If you’re reading this article, you probably already know how to map hardware controllers to basic functions in MainStage. Now it’s time to take it one step further and map controllers to control effects plugins.
How to Record a MainStage Concert’s Outputs
MainStage offers an easy way to record your concert’s audio output. First, let’s go over what formats you can record to in MainStage.
How to Sustain Sound Over Patch Changes in MainStage
One of MainStage’s most useful features is its ability to sustain sound over patch changes. This enables you to seamless transition between sounds without any interruption. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to sustain sound over patch changes in MainStage.
Apple MainStage Keyboard Programming
Introduction to MainStage Keyboard ProgrammingIn this series, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at all the possibilities that MainStage offers, and how to integrate these concepts into your own keyboard programming.### Choosing Hardware for Apple MainStageA basic keyboard rig consists of a keyboard and associated pedals, a computer, and an audio interface. In this chapter, you’ll find out exactly what to look for when shopping for gear. At the end of the chapter, we’ll take a brief look at how keyboard rigs are set up on Broadway shows.
Assigning Controllers to Functions in Apple MainStage
In the previous chapter, you learned how to assign hardware controllers to on-screen software controllers. Before we start the programming, it’ll be useful to assign those on-screen software controllers to their proper functions in MainStage. Before continuing forward, make sure you’re in Edit Mode.
Choosing Hardware for Apple MainStage
A basic keyboard rig consists of a keyboard and associated pedals, a computer, and an audio interface. In this chapter, you’ll find out exactly what to look for when shopping for gear. At the end of the chapter, we’ll take a brief look at how keyboard rigs are set up on Broadway shows.
Connecting Hardware with Software in Apple MainStage
Now that you have all your hardware, it’s time to hook it all up. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to connect your equipment to your computer, how to create a proper layout for your MainStage concert, and how to map your physical hardware to their virtual counterparts.
Keyboard Programming in Apple MainStage
By this point, you should have a good understand of how MainStage operates. We started off by giving you an introduction to digital audio and how it relates to MainStage. We then discussed how to connect your gear to MainStage. After that, you learned about the hierarchy of a MainStage concert and virtual instrument and effects plugins. In this chapter, we’ll start off with a brief discussion of keyboard programming standards, followed by a number of detailed examples.
Saving & Transferring MainStage Concerts
When you’re finished programming a MainStage concert, it’s important to consolidate all the important data into one package. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to properly save and transfer a MainStage concert.
The Hierarchy of a MainStage Concert
MainStage has a unique hierarchy for organizing elements in your patch list. This hierarchy enables you to be as specific as you want when creating and modifying patches. From top to bottom, the hierarchy is as follows.