatic send of Global Settings) button is lit, the panel will send the Global settings
to your Pro-1 synth at load. Nothing will happen if your synth is not connected by Midi/USB or if your
synth is on another Midi channel than the one set in the MIDI menu of the panel.
Verify the Auto GS button before loading a program. If lit, the panel will send the Global
settings to your Pro-1 synth at load.

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Saving a Behringer Pro-1 program
The panel loads and saves the program parameters as a 600 bytes sysex file (.syx) from/to your
computer.
Clicking the Save button opens a classical Save file dialog where you can enter the name of the file to
save. At this stage it is needed to select an existing file if you want to overwrite it. In that case, you
will get a confirmation message.
Once the parameters are saved, the top of the screen displays the name of the file, the author (as set
in the Envelopes and Patches tab) and the saved date (thus, the current date) in ISO format yyyy-mm-
dd. A confirmation dialog is also shown.
The panel stays on the current tab after a Save is done.

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Program Init
Clicking the Init button loads the parameters for a Basic program that has the following
characteristics:
─Global settings at their default value
Note priority: LOW
Pitch bend range: 12 semitones
Midi Clock Output: ON
─All parameters at 0 or OFF

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Program Rename
Clicking the Rename button opens a popup window where you can modify the name of the program.
The name should be maximum 20 characters long (will be truncated if longer).
Please note that the program name can (of course) be different than the file name the program is
saved in.

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Behringer Pro-1 tab
In the Behringer Pro-1 tab, you have access to the same parameters as on the actual synthesizer.
Please refer to the Behringer Pro-1 user manual
(https://www.behringer.com/Categories/Behringer/Keyboards/Synthesizers-and-Samplers/Pro-
1/p/P0DRK) for the explanations of each encoder/button.
The third top screen is showing the name and the value of the parameter you are modifying.
Doing a single click on any rotary encoder is displaying its name and current value without that you
need to modify it.
Modifying the ADSR encoders of the filter and the amplifier is setting identical encoders/buttons in
the Envelopes and Patches tab and adapting the envelopes graphs accordingly.
Patch cables drawing
In this tab you can also draw your patch cables.
To draw a patch cable, click on an output patch point, keep the mouse button pressed, drag the cable
to a patch input point then release the mouse button.

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Depending on the state of Cables button in the Envelopes and Patches tab, either full cables (Cables
button ON) or cable plugs (Cables button OFF) will be displayed.
As soon as you are using the same input or the same output twice, the Cables button will be
locked ON and only full cables will be displayed.
All the patch cables are listed and can be further managed in the Envelopes and Patches tab.
It is always the next free cable that is selected automatically.
You delete an existing cable simply by re-drawing it from its output to its input.

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Envelopes and Patches tab
In the Envelopes and Patches tab, you can:
─adjust the filter and loudness envelopes either with encoders or by moving the anchors of the
graphs
─set/indicate up to 9 from/to patches
─delete a single patch cable or all at once
─switch between the display of patch cables or just cable plugs
─adapt the name of the external synths that could be connected to your Pro-1
─adapt the current program category, author and description (click on the current description to
edit it)
─manage 3 Global settings
─manually send or restore defaults Global settings
Envelope shapes
You can modify the envelope shapes by either turning the ADSR or by using the mouse and moving
the anchors on the graphs either vertically or horizontally.
When moving the anchors, the corresponding ADSR encoders will also turn and the parameter name
and value will be displayed in the screen of the top panel area.