Playback Templates
Playback templates (containing endpoint setups, expression maps and percussion maps) are available for various sample libraries.
Below is a list of the options currently available, including expression maps that you can use to create your own playback templates. This page is updated regularly. If you have a playback template you’d like us to link to or add, then please let us know by email.
NB: Please note some of these are links to external sites. Steinberg cannot be held responsible for downloads from external websites.
| Brand | Library | Download | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic Samples | VHorns Saxophones and Brass (VHorns website) | download | |
| Acoustic Samples | VWinds Double Reeds (VWinds website) | download | |
| Audio Imperia | Solo Strings (Solos website) | forum | |
| Big Fish Audio | Vintage Big Band (BigFishAudio) | download | |
| Big Fish Audio | Vintage Horns (BigFishAudio) | download | |
| Big Fish Audio | Vintage Horns 2 (BigFishAudio) | download | |
| Cinematic Studio | Strings (Cinematic Studio) | forum | |
| EastWest | Hollywood Brass | forum | |
| EastWest | Hollywood Choir | forum | |
| EastWest | Hollywood Strings (EastWest) | forum | |
| EastWest | Hollywood Woodwinds | forum | |
| EastWest | Symphonic Orchestra (EWQLSO) | forum | |
| EastWest | Symphonic Orchestra Gold (EWQLSO Gold) | forum | |
| e-instruments | Cremona Quartet (e-instruments) | forum | |
| Embertone | Joshua Bell Violin (Embertone) | forum | |
| Fable Sounds | Broadway Big Band (Fable Sounds) | download | |
| Fable Sounds | Broadway Lites (Fable Sounds) | download | |
| Fable Sounds | Broadway Gig (Fable Sounds) | download | |
| Finale / Garritan | Finale Default Sounds (Feb '25) if you didn't purchase the extra GPO5 with Finale | download | |
| Finale / Garritan | Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (GPO5 website) (Oct '24) based on the fantastic work by Ben Byram-Wigfield here on the forum | download | |
| Finale / Garritan | Jazz and Big Band (JABB website) (Feb '23) | download | |
| IK Multimedia | Miroslav Philharmonik 1 | forum | |
| Modartt | Organteq (Modartt) | forum | |
| Modartt | Harp (Modartt) | forum | |
| Native Instruments | Cremona Quartet - see e-instruments above (Native Instruments) | ||
| Native Instruments | Jacob Collier Audience Choir (Native Instruments) | download | |
| Native Instruments | Komplete - see Orchestral Tools Berklee - some are included with that download | ||
| NotePerformer | Official playback template installed automatically when purchasing and installing NotePerformer (NotePerformer) | website | |
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Orchestral Tools |
Berklee playback template (Feb '23) (Orchestral Tools) | download | |
| Orchestral Tools | Berklee with NI Komplete, HSSE+HSO (Feb '23) For ease of use, some combined playback templates using either NI Komplete and/or the Dorico default HSSE+HSO sounds as fallbacks for instruments that aren't included in the Berklee Orchestral Tools Orchestra | download | |
| Orchestral Tools | Duplex Saxophones (Orchestral Tools) | forum | |
| Orchestral Tools | Harpsichords (Orchestral Tools) | forum | |
| Orchestral Tools | Miroire (Orchestral Tools) | forum | |
| Orchestral Tools | Muted Brass (Orchestral Tools) | forum | |
| Orchestral Tools | Symphonic Strings (Orchestral Tools) | forum | |
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Sample Modeling |
Sample Modeling expression maps (Sample Modeling) | forum | |
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Sample Modeling |
Solo, Chamber & Ensemble Strings (Sample Modeling) | forum | |
| SoundIron | Olympus Choir Elements - upgrade from the Olympus Choir Micro in Dorico Elements & Pro (Steinberg website) | article | |
| Spitfire | Abbey Road Two Professional (Spitfire Audio) | download | |
| Spitfire | BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBCSO website) | article | |
| Spitfire | Eric Whitacre Choir (Spitfire Audio) | article | |
| Spitfire | Spitfire Percussion | website | |
| Spitfire | Solo Strings (Spitfire Audio) | forum and forum | |
| Steinberg | All choir/singers use piano sound | download | |
| Steinberg | All choir/singers use ensemble woodwind sound | download | |
| Steinberg | Iconica Sections & Players (inc. optional VEPro template) (Steinberg) | article | |
| Steinberg | Steinberg instruments, inc. CI Marimba, Harpsichord 1738, Electric Bass, MGuitar, TGuitar | article | |
| Steinberg | Simon Phillips Jazz Drums (Steinberg) | download | |
| Steinberg | Simon Phillips Studio Drums (Steinberg) | download | |
| Steinberg | Simon Phillips Vintage Drums (Steinberg) | download | |
| Straight Ahead Samples | Atomic Big Band! The Horns v1.1 including the New Standard Solo Series (Straight Ahead Samples) | download | |
| Tapspace | Score Sauce template includes a playback template for Virtual Drumline (VDL) | website | |
| Vienna Symphonic Library | VSL Dorico Wizard for all VSL Libraries | article and video |
Whether you're just getting started with Dorico, looking for templates, or to increase your productivity, our Resources section has all the options you need.