For over a year now I’ve been using Unify (Amazing new plug-in Unify). It is a VST that allows you to create patches of all your other VSTs in layers. Has built-in effects, over 500 patches out of the box by a great sound designer, additional sound libraries you can purchase, etc. But you can load Unify into itself as additional layers too. It works both standalone and in Cantabile or a DAW. And they’re doing a ton of continuous development on it.
So I’ve been working on building my favorite “racks” which are just Unify patches, in Unify. Then I use them in Cubase when composing, or Cantabile when performing. No more rebuilding these all over the place. Also, it’s super easy to quickly add another Unify patch into your existing one (can do it live without glitching). Whenever I get a new VST I’ll go to Unify, create a new library for that VST, and start saving patches in there of my favorite sounds, along with a mastering layer of effects. I have tags and categories for patches so they’re much easier to find in one place.
Unify isn’t a Cantabile replacement, but an awesome VST that is incredibly flexible and I never do any live or composing without it now. So I don’t need Cantabile as a VST; would rather Brad work on other things that make Cantabile great.