The latest build of Cantabile supports a new set list binding target that lets you load a song with a specific program number. There’s also been some minor re-arrangement and renaming of list of bindings. The new binding target “Load Song with Program”

Cantabile now supports audio and MIDI loop back. Loop back provide the ability to route audio and MIDI from inside a song or rack back to one of the environment or rack input ports. This is useful for a few scenarios: Playback of recorded

Cantabile now supports setting the color of the custom buttons on the controller bar as a handy way to highlight buttons that you might have bound to important actions. Currently you can only change the colors of the custom buttons (not the built in

Every now and then I get an enquiry asking whether it’s possible to use Cantabile’s on-screen keyboard as an input device for another program. It certainly can and this post explains how to set it up so that it’s separate from

Racks are a key concept in Cantabile Performer. They’re the basis of re-usable instruments and fast song switching. This video lays out the basics of how to use them. For a playlist of all Cantabile videos see, see here.

Cantabile now has an improved control curve for it’s gain sliders, the ability to switch between different curves, some tricks to make sliders bit easier to use and various other tweaks and improvements. Selectable Control CurvesOne of the things that became apparent from

About a month or so ago I was burned out on writing code so I took the evening off and somehow got to thinking about stickers. Quite a few…

Recently I’ve received a number of enquiries asking about other methods to pay for Cantabile. Up until now the only option has been PayPal and while this generally works well, using a credit card without creating a PayPal account isn’t supported in

Cantabile now support MIDI Binding Jump Prevention and Rotary Encoders through some new options on the binding’s options: The relative encoding options can also be used to binding buttons to increment or decrement a value. For more details please refer to this guide.

Cantabile has two new options: An option to specify how easily the file should be marked as modifiedA rack option to prevent the rack from being controlled by the parent songNon-Song Controlled RacksCantabile now supports non-song controlled racks. These racks aren’t affected by

Cantabile’s File menu has had a clean up: Some notes: The Open command now opens either Songs or Set Lists — there are no longer separate commandsThe Save commands work on the currently active view — the focused song, rack or set list. You’ll

This video covers Cantabile 3’s media player support For a playlist of all Cantabile videos, see here.

This video covers recording in Cantabile 3’s support for song and rack states. For a playlist of all Cantabile videos, see here.

Cantabile now supports breaks in the set list. Set list breaks can be used to divide up your set list into groups of songs. They serve no purpose other than to cosmetically group your songs. To create a set list break, just right click

Cantabile’s Show Notes now support variables: These variables can be used to automatically substitute song and state names into the show notes as well as any other variable like date time, performance metrics etc… See this page in the guide for full list

Cantabile 3 includes one year worth of free updates. Beyond that first year there is a annual subscription to continue to receive updates. This post clarifies some confusion over this new pricing model and also explains the rationale behind it. It’s Not a

Cantabile now supports a new setting to control the sensitivity vs stability of the tempo detection when synchronized to external MIDI clock sources. Since MIDI Clock events don’t include an explicit indicator for tempo, Cantabile needs to measure the interval between clock events

This video covers recording in Cantabile 3 including audio and MIDI recording, the auto record capabilities, multi-channel/track recording, playback and related topics. For a playlist of all Cantabile videos, see here.

Cantabile’s executable files are now all digitally code signed. When running the installer you should now see a much safe looking User Account Control popup like this: Compare the above to the older unsigned installers: What is Code SigningCode signing ensures that a

This video covers the absolute basics of working with Cantabile 3 — installing Cantabile, what is a plugin, downloading plugins, loading plugins into Cantabile and some tips and tricks along the way. For a playlist of all Cantabile videos, see here.

Cantabile 3 Solo and Performer now support per-MIDI Route velocity curves and the ability to apply a curve to other controller types. Per-MIDI Route Velocity CurvesCantabile has supported velocity curves for a long time now however they’ve been implemented as a MIDI filter.

This is the first in a series of videos planned to help get people up to speed with Cantabile 3. Ports and Routes are key concepts in Cantabile 3. This video walks through what ports and routes are and how they’re used to

Yesterday I was setting up to create some training videos for Cantabile 3 and couldn’t figure out how to capture the sounds from Cantabile effectively. As they say, “Necessity is the mother of invention” so I set about fixing WASAPI shared mode. Shared

Cantabile 3 build 3120 released today introduces a couple of minor, but handy new features including some new display options, a new learn mode in the MIDI route settings window and the ability to suppress metronome measure sounds. Display Format OptionsIn Options | General you’

Cantabile now supports Suppressing and Blocking MIDI Bindings to solve problems with two common binding scenarios: Using notes as the source for a binding and suppressing the noteSending a song or state change event followed by a series of configuration events.Suppressing BindingsUnlike Cantabile