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
February 26, 1999