Back in September 2018, at IBC in Amsterdam, Avid’s newly appointed CEO Jeff Rosica started to lay out his plans for Avid. To try and answer this we need to look at how the industry has changed over the last 8 years and also the changes in Avid’s business model. Will Avid Produce A Replacement For The Avid S6? Where should Avid go with control surfaces? Although the S4 has replaced the lower speed M10 S6 range, essentially we have not seen a new large-format control surface from Avid since September 2013. The Avid S4 has been designed to provide the workflow versatility you need to take on any project, from film, TV, and OTT media, to commercials and games, with Dolby Atmos integration, when required, to help you complete diverse projects on time and on budget, in smaller rooms than before.Ģ021? - And that is where the story stops. When it comes to audio post-production workflows, the same concept of smaller rooms and smaller footprints applies whether it is for immersive audio mixing, sound design, ADR, Foley, or sound editing. The Avid S4 has been designed with smaller recording studios, independent music mixers, and smaller rooms in mind. The Avid S4 comes pre built and configured in one of 3 standard frames with up to 24 faders, with the option to have some additional modules from the S6 range including the Joystick, Post and 32 knob modules. Secondly, it would appeal to anybody thinking of getting multiple Artist Series Controllers, as whilst the cost of the S3 was slightly more than say 2 Artist MC Mixes, the expanded 32 OLED displays and general feel of the S3 could be a better option, and if 16 faders was felt to be a good number.Ģ019 - Avid S4 Control Surface - Avid announced the Avid S4 control surface as a replacement to the Avid S6 M10 range. Just like the S6 however, the S3 is also designed for other EUCON enabled DAWs such as Logic, Cubase and Nuendo. Firstly towards ex Pro Control, Control 24 users or similar, who enjoyed the tactile aspect of fader control, but didn’t have space or inclination to change their total mix room or perhaps could not justify the S6. The Avid Pro Tools S3 was considered to be aimed at two markets. It packs enormous power and accelerated mixing efficiency for faster turnarounds, making it useful, from project studios to the largest, most demanding facilities. Its small form factor makes it ideal for smaller spaces for those working from home or freelancers working on the road. Both featured a tilting 12.1-inch multipoint touchscreen, eight adjacent rotary encoders, and dedicated knobs and keys for monitoring and global control, enabling users to view, access, and edit different aspects of your mix-such as tracks, processing, and metering-without mousing through menus.Ģ014 - Avid S3 Control Surface - Avid announced the baby brother to their S6 mixing console, the Avid Pro Tools S3 control surface. The S6 Automation Module complemented both, providing controls for transport, automation, and more. All surfaces must include a main engine, which provided touchscreen access and control with a choice between two-S6 M40 or S6 M10. Master modules were the central hubs of the S6 surface design. The new Avid S6 was built around 2 core frames, the S6 M40 allowing for up to 41 modules and the smaller S6 M10 allowing for up to 9 modules. The larger S6 M40 was aimed at high-end professionals and facilities that needed great scalability and customisation with the smaller S6 M10 aimed at smaller to mid-size facilities, such as producers. 2013 - S6 Control Surface - Avid announce that they have ‘leveraged the best of the ICON and System 5 product families in a revolutionary new modular design’.
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