The Ultimate Pop Machine
Unveil the magic behind the world's most beloved songs with the synth collection – Iconic. Programmed by the synth mastermind behind Michael Jackson's Thriller, Iconic celebrates the synths and keys that shaped the soundtracks of our lives. Sampling rare synthesizers like the ARP 2600, Minimoog Model D, Oberheim OB-X, Sequential Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80 and the Synclavier II, they have skillfully recreated some of the most iconic sounds in music history and turned them into playable instruments, supercharged with incredible new features that will allow you to transform these historic sounds into modern masterpieces.
Classic Synth Design Modernized For A New Era
Iconic's user interface centers around an XY Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects that modulate multiple parameters simultaneously. Blending a vintage knob-per-function design, with sleek modern styling, all of Iconic's controls are easily accessible in a single page. Shape these ICONIC synth sounds from the dual filters that can be modulated, an advanced 16-step arpeggiator, multi-mode portamento (glide), and a bevy of effects to widen, pulse, distort, delay, and spatialize the final sound.
Classic Sounds Reimagined For The Future
While Iconic features synths and sounds used in classic songs that have sold hundreds of millions of copies, it's not stuck in any time period. After recording these rare synthesizers in EastWest Studio 1, the producers also sent the sounds to analog tape machines (include a tube Studer J37) and pushed them to levels to create tape saturation and harmonic distortion for an alternative modern sound. The instruments were also re-amped into EastWest Studio 2, using multiple mic positions so the studio sound could be added to the direct sounds, a technique that was often used by Thriller recording and mixing engineer Bruce Swedien.
Iconic's Synth Lineup
Includes 138 GB of rare and vintage synths and keys, many stacked to recreate sounds used in the greatest hits of all time, as well as hundreds of presets. These include the following:
- The Arp 2600
- The Synclavier II
- Roland Jupiter-8
- Sequential Prohepet-5
- Yamaha CS-80
- Minimoog Model D
- OBerheim OB-X
- Fender Rhodes
What will you create?
Iconic brings the magic of the world’s most beloved songs right to your fingertips. Created by synth mastermind Anthony Marinelli, the programming wizard behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Iconic allows you to enjoy these classic sounds in their purest form, or twist and turn them into modern masterpieces with unparalleled new controls.
What's included?
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An all-in-one resource for every keyboard and synth sound imaginable, featuring 524 instruments made for pop, hip hop, EDM, and more.
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Legendary lineup of the most beloved and revolutionary keyboards and synthesizers of all time, sampled meticulously, and totalling a massive 138 GB of samples.
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Features original recreations of the most iconic keyboard and synthesizer sounds in the history of music, created by Michael Jackson’s Thriller synth programmer Anthony Marinelli, with additional programming from Ryan Thomas and Marco Iodice, perfectly recreated by the production team.
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Modern tape saturation drips from these instruments by pushing analog tape machines (including the tube Studer J37) to their limits to produce rich harmonic distortion.
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Reamping techniques add stereo space to the keyboards and synths using multiple mic positions recorded in EastWest Studio 2. This technique was often used by Thriller recording and mixing engineer Bruce Swedien.
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Cutting-edge effects in Iconic transform these legendary synths into contemporary masterpieces. Filter, drive, modulate, and use the MacroFX Pad to manipulate multiple parameters simultaneously for ultimate creative control.
This library includes "Opus" as a Sample-Player.
Mac:
- macOS 10.13 or higher
- 64 bit
- Quad-Core CPU (Octa-Core recommended)
- 2,7 GHz or higher
- RAM: 16GB (32GB or more recommended)
- SSD hard drive (SATA or PCIe)
Windows:
- Windows 10 or higher
- 64 bit
- ASIO sound driver
- Quad-Core CPU (Octa-Core recommended)
- 2,7 GHz or higher
- RAM: 16GB (32GB or more recommended)
- SSD hard drive (SATA or PCIe)
Required Registration:
EastWest products require you to register with the manufacturer at www.soundsonline.com and with www.ilok.com to activate your license.
This product requires an activation!
You can either "soft" activate on your computer without addditional hardware or transfer the license to an iLok USB dongle which has to be purchased separately. The iLok dongle can be used to run the protected software on different computers. Your licenses can be easily manged using the iLok Licence Manager. To protect your investment against theft or loss we recommend the iLok Zero Downtime protection with TLC.
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