EASTWEST SOUNDS – ICONIC

Classic Synth Design Modernized For A New Era

ICONIC’s user interface centers around an XY Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects that modulate multiple parameters simultaneously. Blending a vintage knob-per-function design, with sleek modern styling, all of ICONIC’s controls are easily accessible in a single page. Shape these ICONIC synth sounds from the dual filters that can be modulated, an advanced 16-step arpeggiator, multi-mode portamento (glide), and a bevy of effects to widen, pulse, distort, delay, and spatialize the final sound.

Classic Sounds Reimagined For The Future

While ICONIC features synths and sounds used in classic songs that have sold hundreds of millions of copies, it’s not stuck in any time period. After recording these rare synthesizers in EastWest Studio 1, the producers also sent the sounds to analog tape machines (include a tube Studer J37) and pushed them to levels to create tape saturation and harmonic distortion for an alternative modern sound. The instruments were also re-amped into EastWest Studio 2, using multiple mic positions so the studio sound could be added to the direct sounds, a technique that was often used by Thriller recording and mixing engineer Bruce Swedien.

What Will You Create?

ICONIC brings the magic of the world’s most beloved songs right to your fingertips. Created by synth mastermind Anthony Marinelli, the programming wizard behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller, ICONIC allows you to enjoy these classic sounds in their purest form, or twist and turn them into modern masterpieces with unparalleled new controls. Add in the BEYOND ICONIC expansion pack and you’ll be able to take on any genre from any decade.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• An all-in-one resource for every keyboard and synth sound imaginable, featuring 524 instruments made for pop, hip hop, EDM, and more.
• Legendary lineup of the most beloved and revolutionary keyboards and synthesizers of all time, sampled meticulously, and totalling a massive 138 GB of samples.
• Features original recreations of the most iconic keyboard and synthesizer sounds in the history of music, created by Michael Jackson’s Thriller synth programmer Anthony Marinelli, with additional programming from Ryan Thomas and Marco Iodice, perfectly recreated by the production team.
• Modern tape saturation drips from these instruments by pushing analog tape machines (including the tube Studer J37) to their limits to produce rich harmonic distortion.
• Reamping techniques add stereo space to the keyboards and synths using multiple mic positions recorded in EastWest Studio 2. This technique was often used by Thriller recording and mixing engineer Bruce Swedien.
• Cutting-edge effects in Iconic transform these legendary synths into contemporary masterpieces. Filter, drive, modulate, and use the MacroFX Pad to manipulate multiple parameters simultaneously for ultimate creative control.