Avid have announced that that September 4th 2013 as the “end-of-sale date” for the ICON D-Control™ ES and D-Command® ES control surfaces. However they want to reassure existing owners that Avid will continue to support these products for at least five years through to September 4, 2018.

At the IBC show in Amsterdam, on September 13th, they will be unveiling the ICON’s replacement the new S6 which they describe as….

the next-generation, professional control surface based fundamentally on feedback from customers. We hope you can join us at IBC — in person or online September 13th — to check it out!

Check out the sneak peek video for the Avid S6