MainStage
By Apple
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Description
MainStage 2 lets you take your Mac to the stage with a full-screen live interface, unmatched hardware control, and a massive collection of plug-ins and sounds.
The ultimate live rig
• Perform live with 120 instrument and effect plug-ins or work with your Audio Units plug-ins
• Import settings from Logic Pro and GarageBand to bring your studio sound to the stage
• Combine instruments and live audio, such as keyboard and vocals, in a single patch
• Seamlessly switch between patches without stopping sound output or cutting off held notes
• Design rich keyboard patches using splits and layers
Hardware control
• Connect your favorite hardware and use it to play and control your plug-ins
• Use any USB and MIDI-equipped controllers like keyboards, foot pedals, and drum pads
• Instantly set up a large variety of hardware using automatic device recognition
• Quickly assign hardware knobs, buttons, and faders to onscreen controls
A new view of the stage
• See only what you need during your performance using a customizable, full-screen live interface
• Easily see your Mac screen from a distance using a high-contrast, full-screen performance view
• Get started quickly using prebuilt templates that cover typical live performance setups
A smarter, faster, more efficient use of your Mac
• Perform with confidence using a rock-solid tool built for demanding live performances
• Use the processing power of multiple cores on your Mac
• Go to your gig with a massive collection of even the most memory-hungry instruments thanks to 64-bit support
Instrument plug-ins
• 40 built-in instruments including synths, vintage keyboards, a drum machine, sampler, and more
• Trigger Apple Loops and stereo or multitrack backing tracks using the Playback plug-in
Effect plug-ins
• Create and layer your own loop recordings with the Loopback plug-in
• 80 effects including reverbs, delays, EQs, dynamics, amps, stompboxes, and more
Sound library
• Add backing tracks using more than 15,000 royalty-free Apple Loops
• Play from a huge library of more than 1700 sampler instruments
System Requirements: 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended), display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher, minimum 6GB of disk space. 19GB of optional content available via in-app download.
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Customer Reviews
So much stuff, such a low price
Going in to it, i kinda knew a bit about MainStage, but i wasn't 100% aware of what exactly came along with it, but at such a low price i really couldn't resist,
after i downloaded it, and saw what effects were included, i couldn't believe it, until i looked at the additional content, with multiple Jam Packs [which also can be used in GarageBand, Logic, SoundTrack Pro (loops only) ] (as well as the 4 gig "Additional Content" package) i was just stunned at how much stuff came in this 30 bucks!
if you haven't seen or used MainStage, it's probably the Most Flexible program i've used, i don't do live gigs, but the idea of just having something to experiment with on my midi keyboard was great. with Midi commands being able to be mapped to control other aspects (Filter, EQ, Patch Variables), and the ability to record your live production.
The only Downside is the SIZE of the Jampack downloads, its understandable, but large, it does take an optional 20GB space if you get Everything, and if you don't have some sort of incredibly fast internet you could be waiting a good amount of time.
theres a lot more to say for this app, but the best way to know is to try, and at this price, you can't lose
Definately Recording Industry Standard
Impressive sounding instruments that work great with 3rd party plugins. A must have for any keyboardist performing live or in studio producing records. It gives me the flexibility to break bread on a vibe in the lab (recording studio) & on stage while maintaining the sound I prefer.
brotha.deep - the Activist Sentenced Like Thieves
Ridiculous steal!
After getting this program installed, I practiced guitar on it for several hours straight. Flawless interface. Really feels just as good as playing a real amp and sounds better than any MultiFX pedal out there in combination with my Focusrite interface and M-Audio monitors. The best part about this program, though, is that when you buy it, you get ALL of the JamPacks included. That is 20 gigs of content for some serious quality stuff that would have cost you a pretty penny just a few weeks back. Although I have Logic as well, honestly, between MainStage and GarageBand and all this content, I'm covered.
- $29.99
- Category: Music
- Released: Dec 08, 2011
- Version: 2.2
- Size: 303 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Seller: Apple Inc.
- © 2011 Apple Inc.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later
