By "over" indicators I mean the red/yellow LEDs at the top of the meters that light when the signal "goes over". I can't think of a not-clumsy way to say this so bear with me: the "over" indicators on the master module and display module meters simply don't work. I'm sorry but I find that astonishing - eighty thousand dollars later. I'm no Ross Hogarth and I don't have the experience guys like you do but I have NEVER purchased ANYTHING - especially something so expensive - where a major basic design function is simply non-functional.
I for one am constantly running across situations where I could sure use this if it were active. It's of no help to Avid's own DAW customers like me if this feature works on other DAWS (until we finally give up on the -9XXX error issues in ProTools and ABANDON ProTools forever - but that's a different story). ProTools should have been the FIRST DAW Avid chose to implement this feature for. The S6 is made by Avid, and Avid's DAW is ProTools. The "Attention Knob" section of the board has been dark from launch.
Ok so as for the issues I mentioned, I've described them many times on the DUC over the years and so have many others but let me expand a bit per your request: Thank you for your eight years on the S6. None of this is personal to you - actually, very much the opposite. In fact it's nearly the only perspective I ever hear.Īlso (I just have to say this) I know a little about what guys like you and Jeff have had to deal with at Avid for the last many years and given that, let me say that I for one think you're doing an amazing job given the constraints you're under (the s/w engineers and Gil too). And I agree that going back and forth is not useful but let me ask you and Jeff to keep in mind that however you may feel, the perspective I'm describing is absolutely not mine alone and represents a large group of users too. but if you say so, of course I believe you. I wouldn't have guessed based on the posts in here and what my friends at retailers tell me that such a large percentage of S6 users have large boards and can afford space for the newer modules, work in ATMOS, etc. Hi Eddie, Thanks for the response as always.
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Please describe them in detail with how to reproduce if necessary and we'll go from here. "plugins still can't be loaded, basic overage indicators don't work" I've always been honest with what we can and cant do. Let's get that (large) list and see what's already scheduled, what is easily fixed and what we can't get to in the near future. I've pretty much dedicated the past 8 years of my life to S6 and would love to do every feature right now but that's not how things work. That said I have always tried to balance releases and add features that benefit everyone (like EQ/DYN Cycling in 3.7)Īnyway, it's pointless repeatedly going back and forth on this as it helps nobody. The Joystick Module is bought by over 65% of S6 customers and if you go by the amount of money spent, Atmos is a high percentage of sales. You say that nobody will want to get display modules for the Master Meters, yet we started receiving many orders for extra units even before the release. For the same cost as Icons bar meters, you get hi-res waveforms, instead of 8 char displays, you get a touchscreen and OLEDs. The price of S6 is comparable to the ICON and less than the S5 and other manufacturers in this space on a number of faders basis, yet S6 is far more technologically advanced. The S6 development has been the same as any high-end console in that respect, if not more, it took ICON and System 5 over 10 years to get to where they were and I have worked on many consoles from Neve, SSL and Harrison to name a few that have development cycles spread over many years. Whilst not every feature is to everyone's liking or workflow, we have been churning them out consistently. Like Jeff, I'm sorry you feel this way and want to help, but I'm also with him on thinking you are being a little unfair on Avid.