Exhibit 23.2
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
of Avid Technology, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 12, 1996, on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules of Avid Technology, Inc., as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, which report is
included in the Company's Annual Report in Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1995.

                                                 /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

                                                 COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Boston, Massachusetts

July 25, 1996