Going from D-Command to S3 + Dock

[amolin]

S6 uses Eucon.

[J-S-Q]

Originally Posted by amolin

S6 uses Eucon.

Right. I guess I was misinformed. I thought it was some kind of derivative of Eucon specifically created for the S6 rather than the same Eucon that the S3/Artist Series runs on.

[amolin]

Ended up ordering an S6 instead... Ouch, that did hurt my wallet, now i'm off hunting new clients

[Drew Mazurek]

S6 does use its own version of EuCon. It's not the same as Artist series or S3.

[Brandonx1]

Eucon is the protocol, the s6 and s3 / artist have different software running eucon.

[Drew Mazurek]

Originally Posted by Brandonx1

Eucon is the protocol, the s6 and s3 / artist have different software running eucon.

Right, they are unique. Just because one has something, doesn't necessarily mean the other does.

[littlesicily]

Is anyone concerned that the D-Command will not be supported much longer? What happens at that point? Will user have to stall out at the last supported version of PT?

[Brandonx1]

Originally Posted by littlesicily

Is anyone concerned that the D-Command will not be supported much longer? What happens at that point? Will user have to stall out at the last supported version of PT?

Yes. The icon series is EOL in 2018 but that doesn't mean it won't work. Procontrols worked for 5 years after its EOL date. I will say Avid seems to be moving fast lastly so maybe 5 years of icons functioning isn't realistic.

[WildHoney]

Originally Posted by Brandonx1

Yes. The icon series is EOL in 2018 but that doesn't mean it won't work. Procontrols worked for 5 years after its EOL date. I will say Avid seems to be moving fast lastly so maybe 5 years of icons functioning isn't realistic.

I'll hang on to my D-Command until the last possible moment. . . .
I just made a quick configuration of a comparable S6 and it bummed me out to no end to see that while they made it narrower (less finger room to press buttons, move faders) they also made it DEEPER by about 7 inches. . . . If you're in somewhat tight quarters (as many of us are these days), that may mean pushing your monitoring location back by 7 inches, which is not ideal if you've spent a lot of time tuning the room. Plus, ergonomically, isn't that taking workspace from where you DO need it and putting it where you DON'T need it? Having not used an S6 yet, I'm just speculating, but it seems like you'd end up using about the same about of space, but with less room to maneuver. . .

[Drew Mazurek]

I'm hoping for an S6MKII myself.

I agree 1000% on the tiny buttons etc. And who thought it was a good idea to put the OLEDs behind the knobs!?!?!!?!?!