Iconica Sections & Players by Steinberg orchestral sample library interface

Iconica Sections & Players: Orchestral Sample Library by Steinberg

Iconica Sections & Players is an orchestral sample library from Steinberg, recorded at Funkhaus Berlin with Orchestral Tools. It covers strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and harp in VST3, AU and AAX formats.

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01Overview

Iconica Sections & Players is built for composers who need orchestral sound inside a digital audio workstation. Steinberg recorded the library at Funkhaus Berlin together with Orchestral Tools. It spans more than 150 GB of samples across strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and harp, with a wide range of expressions and articulations. The interface is designed for quick, intuitive writing, so you can sketch ideas and move through sections without digging through complicated menus.

Best for

Orchestral film scoring
String section writing
Brass and woodwind lines
Melodic orchestral arrangements
Harp and percussion textures

Developer: Steinberg
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and harp samples
Over 150 GB of recorded sample content
Wide range of articulations with round robins
Adaptive True Legato for realistic note transitions
Several microphone positions for each instrument
Tuning Scale function for working in different scales
Recorded at Funkhaus Berlin with Orchestral Tools

03In depth

Articulations, Legato and Round Robins

The library offers a broad set of articulations for strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and harp. Round robins are included to reduce repetition when a phrase is played back many times.

Adaptive True Legato is designed to produce smooth, realistic transitions between notes. This matters most in sustained lines and melodic writing, where note-to-note movement is what makes a section sound performed rather than programmed.

Each instrument is captured from several microphone positions, giving you options for how close or spacious the sound should feel in a mix.

Scales and Tuning for Composers

The Tuning Scale function lets you work with different scales, which is useful when a composition calls for modal or non-Western tonality. Combined with the library's articulation set, it gives you more control over pitch while you write.

The library requires either the free HALion Sonic 7 or the full version of HALion 7 to run. Plan for about 45 GB of free disk space before installing.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Steinberg
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST3, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does Iconica Sections & Players support?

It is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows and macOS.

What do I need to use Iconica Sections & Players?

The library requires either the free HALion Sonic 7 or the full version of HALion 7. An internet connection is needed for activation, download and registration, and about 45 GB of free disk space is required.

Which operating systems are supported?

On Windows, it supports Windows 10 (64-bit) version 21H2 or higher and Windows 11 (64-bit). On macOS, it supports Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia, including Apple Silicon through Rosetta 2 or native apps.