DawForge

Orchestral sessions,
amplified.

A library that knows your articulations, an editor for your expression maps, and a bridge that drives your DAW in real time.

Start with a 30-day free trial on any plan · from €2/mo after · cancel anytime.

Cubase Pro 15+  ·  Logic Pro 11.2+

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The pillars

One workspace for orchestral sessions.

DawForge sits next to your DAW as the intelligence layer. Four pieces, one product.

Knowledge base

Every patch, every mic, every articulation across your sample libraries — searchable in one place, with shipped calibration data.

/search

Expression maps

A real editor for Cubase expression maps and Logic articulation sets. Author, version, share. Articulation UIDs survive reorder and rename.

/map-editor

Track templates

Import Cubase Track Archives or Logic project templates as read-only references. Annotate tracks with library instruments and tags.

/templates

DAW bridge

A MIDI-Remote bridge that drives articulation switching live as you play. Cubase Pro; Logic bridge in beta.

/flow

The tour

Six surfaces, one orchestral workflow.

Scroll through the tour, or jump to any surface — discover, own, author, assemble, play live.

Knowledge base

Every patch you own, one search box.

2,341 articulations and counting across Cubase- and Logic-friendly libraries. Type a noun, get the chip; click Map to spin up an expression map seeded with what you actually have.

  • Search across every vendor and library at once
  • Microphone, articulation, and format metadata
  • One-click map from any instrument row

Plans

Plans that scale with your orchestra.

Annual billing saves you two months. Switch anytime. Cancel anytime.

Solo

€22/ per year

1 month free

30-day free trial · no card needed · cancel anytime

For one map and one template — the essentials.

  • 1 expression map
  • 1 template, 32 tracks
  • Open 1 library at a time
  • 16 libraries / day
  • 50 Maestro AI tokens / week
Recommended

Chamber

€66/ per year

1 month free

30-day free trial · card required · then billed yearly

For composers iterating on a regular template.

  • 32 expression maps
  • 8 templates, 128 tracks each
  • Phone-link companion
  • 150 Maestro AI tokens / week

Orchestra

€120/ per year

2 months free

30-day free trial · card required · then billed yearly

Unlimited caps and 2 concurrent Flow sessions.

  • Unlimited maps & templates
  • Unlimited daily imports/downloads
  • 2 concurrent Flow sessions
  • 500 Maestro AI tokens / week included
  • Everything in Chamber

Full feature comparison

DimensionSoloChamberOrchestra
Libraries
Libraries opened / day16⊕64⊕256⊕
Libraries open at once1816
Libraries added to your collection2464Unlimited
Maps
Expression maps stored132Unlimited
Articulations per map1664Unlimited
Maps imported / day1⊕8⊕Unlimited
Maps from a library / day1⊕8⊕Unlimited
Maps downloaded / day1⊕4⊕Unlimited
Templates
Templates stored18Unlimited
Tracks per template321282,000
Templates imported / day1⊕4⊕Unlimited
Templates downloaded / day1⊕4⊕Unlimited
Flow
Articulation switches / week25⊕500⊕Unlimited
Concurrent Flow sessions112
Phone-link companion—YesYes
Support
Maestro - AI Library Advisor50 AI tokens / wk⊕150 AI tokens / wk⊕500 AI tokens / wk⊕

Extendable with credits — top up the daily cap when you hit it.

Annual plans are billed once per year and equal 10× the monthly rate — effectively two months free.

FAQ

Things you might want to know.

Does DawForge work with Cubase and Logic Pro?

Yes — the knowledge base and map editor support both Cubase Pro and Logic Pro. Track templates and the live bridge (Flow) are Cubase Pro only; the Logic Pro bridge is currently in beta.

Does DawForge ship with sample libraries?

No. DawForge is the workflow layer — it sits next to libraries you already own (Spitfire, VSL, Orchestral Tools, etc.) and helps you author maps and switch articulations. You need valid licences for any library you reference.

What files does DawForge actually generate?

Cubase expression maps (.expressionmap) and Logic Pro articulation sets — the formats your DAW already understands. No proprietary file types, no lock-in.

What does the Solo plan include?

One expression map, one 32-track template, one library open at a time, and 16 library opens per day — enough to validate the full workflow during your 30-day free trial. Solo starts without a card, so add one before day 30 to continue on €2/mo; leave it and the trial simply ends.

Can I cancel or switch plans anytime?

Yes. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial — cancel during the trial and you're not charged. Solo doesn't ask for a card up front; Chamber and Orchestra do, and billing starts when the trial ends. The trial is once per customer. You can cancel or downgrade at any time from your account settings.

Can I contribute to the knowledge base?

Yes — the knowledge base is community-editable for instruments you own. We don't accept copyrighted documentation or vendor screenshots — just factual names and articulation metadata.

Built by a composer · Continuing a line of work

DawForge is the successor to Flow — the orchestral template and composer tool I first built years ago.

Flow was used by composers around the world, but it lived outside Cubase: starting it, syncing it, keeping it in step with a session — all friction. It had reached the limits of what it could be.

DawForge is the next chapter. Same obsession with making your DAW feel like an instrument, now rebuilt as a native tool inside Cubase and Logic Pro — where the music actually happens.

— Marco Di Stefano

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