Steinberg releases Rock Essentials VST Sound Instrument Set for Groove Agent

Steinberg Media Technologies has released the Rock Essentials VST Sound Instrument Set for Groove Agent 4 and Groove Agent SE 4.

Rock Essentials consists of exclusively recorded Styles that cover a rock music variety stretching from slow pop-rock ballads to aggressive hard-rock drum rhythms.

Available for the Acoustic Agent drum kits of Steinberg's Groove Agent 4 drum software and the Groove Agent SE 4 plug-in included in latest versions of Cubase, Rock Essentials features ten Styles consisting of a wide selection of intros, main grooves, fills and endings while spanning different tempos and rhythms that can instantly be played on the pattern pads in Groove Agent.

Matthias Quellmann, Senior Marketing Manager at Steinberg, commented: "Adding Rock Essentials to our premium range of VST Sound Instrument Sets was an obligation. This expansion is an indispensable complement to the existing Groove Agent library."

Features at a glance:

• 10 Rock Styles for the Acoustic Agent drum kits in Groove Agent 4 and Groove Agent SE 4.
• Each Style is featured in a VST preset and comes with a dedicated mixer setting.
• Grooves cover different tempi and time signatures.
• Each Style includes main parts, intros, endings and fills.
• An inexhaustible resource for creating backing tracks, inspiring new compositions and improvisation sessions.

Availability and pricing

The VST Sound Instrument Set, Rock Essentials, is exclusively available through the Steinberg Online Shop for 24.99 euros, including German VAT.

Visit www.steinberg.net/rockessentials for details.