Avid Artist Mix Control Surface

The Artist Mix is bound to speed up any project. Whether you’re crafting the sound design and score for an audio-visual project, or mixing a musical masterpiece, this piece of gear makes things quicker and easier than using a mouse. Located on this sleek bit of kit, you’ll find eight knobs, eight faders, transport controls and more. Integrated switches deliver accurate control over your favourite audio and video software. All of this is precisely laid out on a minimalist surface which slots simply into your home studio setup.

Intuitive Controls

Use the touch sensitive, motorised faders to alter any track within your preferred set of software. There’s also the nudge and bank buttons, plus the ability to mute, solo, assign and record-enable tracks via the surface itself. When used together, all of these controls allow you to move through the largest of mixes without a hitch; and most importantly, without a mouse.

Plugin Parameters

The knobs that span the upper section of the Artist Mix can be utilised for panning tracks, changing settings within your various plugins, tweaking EQ, aux sends, dynamics, VCA groups and a bunch more. If you want, you can grant control over these parameters to the faders instead, swapping the functionality between the two. At the end of the day, its all down to your personal preferences and how you like to work.

Instant Feedback

At the very top of this compact piece of equipment, you’ll find eight OLED screens. They display all of the key information you actually need. It clearly shows the name of the track and what is assigned to the knob at that current point in time. You can also reference meters for stereo, surround and mono tracks (plus their respective automation mode) too.

Features

• Adapts displays and controls to your current video or audio application. Hardware integration with your favourite software!
• Artist Mix works in harmony with Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Media Composer, Nuendo, Premiere Pro and a whole lot more.
• Download the Avid Control app for free on iPad and extend you workflow capabilities.
• The modular nature found here means you can combine multiple units together to form one larger work surface.
• Motorised, touch sensitive controls allow for smooth, precise mixing.
• Highly intuitive press and turn knobs can be used to accurately change panning, add gain to plugins, tweak EQ and write automation on the fly.
• Navigate with ease through your projects via the hands-on surface.
• Who needs a mouse anymore? You don’t need to click on a software user interface here. Mute, record, solo, and edit parameters all using the integrated range of buttons, knobs and faders.

Specifications

Windows

• OS: Windows 7* (32- or 64- bit), Windows 8
• Processor: 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
• RAM: 1 GB (32-bit) / 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 500 MB
• Ethernet port: 10/100 Base-T**

Mac OS X

• OS: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher (32- or 64-bit)
• Processor: Intel processor
• RAM: 1 GB (2 GB or more recommended)
• Hard disk space: 500 MB
• Ethernet port: 10/100 Base-T**

Hardware

• Dimensions (W x D x H): 16.8 × 9.5 x 1.2 inches (42.7 × 24.1 × 3 cm)
• Weight: 4.8 lbs (2.5 kg)
• Line voltage: 100 – 240V AC
• Frequency: 50 Hz – 60 Hz