Is there a way to add a new song and add an init configuration to start from?
I take it you are meaning ābeyond using save-asā to recycle a song using it like a template.
You want to change what in the configuration, exactly?
Terry
Indeed use it as a template, to have my basic synths and connections ready. Now Iām always starting from a know song and copy these. But a template to start from would be handy.
No answer to your question but: something Iād also appreciate if I understood correctly.
It would be nice to store a song as āpersonal init songā. In my case this would include:
- 2 output racks (one for FOH one for inear)
- my reverb rack
- an EQ rack
- some bindings āon song loadā and no special targets (just to be filled in case)
- sone text templates in Show Viewā¦
f.e.
This spezial init song must not be manipulated by calling it up (just in the same way the actual init song isnāt). I also could easily live with a possibility to manipulate the existing init song if creating a personal init song is too complicated.
If this is the idea behind: +1 from my side
Regards, humphrey
Yes, you catch my drift !
Exactly what I mean !
In my case I have
- the master rack (volume, eq, tube driver)
- reverb rack
- basic synths I use (mostly synth1/xpand/pianoteq)
- DMXis for some lights occasionally
- basic notes setup (header/notes)
You can turn a song into an āInitā template by using Save As with a song setup and then right click its icon in the Cantabile folder choosing āPropertiesā from the bottom and select āRead Onlyā from the properties. That forces you to always do a Save As with that file in the future, so you will never write over it.
Terry
Itās a hack but a heck of a good one
It would be handy to have init settings on new items you add. I have some filter settings i add as standard. True, i know you can save filter templates, which is already very handy.
Hey Sven,
Vote for it at Trello as well, itās been a suggested feature for a while, maybe @brad can fit it in some time soon. I too, wish for a user defined template feature but have proceeded like Terry has for a few years now using a generic song and āSave Asā trick.
Dave
TBH, I donāt see the big issue: I have a couple of ātemplate songsā ready to use (piano & organ, dual manual organ, etc) with all the typical master racks, reverb and delay racks, faders and keyboards encapsulated racks etc.
I simply open one of them, use āsave asā¦ā and then start customizing them for a new song. Mostly, I use āuse different rackā to replace the default piano and organ racks, then customize to taste.
Iām not really missing a specific āinitā configuration - this workflow does quite nicelyā¦
Cheers,
Torsten
Yeah sure there are ways but it could be user friendly.
+1 on this.
Iād love to have this feature. This saves a lot of work when working on a new project.