At a casual glance, the design and operation is like a mash-up of Final Cut Pro and LumaFusion. This is an alternative editing model introduced with DaVinci Resolve 16. You can’t review Speed Editor without giving some coverage to the cut page itself. For me, the quality of the Search Dial experience surpasses any of the other Eucon or USB peripherals. If you use it on the Fairlight page, then jog emulates the analog tape experience of “reel rocking” to find an exact edit point. I found myself mainly using scroll and jog. Shuttle locks in the speed and is best for moving through lots of material. There’s shuttle, jog, and scroll control. Of course, you are dealing with files not tape, so it can easily stop on a dime. As with the Editor Keyboard dial, it has a similar tactile feel and the ballistics of using a Sony tape machine. The main selling point for me is the knob, aka the Search Dial. The design is right-handed, but since you can place it to the left or in front of an external keyboard, it’s easier for a left-hander to utilize than the QWERTY-style Editor Keyboard.

Although you can perform much of the cut page editing operation from Speed Editor, it won’t entirely replace your keyboard and mouse or trackpad. It will pair with Resolve (version 17 or 18), but not other apps nor the Finder. It operates over Bluetooth, but firmware updates and charging require a USB-C connection. Speed Editor retails for $395 and includes a license key for DaVinci Resolve Studio.

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