Apple’s MainStage is a powerful software tool that turns a Mac into a live music production studio, allowing you to use your computer and hardware devices as electronic instruments. Throughout this series, James Catherall demystifies MainStage 3, from demonstrating how to set up your software to various hardware options and advanced topics that will help students, directors and designers alike feel like a pro!

If you’re new to MainStage, start from the beginning and watch the series in sequence to get a full understanding how the software operates. Or, if you need immediate answers to help solve a problem, you can easily access any individual topic to help tackle issues that you may be having as you begin to utilizes MainStage into your live production.

We hope you appreciate James’ work on this series and it will help you to realize the full potential of your performance goals!


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  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: SERIES INTRODUCTION
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Hardware Recommendations
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Interface Overview
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Preferences
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Audio Interface Overview
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Layout Mode
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Channel Strips
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Channel Strip Inspector & Library
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Concert Hierarchy
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Using the EXS24
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: MIDI FX
  • MAINSTAGE 3 EXPLAINED: Live Audio & External MIDI Instruments

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