This crossgrade takes Steinberg Plus owners to Absolute 7, the collection of 35 Steinberg instruments with 194 GB of sound content and more than 8,000 presets.

Steinberg Plus is a bonus from Steinberg for owners of selected Yamaha or Steinberg hardware, such as the UR-C series audio interfaces, and includes Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic and Retrologue among others. Absolute is designed for everything from orchestral scores and songwriting to pop productions and electronic beats, and it works in all major DAWs as well as integrating seamlessly with Cubase, Nuendo and Dorico. At its core is HALion 7, the sample and synthesis platform for sound design and building your own instruments, joined by Groove Agent 6, Backbone with AI-powered drum sound design, pianos such as Etude with a Yamaha C3X and The Grand 3, Electric Bass, Tales and Axe Machina, plus The Orchestra: Colors and Studio Strings. Synths such as Retrologue 2, Padshop 2 with its granular and spectral engines and FM Lab for FM synthesis complete the palette.

Features

• Crossgrade for Steinberg Plus owners to the complete Absolute 7 collection
• 35 instruments with 194 GB of sound content and more than 8,000 presets
• HALion 7 sample and synthesis platform for your own sounds and instruments
• Groove Agent 6 and Backbone for drums, beats and percussion
• Pianos and keys such as Etude, The Grand 3, Amped Elektra and Model C
• Synths such as Retrologue 2, Padshop 2 and FM Lab, orchestral sounds with The Orchestra: Colors and Studio Strings

Technical details

• Type: Crossgrade (bundle of virtual instruments)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Licensing: Download Access Code (DAC), internet connection for activation, account sign-up and product registration
• Requirement: Crossgrade – requires Steinberg Plus (bonus for owners of selected Yamaha or Steinberg hardware, e.g. UR-C series audio interfaces)
• Content: 35 instruments, 194 GB of sound content, more than 8,000 presets

System requirements

• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 or higher, or Windows 11 (64-bit) version 24H2 or higher
• macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 Tahoe or macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple silicon native or via Rosetta 2)
• Disk space: 194 GB
• Internet connection for licence activation, installer download, account sign-up and product registration

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://steinberg.net/sda. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.