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Avid Technology Artist Control User Manual

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  • Page 1 Artist Control User Guide EuControl v2.6...
  • Page 2 Legal Notices This guide is copyrighted ©2011 by Avid Technology, Inc., (hereafter “Avid”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid. 003, 96 I/O, 96i I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ................1 What’s Included .
  • Page 4 EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance) ..............49 Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Artist Control, Artist Mix, Artist Transport, and Artist Color comprise the Artist Series family of media controllers. They use a 100 Mbs Ethernet EUCON™ connection to control audio and video applications running on a workstation computer. EUCON is a high-speed communication protocol and enables control of virtually every application feature.

  • Page 6: System Requirements And Compatibility

    Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the performance of your system. Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse shortcuts. Cross References point to related sections in this guide and other Avid guides. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 7: About Www.avid.com

    Hardware Keys on Artist Series Units The names of keys on Artist Series hardware are in bold (such as SEL). The SHIFT key on Artist Series hardware is indicated by bold text, in all-caps (SHIFT) to distinguish it from references to the Shift key on your QWERTY keyboard.
  • Page 8 Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Setup And Installation

    Chapter 2: Setup and Installation Unpacking and Elevating the Artist Control Unpack Artist Control, its power adapter, AC power cord, Installer disc, Ethernet crossover cable, and riser brackets. Artist Control can be elevated or angled using small foldout legs on the bottom of the unit or elevated and angled by attaching the larger riser brackets.

  • Page 10: Attaching An Artist Control To Additional Units

    To join an Artist Control to an Artist Mix: On the Artist Control, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the two silver screws. The screws may be tight, so you may have to use some force. Removing screws from the bottom panel Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 11: Installing Software And Hardware

    Lift the black plastic connecting part and side panel up and out of Artist Control. Removing connecting part and side panel On the Artist Mix, remove the side panel on the end where it will attach to Artist Control. Slide the connecting part of Artist Control into Artist Mix to attach them together. Artist Mix and Artist Control attached by connecting at side panel Installing Software and Hardware You must install EuControl software before using your Artist Series media controller.
  • Page 12 Connect the DC output cable from the power adapter to DC In on the left side of the rear panel. Connecting the power adapter Plug one end of the Ethernet crossover cable into the Ethernet jack (labeled with) on the rear panel of the Artist Control. Ethernet cable and rear panel jack Artist Control User Guide...
  • Page 13 Plug the other end of the Ethernet crossover cable into an open Ethernet jack on your computer, router, or Ethernet switch. • Note that connecting directly to the computer may require removing your Internet cable. If you have a Mac with two Ether- net ports, use Ethernet 1, rather than Ethernet 2.
  • Page 14 The Artist Control has a ¼-in FOOTSWITCH input on the rear panel. The footswitch can be used to punch in and out of record- ing. Plug the footswitch in before powering on the Artist Control. See “Footswitch” on page 35 for details. FOOTSWITCH input on rear panel Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3. Common Tasks

    Chapter 3: Common Tasks If you completed the steps in Chapter 2, “Setup and Installation” you are ready to start learning Artist Control. The following important user interface items and terms are used in tasks: • The Soft Knobs can be turned like a conventional knob and pressed like a switch to access an additional context-sensitive function (some do not have a second function).

  • Page 16: Fader Strip

    Press the Soft Knob beside the desired plug-in name to select it. The plug-in parameters are distributed across the Soft Knobs. Turn the Soft Knob beside the desired parameter to adjust its value. Press the PAGE keys to access more parameters. Press the BACK key to exit that plug-in. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 17: Transport Keys And Jog Wheel

    Transport Keys and Jog Wheel To use the Transport keys: Use the PLAY, STOP, FF, and REW buttons to navigate the timeline of the edit window of your application.  SHUTTLE ZOOM VERT ZOOM HORIZ To use the Job wheel: Press the JOG key.
  • Page 18 Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 19: Chapter 4. Surface Controls

    Chapter 4: Surface Controls Artist Control has four channel strips each with a touch-sensitive fader, eight touch-sensitive knobs surrounding a 7-inch touch- screen, twelve soft keys, transport switches, a Jog wheel, and various navigation buttons. Artist Control comes with an external DC power supply.

  • Page 20: Power Switch

    SEL key. (See “Preferences” on page 34.) Holding down the SHIFT key and touching a fader sets it to unity gain. The track is on (unmuted) when the strip On key is lit and off (muted) when the strip On key is not lit. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 21: Navigation Controls

    SOLO The SOLO key lights red when that strip’s track is soloed and is unlit otherwise. Pressing a fader SEL key selects that track in the application and focusses it on Artist Control. The SEL key lights yellow when the track is selected and is unlit otherwise.
  • Page 22 While attached to a second workstation, your computer keyboard and mouse can be configured to control that workstation (see “Workstations” on page 31). Navigating Among Multiple Artist Media Controllers The BANK and NUDGE keys perform the identical actions on the combined set of tracks. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 23: Knobs

    Knobs Eight touch-sensitive knobs surround the Touchscreen. Each is a continuously rotating knob that adjusts parameters such as pan and aux send levels. The knob has a built-in switch allowing it to be pressed from the top. This is called the Knob Top key and is typically used to access sub-menus but also to turn parameters on and off.

  • Page 24: Knob Functions

    Press the BACK key once to return to the previous knob set. Press the BACK key repeatedly to back out of all sub-menus and dis- play the top level knob set. Press the TOP key to immediately back out of all sub-menus and display the top level knob set. This is equivalent to pressing the BACK key repeatedly. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 25: Keys

    Keys Artist Control supports Surface Soft Keys (introduced in this section) and Touchscreen Soft Keys (see “Soft Key View” on page 25). This is one of the most powerful features of Artist Control (see Chapter 7, “Soft Keys”). Below the Touchscreen are 12 Soft Keys (six per row). The bottom of the Touchscreen contains labels for each Soft Key. Soft Key labels contain text plus an optional icon.

  • Page 26: Control Room/Monitor Knob

    Turn the MONITOR knob (SHIFT + CONTROL ROOM) to adjust the volume of Monitor A, commonly used as a headphone volume. Press the MONITOR Knob Top key to mute the monitor volume. Press it again to unmute. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 27: Chapter 5. Touchscreen And Controls

    Chapter 5: Touchscreen and Controls Artist Control has a wide aspect ratio Touchscreen mounted in its center. The Touchscreen always shows the following: 1 Knob Displays Show the current knob function for their corresponding knob. There are four on each side of the Touchscreen. 2 Info Area Shows the application and workstation name, the primary and secondary time code displays, or the attentioned track name.

  • Page 28: Tracks View

    Artist Control or the workstation keyboard and touch one of these buttons to scroll up or down a full page (32 tracks). The track scroll arrow buttons are disabled if there are no further tracks to display. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 29: Soft Key View

    Soft Key View Soft Key View This view displays 24 Touchscreen Soft Keys in four lines of six each. v Scrolls forward to the next page of Soft Keys (unless on last page). ^ Scrolls back to the previous page of Soft Keys (unless on page 1). Touch a Soft Key to execute its function.

  • Page 30: Setup Screens

    Studio Monitor Express graphic user interface (GUI). Dim Dims the control room volume (lit when dim is active). Cut Mutes the control room volume (lit when cut is active). Artist Control User Guide...
  • Page 31 Monitor The Monitor Touchscreen selects the source of the monitor volume knob or mutes monitor A. Holding down SHIFT and turning the control room knob changes the volume of Monitor A in Studio Monitor Express or the attached application if it supports a EUCON monitor section.
  • Page 32 Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 33: Chapter 6. Eucontrol

    Chapter 6: EuControl EuControl is launched automatically upon starting your computer and runs in the background. EuControl is responsible for find- ing, linking, and communicating with all Artist Series media controllers on the network. Accessing EuControl Settings To open the EuControl Settings window: Do one of the following: ...

  • Page 34: Surfaces

    Add is disabled if all Artist media controllers in All Surfaces are connected to any instance of EuControl. Remove Click Remove to remove the selected surface from My Surfaces and make it available to other instances of EuControl. Remove is disabled if no surface is selected. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 35: Workstations

    Automatically Add The Automatically Add menu has two settings that control what happens to stored Surfaces between shutdown and startup. All Surfaces (default) This setting is best used when you are the only person running EuControl in your home or studio. It pro- vides an easy plug-and-play experience by automatically adding your All Surfaces list to your My Surfaces list so you never have to manually edit the My Surfaces list.
  • Page 36 The Redirect Keyboard and Mouse Control to Attached External Workstation option must be checked before adding the workstation to the My Workstations list. If it is toggled ON after adding the workstation it will have no affect. Only workstations added with the option checked will respond. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 37: General

    General This tab controls how the Artist media controller and application software work together. General tab Workstation Tracks Knob Set Changes Lets supported workstations follow selection of knob sets on the Artist Series unit. Open Plug-ins on Workstation When Editing Lets supported workstations open plug-in windows on-screen when a plug-in is selected for editing on an Artist Series unit.

  • Page 38: Preferences

    Preferences Preferences tab Artist Mix, Artist Transport, and Artist Color Display Screen Dim Time This slider only affects Artist Mix and Artist Transport. Artist Control Display This slider adjusts the brightness of the Artist Control Touchscreen. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 39: Assign

    Footswitch Artist Control lets you connect a footswitch for hands-free punch in and out. Connect a footswitch to the 1/4-inch FOOTSWITCH input on the back panel. To configure the Footswitch in EuControl: In the Footswitch section of the Preferences tab, click to select the desired Punch In and Punch Out assignments: ...

  • Page 40: Layouts

    This tab controls assignments and programming for all Artist Control keys (including the Jog Wheel, Shuttle Ring, and Numeric Pad), not just the six Soft Keys. See Chapter 7, “Soft Keys” for information on configuring the Soft Keys. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 41: Chapter 7. Soft Keys

    Chapter 7: Soft Keys Soft Keys tab This tab controls Surface and Touchscreen Soft Key assignments. The only difference between them is that the Surface Soft Keys are accessed by the 12 circular buttons below the Touchscreen, while the Touchscreen Soft Keys are accessed from the Soft Keys Setup Touchscreen (see “Soft Key View”...

  • Page 42: Restore

    Icon Click the Icon button and select an icon from the dialog. Font Click the Font button and select a font from the dialog. Color Click the Color button and select a color from the dialog. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 43: Command

    Command Select a Soft Key (its outline highlights yellow) and click Command to view or edit the command(s) assigned to that Soft Key. Command Editor The figure above shows a EUCON Key Command that sets a right locator marker. The type of command is set in the Details pane (left column).
  • Page 44 The primary function of the MC command type is to recall a Layout (see “Layouts” on page 36). Select Recall Layout from the Ac- tion menu and select the Layout number from the Layout menu. The other commands are for compatibility with MC Pro and are not used with Artist Control. Recall Layout command Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 45: Jog Wheel Commands

    Create a New Soft Key The Record command is created in the default application set for most, if not all, applications. This section shows how to create a new Soft Key using the Record command as an example. To create a new Soft Key: Select Touchscreen or Surface from the Section pop-up menu.
  • Page 46 Click the + button and select Arrow Keys as the name for the command. Note that the lower pop-up is set to Turn Jog Right. The Jog Wheel must be programmed to turn right and left. Select the Key command type from the Add pop-up menu. Artist Control User Guide...
  • Page 47 Select Down Arrow from the Insert Special pop-up menu. You have assigned the command for the Jog Wheel to turn right, now assign it to turn left. Select Turn Jog Left and select the Key command type from the Add pop-up menu. Select Up Arrow from the Insert Special pop-up menu.

  • Page 48: Assignable Knob

    Soft Key Command Editor configured for Assignable Knob Select Artist Control’s Jog from the Wheel pop-up menu. Make sure to select Artist Control’s Jog (bottom) and not Artist Trans- port’s (top). Icons beside their labels make this clear. Artist Control User Guide...
  • Page 49 Select Assignable Knob from the Function pop-up menu. Close the Soft Key Command Editor. Press the Jog Soft Key to use the Assignable Knob function with the Jog Wheel. Chapter 7: Soft Keys 45...
  • Page 50 Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 51: Chapter 8. Setting The Ip Address

    Chapter 8: Setting the IP Address Most Artist Control users will never have to set a static Internet Protocol (IP) address but in the rare cases that require it, use the instructions in this section. Normally Artist Control uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to obtain its IP address, typically from a router. Artist Control reverts to link-local addressing to generate an IP address if a DHCP server is not found on the network, such as when an Artist Control is connected directly to a computer with an Ethernet cable.
  • Page 52 Use this technique to adjust all values of the IP Address and the Subnet Mask fields. Touch the Cancel button to cancel changes made to the IP address at any time. Touch the OK button to save this static IP address. Power Artist Control off and on to use the new IP address. Artist Control User Guide...

  • Page 53: Appendix A. Compliance Information

    Appendix A: Compliance Information Environmental Compliance EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance) This model Artist Control complies with the following standards regulating Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the interference and EMC: • FCC Part 15 Class B European Union • EN 55022 Class B •...

  • Page 54: Important Safety Instructions

    17) For products with a power switch: The main power switch is located on the top panel of Artist Control. It should remain accessible after installation. 18) The equipment shall be used at a maximum ambient temperature of 40° C. Artist Control User Guide...
  • Page 55 Avid Technical Support (USA) Product Information 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Visit the Online Support Center at For company and product information, Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA www.avid.com/support visit us on the web at www.avid.com...

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