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Old 11-06-2011, 03:01 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by steveo42 View Post
That's what they said about HUI.

I'm not saying it won't happen, but let's just say I've seen "standards" over the years and they were only standards until someone else claimed another "standard".
The difference is that HUI was developed by Mackie and Digidesign back in what, like 1997, for the first control surface for pro tools, and the baby HUI. One company sells hardware control surfaces and the other the software that created the initial need for a control surface. Both companies had to be on the same page and not step on one anothers toes to effectively continue development. Looks like as Digidesign grew, they figured they did not need Mackie anymore.

Fast forward to today, Avid buys Euphonix, Eucon is now owned and developed by Avid. Avid manufactures the control surfaces that use Eucon AND the software that can be controlled by it. Now development of the protocol is coinciding with, and a part of the development of the software needing the control surface.

This is a new standard. Who is going to make deeper integration with a control surface for protools than Avid? Think about it. These Eucon control surfaces now have extremely deep control, that can be tapped into through a Eucon development partner. Mergings Pyramix already has this, Magix Seuoia and Samplitude have it, Avids Pro Tools of course has it, and so on.
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