Mainstage Mondays: Creating A Basic Layer

I 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.

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Mainstage Mondays: HillSong's Peter James On Mainstage

This week on Mainstage Monday I'm honored to have a guest blogger join the conversation, HillSong's own Peter James. Peter is an amazing keyboardist and patch designer, and had some great insights on how to manage patch levels in Mainstage.

MainstageEric BarfieldDecember 8, 2014Mainstage Patches, Mainstage Monday, Mainstage Mondays, Leveling Mainstage Patches, Eric Barfield, Peter James, Patch Design, Hillsong United Mainstage PatchesComment

Mainstage Mondays: Changing the Metronome

This week I show you how to change the built-in metronome sound in Mainstage.

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Mainstage Mondays: Stress Testing Your Rig

Mainstage is amazing, but it sucks up your CPU and memory like a Hoover vacuum sucks dirt. Here are 5 ways to stress test your rig before you hit the stage:

MainstageEric BarfieldNovember 17, 2014Mainstage CPU issues, Mainstage 3 Stress test, Mainstage Mondays, Mainstage Rig stress testComment

Mainstage Mondays: How To Use Patch Busses

This week’s topic isn’t that sexy, but patch busses are an important and interesting part of Mainstage 3, and can solve a lot of small problems.

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