Audio professionals looking for a flexible software control system will be impressed with the Avid S4 16-Fader Control Surface (5' Base Frame), a customizable, EUCON-enabled professional control surface that delivers the mixing power of the industry-standard Avid S6, but in a smaller, more affordable package. It boosts your mixing efficiency with the same award-winning workflows in a streamlined, semi-modular surface that provides hands-on control over a host of software functions, parameters, and project navigation for Pro Tools and other popular DAWs.
From its superior ergonomics and operational ease to its fully integrated Dolby Atmos workflow and optional modules like joysticks and attention knobs (modules available separately), the S4 is a perfect fit for budget-conscious independent mixers creating music, designing sound, or mixing immersive audio, in smaller audio postproduction facilities, and music studios. A 1-Year ExpertPlus Support with Hardware Coverage plan is included with unlimited priority phone support and online technical support, plus billing and account help—response within 4 hours.
Key Highlights
- Accelerate workflows with a versatile system that fits into any music, audio post, or media education environment
- Boost efficiency with direct tactile and touch access to a host of software functions, parameters, and project navigation
- Work with your favorite software, including Pro Tools, Nuendo, Pyramix, Logic Pro, Cubase, and more
- Customize the semi-modular surface for your workflow with up to 24 faders, plus optional displays and modules
- Get unmatched hands-on control and precision with an ergonomic surface that feels and acts like an extension of your software
- Make more informed decisions and mix with confidence through extensive visual feedback of your session
- Experience the most efficient Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry when paired with Pro Tools | Ultimate
- Get comprehensive monitoring control to handle any sound setup from mono to immersive audio
Core Components
Master Touch Module (MTM)
- Get quick access to your mix and control parameters through a tilting 12.1-inch multipoint touchscreen, plus eight adjacent rotary encoders and other dedicated knobs and keys.
Master Automation Module (MAM)
- Navigate and automate projects easily with a full transport control section with shuttle/jog wheel, a focus fader, automation control, numeric keypad, and other keys and switches.
Channel Strip Module (CSM)
- Control track levels, plugins, and other parameters through eight channel faders, 32 top-lit knobs (four per channel), and other keys and switches. Outfit your surface with up to three to support a 24-fader configuration.
Avid S4 frame
- Depending on the number of Channel Strip Modules in your base configuration and other module options you choose, your control surface will be housed in either a 3-, 4-, or 5-foot preassembled frame. You can also add optional risers to the frame to raise the angle of the modules for better ergonomics.
S4 16-Channel 5' Configuration
- 16-fader, 5' base system
- Includes two CSMs, one MTM, one MAM, and filler panels/plates in a 5' frame
World-Class Mixing for Smaller Studios
Get the mixing power of industry-standard Avid S6 in a more compact control surface for budget-conscious pros and smaller audio post and music facilities. Avid S4 boosts your mixing efficiency with the same award-winning workflows in a more streamlined, semi-modular surface that provides intelligent DAW control. Whether creating music, designing sound, mixing immersive audio, or teaching audio production, S4 is the perfect fit for any project.
Take Command of Multiple DAWs
S4 is built with EUCON technology, giving you deep, unmatched DAW integration to access and control Pro Tools, Nuendo, Logic Pro, and other audio and video software right from its touchscreen and surface-even two different applications simultaneously. From editing plugins and writing automation, to performing complex tasks with a single key press, it accelerates your efficiency like only an Avid control surface can.
Expand your Mixing Versatility
Stereo. Surround. Immersive audio. For music, audio post, and media education. No matter the format, DAW, or workflow, S4 makes it easy to expand your creative capabilities, providing additional module options—including joysticks, PEC/Direct paddles, and attention knobs—to support a variety of mixing workflows and opportunities. Win the work you want with a versatile control surface that powers your potential while keeping your budget in check.
See Your Mix in New Ways
S4 supports up to four optional Display Modules, providing extensive visual feedback of your session. From channel meters, groups, EQ curves, and automation data, to scrolling high-res Pro Tools waveforms, which can be edited right from the surface, you gain better insight into every aspect of your session, so you can create incredible mixes with confidence.
Create Dolby Atmos Mixes with Ease
Experience the most efficient hands-on Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry when paired with Pro Tools | Ultimate, providing extensive integration for faster project turnaround. The S4's compact size makes it ideal to outfit smaller rooms for immersive audio.
Customize the Surface for Your Needs
- The S4's semi-modular design lets you customize your surface with additional modules to suit your workflow and expand your creative capabilities.
- Add the Joystick Module to mix surround sound and immersive audio projects, including Dolby Atmos and Ambisonics, using dual touch-sensitive joysticks, and TFT and OLED displays, to position sounds with precision.
- Add the Post module to help complete post projects faster and enable you to switch between listening to recorded tracks/stems and their inputs through two rows of 10 PEC/Direct paddles, and ensure they sound identical before punching in to record.
- Add the Attention Knob module to your surface, and get 32 additional top-lit knobs, providing additional assignable controls and visual feedback for adjusting attention track functions, including plug-ins, EQ, Dynamics, and pan.
Supported EUCON-Enabled Applications
- Avid Pro Tools
- Avid Pro Tools | Ultimate
- Avid Media Composer
- Avid Media Composer | Ultimate
- Avid Media Composer | Enterprise
- Avid XMON EUCON
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Premiere
- Apple Logic Pro
- Digital Audio Denmark DADman
- Harrison Mixbus
- MOTU Digital Performer
- Magix Samplitude
- Magix Sequoia
- Merging Technologies Pyramix
- Steinberg Cubase
- Steinberg Nuendo
- Trinnov Audio D-MON
Supported Mackie Control / HUI-Enabled Applications
- Ableton Live
- Cockos REAPER
- Propellerhead Reason