#Apple mainstage live update#
#Apple mainstage live Patch#
#Apple mainstage live full#
#Apple mainstage live pro#
#Apple mainstage live mac#

Most all of the patches that I will play will be soft synths that I have loaded on my computer. (From here on I will use the terms patch, sounds and instruments interchangeably.)

#Apple mainstage live Patch#

With MainStage 2 IвЂ™m able to build what the software terms a вЂњconcertвЂќ which is actually a patch list. The audio outs of the computer (or if I choose, the audio outs of a FireWire interface) will be sent to the house mix. I will turn the volume down on my keyboard, MIDI my keyboard to my computer, and use my keyboard as a controller for MainStage 2 and the software synths that reside on my MacBook Pro. No multiple keyboards, no submixer, no effects processor, yet I will have more musical power than IвЂ™ve ever had before.

#Apple mainstage live pro#

This Christmas I will walk into the high demands and expectations of the church Christmas production with one keyboard and my MacBook Pro in tow. Let me tell you why IвЂ™m so excited about the discovery of MainStage 2. With Logic Studio IвЂ™m able to masterfully handle all aspects of audio production from studio work to live performance to digital mastering of Cds and MP3s. 6 which is a general purpose mastering and authoring CD tool. Logic Studio includes more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks such as Waveburner1. MainStage 2 is live performance software, part of AppleвЂ™s Logic Studio, which also includes Logic Pro 9 to make and record music and Soundtrack Pro 3 for post production. In fact, exploring AppleвЂ™s new MainStage 2, has been reminiscent of the feeling I had as a five year old barreling around the corner on Christmas morning, ripping open a bounty of goodies. However, a recent discovery has me saying вЂBring on Christmas!вЂ™, even though itвЂ™s still months away. Dozens of configurations of sounds have to be called into action in a split second without missing a beat.Triggering sounds, adjusting volume levels and managing processor effects вЂ“ not to mention playing the correct notes вЂ“ can be daunting.

#Apple mainstage live full#

Maybe at your house of worship youвЂ™re fortunate enough to have a full orchestra to provide your instrumentation, but for many churches, including mine, the sounds of the season will come primarily from keyboard synthesizers.ДЇew appreciate how stressful managing multiple keyboards during a live performance can be. And you can instantly assign onscreen controls to the faders, knobs, and switches on your hardware for hands-on control.When it comes to music, for me, Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. You can completely customize your layout, from the number, type, size, and color of the controls to the parameters they manipulate.

#Apple mainstage live mac#

With the Mac as the core of your live rig, setup is faster, teardown is faster, and everything in between is more reliable. вЂњYou can even expand your show with live loops or prerecorded backing tracks. вЂњLove the sound you got on your recording? MainStage 2 makes it easy to bring all the same instruments and effects to the stage,вЂќ Apple adds, describing the tool used for live performances using Logic Studio. вЂњMIDI out is improved to make it possible to send program changes via Mapping, and to allow MIDI Start/Stop/Continue messages to be sent on patch changes to external channel strips,вЂќ the changelog also says.

The Post-Pan option is now available for channel strip Sends, Apple also notes. These enhancements include the ability to start Loopback with a Play action, while Loopback now has an option to transfer its tempo information to the Concert when its Sync option is disabled, and it derives its tempo from the first recorded loop. Enhancements have also been incorporated in this release, according to notes posted in a separate Support article on the companyвЂ™s website.

#Apple mainstage live update#

On a more detailed note, Apple reveals that thereвЂ™s more to the MainStage 2.0.1 update than meets the eye. One of the numerous updates posted by Apple the other day looks at MainStage 2.0.1 for Logic Studio users, which improves overall performance and provides numerous fixes and enhancements, including the Loopback and Playback plug-ins.ДЄccording to AppleвЂ™s Support section, issues addressed in MainStage 2.0.1 include the following: the Reverse option for Loopback now behaves consistently pitchbend data is transmitted properly to external instruments a recording in Loopback can be used to define the tempo for MainStage the I/O plug-in is now available in MainStage.