AVID - Artist Control V2

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Control Surface

tactile control surface with LED backlight Avid Artist Control V2, the perfect interface for controlling audio and video applications between your keyboard and computer screen! Compatible EUCON protocol, HUI and Mackie Control

ARTICLE N° 35338
  • Avid Artist Control V2
  • Touch Interface LED backlight
  • Allows control of audio and video applications
  • 4 100 mm long stroke motorized faders, touch-sensitive
  • Keys recording / automation
  • Key selection / assignment
  • Function Keys
  • Jack Pedal
  • Ethernet Port
  • Data wheel and transport controls with modifier keys to the allocation of functions of the knob
  • 12 Soft Keys
  • Navigating through tracks
  • Change Application / Workstation
  • Dedicated levels of monitoring / control room and microphone talkback
  • 8 touch-sensitive rotary encoders
  • Dimensions: 500 mm x 238 mm x 30 mm
  • Weight: 2.5 kg
  • Screen size: 153 mm x 92 mm
  • Voltage: 100-240 V AC
  • Frequency: 50 Hz to 60 Hz
  • Display the top level information and access controls arming / select / solo / mute track, programmable buttons, the Surround Panner and many other items through the touch screen customizable LED backlighting.
  • Trigger keyboard shortcuts, macro commands, and more with an unlimited number of programmable keys on the touch screen and 12 programmable keys Physical
  • Enjoy an ultra responsive control via Ethernet broadband connectivity
  • Jack pedal for performing punch-in / out recording
  • Supports EUCON protocol, HUI and Mackie Control (allows the use of Avid Pro Tools software, Media Composer, Symphony, Apple Color, Final Cut Pro, Logic (Pro and Express), Soundtrack Pro, Apogee Maestro, Cakewalk Sonar MAGIX Sequoia, Merging Pyramix, Metric Halo MIO Console, MOTU Digital Performer, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo)
  • Control multiple workstations and applications
  • Flat profile and compact design for easy integration in studio and great portability
  • Might be connected with additional units Artist Mix control for a larger work surface, to extend up to 36 faders
  • System Requirements:
  •   For Mac: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher (32 or 64 bit), Intel (PowerPC not supported) 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended), 500 MB available hard disk space, 1 Ethernet port 10/100 Base-T Available
  •    For PC: Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (32 or 64 bits) 1GHz processor or higher, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2GB RAM (64-bit), 500 MB available hard disk space, 1 Ethernet port 10/100 Base-T available Ethernet hub or switch required to connect additional units or for connection to the network
  • Items included in delivery: Control Surface Artist Control, Artist Series DVD-ROM (includes software and electronic versions of user guides), Ethernet crossover cable, 2 lifting brackets, universal AC power supply, Guide Quick Setup, registration card
Enjoy unparalleled direct control of your favorite audio and video applications with Artist Control, a compact, programmable control surface with unmatched integration that acts and reacts like a physical extension of your software. Its features, which go far beyond those of a mouse and keyboard, allows you to speed up and enhance your workflow, and to devote more time to explore your creativity.

The Artist Control integrates the open broadband EUCON control protocol (Extended User Control), adopted by many leaders in the development of software solutions in the world. Pro Tools, Media Composer, Apple Logic, Apple Final Cut Pro, Steinberg Cubase, and many other applications support EUCON the protocol, which ensures a highly responsive control almost all software functions. This gives you a high resolution and high speed control of almost all software functions and a type of experience "software as hardware" based on close integration.
Take control with EUCON
The Artist Control provides precise, integrated control of your favorite creative applications such as Pro Tools 9, Media Composer, Logic, Nuendo, Cubase, Maestro and more. EUCON transmits high resolution information between the Artist Control surface and the active application on your computer for orders faders, buttons, displays, and more. You can quickly switch between applications or even between different workstations at the touch of a button. The controls and displays are automatically updated to match the selected application.

Take control with touch screen
The touch interface offers an overview and a quick check of your project. You can not only view the top level information such as names / track numbers, the VU-metry (mono to 5.1 surround data), values ​​fader / pan and automation modes, but you can also access all your plug-ins and EQ settings, trigger macro commands, perform surround panning settings and more. The high resolution LED display backlight offers a wide viewing angle, vivid graphics and excellent color consistency.

Fast and intuitive navigation within projects

With its ergonomic layout, Artist Control places the data entry wheel and transport controls at your fingertips for easy browsing. You can also assign functions to the data wheel (horizontal or vertical zoom, jog, shuttle and more) for a custom control. Use the Soft Keys to assign additional custom duties and transport data wheel for greater editing flexibility and navigation in your project.

Mix Accuracy
Enjoy smooth, precise control of the mix with the four 100 mm motorized faders, touch-sensitive high quality. Easily select tracks for editing by touching the corresponding fader. Use hotkeys to group tracks (four at a time) or move tracks (one at a time) to quickly navigate through your projects. You can even assign individual tracks to faders and save your configurations as Layouts (up to 48 per project). Layouts are saved with the project for easy recall and are mixing large projects a breeze. Save multiple layouts for mixing batteries, keyboards, guitars, etc. or simply lock a fader to act as master fader.

Customize your control surface
The Artist Series control surfaces are modular, you can combine them in different configurations to suit your workflow. Customize your Artist Series system by combining surfaces, with up to one Artist Control, four Artist Mixes, one Artist Transport and Artist Color for total flexibility of up to 36 faders in total. Simply hang the units together to form a surface of a single block or use them separately, each with its own Ethernet connection.

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