Sometimes the most obvious things aren’t so obvious. Looking back through my blogs, I realized I never covered the most basic aspect of MainStage: mapping the onscreen faders, knobs, and buttons to your physical keyboard/midi controller. Here’s how to do it:
Read MoreThere are ton of awesome synth plugins that come free with Mainstage, but it can be a bit confusing as to what the advantages are of each synth, and how they work. Here’s a list of each synth, what they do well and what they don’t, and how I rate them overall for sound quality and usability:
Read MoreWith the release of Mainstage 3.2, there’s been a ton of small additions that I’m loving. Here are my top 5 favorites:
Read MoreI got this email from a reader this week:
As a fellow keyboard player who has a three keyboard rig for home church and concerts on the road I am curious how if at all you incorporate expression pedals into your setup? I have a curious idea to consider, instead of a mod wheel for shimmer effect, etc. to perhaps instead use an expression pedal for this control and free both hands for the keys. Of course I would run this through Mainstage and assign the pedals accordingly. Any thoughts?
Read MoreIt happens all the time: you’re given a setlist for a band, and half way through the evening the lead singer starts calling off songs in the wrong order. You’re left scrambling trying to cut the right preset in Mainstage before the drop.
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