Avid Technology XMON EUCON User's Guide

Artist Control User GuideEuControl v2.6

Artist Control User Guide6To remove the riser brackets:1 Slide the side panels off.2 Press the tabs to release the riser brackets.3 Lift the riser

Chapter 2: Setup and Installation 72 Lift the black plastic connecting part and side panel up and out of Artist Control.3 On the Artist Mix, remove

Artist Control User Guide86 Plug one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter and the other into a power outlet. Make sure the AC power cord i

Chapter 2: Setup and Installation 99 Plug the other end of the Ethernet crossover cable into an open Ethernet jack on your computer, router, or Ether

Artist Control User Guide1012 If you did not see the lit EuControl icon, do the following: • See “Surfaces” on page 30 and add the Artist Control man

Chapter 3: Common Tasks 11Chapter 3: Common TasksIf you completed the steps in Chapter 2, “Setup and Installation” you are ready to start learning Art

Artist Control User Guide12Fader StripTo use the fader strip:1 Press a fader SEL key on Artist Control.The corresponding track is selected in your ap

Chapter 3: Common Tasks 13Transport Keys and Jog WheelTo use the Transport keys: Use the PLAY, STOP, FF, and REW buttons to navigate the timeline of

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Chapter 4: Surface Controls 15Chapter 4: Surface ControlsArtist Control has four channel strips each with a touch-sensitive fader, eight touch-sensiti

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Artist Control User Guide16Power SwitchPress and release the POWER switch to turn Artist Control on/off.Shift KeyThe SHIFT key is used in conjunction

Chapter 4: Surface Controls 17SOLOThe SOLO key lights red when that strip’s track is soloed and is unlit otherwise.SELPressing a fader SEL key selects

Artist Control User Guide18<NUDGEMoves the window one track to the left. If strips 1–4 had tracks 5–8, they now have tracks 4–7.NUDGE>Moves the

Chapter 4: Surface Controls 19KnobsEight touch-sensitive knobs surround the Touchscreen. Each is a continuously rotating knob that adjusts parameters

Artist Control User Guide20Knob FunctionsEach knob has the following controls:• Touching the knob’s image on the Touchscreen toggles the state of its

Chapter 4: Surface Controls 21KeysArtist Control supports Surface Soft Keys (introduced in this section) and Touchscreen Soft Keys (see “Soft Key View

Artist Control User Guide22Transport ControlsREWPress REW to rewind. This function varies with the application. Implementations include: • Rewind unti

Chapter 5: Touchscreen and Controls 23Chapter 5: Touchscreen and ControlsArtist Control has a wide aspect ratio Touchscreen mounted in its center. The

Artist Control User Guide24Tracks ViewTracks view shows up to 32 tracks at a time to quickly mute, solo, arm, and select tracks that are not banked to

Chapter 5: Touchscreen and Controls 25Soft Key ViewThis view displays 24 Touchscreen Soft Keys in four lines of six each.v Scrolls forward to the next

Contents iiiContentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artist Control User Guide26Setup ScreensLess commonly used functions are found on the following Setup Touchscreens. The Soft Keys navigate through the

Chapter 5: Touchscreen and Controls 27MonitorThe Monitor Touchscreen selects the source of the monitor volume knob or mutes monitor A. Holding down SH

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Chapter 6: EuControl 29Chapter 6: EuControlEuControl is launched automatically upon starting your computer and runs in the background. EuControl is re

Artist Control User Guide30SurfacesThe Surfaces tab shows all Artist Series media controllers on your network and those connected to your instance of

Chapter 6: EuControl 31Automatically AddThe Automatically Add menu has two settings that control what happens to stored Surfaces between shutdown and

Artist Control User Guide32All WorkstationsAll Workstations lists all EUCON-enabled workstations on the network. If the workstation is already in the

Chapter 6: EuControl 33GeneralThis tab controls how the Artist media controller and application software work together.Workstation Tracks Knob Set Cha

Artist Control User Guide34Wheel SensitivityThe sensitivity of the Jog Wheel and Shuttle Ring can be precisely adjusted using the Wheel Sensitivity sl

Chapter 6: EuControl 35FootswitchArtist Control lets you connect a footswitch for hands-free punch in and out. Connect a footswitch to the 1/4-inch FO

Artist Control User GuideivChapter 7. Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artist Control User Guide36Lock to ApplicationThis feature lets the transport controls and/or the entire surface stay locked to the application listed

Chapter 7: Soft Keys 37Chapter 7: Soft KeysThis tab controls Surface and Touchscreen Soft Key assignments. The only difference between them is that th

Artist Control User Guide38RestoreClick Restore to restore the Soft Key assignments to the factory default settings.SectionClick the Section popup men

Chapter 7: Soft Keys 39CommandSelect a Soft Key (its outline highlights yellow) and click Command to view or edit the command(s) assigned to that Soft

Artist Control User Guide40Select Repeat to repeat the command if the Soft Key is held down. For example, if the key executes a Nudge command and Repe

Chapter 7: Soft Keys 41Create a New Soft KeyThe Record command is created in the default application set for most, if not all, applications. This sect

Artist Control User Guide42The Soft Key Wheel window opens.2 Double-click the Jog label. The Jog Wheel Command Editor opens.3 Click the + button and

Chapter 7: Soft Keys 435 Select Down Arrow from the Insert Special pop-up menu. You have assigned the command for the Jog Wheel to turn right, now as

Artist Control User Guide445 Select Function > Custom > arrow keys. 6 Close the Soft Key Command Editor.7 Press the Jog Soft Key and spin the

Chapter 7: Soft Keys 454 Select Assignable Knob from the Function pop-up menu. 5 Close the Soft Key Command Editor.6 Press the Jog Soft Key to use

Chapter 1: Introduction 1Chapter 1: IntroductionArtist Control, Artist Mix, Artist Transport, and Artist Color comprise the Artist Series family of me

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Chapter 8: Setting the IP Address 47Chapter 8: Setting the IP AddressMost Artist Control users will never have to set a static Internet Protocol (IP)

Artist Control User Guide483 Touch the first box of the IP Address field. Adjust its value by turning any of the eight knobs or the Jog Wheel. 4 Use

Appendix A: Compliance Information 49Appendix A: Compliance InformationEnvironmental ComplianceDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Un

Artist Control User Guide50Australian ComplianceCanadian ComplianceThis Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-

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Artist Control User Guide2System Requirements and CompatibilityAvid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has

Chapter 1: Introduction 3Hardware Keys on Artist Series UnitsThe names of keys on Artist Series hardware are in bold (such as SEL). The SHIFT key on A

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Chapter 2: Setup and Installation 5Chapter 2: Setup and InstallationUnpacking and Elevating the Artist ControlUnpack Artist Control, its power adapter