<h1>Avid S4-16-4 16-Fader Control Surface, 4 Foot  Frame</h1>
<i>Compact 16-fader EUCON control surface includes two Channel Strip Modules (CSM), one Master Touch Module (MTM), one Master Automation Module (MAM), and filler panels/plates in a 4-foot frame.</i><br /><br />
The Avid S4-16 is a powerful 16-fader EUCON control surface that provides 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 S4-16 features 16 touch-sensitive motorized faders, powerful touchscreen, touch-sensitive knobs, precision jog wheel, and comprehensive metering and monitor control. The 4 foot S4 Frame allows you to expand your console with Display Modules, <a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-Pro-Tools-S6-MJM-p/avid-s6-mjm.htm">Joystick Modules</a>, or <a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-Pro-Tools-S6-MPM-p/avid-s6-mpm.htm">Post Modules</a>. Avid S4 boosts your mixing efficiency with the same award-winning touch 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, S4 is the perfect fit for any workflow.<br /><br />
<h2>Avid S4-16 Control Surface Key Features</h2>
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	<li><b style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Accelerate your mix </b><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">- </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">From editing plugins and writing automation, to performing complex tasks with a single key </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">press, S4 accelerates your efficiency like only an Avid control surface can.</span></li>
	<li><b>Work with multiple DAWs</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Expand your creative capabilities with a versatile solution that accelerates music and audio post </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">workflows across Pro Tools, Nuendo, Pyramix, Logic Pro, Cubase, and other audio software. </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">You can even mix tracks from two different DAWs simultaneously, enabling hybrid mixing.</span></li>
	<li><b>Customize the surface for your needs</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">With its compact, semi-modular design, you can configure the surface with up to 24 faders and </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">three additional module options to meet your workflow needs, without dominating studio space.</span></li>
	<li><b>Get unmatched hands-on control - </b><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">S4 is EUCON-enabled, providing deep DAW integration and control, so you can mix faster and </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">more intuitively with an ergonomic surface that acts and feels like a physical extension of your </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">software—no matter what DAW you use.</span></li>
	<li><b>Mix with confidence - </b><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Get unprecedented visual feedback of your mix—including Pro Tools waveforms and advanced </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">metering—with support for up to four Display Modules, enabling you to make more informed </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">mixing decisions.</span></li>
	<li><b>Create Dolby Atmos mixes with speed and ease</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Experience the most efficient hands-on Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry when </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">paired with Pro Tools | Ultimate, providing extensive integration for faster project turnaround. </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Plus, its compact size makes it easy to outfit smaller rooms for immersive audio.</span></li>
	<li><b>Get comprehensive monitor control</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Easily assign and control talkback, listenback, and speaker sources and levels right from the </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">surface to handle everything from simple cue mixes for music recording, to monitoring immersive </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">audio projects.</span></li>
	<li><b>Customize the surface for post</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Add dual joysticks, PEC/Direct controls, and additional assignable knob controls to your surface </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">to accelerate surround and immersive mixing and re-recording workflows.</span></li>
	<li><b>Get super-simple setup</b> - <span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">Get up and running quickly with the fully integrated Channel Strip Module and preassembled </span><span style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0px;">frame, streamlining configuration and setup.</span></li>
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<h3>Avid S4 for recording studios and music mixing</h3>
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	Get the versatility and workflow capabilities you need to take on and turn around stereo and 
	<span style="background-color: initial;">immersive music projects quickly. Avid S4 is the perfect fit for smaller recording studios, </span><span style="background-color: initial;">independent music mixers, and smaller rooms and mastering suites in bigger music studio </span><span style="background-color: initial;">facilities that want the extensive mixing capabilities, deep DAW integration, and visual feedback </span><span style="background-color: initial;">of Pro Tools | S6 in a smaller footprint.</span>
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<h3>Avid S4 for audio post and mixing</h3>
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	Avid S4 makes it easy to bring the robust workflows of Pro Tools | S6 to smaller rooms in your 
	<span style="background-color: initial;">facility for immersive audio mixing, sound design, ADR, Foley, and sound editing. It provides the </span><span style="background-color: initial;">workflow versatility you need to take on any project—from film, TV, and OTT media, to </span><span style="background-color: initial;">commercials and games—and the deep DAW and Dolby Atmos integration required to complete </span><span style="background-color: initial;">diverse projects on time and on budget.</span>
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<h3>Avid S4 for educational facilities</h3>
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	For media educators, Avid S4 provides the mixing power of industry-standard Pro Tools | S6 in a 
	<span style="background-color: initial;">more affordable solution for students to learn the music and audio post-production workflows </span><span style="background-color: initial;">they’ll need for a successful career in the media and entertainment industry. Its semi-modular </span><span style="background-color: initial;">design can be configured to support any course discipline—from music recording and production, </span><span style="background-color: initial;">to sound design, Dolby Atmos mixing, and re-recording workflows—facilitating a more well rounded </span><span style="background-color: initial;">education.</span><span style="background-color: initial;">.</span></div><br />
<h3>Get the power of S6 in a smaller surface</h3>
From its deep DAW control and fully integrated Dolby Atmos mixing, 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.
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<h3>Take command of multiple DAWs</h3>
S4 is built with EUCON technology, giving you deep, unmatched DAW integration to access and control Pro Tools, Nuendo, Logic Pro, and other audio software right from its touchscreen and surface—even two different DAWs simultaneously.
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<h3>Expand your mixing versatility</h3>
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.
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<h3>See your mix in new ways</h3>
From channel meters, groups, EQ curves, and automation data, to scrolling high-res Pro Tools waveforms, which can be edited right from the surface, S4 gives you extensive visual feedback and insight into your session, so you can create incredible mixes with confidence.
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<h2>Avid S4 modules</h2>
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.
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<h3>S4 Core Modules (included in all Avid S4 configurations)</h3>
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	<li><b>Master Touch Module (1) - </b>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</li>
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	Automation Module (1) - </b>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</li>
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	Channel Strip Module (1–3) - </b>Control track levels, plugins, and other parameters through eight channel faders, 32 top-lit knobs (four per channel), and other keys and switches; up to three can be installed to support a 24-fader configuration</li>
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	S4 Frame (1) - </b>Choose from a 3-, 4-, or 5-foot preassembled frame layout for your control surface</li>
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<h3>S4 Optional modules (add up to four displays and up to three additional options)</h3>
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	<li><b>Display Module - </b>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</li>
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	Joystick Module - </b>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</li>
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	Post Module - </b>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</li>
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	Attention Knob Module - </b>Add 32 more top-lit knobs to your surface (or 64 with two modules), providing additional assignable controls and visual feedback for adjusting attention track functions, including plugins, EQ, DYN, and pan</li>
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<h2>Avid S4 Base Models</h2>
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	<li><a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-S4-8-p/avid-s4-8.htm">Avid S4-8-Fader, 3-foot base system</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-S4-16-4-p/avid-s4-16-4.htm">Avid S4-16-Fader, 4-foot base system</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-S4-16-5-p/avid-s4-16-5.htm">Avid S4-16-Fader, 5-foot base system</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.rspeaudio.com/Avid-S4-24-p/avid-s4-24.htm">Avid S4-24-Fader, 5-foot base system</a></li>
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