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EuCon Application Setup Guide MUSIC | A UDIO POST | VIDEO | FILM Document Revision: E Ar tist Series professional contr ol surface professional contr ol surface.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE ii MC Control, MC Mix, Studio Monitor Expres s, Studio Monitor Pro, EuControl, EuCon and EuCon Powered are trademarks of Euphonix In c. All other product names are trademarks of their respective manufacturers.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE iii Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction ......................................................................... ................ 5 Section 2: Logic Pro .
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professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE INTRODUCTION 5 Section 1: Introduction The EuCon Application Setup Guide helps you setup EuContro l to work with your specific application. EuCont rol must be installed befo re proceeding to your ap- plication’s section in this Guide.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE NUENDO 6 Section 3: Nuendo Nuendo 4 is a powerful DAW that can handle as many tracks and effects as your workstation’s CPU can support. It offers multitrack recording, editing, and mon it ori ng.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE NUENDO 7 3. Click the + button (add) on the top-left. A drop-down list of devices a ppears with EuCon near the top of the list. 4. Select EuCon from the drop-down list.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE NUENDO 8 Figure 3-1 EuCon Dev ice Setup.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE NUENDO 9 3.1.1 EuConized channel types The EuConized channel types section contains checkboxes that det er min e which channel types appear on your co ntrol surface.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE NUENDO 10 Tape machine style transport not checked Stop : The control surface STOP button copies the Nuendo stop button. Fast Forward/Rewin d : The FF/RW buttons function as EuCon Momentary/ Latch-Switches.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE CUBASE 11 Section 4: Cubase NOTE: Cubase is supported in MC Mix version 1.0.1 and higher. Cubase version 4.1.2 and higher is required. Download the la test version of Cubase from Steinberg's web site.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE CUBASE 12 4. Select EuCon from the drop-down list. The EuCon device is added, the cont rol surface immediately updates, the faders and knobs display track function s, and the EuCon De vice Setup dialog appears (Figure 4-1).
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE CUBASE 13 4.1.1 EuConized channel types The EuConized channel types section contains checkboxes that det er min e which channel types appear on your co ntrol surface.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE CUBASE 14 Tape machine style transport not checked Stop : The control surface STOP button copies the Cubase stop button. Fast Forward/Rewin d : The FF/RW buttons function as EuCon Momentary/ Latch-Switches.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 15 Section 5: Mackie Control Mackie Control Universal is a widely used MIDI-based protocol that cont rols ap- plication parameters and su pports metering in many DAW applications.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 16 2. Double-click the Euphonix icon in the Other section at the bottom of the window. The Euphonix prefer ence pane opens. Figure 5-2 Euphonix preference pane 3.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 17 Figure 5-3 Euphonix preference pane wi th application se lected and Mackie Control set 6. Close the Euphonix preference pane and reboot your computer if prompted to do so.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 18 5.2 Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro Configuring Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro to operate with the Artist Series devices is simple. Since both are Apple applications, th eir interfaces are similar and instructions may be combined.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 19 4. Now both programs can follow th e same instructions. Click the + button. The Add Control Surface dialog opens. Figure 5-5 Add Control Surface dialog 5.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 20 5.3 Digital Performer Before proceeding, you must already have completed the steps described in Setting Up EuCon for Mackie Control on page 15.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 21 Figure 5-7 Control Surface dialog 6. Click the OK Button. Your Artist Series device should now be controlling Digital Performer. If not: • Make sure Digital Performer is the front-most application (i.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 22 5.4 Ableton Live Before proceeding, you must already have completed the steps described in Setting Up EuCon for Mackie Control on page 15. To finish the configuration: 1.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE MACKIE CONTROL 23 6. Repeat steps 3 and 5 for each additional Artist Se ries control surface in your network. The MIDI ports selected here should match those specified in the Euphonix Preferences Pane.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE PRO TOOLS (HUI) 24 Section 6: Pro Tools (HUI) HUI is a control protocol developed by Mackie that works with Pro Tools. The Artist Series uses HUI commands and exte nsive Pro Tools key commands to con- trol Pro Tools operations.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE PRO TOOLS (HUI) 25 2. Double-click the Euphonix icon in the Other section at the bottom of the window. The Euphonix prefer ence pane opens. Figure 6-2 Euphonix preference pane 3.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE PRO TOOLS (HUI) 26 Figure 6-3 Euphonix preference pane with applic ation selected and HUI protocol set 6. Close the Euphonix preference pane and reboot your computer if prompted to do so.
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE PRO TOOLS (HUI) 27 Figure 6-4 Pro Tools Peripherals dialog 4. Configure a HUI controller for each Artist series control surface in your network (u p to fo u r) .
professional contr ol surfaces Ar tist Series Ar tist Series EuCon APPLICATION SETUP GUIDE PRO TOOLS (HUI) 28 7. Select 8 from the Ch # drop-down menu as the numb er of channels for each controller. 8. Press OK . Pro Tools updates the channel and trac k information and transmits that to the Artist Series devices.
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If you have not bought Euphonix MC Control yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Euphonix MC Control - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Euphonix MC Control you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Euphonix MC Control will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Euphonix MC Control, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Euphonix MC Control.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Euphonix MC Control. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Euphonix MC Control along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
