Move from ICON to S6 and Save Big
Take on the Biggest Mixes with Greater Confidence
Save big when you trade in your old ICON towards S6
Got an ICON D-Control or D-Command? We hope your trusty surface has served you well. In case you weren't aware, as of August 31, 2018, Avid no longer offers ICON support or repairs. While future versions of Pro Tools will still work with ICON for the foreseeable future, we do not plan on adding new features or functionality to the family, and any new issues that arise may not be addressed.
If you want to stay at the forefront of professional music and audio mixing, you can greatly expand your capabilities and opportunities with Avid S6. Even better, we offer a generous ICON trade-in program, so not only will you get better ergonomics, expanded DAW control, and surface customizability with S6, but great savings too.
Why trade up to S6?
- Get better visual feedback with extensive metering, scrolling waveforms, and more
- Experience the most efficient hands-on Dolby Atmos mixing workflows in the industry
- Customize and scale the modular surface for your mixing preferences and needs
- Mix faster and more intuitively with full touchscreen control, custom layouts, and programmable soft keys
- Take control of Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Nuendo, and other DAWs simultaneously
- Remote control your mix from anywhere in the studio using an iPad
Hear why Germany's historic music recording facility Bauer Studios chose S6 to expand their capabilities into Dolby Atmos immersive music and audio post mixing.
NYC's award-winning post house Gigantic Studios moved from ICON to S6—see why S6 proved to be, literally, a stand up solution to serve independent filmmakers.
See how Grammy-nominated producer/mixer Yaron Fuchs (Herbie Hancock, John Meyer, Talib Kweli) uses Pro Tools and S6 to bring musicians together.
As Singapore's first Dolby Atmos dubbing theater, audio post powerhouse Mocha Chai Laboratories chose S6 to attract worldwide clientele—find out why.
Compare ICON vs. S6
| ICON D-Command | ICON D-Control | Avid S6 | |
| Metering |
Meter Bridge:
Dual 30-segment LED meters |
Meter Bridge: Dual 30-segment LED meters |
Display Module: High-resolution TFT displays with scrolling waveforms, EQ, pan plots, and automation breakpoints Fader Module: Dual 30-segment LED meters on faders with gain reduction Master Module: Scrolling meter bridge and track scroller |
| Color Coding |
None
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None | Track colors and color-coded functions on knob tops, including dynamics, EQ, and pan Color coding for track state, including Record, Input, Solo, and Mute |
| EQ and Dynamics |
Small dedicated EQ and dynamics controls (requires paging)
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Full dedicated EQ and dynamics controls in large center section | Full set of predictable EQ and dynamics controls through color-coded knobs, accessible within any section of the control surface |
| Channel Scalability | Fixed channel strip configuration with a minimum 8 faders + master, expandable with two 16-channel fader modules | Fixed channel strip configuration with a minimum 8 faders + master, expandable with multiple 16-channel fader modules | Flexible, modular channel strip configuration with a minimum 8 faders + master, expandable with multiple 8-channel fader modules Choice of 1, 5, or 9 assignable encoders per channel |
| Workstation Control | Switched control of up to two Pro Tools workstations | Switched control of up to four Pro Tools workstations | Intelligent control of up to 8 workstations, including Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo, and Pyramix with KVM integration Aggregate tracks from any connected EUCON workstations on a single surface |
| Surround Mixing, including Dolby Atmos | No integrated joystick option—external third-party surround panner option only No pan plot display |
Optional surround panner with dual touch-sensitive joysticks Limited pan display on Joystick Module only |
Full support for Dolby Atmos immersive audio, with 2D and 3D panning views Integrated surround panning from the Master Module touchscreen and with the optional Joystick Module Pan positional views can be displayed on Display Modules, Master Module, and Joystick Module |
| Soft Keys | Limited surface functions only No customization or macro support |
Limited surface functions only No customization or macro support |
Comprehensive, color-coded, and organized by workflow Fully user-customizable, including macros composed of EUCON and keyboard functions across multiple workstations |
| Monitoring | XMON analog monitoring with up to 7.1 support + communications system | XMON analog monitoring with up to 7.1 support + communications system | Customizable Pro Tools | MTRX analog/digital audio I/O (mix and match mic, line, MADI, Dante, AES3, SDI, and more) with versatile 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, and up to 64 channels of immersive audio monitoring + routing control and communications system |
Mix faster, easier, and the way you want—plus expand your opportunities—when you trade up to S6 today. Contact Avid Sales or your local reseller for details.
Tutorials
Tips & tricks
S6: VCA Masters & Spill Zones
Create fader zones to access members of a VCA Master group
S6: Exploring Track Layouts
Create custom Track Layouts to control your most important tracks
S6: Exploring Expand Zones
Take dedicated control of EQ and Dynamics with a consistent interface
In-depth workflows
S6 Workflows: Master Module
Speed up navigation and accessing tracks with the Master Module
S6 Workflows: Spill Zones
Quickly place and access all types of tracks with Spill Zones
S6 Workflows: Soft Keys
Enhance editing, mixing and monitoring with Soft Keys
S6 Workflows: Attention Zones
Control plugins, dynamics, EQs, inserts and sends with Attention Zones
S6 Workflows: Managing Zones and VCAs
Get the most out of zones and nested VCAs
S6 Workflows: Layouts
Assign any mix of tracks to the faders with custom Layouts
S6 Workflows: Expand Faders
Take custom control of plugins with Expand Faders