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Get the mixing power of industry-standard Pro Tools | 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, it's the perfect fit for any project.
For audio post
Bring the robust workflows of S6 to your smaller rooms for immersive audio mixing, sound design, ADR, and editorial. S4 provides the versatility you need to take on any project—from film, TV, and OTT media, to commercials and games.
For music
Get the creative capabilities to take on stereo and Dolby Atmos music projects. S4 is the perfect fit for smaller recording studios, independent music/audio post mixers, and smaller rooms and mastering suites in bigger music studio facilities.
For the classroom
S4 provides a more affordable solution to teach students the music and audio post-production workflows they’ll need for a successful career in the media and entertainment industry. Plus, it can be customised to support any class curriculum.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- Get the power of S6 in a smaller surface - From its deep DAW control and fully integrated Dolby Atmos workflows, to superior ergonomics and operational ease, Avid S4 gives you the same massive power, monitoring capabilities, and workflows of Pro Tools | S6 in a more compact control surface designed for smaller spaces and budgets.
- Take command of multiple DAWs - Like S6, 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 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.
FEATURES:
Accelerate your mix
Avid S4 boosts your tracking, editing, and mixing efficiency, giving you direct hands-on access and control over a host of software functions, parameters, and project navigation. Create better mixes with more precision than working with a mouse and keyboard alone.
Work with multiple DAWs
Expand your creative capabilities with a versatile solution that accelerates music and audio post workflows across Pro Tools | Ultimate, Nuendo, Pyramix, Logic Pro, Cubase, and other audio software. You can even mix tracks from two different DAWs simultaneously, enabling hybrid mixing.
Customise the surface for your needs
With its compact, semi-modular design, you can configure S4 with up to 24 faders—plus three module options that offer dual joysticks, PEC/Direct controls, or additional knobs—to meet your workflow needs, without dominating studio space.
Get unmatched hands-on control
S4 is EUCON-enabled, providing deep DAW integration and control, so you can mix faster and more intuitively with an ergonomic surface that acts and feels like a physical extension of your software. No matter what DAW you use.
Mix with confidence
Get unprecedented visual feedback of your mix—including Pro Tools waveforms and advanced metering—with support for up to four Display Modules, enabling you to make more informed mixing decisions.
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. Plus, its compact size makes it easy to outfit smaller rooms for immersive audio.
Get comprehensive monitor control
Easily assign and control talkback, listen-back, and speaker sources and levels right from the surface to handle everything from simple cue mixes for music recording, to monitoring immersive audio projects.
Get super-simple setup
Get up and running quickly with the fully integrated Channel Strip Module and preassembled 3-, 4-, or 5-foot frame, streamlining configuration and setup.
Build Your Own
Avid S4 is semi-modular, enabling you to configure a control surface with up to three Channel Strip Modules (24 faders max), four Display Modules, and up to three optional modules for your workflow needs. Start with one of four base configurations and then customise from there.
Core modules included in all base configurations
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.
Step 1: Choose your base configuration
S4—8-fader, 3-foot base system
Includes one CSM, one MTM, one MAM, and filler panels/plates in a 3-foot frame.
S4—16-fader, 4-foot base system
Includes two CSMs, one MTM, one MAM, and filler panels/plates in a 4-foot frame.
S4—16-fader, 5-foot base system
Includes two CSMs, one MTM, one MAM, and filler panels/plates in a 5-foot frame.
S4—24-fader, 5-foot base system
Includes three CSMs, one MTM, one MAM, and filler panels/plates in a 5-foot frame.
Step 2: Add optional displays and modules
Add up to four Display Modules and up to three additional module options for your mixing needs.
Display Module
Get extensive visual insight into your mix with a high-resolution TFT display that can show everything from channel names, meters, routing, groups, and DAW affiliation, to scrolling Pro Tools waveforms, master meters, and more.
Joystick Module
Mix surround sound and immersive audio projects, including Dolby Atmos and Ambisonics, using dual touch-sensitive joysticks, with TFT and OLED displays, to position sounds with precision.
Post Module
Complete post projects faster with a module that enables you to switch between listening to recorded tracks/stems and their inputs through two rows of 10 PEC/Direct paddles to ensure they sound identical before punching in to record.
Attention Knob Module
Add 32 more top-lit knobs to your surface (or up to 64 with two modules), providing additional assignable controls and visual feedback for adjusting attention track functions, including plugins, EQ, DYN, and pan.
Accelerate your workflow with Avid S4
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
* Please note that while these applications are EUCON-enabled, the extent of integration with Avid Pro Mixing control surfaces and supported software versions are at the sole direction of the respective manufacturer. For details, please contact the manufacturer.
Compare S4 and S6
| S6 M40 | S6 M10 | S4 | |
| Maximum faders | Up to 64 (or up to 192 max with three M40 engines to support three operators) | Up to 24 (single operator only) | Up to 24 (single operator only) |
| Fader quality | Premium TKD faders | Premium TKD faders | Standard ALPS faders |
| Master Modules | One S6 M40 Master Touch Module and one Automation Module | One S6 M10 Master Touch Module and one Automation Module | One S4 Master Touch Module and one Automation Module |
| Control surface expansion | Fully modular; customize a surface with up to 46 total Fader, Knob, Process, Joystick, Post, and Display Modules (or up to 138 modules max with three M40 engines to support three operators) | Fully modular; customize a surface with up to 13 total Fader, Knob, Process, Joystick, and Post Modules | Semi-modular; build a surface with up to three Channel Strip Modules, four Display Modules, and up to three optional modules (Joystick, Post, and/or Attention Knob Modules) |
| Display modules supported? | Yes | No | Yes (up to four) |
| Knobs per channel | Up to nine | Up to five | Four |
| Frame | Modular frame with leg assembly option | Modular frame with leg assembly option | Preassembled fixed-size frame (tabletop only) |
| Simultaneous workstation connections | Up to eight | Up to two | Up to two |
| Function assignments | Assign functions using the dedicated Process Module | Assign functions using the dedicated Process Module | Assign functions in the integrated Channel Strip Module |
| S4—3-foot frame | S4—4-foot frame | S4—5-foot frame | |
| Height (front, rear) | 2.3 inches, 5.6 inches (58 mm, 142 mm) | 2.3 inches, 5.6 inches (58 mm, 142 mm) | 2.3 inches, 5.6 inches (58 mm, 142 mm) |
| Width | 37.7 inches (957 mm) | 49.6 inches (1,259 mm) | 61.1 inches (1,551 mm) |
| Depth | 28.8 inches (731 mm) | 28.8 inches (731 mm) | 28.8 inches (731 mm) |