Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement
of Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Company") on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 4, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and 
financial statement schedule of the Company as of December 31, 1997 and 1996,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which
report is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.


                              /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
July 29, 1998