Meet Iconica Sketch for iPhone, iPad and every AU-compatible DAW

Mobile apps
1

Dear all,

We are very glad to announce the immediate release of our stand alone mobile instrument app debut with Iconica Sketch for iPhone, iPad and every AU compatible DAW.

Iconica Sketch brings the lush sound of orchestral instruments to your mobile workflow, empowering you to compose, arrange, and produce stunning scores wherever inspiration strikes.

Download Iconica Sketch on the App Store

And don’t miss out on our Iconica Sketch iPhone/iPad Intro Offer and App Sale (ending on Jan 7, 2025).

*Iconica Sketch is also available via Cubasis for Android in-app purchase

Iconica Sketch for iPhone and iPad.pdf (1.2 MB)

Enjoy being creative,
Lars

2 Likes
2
3
5

If I were to buy the latest Cubasis version, does this include Iconica sketch or do I have to buy this seperately? Thanks

6

Hi @glynn.hodges

Thanks for your message!

If I were to buy the latest Cubasis version, does this include Iconica sketch or do I have to buy this seperately?

Iconica Sketch for iPhone and iPad is a seperate app, available at the App Store.

Please find out more on the “Iconica Sketch for iPhone and iPad” website at

The new features of our latest Cubasis 3.7 update are described here:

Hope that helps!

Best,
Lars

7

Thanks Lars. Is there an orchestra vst in cubasis? If I buy Iconica separately does it just automatically instal into Cubasis? Thanks

8

Hi @glynn.hodges

Thanks for your message.

Cubasis does not include orchestral sounds comparable to the quality of Iconica Sketch for iPhone/iPad.

Once you’ve installed Iconica Sketch for iPhone/iPad, you can either load the existing AUv3 plug-in version with Cubasis. Or you are free to choose installing the additional Cubasis plug-in version via the Cubasis in-app store (this option becomes available once both apps are installed on your iOS/iPadOS device).

Both options are fully fine to run Iconica Sketch with Cubasis.

You may take a look at our available Iconica Sketch for iPhone/iPad tutorial (which I’ve linked in the initial post on this page)

Hope that helps!

Best,
Lars

9

Thanks Lars

1 Like
10

@LSlowak

Lars,

What is the total install size for the Iconica Sketch Orchestra app (for Cubasis running under iOS)?

Thank you,
Steve.

11

Hi @steveecrane

Thanks for your message.

The content download of Iconica Sketch for iPhone/iPad is about 1.8 GB.

If you own both apps, Iconica Sketch iPhone/iPad and Cubasis 3.7, you can choose to install the optional Cubasis plug-in version of Iconica Sketch (via the Cubasis in-app shop), which will take another 1.8 GB for the content installation.

Hope that helps!

Best,
Lars

12

Lars,

Thank you for getting back to me. I had already purchased the app by the time you had responded.

Are you saying that what is essentially the same content has to be downloaded and installed twice? Surely there must be a more optimal way of achieving this for s/w running on the same system?

I’ve installed the standalone app (including its content) and am currently installing the AU ‘plugin’. I really hope I do not have to (download and) install a further ~2GB of content onto the self-same iPad! That would be quite ridiculous!!!

If this is indeed the case, are there any plans by Steinberg to consolidate this inefficient process?

Kind regards,
Steve.

PS A Happy New Year to all at Steinberg.

13

Hi @steveecrane

You can freely choose to use the Iconica Sketch AUv3 version with Cubasis or install and use the optional Cubasis plug-in version.

As of yet, the optional Cubasis plug-in version requires to the content to be installed once more.

Best,
Lars

14

That’s really disappointing, Lars. Highly inefficient and disappointing.

Thanks for getting back to me, though.

16

Hi Lars, Thank you for all your helpful videos…I just purchased Iconica Sketch for iPad and noticed the Bass Clarinet “Sustain Vibrato’ button does not sustain or add vibrato it just repeats the stacatto sound.
It appears to be in the wrong position as well. On all the other instruments the sustain button always precedes the sustain vibrato…thanks for your help!
Love your demo and dig these sounds!

17

I forgot to mention this issue is present in both the AUV3 and Cubasis 3
Thanks again!