Your Score sings.

Opens Cantai for DAWs
  • MuseScore Studio
  • Dorico
  • Sibelius

One license for Dorico and Sibelius · MuseScore Studio via MuseHub

Using a DAW? Explore Cantai for DAWs

High-fidelity singing synthesis for MuseScore Studio, Dorico, and Sibelius.
Cantai sings your lyrics with realistic phrasing, dynamics, and diction.

Try for free

The free trial is the full plugin for Dorico and Sibelius, up to 30 seconds of audio. Using MuseScore Studio? Get Cantai on MuseHub 

$9.99/month or $299 lifetime · All voices included · Compare plans

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O Fortuna

High-energy choral tutti showcasing dynamics and articulation.

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Every Cantai voice comes from a real singer. Singers share in Cantai's profits.

The workflow

Type lyrics. Hear them sung.

Three steps in MuseScore Studio, Dorico and Sibelius.

  1. Write lyrics

    Type them on your vocal staff as usual. Cantai reads every syllable.

  2. Assign a Cantai voice

    Pick a soloist, a choir or an Ottetto ensemble.

  3. Press play

    Hear your score sung. Nothing to export.

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
SopranoStaff 1 · no voice EllenSoprano · Cantai voice
Ellen, Soprano · readyBars 5–8
Cantai · Soprano
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Cantai

Your score sings. Finally.

Part Should correspond to the Dorico part for this VST instance Soprano
Voice The voice or choir that will sing this part
Score language The language the lyrics are sung in English

The Cantai plugin in Dorico. Try the voice menu.

The voices · Cantai and Cantai for DAWs

Meet Ottetto.

Eight singers, two to a section. Give a part to one of them, or to one of seven Ottetto ensembles: Cantai sings it with the whole section, each voice in its own place across the stereo field.

Every Cantai voice comes from a real singer. Singers share in Cantai's profits.

Portraits are stylized art
Ottetto ensembles 7 in the voice menu, under Choral
  • Kim Soprano
  • Maria Soprano
  • Rachel Alto
  • Leah Alto
  • Maxwell Tenor
  • Eric Tenor
  • Patrick Bass
  • Sergey Bass

Every Ottetto singer is also a soloist of their own: Ottetto: Kim, Ottetto: Maria and the rest sit in the voice menu with the other soloists.

The whole library

31 singers and 51 solo voices, plus 9 groups: 2 choirs and 7 Ottetto ensembles. Exactly what the voice menu shows.

  • Aurelia Soprano AureliaLyricDramaticDolce
  • Elisa Soprano ElisaLyricDramaticDolce
  • Ellen Soprano
  • Hannah Soprano
  • Karolyn Soprano
  • Violetta Soprano
  • Kim Soprano · Ottetto
  • Maria Soprano · Ottetto
  • Aggie Alto
  • Aji Alto
  • Marina Alto MarinaDolceDramatic
  • Sofia Alto
  • Leah Alto · Ottetto
  • Rachel Alto · Ottetto
  • Adriano Tenor AdrianoOperaDramaticLyricCuteDarkJazzJazz GrowlMusical
  • Emilio Tenor
  • Isaac Tenor
  • James Tenor
  • Jesse Tenor
  • Jon Tenor
  • Eric Tenor · Ottetto
  • Maxwell Tenor · Ottetto
  • Bragi Bass/Baritone
  • David Bass/Baritone
  • Hidenori Bass/Baritone
  • Matteo Bass/Baritone MatteoGraveLyricDolceDramatic
  • Richard Bass/Baritone
  • Rigoletto Bass/Baritone
  • Robert Bass/Baritone
  • Patrick Bass/Baritone · Ottetto
  • Sergey Bass/Baritone · Ottetto
  • Choir MaleChoir · 3 to 10 voices
  • Choral FemaleChoir · 3 to 10 voices
  • Full EnsembleOttetto · 8 voices
  • Women's VoicesOttetto · 4 voices
  • Men's VoicesOttetto · 4 voices
  • SopranosOttetto · 2 voices
  • AltosOttetto · 2 voices
  • TenorsOttetto · 2 voices
  • BassesOttetto · 2 voices

Portraits are stylized art. "Show all" lists the singers and the 2 choirs; the 7 Ottetto ensembles are under the Choirs filter and above, in Meet Ottetto.

What people say

What composers say about Cantai.

It has the potential to be a game-changer for sheet music professionals. The ability to hear lyrics sung directly from notation software streamlines everything from arranging to client previews.
TunescribersSheet music transcription service
Cantai is an indispensable tool for quick vocal mockups in preview/demo work. It has improved quality and ease of use over comparable products.
Simon RodwellSenior Project Manager (Music), Open University UK
Cantai represents a paradigm shift for musicians working with the human voice. It generates perfectly pitched lyrics in real time, following the score on notation software.
Paolo RamacciottiComposer, DMus (LCM)
Pricing

Every voice included.

Every plan includes high-fidelity vocals and all voice types. Dorico + Sibelius can switch between subscription and lifetime.

MuseScore Studio · Cantai
MuseScore Studiovia MuseHub
$9.99/month

or $299.99 lifetime

  • ✓High-fidelity vocals
  • ✓All voice types included
  • ✓Unlimited local renders*
  • ✓Priority support

*180 minutes/week of online rendering on incompatible devices · Check system requirements

Subscribe on MuseHub
Dorico + Sibelius · Cantai
+Dorico + SibeliusOne license for both
$9.99/month

or $299 lifetime

  • ✓Works with both apps
  • ✓Same voice library
  • ✓Unlimited local renders*
  • ✓Priority support

*Only on compatible devices · Check system requirements

Cantai for DAWs · Preorder
Cantai for DAWsAU · VST3 · Preorder
$149lifetime

then $299 after launch

  • ✓Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, Cubase & more
  • ✓All voice types included
  • ✓Unlimited local renders*
  • ✓Estimated delivery early 2027

*Only on compatible devices · Check system requirements

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FAQ

Good to know.

Short answers to what people ask first. The rest is in the full FAQ.

Which notation apps does Cantai work with?

MuseScore Studio, Dorico and Sibelius. One license covers both Dorico and Sibelius. Cantai for MuseScore Studio is sold through MuseHub.

How much does it cost?

$9.99 a month for either version. A lifetime license is $299 for Dorico + Sibelius and $299.99 for MuseScore Studio on MuseHub. Every plan includes high-fidelity vocals and all voice types.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. In Dorico and Sibelius, the free trial is the full Cantai plugin: download it into your notation software and it renders up to 30 seconds of audio before purchase. Activating your license removes the 30-second limit.

Where does the rendering happen?

On compatible devices, Cantai renders locally on your machine, with no limit on renders. In MuseScore Studio, devices that aren't compatible get 180 minutes a week of online rendering. Check system requirements.

Who are the voices?

31 singers from soprano to bass, such as Ellen, Karolyn, Aurelia, Adriano and Hidenori, many with several singing styles. On top of them, the eight-voice Ottetto ensemble with seven ensemble presets, and two choirs that scale from 3 to 10 voices. See them all. Singers share in Cantai's profits.

What is Cantai for DAWs?

Cantai's sibling for Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools and other AU, VST3 or AAX hosts: write lyrics, play MIDI, hear them sung, with the same voices. It's on preorder for $149 ($299 after launch), fully refundable before release. See Cantai for DAWs.

Free trial

Hear your own score sing.

The free trial is the full plugin for Dorico and Sibelius: it renders up to 30 seconds before you buy. One license covers both apps.