Neyrinck Brings D-Control Consoles Back to Life on Apple Silicon with D-Control Basic
New V-Control Pro feature restores basic Pro Tools control for D-Control owners on modern Macs
Neyrinck today announced D-Control Basic, a new feature in V-Control Pro that lets studios keep using their Avid D-Control consoles to control Pro Tools on Apple Silicon Macs. Pro Tools no longer supports D-Control on Apple Silicon systems, leaving owners of these large-format consoles with capable hardware and no path forward. D-Control Basic gives that hardware a job again.
D-Control Basic brings the same feature set V-Control Pro already provides for D-Command consoles to D-Control frames — transport, motorized faders, panning, mutes, solos, record arming, track selection, automation modes, sends, inserts, and plug-in editing.
Honest about what it is
The name is deliberate. D-Control Basic is not full console integration, and Neyrinck is upfront about the difference.
“We named it Basic on purpose. D-Control is a big console, and this connects to Pro Tools using HUI, which is a very good protocol, but a large part of the frame stays dark. What we can give you is a working console instead of a dead one — faders, transport, pan, automation, sends, inserts, and plug-in editing on a machine you can actually still buy. For a lot of rooms, that’s the difference between keeping the desk and pulling it out.”— Paul Neyrinck, founder of Neyrinck Audio
Because the integration duplicates the D-Command implementation, only the bottom two rows of encoders on a D-Control channel strip are active; the top four rows are inactive. Full details and a complete feature chart are published at neyrinck.com/v-control-pro/.
What works
•Transport control
•16 or 32 motorized faders (0.1 dB resolution)
•Pan, mute, solo, record arm, and track select
•Automation modes
•Sends A–E (with flip to faders)
•Inserts A–E on strips 1–8
•X-Mon monitor control remains fully active
What does not
•Reassignable focus strip
•Dynamics, EQ, and soft key sections
•Sends beyond E
•Inserts beyond E on other strips
Configuration
D-Control Basic supports one D-Control Main unit plus up to two Fader Modules, for a maximum of 32 channels. Devices connect over Ethernet and are added as controllers in the V-Control Pro Setups window. Pro Tools is configured for two or four HUI banks depending on the frame size, with each Fader Module counting as two 8-channel banks.
D-Control Basic is for Pro Tools. Other DAWs and media applications are not supported at this time with a D-Control console.
Pricing and availability
D-Control Basic is available now and requires a V-Control Pro Plus 2 license, priced at $299 (regularly $349) as a perpetual license with no subscription required. Licenses activate on an iLok USB key or directly on the computer. Mac and Windows installers are available today.
A 14-day free trial is available so D-Control owners can confirm the fit with their own frame and Pro Tools rig before buying: neyrinck.com/v-control-pro
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