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Chapter 8 Performing Live With MainStage 91

Tips for Complex Hardware Setups

It is highly recommended that you test your concert thoroughly using the same setup

you plan to use in live performance prior to performing, at the performance location or

venue if possible. This is especially important for more complex hardware setups.

Using Multiple Keyboard Controllers in Performance

If you plan to use multiple keyboard controllers when you perform, you can choose

whether screen controls respond to MIDI messages from all controllers or only a

specific controller, and whether channel strips receive input from all controllers or only

a single controller.

In Layout mode, screen controls can be set to respond to MIDI input on all MIDI ports

and channels or to only a specific device or channel. To have a screen control respond

to MIDI input from all controllers, choose All from both the Device and Channel pop-up

menus in the Layout Inspector. To have a screen control respond to only a specific

controller, choose that controller from the Device pop-up menu, or to the same

channel as the keyboard screen control.

In Edit mode, you set the device from which a channel strip receives MIDI input in the

Key Range section of the Channel Strip Inspector. By default, channel strips receive

input from the first controller in the layout. You can set a channel strip to receive input

from another device in the Input pop-up menu.

Using a Different Hardware Setup in Performance

If you use MainStage with a complex hardware setup, for example with multiple MIDI

controllers or MIDI interfaces, or with multiple audio inputs, you will achieve the best

results when using exactly the same hardware setup you used when you created your

concert.

If you plan to use MainStage with different controllers, interfaces, or other devices than

the ones you used to create your concert, you need to relearn your hardware

assignments using your performance hardware setup. To facilitate working in this

situation, you can create two separate layouts, one for your studio setup and another

for your performance setup, with corresponding screen controls in each layout. Before

you perform, import the performance layout into your concert. The hardware

assignments for your performance setup are imported with the layout, and your

mappings are maintained.

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