New Avid 004 Control Surface?

[OceanMan]

Dang, youre right...that is definitely not an 003 console!

[ambiguity]

Unless they've changed the pic by now, this is just 003 pic with different lighting.

[OceanMan]

possible...it also looks wider and somewhat differently arranged....?

[tsvisser]

It did look wider, but it is also shown from a different angle, so could be just an optical illusion. I zoomed up as far as Safari would allow, and all controls and logos seemed to be the same. I don't believe this is the new 004 from what I've seen, just seems like different lighting. Just my guess....

[Macky]

Yeh, they,re still tweaking that site..
It does look completely different though.

[EPrecording]

There is also the potential that they are repackaging/branding the 003. Every 003 I have seen still sports the digidesign logo. I don't think it looks "completely" different. To me it looks close enough that the electronics are probably still identical.

[Thumper]

If avid were to release a 004 control surface, it would look quite a bit different than the 003.

It's just a different exposure setting or different lighting.

Calm down...

[OceanMan]

but d00d...that thing looks sooo not like an 003 lol. But yes, It is probably dumb as hell to assume it is an "004" though. I guess I just got a little over-siked...sitting inside mixing for a week straight will do that to you though!

[cqd]

I opened it in paint..looks like a stretched pic of an 003..

maybe with all the drama about the pages left up mentioning ptnative, they've started taking the piss..

[psycho_monkey]

Originally Posted by OceanMan

Dang, youre right...that is definitely not an 003 console!

no, it definitely is...darker and stretched, but it's a 003.

[Whitecat]

I even wonder if there will be a console version of the 003 successor. Seems like it would detract from potential Euphonix MC Mix/Control sales down the road...

[mattg082]

The lighting and resolution is different. That is all...you guys and the protools speculation hahaha.

[Retinal]

Could be the 003 yes, colors are weird tho'.. I bet they did it on purpose

[nightjar]

Originally Posted by Retinal

Could be the 003 yes, colors are weird tho'.. I bet they did it on purpose

IMO: It IS the new 004.....

IMO: More soon....

[crille_mannen]

I cant understand why they cant do a controller that is expandable, so you can buy additional faders so it is made useful.

The dream would be like the Euphonix with expandable options + and the ultimate dream --> D-command EQ knobs

[mike vee]

hmmmm at first i was going to say your trippin and its the same BUT look at what they did with the new avid interfaces compared to the older 192 IO, same shape but just darker color...so perhaps. But i still think its a stretch.

I think they next version of 00X is going to be way different myself.

[tsvisser]

I wish they would make an interface with control surface that was rack mountable. No preamps. LTC timecode would be nice instead of an MTC translator. DC power and bring back the feature of the 002 where it could operate as a standalone mixer too.

What I really wish they would do is simply license the A&H R24 and just acknowledge that it is a great design, hard to improve upon. Make an R8 version for portability.

[Ethics]

Sorry to burst your bubble but I looked at the source code for the page and the picture linked as the thumbnail is labeled

<a href="/US/products/003-Factory-Complete"><img src="/Static/resources/common/images/products/thumb_70x70_003factorycomplete.png" alt="003 Factory Complete" /></a>

Maybe it's a redesign and not an update, who knows