DAW Controller for Tablet in Conjunction with Free Avid Control App
- 8 channel strips with motorised, touch-sensitive 100mm faders
- 8 touch-sensitive assignable endless rotary knobs
- 8 high-resolution OLED displays and status LEDs
- 8 track colour keys / soft keys and switches
- Tablet stand with USB charging port
- Full Android & iPad integration for the free Avid Control App
- High-resolution level indicators
- Surround panning and more via Avid Control
- Coupling of up to four S1 units, as well as separate dock unit
- Supports EUCON, HUI and Mackie Control applications
- For Avid Pro Tools, Pro Tools Ultimate and Media Composer
- Native support for third-party audio and video applications such as Apple Logic Pro, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Adobe Premiere, Magix, Pyramix and others
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 44.5 x 312 x 377 mm
- Includes: Avid S1 console, power supply, Ethernet cable, S1-to-S1 connection panel
- Optional case 489607 (not included)
Note: Tablet not included
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Available since January 2020
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Item number 476840
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Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
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USB No
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Bluetooth No
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5-pole DIN MIDI No
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Ethernet Yes
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Fader 8
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Rotary Encoders 8
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Audio I/O No
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Transport Function No
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Footswitch connection No
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Foot Controller Connection No
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Bus-Powered No
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Jog No
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Joystick No
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Additional Features compatible with iPad
EUCON control surface with tablet integration
The Avid S1 is an eight-channel DAW control surface built around Avid's EUCON protocol – a key distinction from older HUI and Mackie Control surfaces, which transmit over MIDI. EUCON uses Ethernet, offering significantly higher bandwidth, finer fader resolution, and richer controller data, allowing it to address far more DAW and plug-in parameters than legacy protocols. The S1 integrates with the free Avid Control app on iPad or Android tablet, which acts as a touch-based master interface alongside the physical hardware. Eucon compatibility ensures deep integration with Pro Tools and Media Composer, while Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, and Digital Performer are also supported as qualified hosts. HUI and Mackie Control protocols provide broader compatibility where EUCON is unavailable.
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Hands-on control
Each of the Avid S1's eight channels carries a 100mm touch-sensitive motorised fader, a push encoder with OLED display, and dedicated solo, mute, select, and record/automation arming buttons. The push encoders provide direct access to panning, send levels, insert effects, and plug-in parameters, with the Process Mode buttons above the faders switching encoder assignments without menu navigation. Eight user-assignable buttons below the faders handle frequently used functions – transport, markers, or custom commands – configurable in the EuControl software. A quarter-inch footswitch input on the rear handles transport or talkback. The USB port powers an attached tablet; a separate external PSU handles the S1 itself. Up to four S1 units connect side by side via magnetic fasteners, with each locking securely into the next.
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EuControl and Layouts
The EuControl application runs permanently in the background on the DAW machine and is where the S1's workflow is configured. User-defined button assignments, solo logic, footswitch behaviour, and the degree to which mouse and keyboard actions are reflected on the surface are all set here. Layouts are a particularly useful feature: a Layout locks specific faders to nominated tracks regardless of banking – a master fader permanently on fader one, VCA masters always accessible as a group, or a stem mix recalled instantly for a quick rebalance. Layouts are stored as part of the DAW session and recalled from soft keys or the Avid Control app. The S1 connects via wired Ethernet; the tablet communicates over Wi-Fi.
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About Avid
Avid is one of the world's leading manufacturers of audio and video software as well as the related hardware. The first core product from the company, which was founded in the USA in 1987, was the Avid Media Composer, which, as software for non-linear video editing, was the first to digitalise film material and remains one of the industry standards to this day. Since the takeover of Digidesign in 1995, the DAW software Pro Tools, which is in wide use particularly in the USA, has also been part of the portfolio of the steadily growing group. As time went on, Avid took also over the further development of the products made by M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, and Sibelius Software, among others.
Flexibly expandable
The S1 works as a standalone unit in compact setups, covering eight channels with full EUCON depth from a single surface. It expands to up to four units for 32 channels, with an optional Avid Dock acting as a central transport and function hub alongside the surfaces. Each S1 can be paired with its own tablet – additional tablets operate in metering mode, providing channel-level visual feedback independently of the master interface. The housing is sturdy plastic rather than the metal of the higher-end S6, which keeps the price accessible without any compromise to the feel and responsiveness of the faders and encoders.
