Iconica Sketch in Cubase v13 vs Iconica "Emsemble"

[THambrecht]

Can someone tell me whether the included version of Iconica Sketch is included in the “Ensembles” version for 299.-? So basically the slimmed down version of “Ensemble”. I would like to buy the “Ensemble” if I knew that it corresponds to the “Sketch” and goes beyond it.
Since I’m a Nuendo user, I can’t compare the current “Sketch” yet. Unfortunately there is no comparison table.
Thank you.

[Martin90]

I think Iconica Sketch is a stripped-down version of Iconica Sections and Players because that’s the variant that comes with all the single instruments and instrument sections, like first violins, celli, solo horn etc.
Iconica Ensembles only contains pre-defined combinations of instruments, like full string ensembles or low strings (celli + basses combined) etc. which is also great for sketching. But in terms of the provided instrument collections, Iconica Ensembles and Sketch are quite different.

[Tweswend]

As Daniel said in the Dorico forum

@dspreadbury

It occupies less than 5GB disk space, loads fast, and is pretty light on RAM. Sebastian Breiter in our sound design team has carefully produced a new mix from the original Iconica recordings that provides a punchy, cinematic sound that retains the character of the Funkhaus in Berlin where the recordings were made by our partners at Orchestral Tools.

Obviously the library is considerably cut down from the full Iconica, with fewer velocity layers, fewer round-robins, fewer articulations, no choice of mic position, etc., but the result is something that sounds good out of the box, and which your computer will be able to handle without breaking a sweat.