Editing Pro Tools (section)

== Control surfaces ==
In the mid-1990s, Digidesign started working on a studio device that could replace classic analog consoles and provide integration with Pro Tools. ProControl (1998) was the first Digidesign control surface, providing motorized, touch-sensitive faders, an analog [[control room]] communication section, and connecting to the host computer via [[Ethernet]]. ProControl could be later expanded by adding up to five fader packs, each providing eight additional fader strips and controls.<ref name=":25" />

Control 24 (2001) added 5.1 monitoring support and included 16 [[Power amplifier classes#Class A|class A]] preamps designed by [[Focusrite]]. Icon D-Control (2004) incorporated an HD Accel system and was developed for larger TV and film productions in mind. Command|8 (2004) and D-Command (2005) were the smaller counterparts of Control 24 and D-Control, connected with the host computer via USB; [[Venue (sound system)|Venue]] (2005) was a similar system specifically designed for live sound applications.<ref name=":29" />

C|24 (2007) was a revision of Control 24 with improved preamps, while Icon D-Control ES (2008) and Icon D-Command ES (2009) were redesigns of Icon D-Control and D-Command.<ref name=":29" />

In 2010 Avid acquired Euphonix, manufacturer of the Artist Series, and System 5 control surfaces. They were integrated with Pro Tools along with the EuCon protocols. Avid S6 (2013) and Avid S3 (2014) control surfaces followed by merging the Icon and System 5 series. Pro Tools Dock (2015) was an iPad-based control surface running Pro Tools Control software.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2018/3/8/the-history-of-pro-tools-2012-to-2018|title=The History of Pro Tools - 2012 to 2018 {{!}} Pro Tools|last=Thornton|first=Mike|date=2018-03-25|website=Production Expert|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>