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From Our Research Team:

Professional, Customizable Workstation for Any EUCON Enabled DAW

The Avid System 5-MC control surface takes the best elements of the Avid MC Pro and System 5 controllers and combines them in a formidable and value-packed controller for your studio. The System 5-MC gives you unprecedented flexibility and customization, allowing you to adapt it to any of your workflow needs. Best of all, the System 5-MC works with any Eucon-enabled DAW, and you can even control multiple DAWS effortlessly! You'll be able to switch between different application with just one button click on the System 5-MC, and the System 5-MC will adapt its controller assignments to your selected program. If you need serious control over your studio with unparalleled flexibility and an effortless workflow, you need the Avid System 5-MC.

Avid System 5-MC at a Glance:

• Enhanced Workflow
  
• SmartSwitches
  
• Channel Strips

Enhanced Workflow
Customization and workflow are at the heart of the Avid System 5-MC. Dive deep into your work with this customizable and compact workstation control. Radically change your workflow with programmable SmartSwitches. You can even perform complex macros with the touch of a single button! System 5-MC features an integrated keyboard, trackball, and jog wheel to make editing and navigating your applications easier than ever.

SmartSwitches
Set up the Avid System 5-MC to be your dream machine with 56 programmable SmartSwitches. Each SmartSwitch has an integrated LCD display that shows their function. You can assign them to specific DAW functions, or you can even assign complex macros for a lightspeed workflow. A high-resolution touchscreen, placed above the keyboard, gives you instantaneous selection and setup of many features including file management, track selection, soft-key setup, system preferences, mixer layout, and much more.

Channel Strips
System 5-MC is expandable from eight up to 48 channel strips, depending upon your studio's needs. Each channel strip features eight touch-sensitive knobs, and one 100mm long-throw, touch-sensitive, motorized fader. Next to each fader are two LED meters to display levels and automation. You can easily see metering, EQ, pan, routing, and more via the high-resolution TFT display at the top of each channel. And the System 5-MC lets you control a staggering array of functions with the eight touch-sensitive rotary controls.

Highly flexible, infinitely expandable and incredibly powerful, the Avid System 5-MC is the perfect centerpiece of any professional studio. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer today to customize the perfect system for all of your recording and post-production needs!

Avid System 5-MC Features:

• Expandable to 48 channels
  
• Works with EUCON enabled DAWs
  
• 56 Programmable LCD Smart Switches are ready to enhance your workflow
  
• Studio Monitor Express software
  
• USB keyboard/trackball give you complete control over your software
  
• Jog wheel
  
• Multi-function Touchscreen makes navigation even easier
  
• Control multiple DAWs and switch between them instantly with one button click

The Avid System 5-MC is the ideal hub for your studio, giving you a complete workstation with the control and feedback of a high-end mixing console.

Specification Detail Intended Use DAW Controller Number of Faders 32 Fader Throw 100mm Fader Type Touch Sensitive, Motorized Number of Knobs 265 Knob Type Touch Sensitive Rotary Encoders Number of Performance Pads No Performance Pads Performance Pad Types No Performance Pads Number of Soft Keys 65 Other Controls Shuttle/Jog Wheel, Trackball, 2 x Motorized Joysticks Transport Controls Yes Audio Inputs No Audio Inputs Audio Outputs No Audio Outputs Computer Connectivity 100 MB Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) Control I/O No Control I/O Height 39.5" Depth 41" Width 111.6" Weight 40 lbs.

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