At Avid Connect Live Nashville at Summer NAMM 2019, Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) unveiled two new audio control surfaces—the Avid S4 and Avid S1— for professionals at smaller facilities and project studios. These products provide the industry’s most integrated, powerful yet affordable solutions and will be available in late 2019.

“The Avid S4 and S1 control surfaces open up a world of capabilities never before possible for music mixers, smaller studios and educational facilities, answering our customers’ calls for the power, workflows and key functions of Pro Tools | S6 in more streamlined and affordable in-studio solutions,” said Rob D’Amico, Director, Audio and Video Segment at Avid. “Avid control surface, software, audio I/O, and monitoring capabilities combine to create a professional system with control and flexibility at the user’s fingertips.”

Mix big in any space with Avid S1
Avid S1 gives audio professionals the hands-on speed, precision, and software integration needed to deliver better sounding mixes faster. From recording and editing tracks, to mixing and monitoring in stereo or surround, S1 provides the comprehensive control and visual feedback to accelerate any music workflow. Like the S6 and S4, the new S1 is powered by EUCON to offer deep integration with Pro Tools and Media Composer, plus native support for third-party applications such as Logic Pro, Cubase, Premiere Pro, and more. With S1, users can easily scale the surface as their needs grow. Audio professionals can connect up to four units together—and even add Pro Tools | Dock—to create a single extended and integrated surface. From responsive motorized faders and knobs to fast-access touchscreen workflows and Soft Keys for completing complex tasks with a single touch, S1 provides the speed and versatility to accelerate any music, audio post, or video project.

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What a fantastic experience that was had at Avid Connect 2018, thanks to our community! Whether you were able to join us in person, followed along over social media like this guy or missed out on all of the Innovation in Action (and are currently suffering from a serious case of FOMO), here is a recap as told by Avid and our community…

Nearly 1400 industry professionals from over 50 countries joined Avid at the Wynn Las Vegas this April. We presented the results of the 2018 ACA Vote – over 25,000 customers working with Avid to set the future direction of the industry. We ‘Revealed’ a whole host of innovative tools, apps, services, and solutions, including Avid | On Demand, a massive expansion to our Avid VENUE | S6L family of live sound systems, and Media Composer for just $19.99/month.

We welcomed 80 guest speakers from the likes of Netflix, Dolby, NBC and Sky, taking part in nearly 40 sessions….read more

From TVTechnology

For many, the weekend of April 22-23 will be the calm before the NAB Show storm, but for some making their way out to Las Vegas it’ll be the opening course. For the fourth consecutive year Avid will host Avid Connect on the Saturday and Sunday before the NAB Show officially gets underway, and as Avid’s President Jeff Rosica pointed out, the event helps many attendees get in the zone before the broadcast industry’s marquee conference.

“The good thing about the [Avid Connect Event], we say to people ‘come to Connect and stay for NAB,’” Rosica told TV Technology. “It’s a great opportunity to kind of dig into things and interact with a lot of industry people.”

Industry professionals attending the Avid Connect will consist of members of the Avid Customer Association (ACA). Created four years ago, Avid Connect is primarily designed by and for ACA members, which currently sits at more than 10,000. For this year’s Avid Connect, Rosica said they expect nearly 1,500 ACA members to attend.

The event will open with a keynote from Louis Hernandez Jr., CEO of Avid, who will offer up his state of the industry, provide a company update and reveal Avid’s strategy and new products. Something special about the business side of the event this year is that for the first time Avid has conducted what it is calling the ACA Vote. …[continue reading]

 Avid’s industry-leading video editing solutions provide the cutting-edge tools and streamlined workflows you need to maximize your creativity and tell the most compelling story possible. Featuring software and hardware that integrate seamlessly, Avid video editing solutions speed up your workflow and free you from technical distraction. Proven and trusted by the world’s top professional film and video editors for over 25 years, Avid video editing solutions give you the speed, power, and precision you need to create the highest-quality video with great efficiency and ease.

The recent launch of Media Composer 8.7 is the culmination of a number of exciting Media Composer releases in 2016. Throughout this year a plethora of new features were introduced that accelerate creative storytelling, many of which were developed and prioritized as a result of a poll of ACA members held in 2015. The ACA has played a tremendous role in Avid’s recent successful product launches and will continue to do so even more in 2017, with a more formal and comprehensive vote that is currently in progress and open to all to participate in.

“It is exciting to note that, of the nearly 80 feature updates released in Media Composer this year, nearly 40% of the new functionality has been a direct result of the engagement of the ACA and the results of the 2015 poll.”
—Keli Callaghan

It is exciting to note that, of the nearly 80 feature updates released in Media Composer this year, nearly 40% of the new functionality has been a direct result of the engagement of the ACA and the results of the 2015 poll. And Avid looks forward to continuing that collaboration with the community: If you think the features below are a win for your business, be sure to voice your opinion in the current ACA Vote! Here’s a detailed overview of the ACA’s influence on the release of Media Composer 8.7:

Most Popular Poll Results Developed in MC 8.7:

• Live Timeline Dragging
• Trimming with Sync Locks On
• Overriding the Font and Font Sizes
• Group by Audio Waveforms
• Match Frame to Title / Matte Key
• Resize Audio Mixer

Other MC 8.7 Features Influenced by the ACA (via the ACA Portal, leadership meetings and collaborations at Avid Connect):

• Audio Track Names in the Audio Mixer
• Nested AudioSuite Effects
• Changes to Linking Media
• 64 Audio Tracks
• QFF In Effects Pallette
• Create Bin Based on Folder
• Audio Dupe Detection
• Extended Audio Punch In
• Default Bin View
• HDR Support
• Skip Auto-Save Prompts
• Source Browser
• Audio Ducking
• Audio Grouping
• Menu Simplification
• Promote Titles
• Group Tracks in the Audio Mixer Tool
• Effects Palette Update

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Top 3 Reasons to go to Avid Connect 2017

I have attended Avid Connect, the world’s greatest gathering of professionals in the media industry, since its inception in 2014. Similarly to previous years, I was quick to save my spot for 2017. As the head of audio post at SpotBot, Inc., and a passionate music composer and engineer, I find this conference valuable for many reasons, but most of all for inspiration, knowledge, and networking.

1. Inspiration

During the opening and general sessions at Avid Connect, attendees get to hear directly from Avid leadership about the company’s current status and where it is going in the future. Last year’s sessions included some very interesting moments for video and broadcast, including updates on the Orad acquisition, NEXIS and Adobe. I find these sessions to be extremely interesting and techy in nature — it’s “a look under the hood,” if you will. That’s truly any CTO’s dream.

I also find many of the educational breakout sessions to be inspirational. More specifically, last year’s session titled “Making It in Music” was inspiring as well as educational. There was a strong focus on soft skills, philosophy, and personal attitude. This was definitely a highlight for me.

 2.Knowledge

The sessions offered at Avid Connect also are full of keen insights and information. Through the various offerings, I gained invaluable tips that still save me time with delivery every day, such as how to use the new Pro Tools 12.3/12.4 features in a post workflow environment. For an average set of product video, cut downs, and associated vignettes with mix and various stems, I used to take one to two hours total with file and quality management, which I can now do pretty reliably in 5-10 minutes, thanks to the sessions at Avid Connect.

Additionally, the sessions offered a helpful look into some of the new product features in Pro Tools, as well as some “overlooked” features and tips on how to use this application more effectively in a music-creation setting. Avid Connect 2016 offered a recertification course, which I found very useful in order to have a centralized opportunity to get Avid certifications up-to-date. Frank Cook held a comprehensive overview of the changes in the curriculum. [Continue Reading…]

I have attended Avid Connect, the world’s greatest gathering of professionals in the media industry, since its inception in 2014. Similarly to previous years, I was quick to save my spot for 2017. As the head of audio post at SpotBot, Inc., and a passionate music composer and engineer, I find this conference valuable for many reasons, but most of all for inspiration, knowledge, and networking.

1. Inspiration

During the opening and general sessions at Avid Connect, attendees get to hear directly from Avid leadership about the company’s current status and where it is going in the future. Last year’s sessions included some very interesting moments for video and broadcast, including updates on the Orad acquisition, NEXIS and Adobe. I find these sessions to be extremely interesting and techy in nature — it’s “a look under the hood,” if you will. That’s truly any CTO’s dream.

I also find many of the educational breakout sessions to be inspirational. More specifically, last year’s session titled “Making It in Music” was inspiring as well as educational. There was a strong focus on soft skills, philosophy, and personal attitude. This was definitely a highlight for me. 

2.Knowledge

The sessions offered at Avid Connect also are full of keen insights and information. Through the various offerings, I gained invaluable tips that still save me time with delivery every day, such as how to use the new Pro Tools 12.3/12.4 features in a post workflow environment. For an average set of product video, cut downs, and associated vignettes with mix and various stems, I used to take one to two hours total with file and quality management, which I can now do pretty reliably in 5-10 minutes, thanks to the sessions at Avid Connect.

Additionally, the sessions offered a helpful look into some of the new product features in Pro Tools, as well as some “overlooked” features and tips on how to use this application more effectively in a music-creation setting. Avid Connect 2016 offered a recertification course, which I found very useful in order to have a centralized opportunity to get Avid certifications up-to-date. Frank Cook held a comprehensive overview of the changes in the curriculum….[continue reading]

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