Apple MainStage User Manual download pdf (Page 11)

Chapter 1

An Introduction to MainStage

Using MainStage in Live Performance

Once you have created and organized your sounds, customized your layout, and made

your hardware assignments, you’re ready to play. When you perform live, you can use

your computer as the final sound module and effects box in your rig. You can select a

patch and start playing it instantly. MainStage switches seamlessly between patches

and can sustain notes from the previous patch while you start playing the newly

selected one. You can view feedback about your patches, including names, parameter

values, and audio output levels, in real time. You can also adjust concert-wide effects

using busses and control other concert-wide settings.

MainStage provides two modes for performing live: Full Screen mode and Perform

mode. In Full Screen mode, the workspace fills your entire screen, optimizing available

screen space for your onscreen layout. In Perform mode, the workspace fills the

MainStage window but lets you retain access to the Finder and to other applications.

You can use whichever mode you prefer.

You can use MainStage with multiple MIDI controllers, microphones, musical

instruments, and other music equipment. For time-based effects such as reverb and

delay, you can set a pre-defined tempo, use MIDI input for tempo changes, or tap the

tempo as you perform.

Resources for Learning About MainStage

This manual describes the MainStage interface, commands, and menus, and gives step-

by-step instructions for creating MainStage concerts and for accomplishing specific

tasks. It also includes information on setting up your system. It is designed to provide

the information you need to get up to speed quickly so you can take full advantage of

the intuitive interface and powerful features of MainStage.

If you want to start by learning how to set up audio and MIDI hardware to use with

MainStage, read Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System,” on page 15. If you want to learn

about the features and controls in the MainStage interface, read Chapter 3, “The

MainStage Interface,” on page 17. If you want to jump right in and start using the

application, skip ahead to Chapter 4, “Getting Started With MainStage,” on page 23. If

you want to read about using MainStage in live performance, turn to Chapter 8,

“Performing Live With MainStage,” on page 85.

In addition to this manual, MainStage provides other sources of support.

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Apple MainStage User Manual Page 11