Metronome count-in

Cantabile
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Hi there,

I was wondering how to use the metronome for a count-in at the begining of each song? Is it possible or do you use a specific midi file for each song?

thx

sam

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Hi Sam,

Metronome lead it currently isn’t supported except by making a MIDI file with the lead-in baked in.

That said, I’ve often thought about this but I think you’re the first, or perhaps second ever to have brought it up. I’d be interested to hear if others are interested in something like this.

Brad

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Hi Brad,

Maybe it could be only a specific behaviour of the metronome, in the trigger page: when song start–>metronome plays–>before the first bar–>during two bars

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You can do this already, using triggers and delays:

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This starts the metronome immediately after loading the Song State (set this for the first state in the song only) and stops it after 4 seconds (which is 2 bars at 120 bpm)

Use this tool to calculate delay times when not using tempos like 120 bpm :slight_smile:

No need for @brad to hard-code anything, and no need for midi files.

I use this feature to send MIDI tempo information to my external vocals delay at the start of a song.

Cheers,

Torsten

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I love this site - so many great ideas flying around!! I’m going to do a variation of this metronome trick so that I can press a MIDI controller button on my master keyboard and it starts the metronome at the correct tempo for a pre-defined time. Superb, cheers Torsten!

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Thanx, Neil!

I don’t really use Cantabile’s metronome - my LivePrompter has a metronome built-in (see top right here - the two circles blinking back and forth are my metronome) - right on top of my keyboard with the lyrics and chords…

Our drummer uses the same prompter program on his tablet, just with somewhat different content :wink: - no lyrics, no chords, just song sections, breaks, etc. - but he also uses the metronome to stay roughly in the right tempo corridor - and he definitely doesn’t need Cantabile. That’s why I made the argument for not overburdening Cantabile with too many functions around lyrics / chords / leadsheets - horses for courses :smile:

But having the ability to automatically send MIDI tempo information to my effects unit to synchronize delay times to the song is also a great application of automation thru triggers. Cantabile is a powerful piece of software - I learn a new application of its features every day…

Cheers

Torsten

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thanks for your answer Torsten! great!
I’ll try this today !

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Torsten, I’m finding Instaprompter but not LivePrompter on a Google search

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Small surprise :wink: haven’t put it online yet. Currently just my personal use - and my drummer’s. If there’s sufficient interest (and when I find a quiet moment), I’ll put together some documentation and put it online.

Cheers,

Torsten