Iconic Instruments

Justin Stanley is a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, musician and composer whose career spans decades and an incredible range of artists.

Justin has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Prince, Beck, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Mark Ronson and Gary Clark Jr.

From producing and engineering records to composing for film and television, Justin brings a distinctly musical approach to recording - combining technical expertise with instinct, creativity and a deep understanding of the artist.

On the Iconic Instruments SP140 Reverb, Justin says: “Man, SP140 is such a nice reverb and has more controls than the hardware, with no unwanted noise! Really brilliant sound.”

Justin Stanley is a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, musician and composer whose career spans decades and an incredible range of artists.

Justin has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Prince, Beck, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Mark Ronson and Gary Clark Jr.

From producing and engineering records to composing for film and television, Justin brings a distinctly musical approach to recording — combining technical expertise with instinct, creativity and a deep understanding of the artist.

On the Iconic Instruments SP140 Reverb, Justin says: “Man, SP140 is such a nice reverb and has more controls than the hardware, with no unwanted noise! Really brilliant sound.”

Congratulations to OneRepublic on the release of their new song, Pay That Toll, featuring our Iconic Instruments GF240 Reverb on the main vocal.

Thank you to producer and mix engineer John Nathaniel! Enjoy the song. John Nathaniel Productions

The GF240 brings the unmistakable character of the legendary Gold Foil Plate Reverb into a modern plugin. Based on five different vintage 240 units, it delivers everything from deep, lush and haunting plates to lighter, more transparent ambience.

With 5 plate models, adjustable density, pre-delay, filtering, stereo width and a 70s-style Drive circuit, the GF240 offers plenty of creative control while keeping that classic analogue character.

Perfect for vocals, guitars, drums, synths and anything that needs a little more depth and atmosphere.

Producer and mix engineer Robert Adam Stevenson has worked with Queens of the Stone Age, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp, and Taylor Hawkins, among many others.

On Detroit Drums:
“Absolutely loving Detroit Drums. The dampening is so musical and they have become a permanent part of my template when I need to get great sounding ideas down quick.”

Robert is a Grammy nominated Los Angeles based British producer, recording engineer and mixer.

Detroit Drums is a new set of 2 virtual acoustic drum instruments based on the drums, cymbals, heads and tuning, as well as the mixing environment of 1960’s R&B/Pop. The drums and cymbals feature individual tuning, and a never-before-seen dampening control for each drum. Additionally, the 1960’s-era virtual mixing console includes specially-tuned tube distortion for each channel, built-in plate reverb send effect, and a mix bus effects chain with a 660-style compressor, high- and low-shelf EQ, and tape effect, to recreate the sounds of 60’s R&B/Pop records.

🥁 Detroit Drums. A groundbreaking virtual instrument that features realistic, never before seen tuning and dampening controls, as well as a full-featured 1960s styled mixing environment.

By using the tuning and dampening controls you can adjust your kit to suit any track you’re working on, from a wide open, high tuned bop-style kit to a fully dry down tuned 70s style studio kit. Or, mix and match anything in between.

This all means that whatever sound you’re aiming for, with extreme control, you’ll always get ultra realistic results.

Choose between General MIDI mapping or Chromatic MIDI mapping where you can access an extended set of the Iconic Instruments permutations.

Want to add classic, vintage drum sounds to your collection? Add the L-model, S-model, or both, and the Detroit FX bundle for all the plugin FX you’ll need.

Classic, vintage drums with that legendary 60s sounds. Now available in Detroit Drums.

John Nathaniel, Producer/Mixer/Composer for the liked of OneRepublic, HUNTR/X, Shawn Mendes has been using the GF240 Plate Reverb on his mixer.

John says, “Iconic Instruments GF240 Plate Reverb is so full of character and vibe! In a world where sometimes sounds can be too clean, a tool like this is amazing to inject mojo!”

- Five Plate Models to choose from
- Density control tames reverb’s frequency content to be mix-ready without thinning it out
- Reverb Time goes from six seconds to a tiny 20ms (impossible on a real plate)
- Analogue-style Drive Circuit with filters and switchable position in the signal path
- Send Width, Reverb Width and Reverb Pan controls
- Plus all the expected reverb features like Pre-Delay, Mix, Filters/EQ

More at www.iconic.nyc

At the recent LIPA graduation in Liverpool, UK, graduate Sam Durkin was chosen as the winner of Iconic Instruments plugins.

LIPA, founded by Sir Paul McCartney, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is world renowned as a leading provider of university level creative and performing arts training with a portfolio of ambitious and popular courses.

Pictured: Jon Thornton (Head of Sound Technology LIPA), Tony Platt (producer), Sam Durkin (winner) and Steve Levine (producer / engineer / LIPA Companion).

Mike Wise is a highly acclaimed Canadian music producer and songwriter based in Toronto. He is best known for his pop, alternative, and R&B work, most notably co-producing massive hits for Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, and Britney Spears.

Mike has been using the Iconic Instruments Transport Vintage Tape in his productions, saying “Just threw the Transport Vintage Tape Machine on the master of a song I’m working on and it’s staying there.”

Transport Vintage Tape is a new analog tape plugin with the flexibility to dial in classic, gluey tape sounds, or over-the-top tape destruction. Transport Vintage Tape also adds several classic, but flexible controls with modern production in mind.