Avid has introduced Pro Tools | Dock, a portable surface offering a combination of touch and tactile control.
Powered by the Avid MediaCentral platform, Pro Tools | Dock is based on the touchscreen workflows of Pro Tools | S6 and the hybrid touchscreen/hardware control of the Avid Artist | Control surface. It’s intended for users to navigate large projects quickly and access any track instantly on the iPad touchscreen, bringing it to the surface fader, knobs and switches.
In addition, users can work with EUCON-enabled DAWs and video editing tools, including Pro Tools, Media Composer, Logic Pro X, Cubase, and Premiere Pro. It can also be paired with Pro Tools | S3 to deliver advantages on smaller budgets, and enhances the free Pro Tools | Control iOS app.
Pro Tools | Dock Overview:
– Will quickly connect with a user’s iPad and the free Pro Tools | Control iOS app, providing intelligent control of audio and video projects. The app offers a host of customizable touch controls and visual feedback to improve efficiency.
– Includes EUCON, a high-speed Ethernet-based technology that enables the hardware to communicate directly with EUCON-enabled applications. This lets users work on a Pro Tools project, then quickly switch to other EUCON-compatible audio software like Logic Pro X or Cubase.
– When paired with Pro Tools or Pro Tools | HD, Pro Tools | Dock becomes an extension of the software. Users can access hundreds of key commands, shortcuts, functions, and UI elements without clicking a mouse, and can also create custom soft keys to perform practically any Pro Tools function and recall layouts to the surface with a single button press.
– Pairing Pro Tools | Dock with a Pro Tools | S3 control surface delivers more time-saving workflows and enhanced control. Users can also view additional visual feedback like the advanced S6 control surface.
– Pro Tools | Dock provides eight touch-sensitive Soft Knobs that extend the functionality of Pro Tools | Control. These push-top rotary controls enable users to interact with whatever knob set they’ve selected in the app, such as panning, EQ, dynamics and sends. By making adjustments with physical controls, users don’t have to focus on their computer screen, enabling them to really listen to how their adjustments affect their mix.
– With Soft Keys, users can click through frequently performed editing and mixing tasks or adapt the Dock to their unique workflow by programming macros to perform more complex tasks.
– Quickly access any channel with the color-coded Track Tiles and scrolling Universe view—no matter how big the session.
– Work with multiple tracks in Pro Tools | Control, but when there’s need to focus on a specific track, or want more tactile precision, there’s a single “attention” channel. Select any track from the touchscreen and the channel maps directly to the Dock’s surface controls.
– With 12 dedicated automation switches, users can toggle modes and write automation directly from the surface.
