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Mixing redefined
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.
Customisable
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. Personalise 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. Working in a smaller room? Check out Avid S4, which provides all the power of S6 in a smaller surface.
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 customisable 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.
Key Features
Gain flexibility with the modular design
S6 is built to grow and change with you at every stage of your business. With a first-of-its-kind modular design, you can customise/modify the surface at any time with the modules, options, and accessories you need to match your current workflow for the greatest cost efficiency. Then scale the surface—horizontally and vertically—as your business grows in the future. Get started fast with a preconfigured surface or design your own custom desk and go from there.
Work faster with superior ergonomics
S6 acts and feels like a physical extension of your software, providing a truly immersive experience. Turn around projects fast with efficient editing and mixing control. Quickly navigate hundreds of tracks and access and edit plugins, pans, and more with the touchscreen. Position sounds exactly where you want or move them around through time with tactile precision. And see every mix detail with unprecedented visual feedback.
Get extensive visual feedback
Get the critical visual insight you need to mix with confidence and speed. Note channel modes from the top-lit, multicolour knobs. View tracks, meters, panning, and other visuals on the master touchscreen. See track names, automation status, and other info through colour OLEDs. And see channel names, multifunction meters, processing graphs, incoming clip names, and more on any Display Modules you have.
Take intelligent control of Pro Tools
Pair S6 with Pro Tools and get extended visual feedback and unique features to accelerate your efficiency every step of the way. Automate tracks and edit plugins. Navigate sessions fast with Scroll to Track and Scroll into View features. Access parameters quickly by expanding plugins across knob modules. Access all channels in a VCA Master by "spilling" them across multiple channel strips. View gain reduction and variable speed Pro Tools waveform scrolling. You can even edit clips directly from a channel strip.
Immerse yourself in Dolby Atmos®
Today`s moviegoers have high expectations, demanding more bang for their buck. That`s why Dolby Atmos has become the most popular surround format in cinema and home theatre, 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.
Control your entire studio
In addition to Pro Tools, you can mix tracks from Logic, Nuendo, and other DAWs. And not just one DAW at a time. You can mix and match channels from different DAWs—side by side—on the surface. Create up to 96 custom layouts using multiple tracks from different systems, and instantly recall them from the touchscreen. It`s the only professional control surface that lets you simultaneously mix multiple music and/or audio post projects across different audio workstations.
Command multiple DAWs at once
Mixing a large-scale music, movie, or TV post-production session that spans multiple audio workstations can be a logistical challenge. S6 provides easy control, enabling you to send commands from your Soft Keys to all connected DAWs simultaneously to save a session, punch out of automation, and perform other tasks in concert as one. And if you`re working in a smaller studio or editing suite, check out the new Avid S4, which provides the mixing power of S6 in a smaller surface.
Mix intuitively with proven technology
S6 delivers incredible workflow acceleration, highly responsive handling, and deep DAW integration. And it`s all built on proven technology, trusted by top audio professionals in the most demanding production environments. The result? You get the exceptional, dynamic performance you need to deliver your best sounding mix possible—on time. Every 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
Wish you could step away from your console and be in the same room as the performer you`re recording? With the free Avid Control app, you can control track recording, playback, and other transport functions on your S6 remotely from an iPad. It`s ideal for capturing ADR and Foley performances. And it gives you the flexibility to position yourself anywhere in the studio while mixing a music or audio post session.
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. All from one control surface. Plus, this networked communication makes it easy to configure, scale, and reconfigure the surface at whim.
Get total peace of mind
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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