A touchscreen-dominated audio interface just dropped from Icon Pro Audio, centering everything around a massive 10-inch LCD that handles mixing through virtual controls instead of physical knobs.
The Touch 8's headline feature
The Touch 8's headline feature
- Icon's new interface ditches traditional faders for responsive screen-based sliders.
- That 10-inch display lets users tweak levels by swiping across the glass.
- Metering shows up as 15-segment bars right on the touchscreen.
- Each channel gets pad, phantom power, and polarity flip buttons.
- Four combo jacks accept mic, line, or instrument signals via Neutrik hardware.
- ADAT expands the system to eight digital channels in both directions.
- Quarter-inch TRS outputs handle four line-level feeds for monitoring or routing.
- UNI OTG tech pipes audio straight into mobile streaming apps.
- iZotope VEA cleans up voice recordings using AI-driven processing automatically.
- Harrison AVA Live runs channel strips during performances with minimal latency.
- Bitwig 8-Track Studio and Tracktion DAW Essentials cover recording and editing.
- Kilohearts Toolbox and Dotec Audio plugins add effects for sound design.
- Icon's companion app controls headphone levels and master output routing.
- Direct monitoring bypasses the computer for zero-latency tracking during sessions.
- Plugin hosting works inside the software for live streams or performances.
- Loop Back function mirrors audio between apps on Mac and Windows.
- Dynamic range hits 130dB on playback and 128dB on recording.
- Preamps supply 75dB of gain for quiet sources or ribbon mics.
- Two headphone jacks offer separate volume knobs and independent monitoring choices.
- A hardware encoder fine-tunes digital faders when touchscreen precision falls short.
- Icon Pro Audio ships the Touch 8 during Q2 2026.
- UK pricing lands at £519 including VAT, while Europe pays €599.
