Apple MainStage 2 - Manual (Page 133)

Now that you’ve created and organized your sounds and set up your layout, it’s time to
play! MainStage features two modes, Full Screen mode and Perform mode, optimized for
live performance.
This chapter covers the following:
• Before the Performance Starts (p. 133)
• Using Full Screen Mode and Perform Mode (p. 134)
• Selecting Patches in Performance (p. 135)
• Using Screen Controls in Performance (p. 136)
• Handling Tempo Changes in Performance (p. 137)
• Tips for Performing with Keyboard Controllers (p. 137)
• Tips for Performing with Guitars and Other Instruments (p. 137)
• Using the Tuner (p. 138)
• Using the Playback Plug-in in Performance (p. 139)
• Recording Your Performances (p. 140)
• After the Performance (p. 141)
• Tips for Complex Hardware Setups (p. 141)
Before the Performance Starts
Here are a few things to check before you begin performing:
• Make sure your MIDI controllers, instruments, microphones, and other music equipment
is connected to your computer and is working.
• Test the audio output from MainStage using the audio interface and speakers or
monitors you plan to use in performance.
• Select a patch with a software instrument channel strip and play your keyboard
controller. Watch the Activity Monitor to make sure MainStage is receiving MIDI input
from the controller, and make sure you can hear the audio output.
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