Icon Pro Audio have announced the upcoming launch of the V1-M and V1-X



https://iconproaudio.com/product/v1-m/

https://iconproaudio.com/product/v1-x/

This is awesome!
What is the price of the units?

Looks interesting

Wow!

They’re listed as $1900 & $1500 respectively here in Australia. Can probably get them a bit cheaper, but I don’t see stock anywhere as of yet.

Be curious to see how these integrate with PT compared to an S1 etc.

One thing that irks me is the primary units screens don’t line up with the expanders. Seen multiple pics now and they all show the same thing. Why on Earth would they not?

It’s listed at 1089 euros on Thomann, available in a month or so. Very reasonable price for what it is. I was nearly about to get the behringer controller but i might just get this instead. Hopefully there aren’t any bugs..

ive been eyeing this combo for a little over a month waiting on ppl to get them and review them.
alto has the v1-m listed at 1100 and the extender for 900. so 2k(usd) for both units.. thats not bad at all

It "doesn't compare" if it's anything like all the other non-Eucon controllers. It's simply in a different (lower) tier than s1 devices. Build quality could be on-point, but integration? No.

Yeah, they seem to be different heights! Really strange…

oh yea.. look at that..

well I'm a new member of the S1 camp, so not for me anyway

Exactly.

Why design it like that? Doesn’t look great.

I get it. I have a Eucon controller.

I meant more with the Stream Deck style hot keys etc. that this unit has. The functionality that is beyond the HUI commands required for DAW control. Curious to see how well that plays with PT.

Guess we wait and see once these are in the wild.

Yeah that's maybe different. I think for people with a tablet using Eucon is still likely far superior, but of course one might not exclude the other. So maybe it's a good option for those who for some reason want this controller instead.

I don't fully understand why this would be a better option at this price though. I think I got my s1 + FireHD for about $1,600. This new controller seems priced too high.

Unfortunately another controller with the ancient and severely limited Mackie Control protocol.
Won't this ever be replaced?

There seems to be no prospect of industry companies coming together to promote a standard protocol for all daws that would expand Mackie's capabilities. Eucon is a very stable protocol, but currently owned by Avid, which means that DAW companies and controller companies cannot access this code. I personally think that sooner or later companies like Steinberg or Presonus and some others will make their own controllers with their own implementation codes, as Avid has done with the purchase at the time of euphonix. Time will tell, if it happens, if any of these solutions will end up being a standard that ends up burying the old Mackie protocol.

They can access and use the code, but not for anything. Letting Steinberg and others use the code for controllers that Avid sells is good for Avid (and good for us, since Avid controllers are good).

Any time a new company comes out with a new controller they'll want to protect the investment, meaning they'll end up doing what Avid did - maybe allowing others to use the protocol for the controller. Steinberg has had several controllers, "Houston", the touch series, the "CC121" and Nuage (Yamaha), and then there was WK-Audio's "ID". All basically gone now.

It's a tough segment to break into and remain profitable in.

Ads for this controller say it supports Reaper. If anyone has tried it with Reaper please let us know how well it integrates. Still looking for something really suitable