I was on the fence for some time to go back to faders lol but you made it clear to my next move to the Avid Dock

As a Post mixer, I can't live without my S1 (at the office) or my UF8 (at home). I have to write automation on multiple tracks at a time.

The problem I see is all those controllers makes the desk look very cluttered. Just me but I cannot stand clutter. I would simplify. Each person has a right to do what they want. Love your videos. Keep them coming.

I have both..sometimes I wonder the same thing but part of working out of the box is maintaining that tactile feel in your work flow so I'd say keep it. Additionally, I'd argue the technological obsolescence factor is low with the s1 so it SHOULD hold it's value.

I still love my artist mix and I have the dock too

I've had a dock for a few weeks now and I'm cautiously optimistic about its utility. However, the 2 things I'm missing are the ability to quickly adjust my high-level groups/auxes/summing folders (drums, perc, bass, vox, etc.), as well as the ability to spill the contents of these across faders for intuitive intra-section balancing. For this I think the S1 would be a good match.

I'm still rocking my S3

I have a 10+ y/o Presonus Faderport v1 (already replaced the fader and cleaned inside at least 4 times), I use most buttons quite a lot but I don't remember a time I actually used the fader. Also it makes noise. Over the years I have been looking at nice control units but never really felt like buying any, simply because I'm most likely never going to mix using the control box, with over 25 years using mouse and keyboard I don't see how can I be faster than that. I feel like consoles have their place in recording studios but not in composition / sound design studios. Not in the modern world. Maybe only if you want to manually automate multiple things at a time which honestly never had to.

The Dock it’s awesome, maybe you don’t need to get rid of the s1, one cool workflow is creating different layouts to map the s1 as you like, and can be recalled easily with shift and the color buttons on the bottom. I mean the s1 is really cool for fader control, anything else i get it done on the dock.

I am using a console 1 mk3 (terrific) and a faderport v2 for stop - start etc. Also, I am trying to use a streamdeck for extra control (talking about glorified keyboard shortcuts). Pretty happy with this, though I would like a conttol service with even more direct access to functions than the faderport, which has many functions under the shift key. The Dock might eventually replace faderport and streamdeck, but I’ll have to wait for studio one to support Eucon, and I fear that it will take too much desk space. All luxury-thoughts of course, as the faderport and console 1 already make a darn good couple.

One thing I like on the S1 is the Flip key and being able to see send levels which is not as easy to see in Pro Tools

Good point/video. Thanks for posting. I have an off topic question to ask. Feel free to ugnore it if not interested in answering. How far are you from your adams A77 and how big is the room your in? Thanks

I'm just on keyboard and mouse and want to get the Apple Magic Pad to see how that go. Like the new Softube just wish they would have put one fader on it too. What do you think about the new Icon P1 Nano?

I would keep it. I had the SSL UF8 and the S1 is way better and much simpler. But I personally do my automation with faders and and do a lot of automation with plugins. The S1 makes it supper easy.

I just use the automation on my console, works great

I'm not currently in the market for, nor do I ever see myself wanting to get into using a control surface. Do I see the benefit? Of course! Not knocking it at all. But I'm on an analog console here and I prefer to do individual passes one by one to bake it into my tracks before mixdown. I'll usually then do broad strokes on a master using in the box automation. If you're getting everything you need done using the dock, then I'd sell the other and use the $$$ for something else. But that's just my opinion. Lol

While I really don't want to influence your decision one way or the other, if you do infact decide to sell the s1 I would be interested in buying it. I am currently in school for audio engineering and I have been saving up to get my own dock and s1. Plus, not only would it help me achieve my goal quicker buying one second hand. It would also be just so cool to own a piece of gear that was previously owned by an idol that actually helped inspire me to dive into my passion and go for my goals within the space. I was a basement mixer for over 8 years, learning everything from youtube, and I finally decided to go for it last year. Honestly, your channel has had a significant role in my decision. So I just think that would be such a cool story. All that being said, I still don't want to influence your decision, i just wanted to say that if you do end up moving on from the s1, please keep me in mind! Justin

I'm in the search now for a controller setup and have to get over aesthetics mostly and just focus on what will work best for me. I find now the AVID controller is bit to bulky and over priced for what they do. If I had both the dock and S1, the S1 would no longer be worth the money at all as I will use it for the things you said you are now only using it for. Which you can get for much cheaper and a little more compact elsewhere. I myself will always do better with faders as it's so important to change volume on more than one part at once and jump to a another channel for adjustment in a split second without thinking. That's the bettered work flow with it that you are looking for with any controller and in that you also mix differently. You start to mix with ears more. I'm currently looking at ICON for the main controllers of fader and main hub, what the dock would be. P1-X for faders and P1-Nano for the main hub. But also looking at having the softube console 1 MK3, and currently with no information on the new fader system to accompany this one I'm thinking aesthetics... softube either side of just a P1-nano. With the added D5 to the P1-nano I can control all plugins the console cant and so it'll only be a stream deck missing from the equation to complete it. For video I like controllers too and will have a pull out tray for those. And so it'll al be neat. Analogue I'm currently starting by using only recallable units and so control of those will be from the sweet spot on the P1-nano.... hoping Softube can partner with WesAudio later maybe??? But for now, analogue will be kept out off sight and everything will be used via controller. It does take a long time before you switch from keyboard and mouse to mostly controllers. You have a physical habit to get over... you end up switching back to keyboard and mouse constantly becuase it has ben ingrained into you for years and years prior. But controllers improve work flow... and is that a big thing for everyone?... only if time is money

So I have the Apple m4 iPad Pro which is 13" in size and would prefer using the iPad in Landscape position as opposed to straight up and down. So I think that it would fit the S1 but not the Dock. As desk space is limited I was thinking that the S1 would be the better controller for me but your video threw a wrench into the works. If the Dock is that much better I guess that I should leave the Dock empty and put my iPad on a stand next to the Dock....which isn't as appealing as mounting the iPad on the controller. Please give me your thoughts on this. If you think that S1 would be more appropriate for my situation, how much do you want for yours?

I've been seriously thinking about trying the Slate Raven. What are your thoughts?

Honestly, I will just buy a behringer wing.

First i need to buy the Carbon, seconde will be the dock. 🤞🏽😂

I surely can’t be the only person who has to move multiple faders at the same time when mixing. I need the S1 not the dock.

Mulligan user here. Oh wait that’s right, Avid just nuked it out of nowhere with the latest update.

If you decide to sell the s-1 hit me up plz

I saw this and thought the same thing who the heck is gonna buy it?