EastWest’s Forbidden Planet, ICONIC & LO-FI Bundle

Unlock a universe of sound with the EastWest Forbidden Planet, Iconic, and LO-FI Bundle. This powerful collection brings together three distinct virtual instruments, all powered by the acclaimed EastWest Opus engine, to provide composers and producers with a versatile palette for any genre.

Forbidden Planet: Cinematic Synth Odyssey Embark on a journey to the outer reaches of the sonic universe with Forbidden Planet. This instrument is a vast collection of cinematic and heavy-hitting synths, allowing you to freely morph between electronic layers, acoustic instruments, and futuristic sounds. It's perfect for creating sounds for soundtracks, EDM, hip hop, rap, industrial, and world music. Produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, Forbidden Planet features a premier collection of sampled analog synthesizers (modern and vintage) and acoustic instruments. A central element of its design is the Orbital Control XY Pad, which allows you to control the X-Fade (cross-fade) between instrument layers and the Filter parameters horizontally and vertically, enabling dynamic shifts in timbre and frequency content. Forbidden Planet includes 645 instruments and approximately 54 Gigabytes (GB) of 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples. It also features powerful tools like dual arpeggiators for creating complex rhythms and patterns.

Iconic: The Ultimate Pop Music Machine Relive the magic of legendary songs with Iconic. This virtual instrument is designed to deliver the sounds found in some of the most classic synth hooks ever recorded, celebrating the keyboards and synthesizers that shaped the soundtracks of our lives. Programmed by Anthony Marinelli, the synth programmer behind Michael Jackson's Thriller, Iconic recreates instantly recognizable classic synth sounds using sampled rare synthesizers like the ARP 2600, Minimoog Model D, Oberheim OB-X, Sequential Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, and Synclavier II. Beyond nostalgia, Iconic provides sound-design tools to transform these sounds for a modern context, making it great for modern styles such as EDM, hip-hop, and pop. It features an XY Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects, a feature-rich 16-step Arpeggiator with velocity scaling and sync options, multi-mode portamento (glide) for lyrical leads and basses, and powerful drive effects (Bit Crusher, Distortion, Fuzz). Iconic also incorporates modern techniques like pushing analog tape machines (including a tube Studer J37) to create tape saturation and harmonic distortion and re-amping sounds in EastWest Studio 2 using multiple mic positions. The core sample base for Iconic is a massive 138 GB, generating over 500 presets organized into categories like Classic, Classic Elements, and Beyond Iconic.

LO-FI: Your New Secret Weapon Add dark, gritty textures and edgy, distorted sounds to your music with LO-FI. This new virtual instrument is dedicated to imperfection and extreme processing. All included content has been creatively reshaped through processes like pitch-shifting, bit-crushing, and distortion. Sources including synths, orchestral instruments, and guitars have been transformed into dynamic, expressive patches. LO-FI caters to a variety of genres, from hip-hop beats to atmospheric soundtracks and experimental electronic music. It runs in the Opus engine version 1.5.6 or higher.

Unified Power with the Opus Engine All three instruments in this bundle operate within EastWest's powerful Opus software engine. Opus is described as faster, more powerful, more flexible, and better looking than the previous generation. It provides deep sound manipulation capabilities, including detailed controls, support for MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs) for real-time parameter control, and automation within your DAW. The instruments feature comprehensive mixing options, including effects inserts, sub mixers, and FX buses. The Opus engine supports various DAW formats like VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX plug-in versions. Minimum system requirements for Opus 1.4.5 (Forbidden Planet) and 1.5.4 (Iconic) include a quad-core CPU at 2.7 GHz+, 16 GB RAM, and Windows 10+ (ASIO) or macOS 10.15+. Notation programs like Sibelius, Finale, and Dorico work with Opus but may not support the full feature set of some libraries, such as those using WordBuilder.

Whether you need epic cinematic soundscapes, iconic pop and rock synth hooks, or gritty, processed textures, the EastWest Forbidden Planet, Iconic, and LO-FI Bundle provides an expansive and high-quality collection for any music production need. This bundle offers a unique combination of sounds and creative control.