Avid Control vs Ui MIDI mixer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avid Control
Control your audio and video software wirelessly from your iPad. This app offers deep, multi-touch control for recording, mixing, and navigating complex projects, enhancing efficiency and flexibility beyond traditional mouse and keyboard input.
- Wireless control of audio/video software
- Multi-touch mixing and recording
- Access hundreds of software commands
- Track and fader control
- Visual feedback and metering
- Customizable layouts and macros
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For full instructions please see: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/faq/Avid-Control-Support SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Qualified Mac or Windows-based computer running any supported EUCON-enabled application and EuControl 2026.4 (NOTE: The free EUCON 2026.4 software must be downloaded from Avid and installed before using Avid Control) • One of the following connections: - Accessible wireless network (5 Ghz Wi-Fi network recommended), or - Lightning-to-USB 3 Camera Adapter + USB 2-to-Ethernet Adapter to connect an Ethernet cable directly to iPad (be sure to disable Wi-Fi on your iPad when using this connection type) ABOUT AVID CONTROL Take wireless control of your favorite audio and video software—right from your iPad. With Avid Control, you can record and mix audio in Pro Tools, Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, Premiere and other media software, faster and more easily than working with a mouse and keyboard alone. The app combines the tight hardware/software integration and high-speed communication power of EUCON technology with the multi-touch advancements of iOS, so you get deep control, with great mixing flexibility. And when used with an Avid control surface (including the new Avid S1), you gain new touch workflows and custom control. Best of all… it’s free! Track and mix with just a touch • Speed up your efficiency using a host of controls • Record, mute, and solo tracks with a tap • Ride multiple faders to bring more life to your mix • Get insight into your mix with extensive visual feedback Get unrivaled audio and video control • Access and control hundreds of software commands • Punch in audio and toggle automation modes • Trigger complex macros that will save you tons of time • Switch control to different applications using a single app Mix faster with intelligent design • Gain multitouch control to speed up your efficiency • Interact with and control your mix in whole new ways • Perform keystroke shortcuts and more with a single tap • Bring tactile control with you, anywhere you go Navigate huge mixes easily • Get fast access to any channel with Tracks view • Quickly scroll through large mixes • Select, record-enable, solo, and mute multiple tracks • Keep an eye on levels with S6-style metering Free yourself from the cables that bind • Work in ways not possible with a wired mouse or control surface • Record yourself in a different room from your DAW • Control up to two networked workstations across a facility • Trigger playback or recording from anywhere Extend your control surface's workflows • Get enhanced touch control and customizable layouts • Navigate mixes faster with Tracks view • View a counter display and additional visual feedback • Recall layouts and trigger macros Work with your favorite audio and video software* • Avid Pro Tools • Avid Media Composer • Apple Logic Pro X • Steinberg Cubase • Steinberg Nuendo • Merging Pyramix • Mackie Control * Please see Avid’s Control app support page for a full compatibility list.
Ui MIDI mixer
Control your audio mixer's virtual faders, effects, and parameters remotely using your hardware MIDI controller. Assign controls with a built-in "learn" function for seamless integration without touching the mixer's display.
- Assign virtual faders via MIDI learn
- Control MICS, LINE, SUBS, DRUMS, GUITAR volume
- Remotely enable/disable FX effects
- MIDI control of GAINS and EQ/DYN
- Save and load settings/presets
- Control AUX BUSes via MIDI
- Support for motorized faders
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With Soundcraft® Ui MIDI mixer app you can comfortably assign "virtual" faders from your Ui mixer to the hardware MIDI controller using built-in "learn" function. You can now control all MICS, LINE inputs, SUBS, DRUMS or GUITAR volume (reverb, chorus, delay ...) using your hardware MIDI equipment like MIDI keyboards (with faders or knobs) or MIDI pedal etc. without touching the display! You can remotely, comfortably and quickly enable/disable FX effects with your hardware buttons on your MIDI controller. NEWS in 2.1.21 ver.: ○ code optimization for the latest iOS / iPadOS 15.2 ○ added GAINS MIDI control on input channels (Ui12/Ui16 + Ui24R) ! ○ dedicated MIDI programmable buttons for specific Preset ! ○ direct Preset access including light feedback on your MIDI controller ! ○ added live view of channels VU meters (in MC mode with compatible MIDI controllers) ○ quick remote access to EQ and DYN (COMP) page for selected channel (JUMP to EQ/DYN) from your MIDI controller! ○ SAVE and LOAD your settings and presets. Easy backup! New in 2.0 version! ○ new creation of user PRESETS / BANKS ○ new GUITAR DIGITECH sims module controlled by MIDI controllers and pedals ○ new support for universal "Mackie protocol" of professional MIDI controllers NEW in 1.5 version ○ added MIDI control of phones outputs via AUX BUSes (only Ui12/16 mixers) ○ added autostart of motorized faders position by connecting MIDI controllers ○ improved scene and cues switching by MIDI (only U24 mixers) NEW in 1.4 version ○ added selection of channels via MIDI (for easy and fast layout switching - e.g. equalizer settings) ○ added option of automatic channel selection (while moving the faders) ○ added PANORAMA assignment to physical MIDI knobs on connected controller with feedback (on MIDI devices equipped with LED indication) ○ added GLOBAL TAP function (to set delay tempo via MIDI) ○ fixed and improved recognition of connected MIDI controllers - "MIDI IN: no_conn" issues ○ better support for new iOS (incl. iPadOS) NEW in 1.3 version ○ advanced MIDI control of AUX BUSES via MIDI (each musician can have complete control over the aux-mix send level for each channel) ○ support for MOTORIZED FADERS (e.g. BCF2000/X-TOUCH Midi controllers ...) ○ feedback of Ui FADERS and BUTTONS STATUS on hardware controller - levels, solos, mutes etc ... (only MIDI contr. with LED indicators) ○ added MIDI messages NOTE ON/OFF to drive Ui BUTTONS and Ui functions (extended "learn" function) ○ access to all VCA faders via MIDI (only Ui24r users) ○ control PREV, NEXT SNAPSHOTs and CUEs via MIDI (only Ui24r users) ○ fixed PLAYER func. on Ui24r mixers NEW in 1.2 version ○ running in background mode ○ nice dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ui MIDI mixer at 3.4 against Avid Control's 2.7. Ui MIDI mixer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 34%). Avid Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (70 vs 9). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ui MIDI mixer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Avid Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ui MIDI mixer holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avid Control has 70 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Avid Control's written reviews are positive against 47% of Ui MIDI mixer's.
Avid Control ships an update every 3 months, Ui MIDI mixer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Avid Control | Ui MIDI mixer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (70 ratings) | 3.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | +4 |
| Developer | Avid® | Pavel Beseda |
Customer experience
Avid Control
Ui MIDI mixer
Bugs and requests
Avid Control
Reported bugs
5 issues- Version mismatch
- Can't get pass registration screen
- Meters don't work
- Faders are sticking
- Connectivity issues
Requested features
3 requests- Pls Make Avid Control into some type of AUV3 Effect Plugin for mixing and mastering purposes
- 120hz support for iPad Pro please!!
- larger soft keys (or even better, adjustable)
Ui MIDI mixer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avid Control
No in-app purchases
Ui MIDI mixer
- Upgrade to full version$34.99









