Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-118734) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-88318,
33-64126, 33-64128, 33-82478, 33-98692, 333-08821, 333-08823, 333-08825,
333-30367, 333-42569, 333-56631, 333-60181, 333-60183, 333-60191, 333-73321,
333-87539, 333-94167, 333-33674, 333-37952, 333-41750, 333-48338, 333-48340,
333-64016, 333-75470, 333-102772, 333-118704, 33-128320, 33-64130, 33-64124,
333-42571) of Avid Technology, Inc. of our report dated March 7, 2006 relating
to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 7, 2006