DJ’s regularly use cross faders to adjust the volume of two sound sources simultaneously (i.e. fade out one track while fading in another track). There are several really useful ways to use a crossfader as a keyboardist- probably my favorite is adjusting the volume balance between two channel strips (a piano and a pad, for instance). Here’s how to do it:
Read MoreI realized that I've never shared which MainStage blogs were the most read of all time. Here’s the results, according to the numbers:
Read MoreMainStage stores a ton of samples in memory during a set, and up until a few month’s ago it was impossible to find out which patches were the memory hogs. Along came MainStage 3.2, and a bunch of small tweaks including the ability to view memory usage per patch. Here’s how:
Read MoreIf you’ve read this blog at all, you know I love Apple's MainStage live performance program. But I’ve got to confess: I’ve been seeing other keyboards. Let me explain.
Read MoreSometimes things go colossally wrong live, and you need to cut all sound coming from MainStage. Before you hit the command-Q, consider using MainStage’s panic button. Here’s how:
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