Many of you that follow my blog know that the last time I used MainStage for a gig, I was not happy with the way it performed. I spent some serious time working on a solution, and I think I may have found it for me.
Today I’d like to introduce to you today. . . my Mainstage rig!
Read MoreSo you downloaded MainStage, and you’re excited to start using it live. What else do you need to have to get going? Here are 10 things to get before you step onstage:
Read MoreWhile there are literally hundreds of piano samples and plugins out there, I’m focusing on the three plugins that I’ve loved the most and used extensively over the last five years. Here’s my thoughts on them:
Read MoreI’m getting ready to play a string of country shows in Chicago at the end of the month, and I’m going to be using Mainstage for all my charts live.
Read MoreThis week I'm giving away a free template for the Aira System-1 synth. Here's all the details:
Read MoreMainstage makes it a bit confusing to save presets for future use. Here’s how manage my presets so I can find what I need quickly:
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Sometimes a specific song will need a single-shot sample to be played at the beginning of the tune (think Sledgehammer, for instance). Here’s how to do that easily with a button in Mainstage:
Read MoreWith Mainstage gaining some significant competitors this year at winter NAMM, many people have been asking what I think of Native Instrument’s Komplete Kontrol, and Akai’s Advance Keyboard line.
Read MoreI love to go deep with Mainstage, but I forget that sometimes the most basic tasks are the hardest to find answers for online. So today I thought I’d cover how to create a basic layer in Mainstage.
Read MoreSculpture has the unique ability to simulate real textures (i.e. glass, wood, nylon, and steel) and then animate or “play” them using awesome methods (everything from string simulations to gravity plucks). In this week’s blog we’re going to focus on using Sculpture to make atmospheric pads for worship. Here’s how to get started:
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