A few days ago Avid announced the release of EUCON 2022.12, with new features and bug fixes. We have the details.
EUCON 2022.12 together with Pro Tools 2022.12 provides new features to Eucon control surface users to speed up workflows. Copy and Paste and Custom Knob improvements on Avid Control and Avid S4/S6, fully customizable channel buttons and new automation workflows on the S4/S6, plus EuControl/S1 softkey improvements, Function recall settings, Auto Talkback, and Input Monitor. Plus, many smaller features and bug fixes.
Avid Control and EuControl Compatibility Improvements
A familiar issue for Eucon users has been version incompatibilities between Eucon software and the Avid Control App available on the Apple App store or GooglePlay has been addressed with this release.
Beginning with EuControl 2022.9, the previous version of Avid Control can be used with the current version of EuControl software. This prevents the possibility of incompatible versions immediately after an official release of EuControl software due to the delay between Avid official release and when the App Store, GooglePlay, and other sources make Avid Control available. When an older version of Avid Control is added to the My Surfaces list in a newer version of EuControl, the following warning is displayed: “You are trying to connect a previous version of Avid Control to EuControl. This can cause unwanted behaviour. Please update when possible.” Tap OK to dismiss the dialog.
Enabling Eucon On Apple Silicon Native
Enabling EUCON in Pro Tools 2022.12 and Later When running Pro Tools 2022.12 or later natively on Apple Silicon Macs, the previously available Ethernet Controllers tab in Pro Tools Setup > Peripherals is no longer provided (use the new EUCON controls in the Edit window Toolbar to toggle EUCON on or off, and to see status).
When running under Rosetta the Ethernet Controllers tab remains available to enable EUCON (in addition to the Edit window Toolbar controls for EUCON introduced in Pro Tools 2022.12).
Toggle Input Monitor Improvements
The strip Rec/A switch can be configured in EuControl Settings > General to provide different pairs of functions in its primary and Surface SHIFT layers. Available functions include Automation mode cycling and track Record Enable toggle, or the default track Record Enable and track Input Monitor toggle.
Auto Talkback
You can enable Auto Talkback in EuControl Settings > Preferences for hands-free Talkback on/off
Improved Modifier Key and Soft Key Performance
The Function Recall Mode setting in EuControl Settings > General lets you optimize function display on hardware surfaces when selecting (attentioning) different tracks. You can have each newly selected track display the same function (such as EQ or pan) that you were editing on the previous track, or have the surface remember unique function views per Track Type, or for each track individually
Pan Auto-Switches Channel Mode
You can enable the Pan auto-switches Channel mode setting to more quickly access surround panning parameters directly from the surface. When enabled, entering Pan mode automatically enters Channel mode.
Show Me (Eye) Mode
Show Me mode lets you view the current switch assignment in the Soft Keys tab of EuControl Settings. On surfaces that support Show Me mode (also known as “Eye” mode) such as the Dock, S3, and Artist Transport, the Show Me switch(es) always function in latching mode.
Avid Control
Plug-In Copy and Paste
Avid Control lets you copy plug-in settings and paste them to the same plug-in on a different track.
Custom Knob Map Improvements (Pairing Parameters to Knobs)
You can pair any parameters from the same plug-in onto the same Custom Knob to be able to switch between them by pressing the knob Sel switch. You can assign any parameters to any knob, such as having the frequency control of two different EQ bands available on the primary and secondary layer of a Custom Knob. When assigning multiple parameters to a knob (“peer” knobs) you can specify which should be the primary or secondary parameter.
Panning Improvements
Adjusting Height in Avid Control While surround panning in Channel view you can use two-finger pinch and sttretch gestures to control Height at the same time.
Views Bank Independently
The Views Bank Independently setting controls how banking and scrolling are or are not applied to other views on Master and Hybrid tablets (Meters tablets are unaffected). When enabled, each view maintains its own unique channel banking. When not enabled, all views mirror each other (for example, banking Mixer view to tracks 1–8 also banks Tracks, Channel, and other views to tracks 1–8).
Improvements For Function Views While Navigating Among Track Types
Channel view can remember and restore the last viewed function per Track Type, or for individual tracks. For example, on an audio track you can select the Pan function then focus Channel view on an Auxiliary Input track and select Sends. When Track Type is enabled, if you then focus back to the same (or any) audio track, Pan is displayed. Focus on any Aux and Sends are displayed. (You can also configure Channel view Function recall to Off, in which case whatever function you last accessed on any track or track type will remain focused in Channel view when you select any other track or type.)
Layouts and Filters Selector
The Layouts and Filters selector shows the view selected the last time the Control app was used. The Layouts and Filters selector defaults to Filters, for filtering tracks by Type in Avid Control views. You can also select Layouts to have quick access to your Layouts from the same selector. When Avid Control is launched it restores the default (Filters) view, or whichever was selected when the app was closed.
S1 EuControl 2022.12 provides two new S1 features related to Soft Keys.
Assigning Soft Keys for Multiple S1s
Show Soft Keys on S1 Meters Tablets Assigning Soft Keys for Multiple S1s The eight Track Color keys on S1 at the bottom of each strip can be assigned uniquely on as many S1s are in the current configuration, up to the maximum of four, for a total of up to 64 available Soft Keys (32 primary and 32 Surface SHIFT assignments).
In previous versions of EuControl software, all S1s mirrored the same 8 Soft Key assignments.
Mirroring and S1 Soft Key Pages
Whenever there is a mismatch between the number of physical S1 units and the number of pages (1–4) of S1 Track Color Soft Key assignments, EuControl redistributes Soft Key assignments to S1 units as needed for maximum consistency. This can be required after adding or removing S1 units, or loading an appset with more or fewer assignments than S1 units in the current configuration.)
Show Soft Keys on S1 Meters Tablets S1
Track Color Soft Keys can be shown on linked S1 meters tablets for easy visual confirmation of Soft Key assignments. Soft Keys are available elements in the Meter Strip Designer, letting you choose to not display any Soft Keys on Meters tablets, or to place them anywhere in the vertical meter strip.
Bug Fixes in EuControl 2022.12
Nudging to extreme right could lead to unexpected banking or bank indication (GWSW-15788)
On Windows, the Show Fader Values menu could fail to function properly (GWSW-16235)
Using a backslash '\' in the Summary of a Soft Key Command would not always save after closing the Soft Key Command Editor window (GWSW-16168)
It was possible for a Soft Key command to fail to function correctly if any part of the command was reassigned while the switch or button was engaged or held down (GWSW-16171) Avid Control
It was possible for Soft Keys to fail to function after swiping to change Soft Key pages in Avid Control or Avid Control Desktop (GWSW-16222)
It was possible for Send knobs to fail to be displayed in Channel View after moving Sends slots in (GWSW-16217)
It was possible for the Automation LED in Channel View to fail to flash while automation was writing (GWSW-16178)
It was possible for Soft Keys to fail to update after being used for Assignable Knob (GWSW-15823)
It was possible in Channel view for the Control selector to display unavailable commands (GWSW-15809)
It was possible for Channel view to be unable to correctly communicate with the currently attentioned track if it was inside a closed Folder track (GWSW-15596) S1
S1 Soft Key colors could fail to display correctly (GWSW-15857)
It was possible for the Track Color keys to be difficult to fail to adequately display darker color assignments (GWSW-15698) S3
When the Open Windows... settings were set to Channel mode, it was possible for functions from the lower knobs to be flipped to the upper knobs (GWSW-16134)
Lower S3 Aux light could become unlit when touching a send on upper encoders (GWSW-16014)
It was possible for the Upper OLEDs to incorrectly follow the Lower OLED mode when attentioning a new channel while the Lower knobs were in Channel mode (GWSW-15718)
You can download Eucon 2022.9 from your Avid Master Account or the Avid Download Center.