Iconic V

The Iconic V emulates a classic 1980s drum synthesizer for Kontakt and Kontakt Player.

This milestone unit defined pop music of the era and was used extensively by New Wave, New Romantics and Synth Pop artists like Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Naked Eyes, Talk Talk and Kajagoogoo. It also formed the cornerstone of the Italo Disco genre and was used on many rock recordings, most notably by Alex Van Halen on the 1984 and 5150 albums.

Iconic Instruments have brought this venerable classic back to life, including its ultra-rare Hi-Hat and Cymbal modules, and have added expanded functionality and full mixing environment features.

Feature list:

• Eight original drum units painstakingly recreated: Bass, Snare, Tom 1, Tom 2, Tom 3 and the ultra rare Hi Hat, Cymbal 1 and Cymbal 2 units.
• Comprehensive drum synthesis controls unique to each drum type, and faithful to the original.
• Additional circuit bent controls that go beyond the original unit – introduce FM to the snare, tune filter resonance for the bass drum, 'click defeat' control to reduce initial clicks.
• Fully featured mixer with a channel per drum, plus reverb and delay auxiliary channels.
• Per channel drive, transient shaping, HP and LP filters, 4-band British-style EQ and tape saturation.
• Fully featured delay and convolution reverb with authentic, 80's-era impulse responses, custom-made by Numerical Sound.
• Four characterful drive types to add a modern edge.
• NKS compatible for easy integration with Native Instruments Maschine and Komplete Kontrol.
• 64 output buses to route each element to its own channel in your DAW.
• Achieve instant and precise drum tuning, or play a single drum across your keyboard with Target mode.

Iconic V runs in Kontakt 6.7 and up, as well as in Kontakt Player. Installation and authorization is handled by Native Instruments' Native Access. You can get Iconic V at the Iconic Instruments website.