In this Exclusive video, Post Production Specialist Alan Sallabank gives us a sneak peek at Avid's new S1 control surface, partnered with their new Avid Control app, running on iOS, Android and Amazon Fire.
App is now running and is Awesome!!!👍🏾. Dont have a clue what the problem was or if it was something i didn't do. Previous non working environment was with iPad Pro, iOS 13.4.1 and Eucon 19xxx. Tested working envirnoment is based iOS 13.4.1, Eucon 20.5.0.149 and Pro Tools Ultimate 2020.5. Eucon control settings under surface now shows my Avid Dock and Avid control app with 783C attached to it.. Just completed testing with iOS 13.5.1 and Avid Control has maintained its Awesome status. I believe if your Computer and ipad are on different networks you will need to possible restart both Eucon and Avid control after placing both on the same network.
They should have made the S1 the same form factor and size as the Dock. The offset of size between the two is weird. I have an Avid Dock and an Artist Mix and the Mix lines up better. They could have just condensed the Mix width-wise and added the tablet.
Neat. Nice to have a choice between three product sets for a tablet now. Bit of a shame I rarely mix in Protools any longer, but I do wonder how well these faders stack up against the classic old optical faders of the Procontrol. They were fast as hell.
I'm looking at getting a duel S1 and dock set up with iPads. Do you need the ethernet + power adapter with lighting connector to go with every iPad? Belkin one's are like £90 each....
Since no one ever answered this…I’ve got an S1 and Dock setup. The two iPads are connected through WiFi and the control surfaces are connected via Ethernet. Each surface has a usb plug in the back devoted to charging whatever tablet you use. I think the Ethernet to lighting adapters are only necessary if you have multiple different workstations on the same WiFi network but don’t quote me on it.
If you had to choose one.. the doc or an s1.. which one would you choose.?For someone working in logic pro x with universal audio console software and tracking drums and guitars and other instruments. Not tracking live but use as many as 18 mics at a time for tracking drums.. I only track myself so settings don't change much.. btw using stock logic plugs and all of universal audio and spectrasonics plugs as well if that info is important.. thanks
I have the dock but for your particular situation (18 mics) the S1 might be better. I say that because the dock is more convenient for DAW navigation and use of hotkeys. If I had 18 mics then I would prefer the S1. You can use the avid control app the same way no matter which device you choose.
I must say I am struggling with the Amazon HD10. Apart from having iust read in anothe Pro Tools Expert article that they’re only supported in portrait mode (v7 and 9) it just seems ridiculously slow. When I toggle to Tracks view on app it takes a good 20 seconds to populate the view and for the toolbar options to appear. Also, configuring something like Back And Play to the S1 user Soft Keys has a huge delay, about three seconds before it registers and jumps back.
Wait, so there is no way to charge the pad while it is inside the main dock??? Which means you will have to have a spare for every controller, in case if the one which is in use at the moment will get its battery drained??? Wow...
I think that he meant the iPad battery was permanently dead lol. Every unit (s1 & dock) have a dedicated USB port just for charging the tablet. Nothing will die while mixing.
PT keeps you in the PT/Avid prison because they make it impossible for Presonus and Behringer to make devices that cost a fraction and do most of the same functions.
@@basehead617 Yeah, but not if you want tactile control. That's why I hate those Slate Raven consoles. If I'm moving a fader, I want to move a fader, you know? They did away with the Artist Series controllers for this.
@@datamasked623 You can just use the S1 without a tablet if you want. Then you just have basically what the Artist mix is now. I think choosing whatever tablet you want is way more flexible than if the display was built into the unit. It also keeps the cost down.
