Avid Technology EUCON, Application Setup Manual

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Page 2: ...iaComposer MIDI I O MIX MultiShell Nitris OMF OMF Interchange PRE ProControl Pro Tools M Powered Pro Tools Pro Tools HD Pro Tools LE QuickPunch Recti Fi Reel Tape Reso Reverb One ReVibe RTAS Sibelius...

Page 3: ...Chapter 4 Final Cut Pro 15 Final Cut Pro Tips and Shortcuts 16 Chapter 5 Soundtrack Pro 19 Chapter 6 Nuendo 21 Tips and Shortcuts 23 Chapter 7 Cubase 27 EuCon Device Setup 28 Tips and Shortcuts 29 Ch...

Page 4: ...hapter 2 Pro Tools Chapter 3 Logic Pro Chapter 4 Final Cut Pro Chapter 5 Soundtrack Pro Chapter 6 Nuendo Chapter 7 Cubase Chapter 8 Digital Performer Chapter 9 Mackie Control System Requirements For d...

Page 5: ...rans port provides a single Shift key at the bottom right The following simplified terminology is used to describe Shift functions Press and hold the Shift key then press the AUX key is written as Pre...

Page 6: ...documents for system requirements search the online Knowledge Base or join the worldwide Pro Tools community on the User Conference Training and Education Study on your own using courses available onl...

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Page 8: ...ched If the icon remains unlit see the installation in structions that came with your hardware 2 Launch Pro Tools 3 Choose Setup Peripherals and click to go to the Ethernet Controllers tab 4 Click to...

Page 9: ...led EUCON as explained in Enabling EUCON in Pro Tools on page 5 2 Open a session if one is not already open 3 Verify the Mix window displays a blue green border around Pro Tools tracks that are curren...

Page 10: ...2 Press the INSERTS key If no plug in is inserted in the current slot the slot letter appears in lower case a b c and so on Any plug ins in the current slot are displayed in the track LCD display Name...

Page 11: ...5 Press PAGE or PAGE to access other parameters for the current plug in Flip to Faders MC Mix MC Mix lets you flip pan plug in and send parameters to control them from the faders Flipping plug ins to...

Page 12: ...splayed do any of the following To assign to the selected track only press the encoder for the desired output or bus To assign to all selected tracks hold Option Shift Mac on your computer keyboard an...

Page 13: ...pan parameters such as Front Left Right Front Rear divergence pan and center percentage appear in the Soft Encoders 4 Press the lit PAGE key to show other available pan parameters 5 Rotate an encoder...

Page 14: ...rsion of Logic Pro Tips and Shortcuts Instantiate and Control Any Plug in Placing plug ins on a track and controlling them from the Artist media controllers can speed up your workflow Using knobs in s...

Page 15: ...rs 5 Press the FLIP key to flip back to knobs 6 Press the BACK key to close plug in Flip also works for AUX PAN EQ and other knobsets Instrument Control Controlling instruments on the knobs or faders...

Page 16: ...t of your sonic environment 1 Select a track 2 Press the MIX key MC Mix or the OUTPUT Knob Top MC Control to enter the Mix knobset 3 Press the SURROUND Knob Top to create a Surround panner 4 Press the...

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Page 18: ...x logo with the message in the figure above 3 Press OK The Artist media controllers connect and update automatically When you open your audio mixer your Euphonix media con troller s will control Final...

Page 19: ...of Final Cut Pro Use preset macros to work faster than your hands can handle the keyboard and mouse 1 Touch Softkeys on the Touchscreen to display the Softkeys view 2 Press Browser on the Touchscreen...

Page 20: ...a Softkey 4 Create a Key command x to mark clip 5 Create a second key command in the sequence for option a to select clip 6 Create a third key with the key command assigned to your effect favorite 7 N...

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Page 22: ...om the Use drop down menu You will see a Euphonix logo with the message similar to the figure above 4 Close the Control Surfaces dialog The Artist media controllers connect and update automatically Yo...

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Page 24: ...or Soft eLicenser 4 Log into your MySteinberg account if you have not already Click on Activation Reactivation choose Euphonix Artist Series Eu Con Adapter and select Permanent Activation Enter your A...

Page 25: ...endo project To enable disable EuConized tracks select the checkbox next to each type Tracks without a checkmark do not appear on the sur face This setting applies only to the open project Global Sett...

Page 26: ...ltiple parameters simultaneously You can dial in settings or automate plug in control without mousing around or drawing lines in the arrange window 1 Select a track on the Artist media controller 2 Pr...

Page 27: ...ns and EQ Wheel Edit Modes MC Control Using the Jog Wheel instead of the mouse is a faster way to trim head and tail of a region fade a region in and out and adjust gain 1 Select a track on the Artist...

Page 28: ...ment tracks They can be changed using CFG mode on instrument tracks MC Control 1 Select an instrument track 2 From the top level knobset press PAGE 3 Press the VSTi knobtop Parameters for the instrume...

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Page 30: ...roller s serial number You will receive an email containing the activation code 5 Launch the License Control Center LCC Software from the Applications folder choose Wizards License Download enter your...

Page 31: ...ase project To enable disable EuConized tracks select the checkbox next to each type Tracks without a checkmark do not appear on the sur face This setting applies only to the open project Global Setti...

Page 32: ...ltiple parameters simultaneously You can dial in settings or automate plug in control without mousing around or drawing lines in the arrange window 1 Select a track on the Artist media controller 2 Pr...

Page 33: ...obsets Wheel Edit Modes MC Control Using the Jog Wheel instead of the mouse is a faster way to trim head and tail of a region fade a region in and out and adjust gain 1 Select a track on the Artist me...

Page 34: ...Drivers appears with EuCon at the top 4 If EuCon isn t already selected choose it from the pull down list 5 Press OK Your Artist media controller now controls Digital Performer Digital Performer vers...

Page 35: ...the PAGE keys to access more 11 Press the BACK key to close plug in Flip to Faders MC Mix Flipping the plug in s parameters from knobs to faders allows changing eight parameters simultaneously Flippin...

Page 36: ...s the ON button to toggle bands on off MC Mix Touch GAIN on the Touchscreen to toggle bands on off MC Control 4 Press the SELECT key to toggle Freq Q MC Mix Press and hold the Shift key and press GAIN...

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Page 38: ...a special EuCon MIDI Driver These use internal MIDI ports to easily control these programs without external MIDI cables Setting Up EuCon for Mackie Control Before proceeding make sure you have instal...

Page 39: ...r each application and in structions can be found in the application s user manual For your convenience we ve included instructions for several applica tions in the following sections When setting up...

Page 40: ...dia controller in your network The MIDI ports selected here should match those specified in the Euphonix Preferences Pane 6 Close the Preferences dialog Your Artist media controller should now be cont...

Page 41: ...Press the Auto Detect Surfaces button Reason scans to find the Mackie enabled Euphonix MIDI ports from the Euphonix Preferences pane 4 Select the Use with Reason checkbox for each Artist media contro...

Page 42: ...5 Right click a module in your Reason project and select Lock Mackie Control to this Device to lock it to the Artist media controller instance you wish to use Locking Mackie Control to an Artist medi...

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Page 44: ...e additional advantage of being able to control multiple workstations from one surface in a studio with multiple Pro Tools systems Setting up EuCon to Control Pro Tools Before proceeding make sure you...

Page 45: ...program s own folder at the top level of the hard drive 4 Drag the Application icon into the middle of the Euphonix preference pane and release the mouse button Its name and location appears Applicat...

Page 46: ...onix MIDI ports For example if you set Pro Tools to use MIDI ports 1 4 your first HUI controller s receive and transmit ports should be set to EphMIDIEP1 7 Select 8 from the Ch drop down menu as the n...

Page 47: ...to assign the plug in to 5 Push the type for the type of plug in you wish to instantiate 6 Press the Knob Top to select the actual plug in 7 Press the Knob Top to select the channel format 8 Press bo...

Page 48: ...ss the Nudge button you ve just created 12 Use the Jog Wheel to nudge through tracks EQ Knobset The EQ knobset can control settings for four parametric EQ bands and access Q and band On Off from the k...

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