Steinberg Absolute 5 is the newly refreshed VST collection comprised of Steinbergs most sought-after plugins spanning over 130GB of sound content providing you everything you will ever need for music production. From classics such as the Halion and Groove Agent Absolute 5 also includes a range of new VSTS include Electric Bass Backbone and Amped Elektra. Not only that but there is also a range of new sound content including new expansions for the Retrologue Padshop and Groove Agent plugins. No matter what you require Absolute 5 has you covered. From drum synthesis to faithful emulations of classic instruments this collection is a must-have for any serious music producer. All plugins are supported in AAX and HiDPI formats ensuring maximum compatibility for a wide range of music software. You can even create your own custom instruments using the Macro Page Designer – perfect for budding sound designers. What’s new in Absolute 5 Absolute 5 is a massive update to Steinberg’s powerful VST and sound content library now including over 130GB of sound content and nearly a thousand new presets to inspire your creativity. One of the newly introduced instruments is “Electric Bass” which utilises advanced physical modelling technology to meticulously recreate the sound of classic bass guitars. You can load in a range of effects fine-tune your amplifier change your pickups and articulation and much more. Whether you love the creamy sounds of the J-Bass or the unique sound of the MM-Bass with the Electric Bass you can do it all! Backbone Drum Synthesizer and Amped Elektra Backbone is a cutting-edge drum synthesizer providing tools for re-synthesis and in-depth sound design. Re-synthesis allows you to incorporate custom samples and re-design the sound by breaking down the sample into noise and tonal parts. You can achieve everything from bass-heavy 808 kicks to classic cinematic hits. Capture the sound of classic electric pianos with the Amped Elektra. This vintage-style e-piano bases it design and sound on legendary retro units. Providing faithful recreation of classic amps the Amped Elektra allows you to tap into the sound of yesterday. You can tweak and edit the impulse response with varying reverb units taken from different decades. New sound content – Padshop Retrologue and Groove Agent As well as the new VST instruments Absolute 5 includes a range of expansive libraries for existing instruments. New sound content is now included for Padshop 2 Retrologue 2 and Groove Agent 5. Polarities explores the tonal duality of music basing its sound on the concept of contrasts. Created by world-class sound designer Simon Stockhausen Polarities blends acoustic and electric sounds spanning every element of tonality. Polarities includes more than 250 inspiring presets as well as 3.4GB of samples in total. Curated by the musical legend himself Dave Polich the Sounds Of Soul expansion for Retrologue 2 spans decades of soul music. Polich is renowned for being one of the most prominent music producers in the world having worked for the likes of Michael Jackson Sergio Mendes and David Foster. With over 400 presets to choose from you have all the tools you need to craft your next soulful banger. Get the crowd moving with Future Past Perfect for Groove Agent 5. This powerful expansion is comprised of House drum sounds spanning every sub-genre including New York House Future House Progressive House and even Techno. Created by DJ and producer Dean Coleman Future Past Perfect is sure to get the crowd rocking with 33 electric drum kits and a wide range of patterns and sounds to choose from. Inspire and create Featuring all the tools you need to create anything from massive club bangers to driving rock tracks Absolute 5 is your one-stop shop for all things musical with genre-defying VSTs sound content and much more. Lay your backbeat with Groove Agent 5’s deep drums layer on some rich pianos from The Grand 3 and drive it all with pulsing bass lines via Retrologue 2 or HALion Sonic 3. Once the instruments are loaded into your DAW of choice you will be ready to craft your music the way you want. Absolute 5’s huge library is sure to inspire and assist you in making the music in your head a reality. Tools for any occasion Absolute 5 features a huge range of tools for you to create anything you can dream up. With over 130GB of sound content including over 7500 presets for you to delve into. This suite of instruments and tools will be perfect for any style of production or any genre. Load up your DAW pull up your plugins and create. Features Electric Bass – *NEW* Advanced physically modelled electric bass guitar Backbone – *NEW* Cutting-edge drum synthesizer and re-synthesis engine Amped Elektra – *NEW* Faithful emulation of classic e-piano with ability to change amps reverb units and more Groove Agent 5 brings three specialised instruments for making dynamic drums in pretty much any genre HALion 6 promises the most fully featured virtual sampling and sound design VST on the market today Retrologue 2 is going to offer you the old school analog synth sounds perfect for creating fat bass and lead flavours Padshop Pro is prepared to give supernatural atmospheres and effects with a new kind sound design using of granular synthesis HALion Sonic 3 breaks in thousands of class leading synths acoustic samples and superb effects — all in a single VST workstation The Grand 3 features five modelled pianos in overwhelming quality each with separate microphone positions. HALion Symphonic Orchestra places the awesome power of a full-fledged symphonic orchestra in your hands Granular Guitars in Padshop is brought to you by the renowned Simon Stockhausen Hypnotic Dance is full of solid bass lines leads and textured pads Triebwerk offers club dance sounds big synths kits and smooth vocals Dark Planet is Stenbergs answer to producers who need tools for cinematic scores Rock Essentials for Groove Agent give you the grooves from multi platinum classic rock tracks Prime Cuts is brought to you by British producer Beat Butcha including 240 grooves and 700 production samples to inspire you to swing your all-new hip hop beats Specifications System Requirements Mac: macOS 10.12 / 10.13 / 10.14 VST 3 AAX or AU compatible host application for using as plug-in 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor (Intel i5 or faster recommended) 16 GB RAM recommended 131 GB free HD space 1366 x 768 display resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended) OS-compatible audio hardware** Internet connection required for activation account setup and personal / product registration. Additional downloads may be required for the installation. Windows: 64-Bit Windows 10 VST 2 VST 3 or AAX compatible host application for using as plug-in 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor (Intel i5 or faster recommended) 16 GB RAM recommended 131 GB free HD space 1366 x 768 display resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended) OS-compatible audio hardware** Internet connection required for activation account setup and personal / product registration. Additional downloads may be required for the installation. Other Product Code: 48497