Writing Room Synths is a curated collection of sampled analogue synthesizers – iconic machines that shaped musical history, turned into a modern production tool for HALion Sonic.

From warm pads to punchy basses, every sound carries the character of legendary synths you would find in producers’ writing rooms from LA to Stockholm: retro funk basses from an iconic mono synth, lush string machines or warm pads from one of the most used polysynths ever. An arpeggiator for anything from classic up/down sequences to complex, evolving patterns, a reorderable effects chain with reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, ring modulation, distortion and EQ, and a random function for the oscillator, arpeggiator and effects deliver fresh ideas fast.

Features

• 1.5 GB of compressed multi-samples from rare analogue synthesizers
• More than 50 sample sources with vintage flair and 100 mix-ready synth presets
• Arpeggiator with DAW sync and MIDI export
• Custom effects chain with reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, ring modulation, distortion and EQ in any order
• Random function for everything or just the oscillator, arpeggiator or effects

Technical details

• Type: Virtual instrument (synthesizer)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: Internet connection required for activation
• Requirement: HALion Sonic 7 or HALion 7
• Content: 1.5 GB of multi-samples, more than 50 sample sources, 100 presets

System requirements

• macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 26 Tahoe, native or via Rosetta 2 on Apple silicon Macs
• Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 Version 21H2 or higher (64-bit)
• Compatible with HALion Sonic 7 and HALion 7
• 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.