Welcome to mainstage, About mainstage – Apple MainStage 2 User Manual
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MainStage turns your computer into a powerful and customizable musical instrument
and effects processor that you can use with your music gear (your instruments,
microphones, controllers, and other equipment) in live performance.
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About MainStage
For performing musicians, MainStage gives you the power and flexibility of Logic Pro in
an application optimized for live performance. Whether you are a keyboard player, guitarist,
vocalist, drummer, or play another instrument, you can use MainStage in your live
performance setup.
Some of the things you can do with MainStage include:
• Create custom sounds using a wide variety of software instruments and effects included
in Logic Studio. You can also use third-party plug-ins, ReWire applications, and external
sound modules.
• Organize your sounds for easy access when you perform.
• Create a visual layout that matches your hardware devices, putting the controls you
need at your fingertips.
• Connect MIDI devices to your MainStage concert so you can control parameters of your
sounds in real time.
• Trigger backing tracks and other audio files while you play.
• Loop your performances to create multitextured, dynamic sound environments.
• Record your performances in real time.
This is only a brief list of what you can do with MainStage. For a more detailed introduction,
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