This crossgrade lets owners of Groove Agent 5 or 6, Backbone, Padshop 2, Retrologue 2 or Etude move up to the complete Absolute 7 collection with 35 instruments.

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, while Groove Agent 6, Backbone with AI-powered drum sound design and World Percussion cover the rhythm section. Keyboard instruments such as Etude with a Yamaha C3X, The Grand 3, Amped Elektra and the Model C organ join basses and guitars like Electric Bass, Tales and Axe Machina, plus The Orchestra: Colors, Studio Strings and Olympus Choir for cinematic music. Synths such as Retrologue 2, Padshop 2 with its granular and spectral engines and FM Lab for FM synthesis complete the palette.

Features

• 35 instruments with 194 GB of sounds 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
• Orchestral sounds with The Orchestra: Colors, Studio Strings and Olympus Choir
• Synths such as Retrologue 2, Padshop 2 and FM Lab

Technical details

• Type: bundle (virtual instrument collection)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Licensing: internet connection for activation, account sign-up and product registration
• Requirement: Crossgrade – requires Groove Agent 5 or 6, Backbone, Padshop 2, Retrologue 2 or Etude (not versions bundled with Cubase or Nuendo)
• Content: 35 instruments, 194 GB of sounds, 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 or macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple silicon native or via Rosetta 2)
• Disk space: 194 GB

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.