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Experience the most intuitive, immersive mixing workflows for modern sound engineers.

The revolutionary Avid S6 modular control surface leverages the best of the industry-leading ICON and System 5 product families, providing superior ergonomics, intelligent studio control, and fully integrated Dolby Atmos workflows. Get the deep level of Pro Tools control only Avid can provide, the flexibility to control other popular DAWs using EUCON, and the performance you need to create and deliver the best sounding mixes possible—faster.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

    • Customize your surface

      Design the perfect mixing surface for your workflow. S6 is fully modular, enabling you to build your own system with an accompaniment of Fader, Knob, Process, and Display Modules. Add optional modules for surround and post mixing. Personalize it further with a variety of accessories, from keyboard and script trays to speaker mounts. And because it can be scaled horizontally and vertically, you can configure the surface with the modules you need now to fit your budget, with room to expand in the future as your needs grow.

    • Get intelligent touch control

      The Master Touch Module serves as the engine of your entire surface and central hub of operation. With its 12.1-inch tilting multipoint touchscreen, knobs, and other controls, you can quickly access and control different aspects of your mix and system. Navigate and edit tracks and plugins fast. Select, mute, solo, and record-enable channels. View metering and parameter statuses. Get extensive monitoring and routing control to handle the biggest, most complex mixes, including Dolby Atmos. Perform multistep tasks instantly with customizable soft keys. And much more.

    • See your mix in whole new ways

      Stay on top of your mix with one or more Display Modules, which provide extensive and unique visual feedback. Not only can you view multiple channel meters, track names, routing, groups, and other information, but also insightful data that will elevate your mixing experience. View high-resolution scrolling Pro Tools waveforms, which you can edit right from the surface. Display track automation data, gain reduction metering, EQ curves, and more. And with the latest EUCON software, you can now turn the display into a Master Meter Module, so you can keep your Master and Bus meters visible at all times.

    • Work with what you want

      You have a lot of choices when it comes to the tools you use to create music, sound for picture, or videos. So why not use a control surface that respects the choices you make? S6 does. That's because it features EUCON, a high-speed Ethernet-based technology that enables the hardware to communicate directly with any EUCON-enabled application—and vice-versa. And because it's application-aware, you can switch from a Pro Tools project to Logic Pro, Nuendo, and other audio software in seconds, even mix tracks from different DAWs on the surface at the same time. It's the only professional control surface that lets you simultaneously mix multiple music and/or audio post projects across different audio workstations.

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    You can, with EUCON

    EUCON is Avid’s high-speed Ethernet control protocol that delivers deep hardware and software integration. While other control surfaces repackage the experience of legacy technologies and experiences, EUCON redefines, creating a fluid experience that keeps pace with evolving needs of audio professionals. Together with Pro Tools, EUCON feels quick and natural, unifying your hands, ears, and ideas, so you can move through a session or multiple applications in luxury.

    AVID S6 FEATURES

      • Create custom knob layouts

        Map the controls of an inserted plugin to your surface—for any plugin, from any EUCON-enabled DAW. You can also map layouts that target different areas of your surface. Even the default EQ and DYN function maps can be rearranged. This makes it easy to create custom knob layouts for all of your favorite plugins.

      • View PEC/DIR metering on your displays

        Working with Post Modules and Display Modules? You can link them together, enabling you to view tracks from post layouts in five different metering views, two different color options, and up to 16 wide surround formats. Both input and output meters from any track, from any workstation, can be assigned to these post layout tracks.

      • Work faster with fewer touches

        VCA Spill and Folder Track spill give you the ability to expand track folders onto separate tracks happens with a single touch. Rename Pro Tools tracks by simply double-tapping on the Home screen's track name in the Master Module. Access parameters quickly by expanding plugins across knob modules. View gain reduction and variable speed Pro Tools waveform scrolling. You can even edit clips directly from a channel strip.

      • A first-of-its-kind modular design for better cost efficiency

        Customize and modify the surface at any time with the modules, options, and accessories you need to match your current workflow scale the horizontally and/or vertically—as your business grows in the future.

      • Critical visual insights

        Note channel modes from the top-lit, multicolor knobs. View tracks, meters, panning, and other visuals on the master touchscreen. See track names, automation status, and other info through color OLEDs. And see channel names, multifunction meters, processing graphs, incoming clip names, and more on any Display Modules you have. See all modules

      • Immerse yourself in Dolby Atmos®

        Dolby Atmos has become the most popular surround format in cinema and home theater, delivering bigger, more immersive audio experiences to viewers. And now you can get hands-on access to the most efficient Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry—right from any S6 surface and in Pro Tools Ultimate.

      • Remote control your S6

        With the free Avid Control app, you can control track recording, playback, and other transport functions on your S6 remotely from an iPad, giving you the flexibility to position yourself anywhere in the studio while mixing a music or audio post session. (Great for ADR and Foley applications.)

      • Expand control across your network

        Through EUCON, S6 communicates directly with Pro Tools and other DAWs on your network. Simultaneously control up to eight audio workstations—even workstations in other rooms across your facility—with incredible responsiveness, making it easy to configure, scale, and reconfigure the surface.

      • Work faster with fewer touches

        VCA Spill and Folder Track spill give you the ability to expand track folders onto separate tracks happens with a single touch. Rename Pro Tools tracks by simply double-tapping on the Home screen's track name in the Master Module. Access parameters quickly by expanding plugins across knob modules. View gain reduction and variable speed Pro Tools waveform scrolling. You can even edit clips directly from a channel strip.

      • Create custom knob layouts

        Map the controls of an inserted plugin to your surface—for any plugin, from any EUCON-enabled DAW. You can also map layouts that target different areas of your surface. Even the default EQ and DYN function maps can be rearranged. This makes it easy to create custom knob layouts for all of your favorite plugins.

      • Immerse yourself in Dolby Atmos®

        Dolby Atmos has become the most popular surround format in cinema and home theater, delivering bigger, more immersive audio experiences to viewers. And now you can get hands-on access to the most efficient Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry—right from any S6 surface and in Pro Tools Ultimate.

      • Command multiple DAWs

        S6 provides easy control of multiple DAWs like Logic, Nuendo and more, enabling you to send commands from Soft Keys to connected DAWs simultaneously. Save a session, punch out of automation, and more on projects that span multiple audio workstations. Create up to 96 custom layouts using multiple tracks from different systems and instantly recall them from the touchscreen. And because it's application-aware, you can switch from a Pro Tools project to Logic Pro, Nuendo, and other audio software in seconds, even mix tracks from different DAWs on the surface at the same time.

      • View all of your meters in one

        Want to keep your Master and Bus meters visible at all times? You can turn any S6 Display Module into a Master Meter Module, giving you greater visual feedback for mixing. By being able to leverage a separate display showing all of your meters in 1–4 rows—which can be stored as presets and recalled with layouts—you'll be more in tune with your mix than ever.

      • Remote control your S6

        With the free Avid Control app, you can control track recording, playback, and other transport functions on your S6 remotely from an iPad, giving you the flexibility to position yourself anywhere in the studio while mixing a music or audio post session.

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    ExpertPlus Hardware Coverage

    All S6 control surfaces include one year of Avid ExpertPlus support with Hardware Coverage, which includes 7x24 access, priority phone support, advance hardware exchange (next-day), complimentary S6 software upgrades, and more to keep you up and running.
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