Technically I could use the instruments built into it, but I have MainStage 3, and that’s what I use for all of my keyboard patches. Quite simply, Live (or in my case Live Intro) was the best and only option. And I wanted something that could do all of that without choking or killing my CPU. I wanted something that could play back stereo backing tracks while also sending MIDI patch changes to my HX Stomp and also send patch changes to my keyboard and ALSO send commands to my DMXIS box, which controls my DMX lights. I do my own original music, or covers, or both. However, if you’re me, Live Intro is the steal of the century. But if you want to dive deep into EDM, you’ll want the full version of Live, not Intro. You could DJ with Live, you can do live electronic music concerts, blah blah blah. If you want to make loop-based electronic music, Live seems to be the standard for good reason – it’s got the best tools for it. And it comes with only 4 software instruments. You’re limited to 8 “scenes,” which won’t make sense to you unless you understand the unique way that Live works. You’re limited to 16 tracks, which can be audio or midi. Intro is a track and instrument limited version of Live. To match Logic or Live, you’d need to spend a ton of cash on instruments and drums and plugins. Pro Tools might be what the big studios use, but out of the box it’s designed for recording 32 tracks with mics in a pro studio. Eventually I’ll probably upgrade, but Intro is perfect for my needs right now (and budget.) So is Logic – at $199, it’s the smartest DAW purchase on the Mac. Actually, I’m running Ableton Live 10 Intro, because I don’t need the full version yet. I apparently seem to have THE stereotypical YouTuber home studio these days – a 2016 MacBook Pro, Logic Pro X, and Ableton Live. So sit back and let live performance expert Darren Burgos help you get your show onto the MainStage.There are a lot of opinions on the web about which DAW is the best. Whether you're a one-man band or playing stadiums all around the world, you'll see how flexible MainStage can be and how quickly you can make it the electronic brain (and heart) of your live performance keyboard rig no matter how big or small your band is! He even shows you MainStage's unique relationship with Logic Pro and how those two programs can easily share files and settings with each other! You'll also learn how to quickly deploy all of your MIDI controllers and hardware instruments right in MainStage. Here you'll learn everything from creating complex patches made up of multiple instruments and FX, to incorporating and triggering complex backing tracks. MainStage expert Darren Burgos is your guide in this detailed look at this one-of-a-kind program. It enables you organize your patches and tracks, and give you full control of your sounds and FX during performance. And you have to make sure everyone stays in sync to avoid those sonic train wrecks!Īpple's MainStage was designed with the live performing musician in mind. Performing live as a keyboard player is a big deal: you might be asked to play live parts as well as triggering loops & beats.
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