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Old 12-06-2019, 06:40 AM
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Hi - I’m curious if anybody has splurged for some version of the S6 for a home music production rig. No film work, no huge sessions, just an 8 or 16 fader version using it for making music on your own.

I realize it’s overkill, but every video I see on it I think about how great it would be to have these features. Ever since using control surfaces like Maschine my creativity has exploded. It’s just so different than a mouse and keyboard.

I realize the S4 exists now, however the lower end faders would really bother me and the system isn’t much cheaper.

I’m considering starting small and getting an 8 fader S6 (maybe used or maybe just buying the modules without the $6k of extra hardware and rigging it myself). It could expand over time after all.

My only concern is that it’s already potentially more than 50% past its life cycle and already some things seem long in the tooth (the display modules are outrageously priced for TFT in 2019 - is there any chance the software could
be made to support iPads for display modules like S1?). If you’re a company who is an early adopter and builds in 10 years of depreciation and writes everything off it seems reasonable, but i’m worried about splurging and then being stuck with a big dongle in a few years.

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Old 12-06-2019, 07:17 AM
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Have you looked into the S1?
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Old 12-06-2019, 07:44 AM
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Have you looked into the S1?
Yes, I even mentioned it above.

You can’t do nearly as much on it... it goes without saying.
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Old 12-07-2019, 09:18 AM
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I really don´t understand, why the very expensive S4 has the same cheap faders as the S1 and S3... :-(
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Old 12-09-2019, 02:55 AM
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Does anyone know if it’s technically possible to buy the S6 MTM and Automation modules and nothing else? Or does it just not work at all?

And if so, could you use S1 for faders and Avid Control on iPads instead of display modules?

Or is it impossible to simultaneously use multiple types of controllers?
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Old 12-09-2019, 05:02 AM
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Greetings,

EuControl devices and WSControl devices have always been unique and independent of each other. The only exception to this is when the Pro Tools Control (Now Avid Control) tablet app was added concurrent with EUCON v 18.3. Users can now augment their S4 or S6 system by adding a single tablet running the Avid Control app - which can be handy for management, wireless surround panning, transport or triggering default or custom soft keys.

EuControl Devices :
S1, S3, Dock, Artist Mix, Avid Control

WSControl Devices:
S6 M40, S6 M10(+), S4




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Old 12-09-2019, 07:28 AM
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Greetings,

EuControl devices and WSControl devices have always been unique and independent of each other. The only exception to this is when the Pro Tools Control (Now Avid Control) tablet app was added concurrent with EUCON v 18.3. Users can now augment their S4 or S6 system by adding a single tablet running the Avid Control app - which can be handy for management, wireless surround panning, transport or triggering default or custom soft keys.

EuControl Devices :
S1, S3, Dock, Artist Mix, Avid Control

WSControl Devices:
S6 M40, S6 M10(+), S4
Thanks Jeff!

In that case, will S6 ‘work’ with only the MTM/Automation modules or does it just error out assuming there’s a problem?
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Although you will be missing out on a ton of the significant workflows (like VCA Master Spill, Expand Faders, Attention Zones, etc..) you could technically define a surface configuration with just a Master Module and an Automation Module. All Attentioning would have to happed via:

[Surface]
Touch Universe scroller then touch a track (Home Page)
Touch a meter on the scrolling meter bridge with option enabled (Home Page)
Touch a Track while in Attention Mode (Tracks Page)

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Click on one of the 6 interactions from Pro Tools with option enabled:
Track Name
Fader
Edit Window
Plug-In
Pan Controls
Sends
Nudge Up/Down

With that said - you would want the Display Knobs From Most Recently Clicked DAW Area to always be set to Master Module since that's all you would have.


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I have an S6 at work and an s3 and dock at the house. Perfectly happy combo.
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