Avid has announced that the EUCON 2020.1 software update is now available for download, designed to bring improvements and fixes to the Avid S1 and Avid Control app, as well as bug fixes for other surfaces like the S3, S4, S6 and the Dock.

Having read the Release Notes, the only improvement we can see is improved fader ballistics on the Avid S1. Everything else seems to be bug fixes. Check out the list…

What’s Fixed in EuControl 20.1

EuControl Software

• Dragging surfaces to My Surfaces list could incorrectly position units

• Key Injection could fail to work on macOS

• Soft Key assignments could fail to display in the Soft Keys tab of EuControl Settings

Avid Control

• Enabling the Display breaks on track colour setting could result in unusable Tracks view

• It was possible for the Universe view yellow border to appear incorrectly in sessions with 12 or more tracks

• It was possible for multiple tablets to have same MAC addresses and be unable to connect (If the Show Info dialog in EuControl settings indicates this problem, uninstall and then re-install Avid Control on your tablet(s))

• The Universe view could stop working as expected for Track Scroller in Channel View

• It was possible for Channel View to display Pan when Insert was the selected function

• Recalling a Layout could reposition the Layout selector list to the first or last available Layou

• Changing track order in Pro Tools could cause some to stop displaying meters

• It was possible to be unable to select tracks while tapping a displayed track in Channel view Portrait mode

• Soft keys text sizes were not big enough for larger tablets

• The Settings view could fail to close when tapping outside the displayed settings area

• The Gear icon could be unavailable on some phones with curved screens

• Track colours could fail to be displayed in Tracks and Channel views when connected to Logic Pro X

S1, S3, Dock, Avid Control, and Artist Series with EuControl Software

• S1: Fader ballistics have been improved Important

  • Be sure to update firmware on all units using the updater in the Surfaces tab of EuControl Settings 20.1.

  • Further improvements to fader ballistics are in development, including accuracy of touching a fader for the first time after a move, and other behaviours.

• S1: Setting a static IP address could sometimes be ignored

  • Important: Be sure to update firmware on all units using the updater in the Surfaces tab of EuControl Settings 20.1.

• S3: When the Open Windows on Workstation When Editing From DAW Click setting was set to S3 Upper Knobs, track selection could incorrectly close desired windows

• Dock: It was possible for Dock soft key switches to fall out of sync with Avid Control

• Dock with Avid Control: Plug-in parameter overview could unexpectedly switch back when an encoder was pressed

• LED indicators on Avid Dock Mute, Solo, Sel, and Rec switches could fail to work correctly with Pro Tools

• Several Surface soft keys could fail to function with non-EUCON applications

S4 and S6 with EuControl Software

• Automation LEDs could continue flashing, incorrectly indicating a Write mode

• S4: Function Select LEDs on Channel Strip Modules could stay on after another function was selected

• S4: It was possible for Function LEDs on the Channel Strip Module to fail to indicate the current function while All mode was active

• A restart of the MTMapp could be required after modifying the Attention Expand Knobs arrangement

• When creating an Expand Fader map, or when Expand Faders were active, unused strips that should be blank could continue to display data

To install the EUCON 2020.1 software update on S6 or S4, the customer’s console needs to be on a current Avid Support Plan.

For Avid S3, S1, Dock, and Control app customers, simply login to your Avid Account to download the new software.

What About Pro Tools 2020?

Although Avid doesn’t need to release the first version of Pro Tools 2020 until April, 9- days after NAMM 2020, this could be the precursor to an imminent release of the next version of Pro Tools. We shall see.