Cubase's new STOCK Orchestra shouldn't be FREE! Iconica Sketch playthrough!

[@juliancroot]

Never mind Iconica, what's most impressive here is Dom's ability to make orchestral instruments sound great played live. Dom you're a class act, and a cut above the rest.

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you my friend! ❤️

[@Fresharda]

I second that 👌🏾

[@MichelPougin]

It's very good that Cubase Pro 13 comes with a high-quality orchestra with common basic functions. Thank you Dom for showing it to us.

[@ibdense]

In the early 80s I taught the Yamaha Electone Course and sold Yamaha organs. I had a musical awakening when I realized the best way to demonstrate the sounds on the organs was to play in the range and manner of the real instruments. You my friend, know that in your soul. This is an amazing presentation of what these instruments can do. Thank you.

[@GeneSchmidt]

Sold. I’m upgrading from 11pro to 13 pro. Man… this was one of the most inspiring videos I’ve seen in a long time.

[@claudius3124]

I agree: this library doesn't feel cheap or like a cut down version... It really sounds great! ;And Dom you "rock" at showing us the power of it! Thanks and have a good day! 🙂

[@NikolajChristensen]

Your playing is wonderfully expressive. Very inspiring.

[@santoshkannada1139]

We only heard about Beethoven and other great musicians...But now we all watching and listening a legend in making Mr.Dom Sigalas! Alas, what a talent. God Bless you with tons of good things❤

[@danielayotalks]

The sounds are impressive, great presentation Dom! Iconica Opus covers much more that Iconica Sketch provides but to get this included in Cubase is crazy!

[@guyshard]

Dom's presentations - especially for Cubase - are the very best.

[@rich_in_paradise]

It sounds great and a really good thing for people to get included with Cubase. I suspect it's good for Steinberg to include it too as they'll probably get a lot more sales of the big Iconica library as a result of people upgrading now they're paying attention to it rather than going straight to one of the big names in orchestral libraries.

[@user-lr7up5vl6r]

The great Artist demonstration, Enormous Respect Mr. Dom Sigalas ! Always the best !

[@CinderellaVasia]

I am waiting for this unique moment that I will attend live one of Dom's concerts playing all these magnificent themes. 🙌

[@DuanePadillaViolin]

A lot of the reason it sounds good is that your are a great keyboard player and musician and know how to play great phrases with a lot of emotion and intention. Bravo

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you my friend!

[@jeromelawsonskillet7114]

@DomSigalas - I am a Loyal Cubase 12 Pro user. My question is; why do you think Cubase is not spoke about more in the recording industry like FL Studio or Pro Tools is? Personally, I think Cubase has more to offer and is a bit more in depth than other DAW's.

[@elpecemusiq6955]

There are many professional artists that use Cubase.

[@lukewilliams7020]

It is spoken about and used everywhere It’s one of the biggest ones. Fl is easily cracked so everyone uses it and it feels like people talk about it more. It’s just that it’s cracked and it’s just perception

[@mikeillgaming4224]

FL was most beat makers first DAW followed by protocols because of the whole industry standard thing. It seemed like every audio interface came with Ableton live lite so everyone knew about it. I've never seen a cubase lite or demo included with anything so nobody even knows about it

[@bradleycross804]

That's because cubase is geared towards actual actual musicians.

[@newshoesbigblister]

​@mikeillgaming4224 I think it was Cubase LE that came with Line 6 Spider amps (at least a few years ago it did.) I bought some other gear that had it too, but can't remember what they were as I didn't pay much attention --- by then I already had Cubase Pro. Maybe it was my Yamaha MX49? 🤔 I would imagine a lot of Steinberg interfaces and Yamaha gear would have at least a trial version bundled with it.

[@derwossogsd7247]

Hey Dom! I love the arrangements you do! Could you maybe at some point make a tutorial for mixing great orchestras? Especially how to mix romantic pieces like the soundtrack from Joe Black❤ There are many tutorials how to mix orchestras, but there are barely ones for gentle orchestrations

[@jondellar]

I smiled when you went into the vamp from the James Bond Theme with the tremolo strings. It just has to happen! 🙂

[@Byron101_]

best daw onstock orchestral content so far. Well done, Steinberg!

[@johncostigan6160]

Very impressive colors and expression. You certainly know the orchestra!

[@ActualKaktus]

Thank you, Steinberg. This is great.

[@indranilgupta6812]

Gr8 video!! Personally, I am into FL Studio. But, its high time the FL Studio people wake up and learn something from Cubase..!!

[@djcaesar9114]

OK I found Iconica Sketch in my Cubase but I didn't find the talent I need to play it. It must come separately I think.

[@paulmdevenney]

sounds amazing for built in. Definitely something I might use to pre-sketch out before going down the tweaking rabbit-hole of something like BBCSO - though some of those sounds are actually better for specific moments, like the brass rasp.

[@LindaMissad]

Thank you, Dom, for demonstrating this so well. Not sure that I like the woodwinds though. The other sections sounds great.

[@1000eyes55]

Awesome Dom! just from what you have played I can hear and see in my minds eye so many movie scenes, Pop and R&B tracks killer plugin 💯

[@pschneider1968]

Dom, I enjoy your demonstration videos very much! They are all done great, with such beautiful expression and emotion, and you are such a talented and versatile musician. I wonder and would like to know, what kind of formal education in the music field you have? Did you study? If so, where? Did you study one or more particular instruments?

[@lloydbrownmusic]

I must say Dom, last year or so....your video showcasing Iconica Ensembles in a pop production inspired me so much I bought that package IMMEDIATELY. Great video, so huge thanks for that. I'll deffo wil be upgrading to C13 next week, so 'Sketch' will be very useful indeed for quick ideas. Dom/Steinberg, you truly spoil us with these goodies

[@ladislaufazakas8980]

Steinberg make good instruments and effects when they create from scratch without taking inspiration from elsewhere, plugins like ICONICA Sketch, vocalchain, vocoder, voxcomp and blacvalve are very good in my opinion. They must make Cubase different from the rest of the DAWs, have a unique personality and always improve it. If Cubase will remain similar to other daws on the market, it will lose popularity along the way and then users, Steinberg must understand that their ideas are better than those of other producers.

[@grahamwitcher105]

Fabulous demo Dom. Iconica Sketch is worth its weight in gold and it is free in CB 13! One could spend upwards of £400 getting something similar. This is the reason I will be upgrading to Cubase 13 Pro very shortly.

[@RaelWander]

This is amazing! I'm working on a string arrangement in Cubase with the onboard Halion samples, and I am so psyched about what this can do. Might be switching soon.

[@tyronebayliss]

Thanks for driving me mad for 5 minutes, couldn't remember where I had heard that theme before, then suddenly I remembered. It is the theme from The Crown - Hans Zimmer.

[@sithbk0075]

This just pop in my feed. As a wanna be musician and composer your channel fits my needs. Love your video editing and production style. You made it interesting and fun to joy while am learning at the same time. So I subscribed to your channel and will continue to watch and learn on music recordings and productions. Aloha from Hawaii 🌺🌺🌺

[@saxmanvince4319]

Wow! I knew you were a schooled musician from other videos but this takes you to another level. The software is great but you really show it''s true potential. I kind of feel dumb for spending money on other libraries that I hardly use and this is possible with the new update to Cubase 13. Bless you Dom. Keep up the good work.😊 🎷🙋

[@LondonSteveLee]

Great demo. Not only does Sketch sound good it's very light on resources.

[@marccaroul4123]

Great video. I have seen some videos showing iconica sketch having only two dynamic layers with legatos, but it looks like the legato patches have several dynamic layers. Is this a recent update?

[@jessegimbel]

Excellent playing and demonstration of the sounds! Especially impressed by the flutes, horns, and those celli. My one wish is that orchestra sounds like these had a way to lessen the room sound/reverb. They're incredible for everything big and epic but often when getting them to gel with real miced instruments the reverb is too much. I end up trying to use an envelope shaper or other tools to try and lessen the falloff a bit, but that can only do so much.

[@cbrngrz6966]

I love that I bought Iconica last year, only to have this released this year... Yeah the full version has a lot more, but this seems to have most of what I needed 😭

[@newshoesbigblister]

Many thanks for the demo - and lovely playing as always Dom! 🙂👍

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. This video was amazing. Does Steinberg have a free orchestral template for Iconica Sketch? Plus I watched a video recently about the Cubase chord explosion, by Andrew Blake. Mr. Blake introduced me to the Cubase chord explosion technique in which I didn’t even know that existed in Cubase. I was wondering if a Cubase orchestral template for Iconica sketch, if one exists, could be used with the Cubase chord explosion technique, and how that would work? Could that be done? If so, please give me your opinion on this issue? I would welcome any opinions you might have on this issue. Have a wonderful day and week.

[@DaveDickens]

Wonderful to hear you play! Cheers Dave

[@thomasheimer3578]

Nice presentation - as always! But why doesn't Dom use his beloved CC121 anymore? 😆

[@DomSigalas]

It’s in the other studio!

[@micwarren21]

Finally, a library that gives an English horn. Missing in many high priced libraries.

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. I was really impressed with the sounds that you were getting out of this orchestra. However; I would like to know what is the name of the volume controller that you were using with your left hand for the violins and the rest of the string instruments? Can you give me some idea of the cost of those controllers? I have never used one of those before. I am not even sure if I am giving it the correct name but, it seems like you are controlling the dynamics of the string instruments with your left hand. I would appreciate you talking about that (gadget, controller or what ever it is called). I absolutely loved how you used it with this orchestra. You made it sound so realistic. As usual you make all of your videos so special and I love your enthusiasm when you are sharing your knowledge with all of the instruments and plug-ins you introduced to us. Thank you for sharing. Also as usual I wish you continued success with all of your music videos and your endeavors in the music business and I wish you continue success financially as well. Have a wonderful day & week.

[@Cefshah]

These sounds are truly great!! Cubase is the DAW to beat!! 🙂

[@saki-gavidi9026]

4.66 GB..That's enough to compose soundtrack of a movie...

[@jasonmusic9938]

Hey Dom, what brand or setup is that extra monitor on your right? I was interested in getting something like that years ago to help with seeing various things, let me know, thanks!

[@datooch]

Hello Dom! You have a ton of great videos on Cubase. Thank you for sharing all that knowledge and passion. Have you ever thought about putting together a complete beginner through advanced Cubase downloadable video series outside of KZbin and selling it. I would buy it and I bet many others would. I would love a video that shows how to create different types of templates. Especially an orchestral one. I own a copy of Cubase Pro 12 and want to upgrade to 13 but truth be told I haven’t opened Cubase Pro 12 that much because it’s intimidating to me and I don’t know where to start.

[@Jura_JS]

I don't like to spend money on orchestral libraries because I don't need them so often, by when I do need them... boy, will this come in handy, so lucky its included in C13

[@Shepard7]

Great work brother, loved everything. Following you for many years and you helped me a lot. Would love to know about you channel colorizing please, how do you have these kind of smooth colors?

[@mrratskins]

Makes me wonder if it would be useful to map the aftertouch to the same CC as the modulation wheel. Then you get get swells without taking your hands off the keyboard. I'll have to try it and see if it is workable. But first I'll have to get the Cubase 13 upgrade!

[@japerezesp]

Beautiful tour!!! Thank you 👍

[@mikeraphone785]

Can this be used to sound like the Beatles stuff? whenever i watch videos on this sort of thing it always sound like Harry Potter or Pirates of the Caribbean , Don't get me wrong it sounds great but I'd love to see an example of it used in non dramatic movie stuff.

[@studioviper3016]

Dom - I notice all your videos lately have the SSL UF8, rather than the Console 1 fader. What made you change your mind? Your review of both made it pretty clear that the Console 1 Fader was better suited to Cubase?

[@DomSigalas]

I have it next to my CC121 in the second room :) I am eagerly waiting for the new fader controller from Softube though. The SSL’s faders are great but I hope they had a midi remote script for Cubase to make it a bit more integrated. It’s still a big controller for not having full integration.

[@knockknock3686]

Dom you are a genius, love your channel and love cubase 13 .. Clive UK

[@marcelouz1]

Hi, this library is just for the people who uses cubase 13th or you can download freely as vst instruments and use it in a notation program, I have cubase artist 6 or 7, but I never use it, because I don't work on MIDI. By the way congratulations for the video.

[@gamidisparjanraju8359]

Wounderful

[@braxal6983]

DOM, I love this very much. What is that small screen on your desk really displaying. Hard to see it. Is the a way to get Moog sounds like the that sub 37 without actually buying one? I appreciate your videos as always.

[@vornamenachname255]

Iconica Sketch IS designed for rough sketching. Nice to have for many users, but it is far away from professional librarys. But first things first. There are many bugs in 13. After using it for one week, i decided to go back to 12. Do your homework, Steinberg, and bring a major update to fix all the bugs and the not unified UI in 13. This is the first time i am thinking about changing the DAW. But 12 is still working fine. So i hope that Steinberg will correct the mistakes soon.

[@DomSigalas]

What I say on the video is that I have played libraries that you have to pay for that are way inferior to what Iconica Sketch is. Nobody said it competes with massive libraries that cost thousands of dollars. What bugs are you experiencing? Honestly, I am working on super demanding projects for advertising with tons of sample libraries and mastering plugins running in one project (and I document this live on my IG stories. Not a single issue on 4 studio machines. Changing DAW is a big claim so please be more specific, if not here (which is not he best place admittedly for reporting bugs), at least on the company’s official forum. :)

[@aloisraich9326]

@@DomSigalas I have got ui issues, when I move my mouse onto something, I get strange grafical artifacts, it shows parts from completely other sections of cubase. If I move the mouse around a bit this issue gets better, or I just click anyways and The mouse click does what it is supposed to do. Thank you Dom for this video and all other videos, it's so much fun watching you

[@DomSigalas]

@@aloisraich9326 wow never hear this before. But after googling it looks like there was an issue with certain MacOS operating systems. What OS are you on? :)

[@peterrees9212]

@@DomSigalas It seems to be a known bug with all operating systems. I had it on a Windows machine. To their credit, Steinberg are onto it and, after I mentioned it on their forum, contacted me out of the blue with a suggestion on how to fix it (as is so often the case, it's an issue with graphics cards). To the OP: make sure your graphics are set to High Performance with Cubase, and if you have an NVIDIA card, set Vertical Sync to Fast in the NVIDIA control app. It's worked for me so far.

[@jesusrubengarciamelian4543]

Great! Thanks Dom! 🙏

[@RcvPage]

Great Video!! (By the way, did you switch to Mac?)

[@Lectrosoul]

Sounds lovely, beautiful playing! MPE support would be amazing, why isnt it there?

[@PAZPERDEE]

Thanks Dom, love your videos

[@MrBitterman75]

It is not free, it is included in the price.

[@DomSigalas]

How many DAWs feature an orchestra of this quality as a stock library though? :)

[@misstress1928]

@@DomSigalas it's not necessarily an orchestra library, yet most DAWs include a lot of goodies. Protools, S1, Samplitude, to name a few, all come with incredible amount of extras. So yes, this library is not free.

[@DomSigalas]

@@misstress1928 Goodies are not enough for someone that wants an orchestral library of this quality. This is the first time a DAW includes a library like this for free. Cubase 13 users get it for free- the normal price is over the price of the Cubase 13 update. So there's that ;)

[@misstress1928]

@@DomSigalas for someone who wants an orchestra library and Cubase no other DAWs with their instruments/plugins would be an option. Can't argue with that. =) Yet, the point made by MrBitterman is still valid - this is NOT free. Same is true for any other DAW, though. So, our comments were never meant to attack you or Steinberg. Peace!

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

@@misstress1928Christ you lot are painful with your nit-picking.

[@laserjakk3629]

King"Dom" on keys!

[@garryarkle]

Theme from The Crown

[@DomSigalas]

Yes! 🙌🏼

[@mattsmith-7608]

How did you manage to change your cc1 controller for sketch? Can't seem to find an option for that. Great video!

[@shilerhilermusic]

Re-arranged a Christmas Song with this. And I found it real easy on the PC to compose with.

[@DomSigalas]

Yes it’s super good a with no unnecessary tax on resources.

[@wizmos74]

Dom please make some video about your hardware controllers i see there interseting stuff ,thanks

[@healingdailymessages]

Is this orchestra plugin included in the Elements version of Cubase?

[@marcusstrymon693]

Quite nice. I am thorn ief I should pick this for the start ir if I should blow the bank with hollyfood fantasy... Umpf hollywood fantasy has such epic stuff, notably the choirs and percussions. But then I make mostly rock orchestra and need to get away from the pretty bad stock cubase sounds in hallion and this is a cheap option. Most important is woodwinds and by far brass for me... Which yes the raspy brass here sounds very good Also thought about buying fantasy brass and winds... But these percussions n choirs are dilicious Ahhhhh dont wanna break se bank

[@jazzdude7014]

the REAL Sensation is that this one is also available in CUBASE ELEMENTS , a 99$ DAW what now Reaper, FL, Ableton; Logic ? all the competition have nothing to compare! Great decision of Steinberg!

[@jazzdude7014]

oh btw i already did a great free downloadable Orchestral Template with Groups Stems FX channels ... each track contains single artculations.

[@compingharry]

That's not fair...you could even make Delay Lama sound great ! 😉 Seriously, I promised myself to get to know Halion/Halion Sonic better...why reach for third party instruments when there is so much going on there...

[@alleyway3215]

The brass is too thin for me. However, I like everything else. I especially like the woodwinds and percussion.

[@arieldavids]

Great video Dom . Tell me please ,in 6.10 munet. What theme is that?

[@cesmcmyth]

That monogram set is like gremlins! Ever reproducing!

[@TheBroadcastStudio365]

This sounds a bit y synthy but it’s not bad! You have a wonderful channel 🎉bravo

[@vadimmartynyuk]

reminds me of orchestra libraries from 15 years ago

[@CCCBeaumont]

SO, is that complimentary, or a diss?

[@Lexbannister]

15 yrs ago had some of the best music. ✌️

[@AlexNiedt]

@@Lexbannister Sample libraries have come a looooong way in 15 years

[@Desertbynight]

I have the Halion Symphonic Orchestra, which one would be considered better?

[@hrvojeivancic2256]

New monitors ? Ha Dom:)

[@learnweb4free]

Hi Dom, how do I configure Cubase 13 to return to start position when I stop the playback or recording using the space bar? It's urgent

[@Mick-Ozz]

great playing

[@srinivasanraajagopalen7492]

whats the slider equipment you use which is on your left. Please let me know the name

[@sixstring3639]

Soooo gooooood.

[@danacme5806]

Hello Dom, great mastery of the product, as usual....thank you for this video (and all the others!) Would you consider making a template for Cubase+Iconica Sketch?

[@DomSigalas]

Download the demo from Steinberg Download Assistant- it’s an excellent template if you want to get started and modify it to your needs :)

[@danacme5806]

@@DomSigalas Thanks a lot !

[@Wedontwantnowarnomore]

Astonishing! I just sit and listen. It’s amazing how good it sounds. Everything sounds absolutely sweet like honey. Why not do some Mozart with this?

[@DomSigalas]

I did it already :) I used Iconica Sections and Players. The principle and sound are extremely similar :)

[@Wedontwantnowarnomore]

Yes I know. I just feel I want some more. Self made classical Sigalas stuff.

[@EvansAudio]

Thanks Sir

[@srinivasanraajagopalen7492]

you are a great Musician

[@Neme761]

Dom? You're the man 🤘

[@inigoloyola901]

9:13 Cold song theme?

[@joelhenry8459]

@9'18 the theme reminds me of "The Crown" theme by Hans Zimmer

[@DomSigalas]

It is!

[@jannepohjoismaki]

Noticed it right away. Just watched the new episodes. Sounded good! Definitely considering to upgrade from 12 Pro just because of this library.

[@sting_array8485]

What can this man not play?!

[@officialcamillezza]

Thanks a lot!

[@divinodayacap3313]

wow that's lush for a bundled library

[@NatureSleepSerenity]

Does anybody know if you can use the sustains/legatos etc. and record dynamic levels on the fly without a CC1 controller? I have a cheap keyboard without CC1 on it and it only plays the notes at their softest (ppp). I'm obviously able to change this after by writing in automation for modculation/CC1, but was wondering if anybody was familiar with this.

[@justin1064]

Hey dom, I've been watching a bunch of your videos and I want to get into making some music. Does this library come with the cheapest version of Cubase? If not, do you think it's worth getting the version that does if someone is new to using DAWs?

[@DomSigalas]

Yes! exists even on the cheapest ones, Cubase Elements

[@EgoPhagist]

what a master , wow

[@boogie2266]

Great demo I'm not sure that I can delay my update until BF is over as I had planned...

[@DomSigalas]

Up to you, Cubase 13 is not going to be on offer for BF anyway :)

[@bobwarren4707]

Dom what is that controller you are using to change the volume when you are playing the orchestral parts? I don't see it in your gear page

[@DomSigalas]

It’s the Monogram CC :)

[@bobwarren4707]

Thanks Dom!!@@DomSigalas

[@Capt-Cran]

You think they will ever offer as a separate VST? ... for purchase? ... loved the sounds ...

[@DomSigalas]

I think they do! It’s around £100. To put things in perspective, the Cubase 13 pro update is £85 🚀

[@sergeipiano54]

Gracias!

[@Curious_Skeptic]

This comes with the base $99 version best I can tell. I wish NI included Cubase instead of Ableton. Not all of us are Albeton fanboys. I literally hate Ableton.