CLAIM:

Serious Live Performance Software
Cantabile is a powerful and flexible VST host designed for live performing
stage musicians who want to perform better.

Cantabile Lite - Free!
Cantabile Solo - $69,-
Cantabile Performer - $199,-




Cantabile is the best way we know to play VST instrument and effect plugins in real-time. With incredible MIDI routing capabilities, whether you're practicing in your basement or rockin' the stage we're sure you're going to love Cantabile.

• A VST Host designed for serious live performance
• Flexible live MIDI routing capabilities
• Super stable - battle tested on stage

• Especially well suited to keyboard players
• Integrates seamlessly with other MIDI hardware
• Real-time audio processing for guitar and vocal effects

https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/


Cantabile Lite is the best free VST Host I know!
Do you know a better one?

 

Last edited: Mar 10, 2022

Cantabile 3 Walkthrough - Getting Started

Cantabile - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuQzDSpDF2ZcbjNNspI5YGQ

 

You forgot to specify Cantabile Lite
Cantabile is not free, but there is a lite free version.
Free / Paid comparison:
https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/compare

 

There are also some contender out there such as GIG Performer, Camelot and others .. i never used all of them.
Anyone get the chance to share their experience with it?

 

There are no free versions!

 

Many recommend Cantabile or Gig Performer. The best thing is to test it yourself!

1.) Gig Performer
In trial mode, Gig Performer® will be fully functional for 14 days except for occasional intentionally induced audio drop-outs
during which moments the screen will briefly flash red. To remove these drop-outs, please purchase the full version.
https://gigperformer.com/downloads.html

2.) Cantabile - Download Free Trial
www.cantabilesoftware.com/tour

 

Has anyone compared it to Kushview Element community version?

From just looking at the screenshots, I prefer the mixer layout in Element. That's something you would get used to pretty fast I guess. Is the UI customizable like Element?

 

Yes @Arabian Jesus is resizeable: https://github.com/kushview/Element/issues/245
The question is how stable and reliable is the software ?

 

I occasionally use it when I'm on Windows, but in the end I'm not sure how it's better in any ways, compared to let's say lightweight DAWs ?

 

Which one, honey?

 

For me, it's great when I wanna do sound design and just sound design, for the VSTs that don't have stand-alone. If I'm working in a daw, I start with sound design but 15 minutes later I'm making yet another track that won't go beyond 8 bars...

 

I don't wanna start another DAW war here, but let's say Reaper feels to me about equally reliable for live use, and for ex. Bitwig offers handy plugin sandboxing to prevent crashes on live performance

 

Have you tried Studio One SHOW?
Works fine in live performance.

 

No one has mentioned Unify! This is the VST host killer of them all. You can host any VST2, VST3, AAX or AU instrument or EFX plugin. Stack them however you like and split them however you like. This is a must have for anyone...And it's only $79. Skippy is always adding functionality, enhancements, patch libraries and 3rd party libraries and VSTs are constantly being "Unified". Check it out at pluginguru.com!

 

i'm still using the old cracked cantabile 2 and is awesome, super light and simple

 

The key is STABILITY
Features are second
Because when your host crash ... the show is over