Cantus Studio

Cantus Studio 2: A Bigger Stage for Every Adventure Built for Game Masters who crave immersive sound, Cantus Studio empowers storytelling at any table. Every adventure is easier to run... and more exciting to explore, whether using iPhone, iPad or Mac. The new Campaigns feature gives each game its own custom layout of Scenes, Bookmarks, and a unique Theme, so your Haunted Manor, Space Opera, and Dungeon Crawl stay organized. Record live from the Play Screen, add Color to Sounds, Scenes, and Cues, and build setups faster with drag-and-drop on Mac and iPad. Sound Timers, playlist transitions, multi-sound effects, Cue controls, and loudness normalizing keep the audio flowing while you focus on the Story. With Live Activities, new themes and icons, rethought visual polish, better performance, and an unwavering focus on speed, ease of use, and flexibility Cantus Studio 2 helps tabletop enthusiasts create unforgettable Game Nights. It's an update worth making some noise about. Headline Feature: Campaigns! Cantus Studio can now save multiple Play Screen layouts for different games or sessions, each with its own Scenes, Bookmarks, organization, and App Theme. Switch Campaigns from Settings or by long-pressing Library. Headline Feature: Live Recordings! Start recording directly from the Play Screen: tap +, choose “New Recording,” and Cantus Studio starts your mic. When finished, tap the floating mic button to add the recording to your Sound Library or save it to your device. Great for custom Atmospheres, SFX, or whole sessions. Headline Feature: Custom Colors! Set a Custom Color for any Sound, Scene, or Cue. Premium users can make favorite sounds stand out and personalize Play Screens even further. Other New Features • New Icons: A new default app icon plus lots of alternates. • Live Activities: See active and recent sounds on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Sound Timers: Schedule sounds to play after a timer, set a default duration, or add timers to Cues. • Cue Next Playlist: Automatically start another playlist when the current song ends. • Sound Effect Variants: Add multiple files to one SFX item; Cantus randomly rotates them without repeating the same version twice. • Drag & Drop: Drag Sounds and Scenes from the Library directly into Campaigns, Scenes, or Bookmark Sections. • Real-Time Loudness Normalization: Automatically balance source loudness while preserving your SFX, Atmosphere, and Playlist volume controls. Optional in Settings. • SFX Multi-Click Options: Choose whether tapping an active SFX stops it or starts another instance. • Two New Themes: Minion Zero (Navy, Red & Gold) and Curiosity (Teal, Pink & Blue), inspired by two of my PCs. • Cue “Stop Other Sounds” Options: Stop everything, only SFX/Atmospheres, only the current Playlist, or nothing. Other Changes & Improvements • Better asset editing: replace Atmosphere/SFX files, reorder Local Playlist tracks, or swap linked Apple Music playlists. • Play Screen now remembers open/collapsed Section Cards. • Library Export can include everything, selected Campaigns, or individual sounds. • Refreshed Play Screen sound buttons. • Pause/Resume All moved into Recents for a cleaner toolbar. • Plus plenty of bug fixes, performance improvements, and refinements.