We are glad to announce the immediate release of our standalone mobile instrument apps: Verve for iPhone and iPad and Etude for iPhone and iPad.
Verve is a beautifully captured felt piano from Yamaha Studios, perfect for emotional scoring and atmospheric textures.
Etude captures the soul of a Yamaha C3X concert grand, delivering a rich tone and dynamic realism for a concert-level experience on the go.
Felt Piano Redefined for Mobile Creativity
Verve is a beautifully detailed virtual piano app, designed for iPhone and iPad and always ready to spark creativity, wherever you are. Its sound is warm, intimate, and full of emotion – ideal for cinematic scoring, ambient compositions, and expressive songwriting. Captured with absolute precision at Yamaha Studios in Los Angeles, Verve was designed to deliver a deeply personal and inspiring playing experience.
With an intuitive interface and a wide range of expressive presets, Verve lets you create beautiful music instantly. Whether you’re sketching ideas on the go or producing full tracks in our Cubasis music creation app, or any AUv3-compatible iOS DAW, Verve integrates seamlessly into your mobile workflow. Add layers, shape textures, and explore new sonic landscapes: Verve is more than a piano; it’s your creative companion, wherever inspiration strikes.
*Verve is also available via Cubasis for Android in-app purchase
• Beautiful felt piano, always with you
• Add cinematic textures for emotional depth
• A sonic masterpiece, captured with robotic precision
• Perfect for intimate scores and warm, nuanced tones
A Grand Piano in Your Hands
Etude for iPhone and iPad captures the soul of a world class Yamaha C3X grand piano, sampled in a space acoustically designed for the purest piano performances. Every detail reflects the care and precision of its recording – from shimmering harmonic richness in the upper registers to the deep, warm resonance of the lower octaves – all perfectly balanced to feel alive under your fingers.
But Etude for iPhone and iPad is much more than a virtual piano instrument app – it’s a concert grade grand piano experience of breathtaking tonal richness and expressive depth, right there at your fingertips. It’s like sitting in front of a real grand piano, with every nuance captured in stunning detail, ready to accompany you wherever creativity calls.
*Etude is also available via Cubasis for Android in-app purchase
• A pocket-sized, concert grade Yamaha C3X grand-piano experience.
• Breathtaking tonal richness and expressive depth at your fingertips
• Create anywhere, anytime with studio-quality realism
• For iPhone, iPad, Cubasis and every mobile DAW supporting AU
I posted this in the forum about an Issue I’m having with Verve for iOS, but haven’t received any response:
I tried contacting Steinberg support about the issue I’m having and they directed me to the forum. According to them, the developers check this forum. I downloaded Verve for iOS from the App Store. When I tried to download the sound content it failed because I didn’t have enough space in my device. After that I opened up space in my device, I tried downloading the sound content again but this time it failed with an error in installation. I decided to delete the app and download it again from the App Store. Then I opened the app but this time it didn’t direct me to download sound content, it went straight to the app’s UI. The problem I now have is that I get no sound from the app, neither as a standalone app nor as an AUv3 plug-in. I checked the manual and everywhere in the app but I can’t find anywhere where you can reload the sound content. Please note that I also own Iconica Sketch and I noticed that for some reason the storage for both apps gets lumped together, so there might be an issue with the way this is implemented.
Device: iPad 10th Generation
iOS: 17.6.1
Please advise on what should be done to fix this issue.
Thanks for your response @LSlowak . That is exactly what I had done. I have just done it again and still have the same problem. I have enough space, the app downloads and installs, but I get directed to the main UI and not to the prompt that asks for sound content download. No sound still from the app. I’m sorry to speculate, but since Verve and Iconica Sketch storage seem to be shared, maybe a flag still resides in Iconica Sketch storage that makes Verve think it already downloaded the sound content. My next step is going to be to delete Iconica Sketch and install Verve alone.
@LSlowak, I think I was correct. I deleted Iconica Sketch and now when I download and install Verve, I get directed to the Download Content prompt. I know that this is an edge case, but maybe there could be a fix for this to avoid any trouble for other people that already own Iconica Sketch.
@LSlowak, well, now I’m having the same problem but with Iconica Sketch. I downloaded Iconica Sketch and downloaded the Sound Content. For some reason it failed the Install ( I think the message said Failed to Write file). The Shared storage shows a total of 3.28 GB, which is the total for both apps. When I try Iconica Sketch it has no sound. Can Verve and Iconica Sketch coexist on the same device? Why do these apps share storage? I thought Apple sandboxing wouldn’t allow this, hmmm.
Below please find the feedback from our engineering:
During content installation, Iconica Sketch requires about twice the size of the download as free space. The same goes for Verve and Etude. They work well together on the same device, and they put their content in a shared storage location (which is a relatively new feature by Apple, still sandboxed) in order to share it with Cubasis 3.
How much free storage space is available on your iPad?
Please try the following:
Make sure that there’s at least 4 GB of free space
Delete Iconica Sketch
Reinstall it from the App Store
If the content installation fails, please post a screenshot of the error message.
Another thing you could try is to update to iPadOS 26.2
Hi @LSlowak. Thanks for your response. I have upgraded to a new iPad with more space. It would be great if there would be a message from the app that says explicitly: “Can’t install sound content. Iconica Sketch/Verve requires twice the advertised size (x GB) of free space in your device to be able to install the sound content.” instead of just failing or exhibiting weird behavior. Thanks
