For full instructions please see: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/faq/Avid-Control-Support
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Qualified Mac or Windows-based computer running any supported EUCON-enabled application and EuControl 2023.11 (NOTE: The free EUCON 2023.11 software must be downloaded from Avid and installed before using Avid Control)
• One of the following connections:
- Accessible wireless network (5 Ghz Wi-Fi network recommended), or
- Lightning-to-USB 3 Camera Adapter + USB 2-to-Ethernet Adapter to connect an Ethernet cable directly to iPad (be sure to disable Wi-Fi on your iPad when using this connection type)
ABOUT AVID CONTROL
Take wireless control of your favorite audio and video software—right from your iPad. With Avid Control, you can record and mix audio in Pro Tools, Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, Premiere and other media software, faster and more easily than working with a mouse and keyboard alone. The app combines the tight hardware/software integration and high-speed communication power of EUCON technology with the multi-touch advancements of iOS, so you get deep control, with great mixing flexibility. And when used with an Avid control surface (including the new Avid S1), you gain new touch workflows and custom control. Best of all… it’s free!
Track and mix with just a touch
• Speed up your efficiency using a host of controls
• Record, mute, and solo tracks with a tap
• Ride multiple faders to bring more life to your mix
• Get insight into your mix with extensive visual feedback
Get unrivaled audio and video control
• Access and control hundreds of software commands
• Punch in audio and toggle automation modes
• Trigger complex macros that will save you tons of time
• Switch control to different applications using a single app
Mix faster with intelligent design
• Gain multitouch control to speed up your efficiency
• Interact with and control your mix in whole new ways
• Perform keystroke shortcuts and more with a single tap
• Bring tactile control with you, anywhere you go
Navigate huge mixes easily
• Get fast access to any channel with Tracks view
• Quickly scroll through large mixes
• Select, record-enable, solo, and mute multiple tracks
• Keep an eye on levels with S6-style metering
Free yourself from the cables that bind
• Work in ways not possible with a wired mouse or control surface
• Record yourself in a different room from your DAW
• Control up to two networked workstations across a facility
• Trigger playback or recording from anywhere
Extend your control surface's workflows
• Get enhanced touch control and customizable layouts
• Navigate mixes faster with Tracks view
• View a counter display and additional visual feedback
• Recall layouts and trigger macros
Work with your favorite audio and video software*
• Avid Pro Tools
• Avid Media Composer
• Apple Logic Pro X
• Steinberg Cubase
• Steinberg Nuendo
• Merging Pyramix
• Mackie Control
* Please see Avid’s Control app support page for a full compatibility list.
Hide..Show more..
Screenshots
User Rating
2.94 out of 5
31 ratings
in United States
5 star
11
4 star
4
3 star
1
2 star
2
1 star
13
Ratings History
Reviews
Easy and Powerful
I have a Mac Book Pro and and iPad and iPhone. It was easy to download. Yes, you need to download and install EuControl but the entire process of setting this up took me 20 minutes. Everything worked smoothly and it was easy to bring the power of working in Pro Tools to my other devices. I had no problems at all, just was patient and watched two videos to get all the settings I needed, including setting up the time-saving soft keys in EuControl that show up in the Avid Control app. Love it!
Of course
I didn’t have high hopes for this to work and it doesn’t. Avid really doesn't focus on the project, home studio market anymore. I don’t blame them. The big format studios and commercial studio markets are booming businesses these days. What is wrong with that company? Product manager should be sent packing.
Decent app….poor instructions
The app itself isn’t bad for a free app at all tbh…..the problem is bad instructions on Avids part….Ive been using it off and on the past 4 years and the biggest issue has been setting it up and Avid needs to do a step by step VIDEO on setting it up as it always seems to change….for instance the latest version of ProTools has changed how you enable Eucon and I had zero help getting it set up with instructions from Avid but a Facebook user forum helped me set it up…..I believe this app would get a much higher rating if there were a little more effort on Avids part as far as instructions go
Worked for 1 week then broke my heart
You gotta think that at some point we’re gonna look back at all this mismatched incompatibility software nonsense and just cry a river of tears. Why are we still dealing with these issues? Why is avid so far behind? How come things work for a few days and then things update and nothing works anymore and why am I still writing the same types of reviews 25 years after the first one? will nothing ever change? Will I live a life as a frustrated artist where none of the software garbage works? Just so fed up. I don’t even know what to do anymore. I’m so tired of being in the moment of inspiration and having to drop what I’m doing and deal with avid. I just hate this company so much. I don’t even know how to describe it. They are the antithesis of creativity in the enemy of inspiration. Nothing ever works… there’s always some bug and there’s always some update that makes this entire system break down like a house of cards. I can’t describe my frustrations with this company without wanting to smash up their hardware and my phone.
Will not prompt to register
The instructions for this application clearly state that it will prompt you to register the app with your avid account, however no such prompt appears when you open the app and so you cannot download the partner software for your desktop. Do not bother to download this software because you will find yourself in a world of frustration.
This app is trash
I was thinking of buying the S1 control surface but will never buy it because you need Avid Control for it. One day it works, then all of a sudden it’s no longer working. Once my pro tools subscription ends I’ll probably not renew it.
NOT FOR IOS 17
There are so many bad reviews about how terrible this app is. But Zyhis app is only rated for iOS 13-16. So the only reason it isn’t working is because Avid hasn’t bothered to update the app for the latest software. I can’t even get my computer and my iPad to communicate through thud app. Just be patient and don’t be so harsh.
Fast and reliable control surface.
Absolutely amazing to see features that used to cost thousands of dollars packaged up for free with Avid Control. Big thumbs up. I have it running 24/7 in a pro studio. Near flawless performance.
Won't Work Without Forking Over Some Dough
Yeah, you can download the app for free, but it only works if you got an activation card with an (expensive) paid Avid hardware controller. It would be nice if they told you that here. Typical Avid.
Hail Olympia!
Why are most of us not seeing this app work? The developer says download Eucon but all routes just take you back to this useless app. Avid isn’t big on helping anymore since they recently moved on up to Mt. Olympus, leaving us mortals to try and sort out this Calculus & fend for ourselves.
