Rob Chafer

I'm working on a uni project and want to create a patch that uses an 'Avid Artist Control' as a type of MIDI device, to manipulate parameters . Ive seen this done with PS4, Xbox and WII controllers so would like to know if this is possible? I don't want to use the Avid software if possible as a third party bridge from max, to the physical controller; just seeking to gain controller output data that I can utilise within the patch/program.

I would be most grateful of any thoughts please.

http://www.gear4music.com/Keyboards-and-Pianos/Avid-Artist-Transport-Controller/17BM?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=56146d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=147468887839&gclid=CJfO6P_wjNICFYIL0wodADMIXQ

I'm working on a uni project and want to create a patch that uses an 'Avid Artist Control' as a type of MIDI device, to manipulate parameters . Ive seen this done with PS4, Xbox and WII controllers so would like to know if this is possible? I don't want to use the Avid software if possible as a third party bridge from max, to the physical controller; just seeking to gain controller output data that I can utilise within the patch/program. 

Avid Artist Control Example  - http://www.gear4music.com/Keyboards-and-Pianos/Avid-Artist-Transport-Controller/17BM?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=56146d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=147468887839&gclid=CJfO6P_wjNICFYIL0wodADMIXQ

can-you-hack-an-avid-artist-control-to-use-as-control-panel-for-a-max-patch

The communication protocol for that is EuCon, I think. It would be possible to reverse engineer, but not easy. You'd want to look at this paper:

http://connect.euphonix.com/documents/euph_aes_eucon_paper_oct06.pdf

Here's a thread where somebody reverse-engineered EuCon for a Reaper plugin:

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=122509

The communication protocol for that is EuCon, I think. It would be possible to reverse engineer, but not easy.  You'd want to look at this paper:
http://connect.euphonix.com/documents/euph_aes_eucon_paper_oct06.pdf

Here's a thread where somebody reverse-engineered EuCon for a Reaper plugin:
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=122509

Thanks Mzed, look forward to having a look at both links!

Can you hack an Avid Artist Control to use as control panel for a Max patch