Camelot Pro 2.2.10

Review: Camelot

Camelot is an application designed to cater to intricate live performance requirements through a streamlined and guided workflow. It consolidates multiple functionalities into a single app, offering a seamless and elegantly crafted digital performance workstation that historically demanded elaborate setups involving the connection of various applications and devices.

Key Features:

• Hardware Instrument presets: Easily select your instrument Smart Map without the need for MIDI expertise.
• Software instruments and effects (AUv3): Experiment with preferred software sounds & FX (Auv3 format) while smoothly transitioning between scenes without sound disruptions.
• MIDI keyboards and MPE controllers: Connect MIDI controllers directly or via a USB hub.
• Advanced MIDI routing: Effortlessly duplicate, filter, and route MIDI messages.
• Powerful MIDI Transformers: Customize CC messages, trigger chords with single notes, remap/rescale CC or velocity curves, and play various scales or harmonize parts with ease.
• MIDI and Bluetooth remote controls: Enable remote scene switching, start/stop functions, or assign track levels to external pedals, faders, or controllers.
• Smart Scene Switching: A distinctive iOS feature that allows seamless sound switching without audio interruptions and efficient management of MIDI messages without truncating instances & routing.
• Tempo Sync: Sync with MIDI Clock and Ableton Link, with a dedicated output for metronome (click).
• Lyrics and Chords attachments: Access PDFs or images during performances with customized annotations at desired zoom levels and scroll positions.
• Audio backing tracks, Timeline & Automations: Attach audio tracks, add auto-play and auto-stop markers, incorporate Scene automation, and utilize the Timeline for automated Scene switches at specified sequence points.
• Audio Inputs and Routing: Manage various audio input sources such as mic, guitar, bass, or hardware synth. Apply effects to internal or external audio sources within Camelot.

Organization Overview:

• Setlists: A compilation of Songs
• Songs: Contain one or more Scenes with Timelines. Loading a Song in Camelot includes all necessary resources for playing that Song.
• Scenes: Recall Hardware instrument presets, MIDI connections, Software plugin presets, and Music Score Attachments. Seamless switching between Scenes ensures uninterrupted sound flow.
• Layers: Fundamental components of each Scene managing MIDI and Audio flow for loaded Items.
• Items: Individual Hardware or Software Instruments and FX.

In essence, Camelot simplifies performance management by offering intuitive tools for Setlist modifications, rearrangements, and duplications through easy Drag & Drop functionality within each Setlist.