Current owners of Avid controllers will want to head to avid.com to download the latest version of the EuControl Software Package for Avid's Artist Series, MC Pro, and System 5-MC controllers.

EuControl Software Package version 2.6.1 is a significant software and firmware update, offering full compatibility with the latest Apple operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), as well as several performance improvements, including firmware fixes for Artist Series fader slam and jitter issues. EuControl 2.6.1 works with Avid's Artist Series, MC Pro, and System 5-MC controllers.

What's new in EuControl Software Package version 2.6.1:

• Compatibility with Apple Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
• Various performance improvements
• Firmware fixes for Artist Series fader slam and jitter issues
• For Avid Artist Series, MC Pro, and System 5-MC controllers

As Avid notes, the Avid Artist Series is a family of high-quality control surfaces that deliver deep, hands-on control of your favorite audio and video software. Compact and portable enough to fit into any setup, Artist Series controllers are said to offer best-in-class industrial design, highly responsive feel, and extensive functionality to free you from the tedium of working with a mouse and keyboard.

MC Pro and System 5-MC are EUCON-based control surfaces for music and audio post, providing mixers with highly integrated control of EUCON-enabled digital audio workstations (DAWs), including Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Nuendo, Apple Logic Pro, Pyramix, MOTU Digital Performer, and more.

The EuControl Software Package Version 2.6.1 is now available as a free download for Artist Series users, as well as for MC Pro and System 5-MC users. For more information on the software and firmware update, please visit Euphonix and Avid online at avid.com.