Steinberg’s Absolute 7 is its most comprehensive virtual instrument collection everAbsolute 7 has arrived, bringing a number of new instruments and features to Steinberg’s comprehensive virtual instrument library.
Absolute is essentially all of Steinberg’s VST instruments wrapped up into one convenient package. Designed for pretty much every musical use case – from orchestral scores to electronic beats – Absolute 7 is loaded with 35 virtual instruments, 194 GB of sound content with over 8,000 presets spanning a range of genres, and like the previous version of Absolute, Steinberg’s HALion 7 sample and synthesis platform, too.
Naturally, it’s compatible with all major DAWs, too, with “seamless integration” in particular with Steinberg’s Cubase, Nuendo and Dorico platforms.
What’s new in Absolute 7?

Absolute 7 features a number of new additions, including comprehensive virtual instruments spanning beat-making, electric guitar, piano, orchestras, lo-fi sounds and everything in between. Including the new instruments, Absolute 7 is packed with 35 professional-quality virtual instruments to play with.
Beatmakers will be overjoyed with the inclusion of Groove Agent 6, the latest version of Steinberg’s comprehensive virtual groove and beat-making environment. Now supporting resizing to accommodate any workflow, Groove Agent 6 features 47 newly sampled acoustic drum kit sounds, plus an all-new acoustic Punch Kit for dynamic drum sounds.

Next up, designed in partnership with Soundiron is Axe Machina, a powerful 7-string electric guitar library for HALion 7. This instrument lets you play with open and muted notes, power chords, harmonics, pick scraps and even an auto-strum function – everything you need to craft raw, authentic-sounding, metal-ready guitar tracks.

There’s also two new piano instruments: Etude, sampled from a “world-class” Yamaha C3X grand piano with 18GB of chromatic samples, 12 dynamic layers, four mic positions and adjustable resonances; and Verve, described as a felt piano blended with field recordings from glass, metal, electric distortion and more for cinematic sounds and “dreamy soundscapes.

You’ve also got the Orchestra Colors – which comes loaded with a number of Hollywood-ready presets including string textures, brass ensembles and choirs – Carrier8, a new expansion for Steinberg’s FM Lab by sound designer Stéphane Garganigo, lo-fi instrument Colors Lofi Tapes, Fractured, an expansion for Steinberg Backbone offering new “glitchy distorted drum sounds” and more, and finally Vintage Classics, which offers hundreds of presets for Steinberg’s Retrologue soft synth.

Of course, these new additions join an already-massive collection of virtual instruments covering all the bases you’ll need as a composer or producer.
Pricing & availability
Absolute 7 is available now, priced at £414 for new users. Existing Absolute 6 users can enjoy an upgrade to the latest version for £83, while users of Absolute 5 and below can get Absolute 7 for £165.
There’s also a number of crossgrade options for users of other eligible Steinberg products, as well as an education discount for students, in which Absolute 7 is available for just £207.
To learn more about what’s included in the latest edition of Absolute, head to Steinberg.
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