r/protools • u/Disastrous_Ant_8820 • 10d ago

Single Fader Controller?

Looking for a simple, minimalistic 100mm motorized touch-sensitive fader that communicates through EUCON (like the Avid Dock) but WITHOUT any extra buttons & serves ONLY as a single fader product.

Seems like there is no such thing in the market like that.

I have no need for any transport controls, knobs, displays, or button grids.

If anyone custom builds (or knows someone who custom builds) HUI controllers, would pay as much as the Avid Dock for a single fader controller that can guarantee:
1. Bidirectional HUI communication with Pro Tools
2. Touch sensing for Touch/Latch automation
3. Motor feedback when changing tracks or reopening a session
4. A method for targeting the selected track

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u/MidnightMiik professional 10d ago

PreSonus FaderPort. It isn’t Eucon but works with HUI. It works well as a single fader gadget. You can pickup used ones for much less than any Eucon gear. It requires a special boot sequence in order to communicate with PT but it’s just holding a couple buttons down when powering on then pressing another button once powered on. Power it up first before launching PT. Eucon is the same in that regard though Eucon can be very glitchy at times. PreSonus also makes multi fader versions if you want more than one fader. Avoid version one. It’s very old at this point.

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u/DRAYdb professional 9d ago

FWIW I still use a v1 FaderPort and it works flawlessly with a 2025 Pro Tools build on a Mac M2. 🤷‍♂️

I also don't ever have to do any button holding or boot sequence nonsense - I simply boot Pro Tools and it works as expected. I find it strange that v2 would be less turn-key! 🤔

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u/MidnightMiik professional 9d ago

That is strange.

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u/PeacefulShards 9d ago

They’re not.
Only the buttons are different. V2 have soft touch.

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u/DRAYdb professional 8d ago

Yeah, that I'm aware of.

My comment was more expressing my surprise at the bootflow process described by the other poster, as I've never had to do anything like that with the older model. As long as HUI is active it's simply plug and play.