Steinberg Iconica Ensembles

The modern art of the orchestra

Iconica was recorded in legendary Funkhaus Berlin with our partner Orchestral Tools and brings exceptional modern orchestral expression to professional composers. The overall bundle Iconica Opus combines the two libraries Iconica Sections and Players and Iconica Ensembles in an impressive orchestral solution with up to 190 GB compressed audio and more than 500 articulations

FEATURES

• 45 GB of compressed audio

• 69 articulations

• Several mic positions for each instrument

• Works in every DAW with VST, AU and AAX

The inspiration behind Iconica Ensembles
Producing high-quality orchestral music is a time-consuming and detailed task. With over 40 different presets and perfectly-matched, beautifully detailed sections of strings, brass, woodwind and percussion, Iconica Ensembles is designed to make it as straightforward as possible for composers to meet short deadlines, produce musical sketches or develop ideas.

Exactly like a real orchestra
A key to great orchestral music is getting the positional balance between each section of instruments just right. With correct orchestral layout settings included in every preset, Iconica Ensembles makes getting this balance correct fast and easy. All Iconica Ensembles presets were recorded with each section of the orchestra in its correct place. This means that, when you are playing or mixing a piece, it sounds exactly like a real orchestra. This means that, when you are playing or mixing a piece, it sounds exactly like a real orchestra sitting in front of you.

Microphone mixing
The Mixer Page allows you to assign an output to each of the microphone positions used to record every preset, as well as controlling the volume and load status (which provides different room perspectives). This further helps you to include very finely nuanced sound in every composition.

Always in tune with your inspiration
The Tuning Scale function allows you to tune Iconica Ensembles to a number of different scales. The default setting is Equal Temperament, but this can be easily set to a range of alternatives — even to change while playing a note — either for artistic reasons or to conform to a different tuning standard. For example, this could be when writing/accompanying period pieces.

Expressive and efficient
The unique Note Expression and Expression Maps of Iconica Ensembles’ VST 3 format means you can create unique textures and aleatoric effects. Further individuality is possible thanks to the different articulations which are available via the innovative Cell Rack, a fast and intuitive way to experiment and compose impressive music on the fly.

Intimately detailed recordings from a legendary Berlin studio
Iconica is the only orchestral library recorded entirely at the legendary Funkhaus Berlin, renowned for its recordings of movie soundtracks, TV series, and major classical works. Produced in collaboration with specialist company Orchestral Tools, the samples were recorded by 76 musicians — including 50 players just for the strings — in Studio 2, a 400m2 room with a 10,5m floor to ceiling height and a pleasing reverb time of around 1.5 seconds. Recorded over the course of a month, the acoustic separation of Funkhaus Berlin’s studios guarantees crystal-clear samples which capture the sounds of the orchestra in perfect, intimate detail.

Created with Orchestral Tools
Iconica has been created in collaboration with leading orchestral samples company Orchestral Tools. Well respected for its high-end orchestral libraries, like the Berlin Series and Metropolis Ark, Orchestral Tools worked with Steinberg to record the samples in one of its longest ever sessions. Both companies are extremely proud of Iconica which delivers a complete solution for orchestral productions and sound design.

SPECIFICATIONS

Compressed audio: 45 GB
Articulations: 69
Presets: 40
Number of included samples: 110000
Dynamic View: Not included
Cinematic Presets: Included
Adaptive True Legato: Included
Note Expression support: Included
HALion Sonic SE 3 included: Included
Strings: Ensembles
Brass: Ensembles
Woodwinds: Ensembles
Percussion: Ensembles
Harp: Not included

System Requirements

Compatible with: HALion Sonic 7, HALion 7
Operating systems (Windows): Windows 10 (64-bit), 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher)
Operating systems (Mac): macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia, macOS Tahoe
Apple silicon–based Mac: Rosetta 2 App, Native App
Display resolution minimum at 100% UI scaling: 1366 x 768
Display resolution recommended: 1920 x 1080
PlugIn format (Win): VST 3, AAX
PlugIn format (Mac): VST 3, AU, AAX
CPU minimum (Windows): Intel i5 or faster
RAM minimum: 4 GB
RAM recommended: 16 GB
Hard disk free space: 45 GB
Internet connection for: license activation, installer download, account sign up and product registration