Many capabilities, hampering limitations
I had been performing using a combination of ForScore and AUM—as the former can send program changes to the latter. Then Camelot went on sale and I went for it. Its performance-oriented architecture allowed me to conceive of a more ambitious project than I could have carried off in the former set-up—so I thank the app for that. One limitation I encountered was external controllers having to operate at a global level. Camelot is organized into "scenes" which are made up of "layers", which are themselves comprised of "items." So when I set my expression pedal to control the level of layer 1, or, say, the level of layer 2, item 3, the pedal would continue to do so in every sequential scene. At first I thought of Stravinsky's concept of limitations being freeing for a composer, and so I created a spreadsheet to keep track of controller assignments—inserting empty filler layers to avoid the assigned layer or item affecting parameters I wanted left alone. Another limitation was lack of control over AUv3 parameters. You could tweak them in the interface but you could not assign external control over them unless the app had an internal midi learn feature. This meant having to abandon some favorite apps that didn't offer this. (I could not trigger a "freeze" in Magma with a sustain pedal, for example). Another limitation is poor tech support. When I pointed out an issue with controller curves not taking effect at the layer or item level, the tech person I was corresponding with ceased responding. All this is to say that if you can work OK within these limitations and somewhat archaic structure, the app is otherwise reliable and can produce amazing results. I, however, have moved on to Camelot's competitor, Keystage, which has a responsive developer who keeps the app vital.
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Impressed, but there’s a flaw
Giving this 4 stars because it’s almost flawless. When switching scenes, I get seamless patch transitions, which is awesome, but sometimes the sustain pedal hangs. AUM, and the new Sessions app, don’t hang the sustain that way, so I know my hardware is fine. Hoping this issue can get fixed. Nonetheless I used this app successfully in a live environment and got a lot of great feedback from peers , but had to occasionally step on my sustain pedal quickly whenever I detected hanging notes/sustain. Hoping you can fix this.
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Please add orchestration template for SWAM Instruments
Audiomodeling is knocking things out of the park! A feature request would be to provide a Divisimate like interface for the SWAM instruments for Big Band or Orchestral arrangements. You already make the plugins, and you already have a live DAW app. Please give us orchestration ability through Camelot or a separate AUV3 app. Complete the loop. 🙏🏽
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Superbe, incontournable
Incroyablement puissant et flexible. Mon couteau suisse pour le live
Muy malo
Prácticamente no vale para nada. Nefasto. Al menos la versión iPad.
