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Your DAW sings.

Opens Cantai for notation apps

Ableton Live
FL Studio
Logic Pro
Pro ToolsPlanned
Cubase
Studio One
Reaper

Any AU or VST3 host at launch · AAX (Pro Tools) as a free update · macOS and Windows

Using notation software? Explore Cantai

The lyrics-first vocal instrument.
Write lyrics. Play MIDI. Hear them sung.

$149~~$299~~Preorder price, half the launch price

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Fully refundable any time before release
One license for macOS and Windows · Estimated delivery by the end of 2026

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Lead vocal · Cantai for DAWs

Your MIDI stays in your DAW. Play the part once and Cantai hears every note, puts your words on them in the order you wrote them, and sings it back on the same track. No piano-roll surgery, no phonemes.

Play the part once in your DAW, as you always do. Cantai hears every note.
Write the lyrics in the plugin's notebook, like any text. Each syllable lands on its note, in order.
Hear it sung on the same track. Move a word or give a syllable more notes from the keyboard, and it sings again.

The plugin in Logic Pro, singing “just who the heck am i to you”

A real session, start to finish.

Logic Pro plays the part, the words go into the plugin's notebook, and Cantai sings them on the same track.

MIDI in, three voices out.

The last lines of Silver Apples as the score writes them: soprano, mezzo and tenor, three parts on three tracks. Hear the MIDI, then the same notes sung by an ensemble, over the score's orchestra.

Kim, Leah and Eric are three of the eight singers of Ottetto, and each sings their part as written. The orchestra underneath is the score's own playback; the voices are Cantai.

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Ottetto · soprano, mezzo and tenor parts

The silver apples of the moon, / The golden apples of the sun. Silver Apples · the last lines

Sticky Lyrics · patent pending · at launch

Once a word belongs to a note, it stays there. Rewrite a line and the melody keeps singing. Record a passage again and your words find their notes. Add or remove notes inside a phrase and the words stay put.

Each word is pinned to its note.

On day one

Notebook and melody map: Write lyrics, play MIDI, hear them sung.
Sticky Lyrics: Words stay on their notes through rewrites and retakes.
The whole voice library: Every Cantai singer and group, Ottetto included.
Sings on your computer: Renders locally, as often as you like.
AU and VST3: macOS and Windows, one license for both.

After, as free updates Planned free update

MODs: Unison, Humanize, Transpose, Vocalise and Harmony, applied at render time. Your MIDI stays as you played it.
Chords sing: Every voice of a chord carries the syllable.
Dynamics: Follows your dynamics, ppp to fff.
Global Lyrics: One lyric sheet shared by every Cantai track.
Spell it like it sounds: Retype a word in capitals the way it sounds; Cantai keeps your spelling and remembers the sound.
Score mode: Plays the voices of a Dorico, Sibelius or MuseScore Studio project in sync with your session.
AAX: For Pro Tools.

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.

Ottetto: Full Ensemble, 8 singers — Cantai voice

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.

Kim Soprano · Ottetto
Maria Soprano · Ottetto
Leah Alto · Ottetto
Rachel Alto · Ottetto
Eric Tenor · Ottetto
Maxwell Tenor · Ottetto
Patrick Bass/Baritone · Ottetto
Sergey Bass/Baritone · Ottetto
Aurelia Soprano AureliaLyricDramaticDolce
Elisa Soprano ElisaLyricDramaticDolce
Ellen Soprano
Hannah Soprano
Karolyn Soprano
Violetta Soprano
Aggie Alto
Aji Alto
Marina Alto MarinaDolceDramatic
Sofia Alto
Adriano Tenor AdrianoOperaDramaticLyricCuteDarkJazzJazz GrowlMusical
Emilio Tenor
Isaac Tenor
James Tenor
Jesse Tenor
Jon Tenor
Bragi Bass/Baritone
David Bass/Baritone
Hidenori Bass/Baritone
Matteo Bass/Baritone MatteoGraveLyricDolceDramatic
Richard Bass/Baritone
Rigoletto Bass/Baritone
Robert Bass/Baritone
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
Choir MaleChoir · 3 to 10 voices
Choral FemaleChoir · 3 to 10 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.

The same voices, featured in

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Every voice type and the whole library
Unlimited renders on your computer*
AU and VST3, macOS and Windows
Every planned feature as a free update
Priority support

Not in the first version
MODs, chords, dynamics
Global Lyrics, Score mode
AAX for Pro Tools
They arrive later, at no extra cost.

Preorder price: $149~~, launch price $299~~

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*On compatible computers. System requirements · Estimated delivery by the end of 2026 · $299 after launch

Questions before you preorder.

Something else? Ask us or read the full FAQ.

Which DAWs does it work in?

Any host that loads AU or VST3 instruments, on macOS and Windows: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, REAPER, FL Studio and others. AAX for Pro Tools comes later as a free update.

When do I get it?

Estimated delivery by the end of 2026. We'll email you when it's ready to download.

Can I get my money back?

Yes. Preorders are fully refundable any time before release. Write to us and we'll refund it.

Is it included in my Cantai license?

No. Cantai for DAWs is its own product with its own license.

Do I need Cantai for Dorico or Sibelius?

No. Cantai for DAWs works on its own. If you have both, they share one engine on your computer, installed once.

Will it run on my computer?

A Mac with Apple silicon (macOS 14 or later) or Intel (macOS 13.4 or later, with its own installer), or a 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC, with 8 GB of memory (16 GB recommended). The final list comes with the first version. System requirements

Does it need the internet?

It sings on your computer, not in the cloud. It needs a connection to activate, and to prepare English lyrics the first time they're sung.

How do I activate it?

With the activation token on your cantai.app profile, the same one Cantai uses. One account holds both products.

Does it change my MIDI?

No. Cantai reads your part while the DAW plays it and sings it on the same track. Change notes, play the part once more, and the words follow.

Which languages and voices?

English, Spanish and Latin, and every Cantai voice: 31 singers, 51 solo voices and 9 groups, Ottetto included.

Can I release music I make with it?

Yes. You can use what Cantai sings in commercial releases, as with Cantai for notation apps.

Can I try it before I buy?

Apply to the beta to try it in your own sessions before launch. The preorder is fully refundable until release.

The beta is open. We're looking for musicians to try Cantai for DAWs in their own sessions before launch, and we read every application. Each build comes with a few missions; your feedback on one opens the next.

✓Write a verse and play it back
!Reopen the project
Rewrite a line and play it again

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Your DAW sings. $149 preorder, fully refundable before release.

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