Avid Pro Tools | S3 Control Surface

A compact, EUCON-enabled, ergonomic, 16 fader desktop control surface with built-in 4x6 AVB audio interface.

The Avid Pro Tools | S3, Based on the award-winning S6, is a compact, EUCON-enabled, 16 Fader control surface. Its compact, ergonomic design offers a streamlined yet versatile mixing solution for the modern sound engineer. Like S6, S3 delivers intelligent control over every aspect of Pro Tools and other DAWs, but at a more affordable price. While its small form factor makes it ideal for space-confined or on-the-go music and post mixing, it packs enormous power and accelerated mixing efficiency for faster turnarounds, making it the perfect fit everywhere, from project studios to the largest, most demanding facilities.

Avid S3 Control Surface Key Features

• 16 High Quality Touch Sensitive Alps Faders
• 32 Touch Sensitive Rotary EncodersRich visual feedback with 32 OLED displays, 32 LEDs for track color coding and modes, as well as 10 segment meters
• 4x6 AVB Audio Interface with support for core audio (Mac only) with 2 mic pres and 2 line in as audio interface over AVB - 48 kHz only
• Standalone Monitor Section with control for line ins 1-2 or 3-4, Cut, Dim, and Sum to Mono features and support for Main and Alt speakers
• Compact for ultra portability to take your mix with you
• Eucon Enabled for Compatibility with Leading DAWs and Non-linear editors
• Pair it with Pro Tools | Dock and Pro Tools | Control iPad app for even deeper mix control of your Pro Tools sessions

Take complete control of your studio

Experience the deep and versatile DAW control that only Avid can deliver. With its intelligent, ergonomic design and full EUCON support, S3 puts tightly integrated recording, editing, and mixing control at your fingertips, enabling you to work smarter and faster—with your choice of DAWs—to expand your mixing capabilities and job opportunities. Plus, its compact footprint fits easily into any space, giving you full reign of the “sweet spot.”

Work smarter and faster

S3 combines traditional console layout design with the proven advancements of the Artist Series, C|24, and Pro Tools | S6 control surfaces, ensuring highly intuitive operation, regardless of your experience level. Plus, when paired with Pro Tools, you gain the advantage of faster workflows and unique features that accelerate your efficiency every step of the way. If you know Pro Tools, you’ll feel right at home with S3.

Create your mix, your way

With EUCON technology at its core, not only can you mix sessions using Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, and other DAWs, you can also customize the surface for your task at hand. Create up to 12 custom mixer layouts and recall them to the surface at any time—ideal for mixing drums, vocals, dialog, sound effects, and other groupings. Plus, you can switch between applications with ease, giving you the choice to work with what you want—and the capability to take on any project that comes your way.

Proven and trusted technology

S3 delivers incredible workflow acceleration, highly responsive handling, and deep DAW integration—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 the best sounding mix possible—on time, every time.