Command 8 PT11

[Jon Webber 117]

I have heard a rumour that PT11, currently in development, will not support Command 8? Is this correct Avid? I have just bought one - shall I return it and go back to my old Mackie Universal Controller?

[Dism]

Originally Posted by Jon Webber 117

I have heard a rumour that PT11, currently in development, will not support Command 8? Is this correct Avid? I have just bought one - shall I return it and go back to my old Mackie Universal Controller?

The next major upgrade will not support the command 8.

[SKI]

Makes a lot of sense because they need some way to make the Artist Series sell to the users of the smaller PT setups.

Just looks like Avid is trying to distinguish themselves once again with more pro-like offerings.
It seems that since they want to continue to be considered the standard they are going back to a structure that is more like the old company structure.

The non-hardware version of PT would be the safety net that would still offer a lower cost solution for those not wanting to invest heavily into Avid products.

Interestingly enough the non-hardware PT will probably work out much better than the crippled LE versions did.

[jorg]

I think it's a horrible move from Avid.
No other company drops support for their hardware this aggressively in order to force sales of newer products.

I'm actually worried now about buying an Avid artist series because they obviously will drop support for the, eventually as well.
I think a Mackie Control Universal is the safer bet.

[SKI]

Not really.
Digidesign dropped support for many third party devices in the past, there is nothing that makes the HUI protocol safe from this.

The Artist stuff is not flying off the shelves and there was a lot invested in acquiring it so they have to make business related decisions to cover this.

When dealing with companies like Avid and Apple you learn that obsolesce is a normal business practice to a certain degree.

[Dism]

Originally Posted by jorg

I think it's a horrible move from Avid.
No other company drops support for their hardware this aggressively in order to force sales of newer products.

I'm actually worried now about buying an Avid artist series because they obviously will drop support for the, eventually as well.
I think a Mackie Control Universal is the safer bet.

This agressively??

Apple obsolescense is around 3 years. Most Avid stuff going extinct after nearly a decade.

[chipss36]

well thats it, just got the command 8 and now see this, this will be my last pt upgrade, off to another daw, last time you get to burn me evil empire...
the command 8 is a much better build than artist, and instead of building artist better, with IMO is cheep plastic junk from china you charge way to much for....just end support for something thats built well, and works well....

it is official, avid is worse at corporate greed than digi ever was...unreal..
see how this works out for you long term...your days are numbered..

[steveskinner]

Originally Posted by Dism

The next major upgrade will not support the command 8.

This bothers me a lot. Unless there's some good technical reason why Command 8 won't work with the new architecture, it's a wasteful, arrogant move.

[bonfi64]

The next major upgrade for PT (11) will not support
2007 mac pro
command 8
all plugs i bought from digidesign (2000 dollars)
192 blue interface
midi in/ out

i currently run PT HD 8 i'm very happy with the audio side but the midi is veery buggy, today working on some midi stuff i discover little midi notes recorded at the beginning of my recorded note, i try all midi input settings but the problem stay there, so i had to delete all little notes (with a cross in the middle)
anyone had this problem
thanks

[bruce lang]

You may have done this already, on instrument tracks anyway, make sure the input is just the device you're using, not "all". If mine is set to "all" I get duplicate notes, which can be deleted by selecting all & "delete duplicate notes" from the region menu I believe.