Digidesign Control|24
The Pro Tools surface with 16 Focusrite preamps that put a real console in front of the DAW
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Mic preamps | 16 Focusrite mic/line/DI preamps with high-pass filter and variable gain |
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| Inputs / outputs | 10 Base-T Ethernet control link to host (no digital audio transport; audio flows via the Pro Tools interface) |
Surface
| Physical faders | 24 |
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| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | 24 touch-sensitive 100 mm motorised faders (0.1 dB resolution), rotary encoder with LED ring per strip |
| Monitoring and talkback | 5.1 monitor section + 8-channel stereo line sub-mixer routable to monitoring |
| Metering | 24 x 2-row x 8-character LCDs, 24 stereo bargraphs |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Redundant PSU | No |
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| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Lineage | Below the ProControl in the range; replaced by the C|24 (Avid, 2007) |
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Strip & details
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Rotate your phone to landscape for a better view of the strip.
Rotate your phone to landscape for a better view of the strip.
Rotate your phone to landscape for a better view of the strip.
Rotate your phone to landscape for a better view of the strip.
Rotate your phone to landscape for a better view of the strip.
Software
Pro ToolsThe Digidesign/Avid digital audio workstation that the Control|24 is designed to drive: fader mixing, automation, preamp and monitor management from the surface.Download
Documents
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Digidesign Control|24 is a control surface for Pro Tools, developed jointly with Focusrite and launched in 2001. It combines 24 channel strips, each with a touch-sensitive 100 mm motorised fader (0.1 dB resolution), a rotary encoder with an LED ring, illuminated mute/solo/select keys, a 2-row x 8-character LCD and a stereo bargraph.
Beyond control, the Control|24 brings a real analogue front end: 16 Focusrite mic/line/DI preamps (high-pass filter and variable gain), a 5.1 monitor section and an 8-channel stereo line sub-mixer routable to monitoring. It connects to the host computer via a 10 Base-T Ethernet connector (control protocol only; audio flows through the Pro Tools interface).
Positioned below the ProControl in the Digidesign range, it was replaced in 2007 by the C|24 (Avid), which carries on the concept. The Control|24 remains sought-after as a compact, musical Pro Tools studio front end.
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