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S6 for home project music studio?
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. Thanks! |
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Re: S6 for home project music studio?
Have you looked into the S1?
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Re: S6 for home project music studio?
Yes, I even mentioned it above.
You can’t do nearly as much on it... it goes without saying. |
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Re: S6 for home project music studio?
I really don´t understand, why the very expensive S4 has the same cheap faders as the S1 and S3... :-(
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Re: S6 for home project music studio?
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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Re: S6 for home project music studio?
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 Jeff |
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