Whether you’re an old hand, or new to all things mixing, the control surface is a great way to get hold of your virtual mixer and audio plugins. With an ever expanding range of options, here we round up our favourite compact solutions to get hands-on with.
Channel Mode And Folder Spill - 2 Great Reasons To Try The Avid S1
The Avid S1 opened up the Eucon ecosystem at an accessible price point. If you’ve never tried one, check out these two videos which illustrate some of the most attractive features of the way these surfaces work together with Pro Tools.
Is The Avid S1 The Product of 2021?
In this article Julian shares the reasons he chose the Avid S1 as his product of 2021. As someone who values space more than gear, what is it about the S1 which convinced him to surrender some of his desk space to the S1.
Experts Name Their Preferred Control Surface
In this article, we have brought together an Expert Panel to share which control surfaces, if any, we use and the reasons behind our choices. We hear from people working in music production as well as others working on post-production. Some of our expert panellists work at home, others in larger facilities. If you are looking at buying a control surface you should read this article.
How To Use Custom Knob Mapping In Eucon 2021.6
The biggest new feature of Eucon 2021.6 was Custom Knob Mapping. In this free tutorial Julian Rodgers demonstrates his new custom map for Avid’s EQIII 7 Band EQ.
Avid S1 Voted The Production Expert Product Of Year 2019
Over the Christmas break, many of the Production Expert team shared our choices of Product Of The Year for 2019. We each chose one product from 2019, which in our opinion was the outstanding product during the last 12 months. Then we asked you to choose which one of our choices you preferred the most and you voted. In this article, we announce the results…
The Avid S1 Control Surface - Product Of The Year 2019 - Alan Sallabank's Choice
Post Production Expert Alan Sallabank takes us on a history tour of three decades of post-production mixing, to explain why he’s chosen the Avid S1 as his Product Of The Year 2019
New Free Avid Control App Now Available From Google Play, Amazon Fire and Apple App Stores - Download It Now
We understand that Avid has just released the new free Avid Control app replacing the Pro Tools Control app. The new Avid Control app is a tri-platform app and is now available to download from the Google Play Store, Amazon Fire Store and Apple App Store.
Avid S1 Is Available To Pre-order For Shipping In Early December
Avid has announced that you can pre-order their new compact control surface, the Avid S1 priced at $1295 with an expected delivery in early December. We have all you need to know about the new Avid control surface and how you can pre-order it.
Avid S1 Control Surface Pricing Announced By Avid
As well as showing 3 Avid S1 pro-production models together with an Avid Dock at the AES Show in New York, Avid has announced the price for the Avid S1 will be $1295. This is despite rumours that it could have been priced higher than the original price for the Artist Mix.
Post Production Special - Production Expert Podcast Episode 388
In the first Production Expert podcast Post Production special Mike, Alan and Emma talk about their favourite tools for Post and the significance of working in your own studio. They also share their finds of the week.
The New Avid S1 - We Compare It To Our Current Control Surfaces - What Do We Think?- Production Expert Podcast Episode 379
In the Production Expert podcast Russ, Julian and Alan look at the new control surfaces announced by Avid. Is the S1 going to find its way onto a desktop near any of them anytime soon?
Avid S1 EUCON Control Surface Announced - What You Need To Know
At the Avid Connect Live event, part of the Summer NAMM 2019 show in Nashville, Avid has announced the Avid S1 control surface as a replacement to the Avid Artist Mix. The S1 is an 8 fader control surface like its predecessor but unlike the Artist Mix it will take an iPad but unlike the Pro Tools Dock there isn’t a width restriction to cause problems as the iPads get bigger. In this article we have the information you need to know to decide whether the Avid S1 is for you.