Steinberg Absolute 6

Create astonishing instruments and sounds

Get tons of creative instruments, with over 136 GB of sound content for every kind of music production. Explore over 7,800 presets, the next-generation sample and synthesis platform HALion 7, amazing synthesizers like Padshop or Retrologue 2 and, with Groove Agent and Backbone, some of the best VST drum plug-ins available.

• More than 136 GB content and 7,800 presets

• First-class sample libraries for guitars, bass, choir, orchestra and keys

• New: HALion 7 now with FM and spectral synthesis

• New: 8 FM Lab and open-tuned guitar Tales

New in Absolute 6: HALion 7
HALion 7 is a groundbreaking, premium-quality software instrument, developed to help you create world-class music and sound design. Delve into the iconic sound of FM synthesis, harness the power of spectral synthesis, embrace a new approach to modulation, create and customize unique envelopes, be inspired by new effects which enhance creativity for bass players and much more.

• More than 35 GB content, 3,700 presets and 15 instruments

• FM, spectral, wavetable, virtual analog and granular synthesis

• High-performance sample engine for large libraries

• More than 70 effects, plus countless modulation and MIDI options

New Features in HALion 7

• FM Zone – developed with Yamaha: Freely combine up to eight operators, use them as carriers or send them to feedback loops. Including an Algorithm Finder, an Algorithm Designer and SYX file import.

• Spectral Zone: the new spectral oscillator features a new in-house developed time-stretch and resynthesis algorithm. It allows to change playback speed in real time without affecting the pitch, but it can also transform samples into completely new sounds.

• FM Lab: A full-blown eight operator FM synthesizer with hundreds of cutting-edge presets

• Tales: A beautifully sampled guitar. Guitar strings were individually sampled as open notes and then tuned to a different pitch, giving each one a very pure and intimate sound additionally layered with acoustic and synthesized textures

• Modulation reimagined: Shape, tweak and animate your sounds more easily than ever with HALion’s new modulation concept.

• New Shaper Envelope: The User Envelope now has brush, pen and eraser tools for intuitively drawing and customizing envelopes.

• A fresh new look and feel: Updated interface, a redesigned MediaBay and search plus tons of workflow improvements

• Advanced wavetable synthesis for multichannel files with up to 5.1 surround and spectral filters

• Additional new features: 10 new effects, Decompose, X-LFO, Chord export from Trigger Pads, impulse response import and the new Oscilloscope

• New tools for designing instruments like SVG resources which can be animated by Lua, color options and more

FM Lab: A full-blown, eight operator FM synthesizer
Enter the lab to find all the ingredients you need to design FM sounds from the ground up, in an ultra-modern, intuitive workspace. FM Lab features algorithms from the classic Yamaha DX7, FM-X and TX81Z, 20 high-quality effects in a five insert rack, many modulation options and an arpeggiator which allows you to create evolving sounds. Assign modulations via drag and drop, use different oscillator presets or design complex algorithms in a fun, easy way. Worried about programming? No problem — FM Lab comes with hundreds of cutting-edge presets, ranging from classic sounds with a new twist to some of the most contemporary and progressive FM sounds ever produced.
         
Tales: An open-tuned guitar
Ready for every story you want to tell, Tales is a beautifully captured guitar, layered with additional acoustic and synthesized textures. The guitar strings were individually sampled as open notes and then tuned to a different pitch, giving each one a very pure and intimate sound. In addition to the open strings, we recorded articulations like muted notes and harmonics. Whether you are writing ballads, looking for contemporary colors for underscoring or want to uplift your next acoustic pop production, Tales delivers instant inspiration from every note you play.

Instruments in Absolute 6

• HALion 7

• Backbone

• Groove Agent 5 (including Prime Cuts, Future Past Perfect, Rock Essentials)

• Retrologue 2 (including Sounds of Soul)

• Padshop 2 (including Polarities, Zero Gravity and Granular Guitars)

• The Grand 3

HALion instruments in Absolute 6

• FM Lab

• Tales

• HALion Symphonic Orchestra

• Amped Elektra

• Anima

• Auron

• Voltage

• Hot Brass

• Model C (Organ)

• Skylab

• Olympus Choir Micro

• Trium

• HALiotron

• The Eagle

• The Raven

• World Percussion • World instruments • Dark Planet

• Studio Strings

• B-Box

• Triebwerk

• Hypnotic Dance

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Mac
- macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, Apple silicon-based Mac: Native App + Rosetta 2 App
- VST 3, AAX or AU compatible host application
- 136 GB free HD space

PC
- Windows 10 (64-bit), 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher)
- VST 3 or AAX compatible host application
- 136 GB free HD space

Internet connection required for activation, download, account setup and personal / product registration. Additional software is required for the installation.