Enhancements

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Order Ambisonics Track and Bus Support (Pro Tools HD Only)

• New 4, 9, and 16 channel tracks and busses in Pro Tools using ambiX channel ordering standard (ACN)

• Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation included

MIDI Workflow Enhancements

• Use left and right arrow keys to select MIDI notes in tracks in Notes view in the Edit Window and in the MIDI Editor. Using the Tab (and reverse Tab) with Tab to Transient disabled now only locates to MIDI Clip boundaries. Using Tab (and reverse Tab) with Tab to Transient enabled now moves the edit insertion to the beginning of each next note but doesn’t select it. If in a CC# view with Tab to Transient enable, tab moves the edit insertion to the next CC automation breakpoint.

• MIDI Merge Release Mode

  • Right Click the MIDI Merge button (or set in Preferences > MIDI) to choose how MIDI controller automation data from pedals is merged into the timeline over existing CC data in modes that are familiar to audio automation: Latch, Latch Until Next Event, Touch

• CC# values are now displayed in the track view and automation lane selectors to make obvious which given controller is being viewed and edited

• Store and recall MIDI controller automation lane displays for the MIDI Editor Window using Window Configurations

• Record enable button added to the MIDI Editor window header to allow selected tracks to be auditioned or recorded to

• Additional Grid and Nudge size keyboard shortcuts added to facilitate changing these values from a laptop keyboard:

  • Grid: Shift+ “-” and Shift + “=” decrease and increase the grid size respectively

  • Nudge:

    • Mac: Shift+Option+ “-” and Shift+Option+ “=” decrease and increase the nudge size respectively

    • Win: Use Shift+Alt+ “-” and Shift+Alt+ “=” decrease and increase the nudge size respectively

• Use existing clip snapping edit modifiers (Control and Control+Command on Mac or Win and Win+Control on PC) to snap MIDI clips on Instrument tracks in Clips or Blocks view

• Scroll the piano roll vertically by hovering the mouse over the Piano Roll on the left edge of the timeline and using a trackpad or mouse wheel

• Show and Hide the Docked MIDI Editor via keyboard shortcut:

  • Mac: Shift+option+ “=”

  • PC: Shift+Alt + “=”

• Clutch between “shaped” pencil tool modes and free hand mode using the Command key on Mac or the Control key on Windows

• Grid mode is now followed when clicking the grabber tool on a MIDI track timeline area while in notes view

• MIDI Clip boundaries are now displayed in all track views

• Red recording progress is displayed during MIDI recording in order to see visual feedback on tracks that are currently recording

• Newly created MIDI clips are trimmed to the nearest Bar|Beat boundary that contains all MIDI events performed during the take to facilitate easier editing after record

MIDI Input Display

• A new Edit Window and MIDI Editor Window display area shows MIDI input as chords and notes using the Sibelius chord library

Post Mixing and Dolby Atmos® Features (Pro Tools HD Only)

• Link control for Front and Rear pan parameters allows for true 2 knob panning X Y style panning

• Right click on the pan shape guides in the Surround Panner window to enable or disable Auto Height Override mode, allowing audition Height Modes for 7.1.2 and Object panning without writing automation to the timeline.

Media Composer can be affected by system settings and other software and hardware drivers installed on your computer.
To optimize the software on your client we suggest the following on Windows 10.

The first thing you should do is run the (ASDT) Avid System Diagnostic Tool's "BaseAnalyzer".  You can download the ASDT below.
Avid System Diagnostic Tools are updated regularly and Avid recommends that the latest version is used wherever possible. The latest version is available from the following link: Avid System Diagnostic Tools
or
ftp://guest@interplay.avid.com/tools
Some users may experience difficulty opening this FTP link in a Web Browser. The following connection details can be used with a standard FTP client to download the latest ASDT installer file:
FTP site: ftp://interplay.avid.com
User: guest
Password: [none required]
If you have installed a previous ASDT version use the builtin update function to update and get the latest available version.

Once you have installed the ASDT.
Find the BaseAnalyzer magnify glass icon.  This will run a verify process and help optimize the client. 

Click Verify All.

Once the BaseAnalyzer is complete, select the failed items and click details on them as you go down the list. 

​If you see a fix button when clicking on the failed items, press this "fix" button to resolve the issue. Sometimes to fix an issue, you must perform a manual operation, you can find these steps in the details button on each failed item.

Symptoms:

*Note; This article applies to Sibelius 7.1 to 7.5, for Sibelius v8.0 and later, please see this separate article.

You are unable to activate Sibelius or the Sibelius License Server. You receive the following error when trying to activate:

Problem:

This can happen with any of the following:

• Your computer is unable to connect to the internet
• Ports 3443 and 443 are being blocked
• Proxy or other firewall blocking the connection to the activation servers

Activation and Registration

Downloads and Installation

The DADman software (for your Mac or Windows workstation) is available in your Avid Account after you follow the Activation/Registration steps above.
 Installation instructions will also included in the Avid Account. Additional configuration info can also be found here:

• Creating a New Profile for Pro Tools | MTRX
• Configuring Sources for Pro Tools | MTRX with S6

Compatibility

DADman Software Workstation Compatibility:

• Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), and 10.12 (Sierra)
• Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
• EuControl 3.5 or higher
• S6 WSControl 3.5 or higher

Qualified EUCON media applications:

• Avid Pro Tools 12.7 or later
• Avid Pro Tools | HD 12.7 or later

Qualified SFP Modules:

• SFP's that are distributed by NTP and/or Avid are supported (contact your reseller)
• SFP's from other third parties may not work with Pro Tools | MTRX and are not recommended

Support Resources

Following Activation/Registration you should receive a confirmation email which includes a complimentary Avid Support Code (ASC). If you experience any problems with your hardware or software you can contact Avid Customer Care by going to https://www.avid.com/ASCform and entering your ASC, or by calling us at one of the phone numbers found here: http://www.avid.com/learn-and-support/contact-audio-and-music-support

Alternately you can also connect with other customers in our user community:
Avid Pro Mixing General Discussion