Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  3, 1999  relating  to the
financial  statements  and financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Avid Technology,  Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1998.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
September 20, 1999