Steinberg’s new plugin bundle looks like an Absolute bargain
Steinberg have updated their Absolute bundle, a chunky music software collection that contains the company’s best plugin synths and workstations. Now toting 28 instruments, Absolute 5 contains more than 130GB of content, and offers more than 7,500 presets.
New members of the Absolute family include Backbone, Steinberg’s drum resynthesiser plugin; Amped Elektra, which offers vintage keys; Electric Bass; and expansions for Padshop 2, Retrologue 2 and Groove Agent 5 (all of which are included in the bundle).
Of course, Absolute 5 also contains all the instruments from its predecessor – the likes of HALion 6, HALion Sonic 3, The Grand 3 and many more. The instruments in Absolute 5 run on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats; the price is $500/€499.
Heritage Audio aim for the sound of Motown with the Motorcity EQualizer
The ‘Motown sound’ is one of the most distinctive in pop music history, and one that contemporary producers are still trying to recreate. If said sound is the one that you’re after, then Heritage Audio reckon you should check out the Motorcity EQualizer. This is said to
