![]() Screen controls adapt for each Patch using Smart Controls.See only what you need during your performance using a customisable, full-screen live interface.Manage sophisticated rigs using the Assignments & Mapping overview.Quickly assign hardware knobs, buttons and faders to onscreen controls.Instantly set up a large variety of hardware using automatic device recognition.Use USB and MIDI-equipped controllers like keyboards, foot pedals and drum pads.Connect your favourite hardware and use it to play and control your plug-ins.64-bit architecture uses all the RAM in your system for larger sampled instruments.Perform with stereo or multitrack backing tracks using Playback.Design rich keyboard Patches using splits and layers, the Arpeggiator and other MIDI plug-ins.Switch between Patches without stopping sound output or cutting off held notes.Combine instruments and live audio, such as keyboards and vocals, in a single Patch.Support for the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro provides convenient controls for layout, editing and performance.Add your sounds from Logic Pro and GarageBand to bring your studio sound to the stage.Perform live with 100 instrument, effect and MIDI plug-ins or work with Audio Units plug-ins.So I guess for live Mac performers, MainStage 3 and those VIs are a no-brainer regardless of what DAW you prefer.MainStage lets you take your Mac to the stage with a full-screen interface optimised for live performance, flexible hardware control and a massive collection of plug-ins and sounds that are fully compatible with Logic Pro. Saw the same thing a Foster the People concert (hey the HOB tixx were free - lol). He was right in front of me and I could see his Macbook Pro running MainStage 2 patches for each song on the SetList. LPX is a loss-leader for Apple, and not a core cash cow like PT is for Avid - but such small moves like input monitoring wouldn't devalue HD, imho.īut back on MainStage - I remember going to a Moody Blues show a couple years back and having sucky seats off at the side near their hired touring keyboard guy. I love mixing in PT Native, but for $599 I do wish they would unchain a few tiny things like per track input monitoring control (since CPTK is gone, this is an HD-only feature again, among other things). Most PT VI users have likely long-ago branched out to 3rd party VI favorites anyway. Just extra brushes for the pallette - toss Soundflower at it and make some fun VI noises in PT11 until AIR releases IEP.Īvid's emphasis for out-of-box stand-alone composition is minimal nowadays, since mixing/tracking workflow is PT's real bread and butter. So that makes snagging Mainstage 3 for all those VIs $30 attractive for Mac DAW users. You're spending an additional $199 for upcoming AIR IEP AAX64 (or $99 for upgrade), or buying NI Komplete (not even AAX64 yet) for more $$, only to get some parity w/ LPX stock content. It's amazing how much updated content Apple throws at LPX/Mainstage when you look at what you get w/ Creative Collection in PT Native for $599. +1 Yep, AIR being untethered from PT-only (w/ the exception of contractual obligs for Creative Collection) allows them to support other host plug formats including AU 64bit.
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