Cantabile now supports a “Sustenuto” MIDI filter…
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Using the sostenuto filter is pretty simple.
- Bring up the MIDI Filters panel for any MIDI route or port:
![](https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/blog/content/images/downloaded_images/Sostenuto-MIDI-Filter/0-B47LEgBfpW4F2D1O.png)
- Click the Add button and choose “Sostenuto”:
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- Finally, and optionally, choose which MIDI channels it should work on.
What does it do?
In case you’re not familiar with sostenuto it’s similar to the damper/sustain pedal except it only holds the notes that were on at the time the pedal was pressed.
eg:
- Play and hold a chord
- Press and hold the sostenuto pedal
- Release the chord — it’ll continue to sound
- Play other notes — they won’t be held. eg: play staccato
- Release the sostenuto pedal and the chord will be released
The MIDI controller for Sostenuto is CC#66. If you want to use a different CC preceed the sostenuto filter with a controller map filter. eg: suppose you wanted to use the damper pedal as a sostenuto pedal:
![](https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/blog/content/images/downloaded_images/Sostenuto-MIDI-Filter/0-zrIfIEODph0zu84O.png)
This is available from build 3203.