I’m often asked how to build a rig with a redundant computer and interface for using MainStage live. While there are a number of ways that this could be done, I’m going to detail how I’ve done this many times in the past successfully and reliably. Building your rig carefully and with attention to detail […]
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MainStage Tutorial: How to assign pitch bend to EXS24 instruments
In this MainStage tutorial, we’ll look at how to assign a pitch bend wheel to EXS24 instruments. After you’ve set up your controller assignments in your MainStage layout, return to EDIT mode and click on your pitch been wheel icon. It should appear as below with a blue outline. Next, in the screen control inspector […]
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I recently had the opportunity to check out some really cool Rowin mini guitar pedals from China. Rowin has been manufacturing mini guitar pedals for years. They have a pedal for just about every effect and need, including many varieties of distortion, delay, chorus, and even various looper pedals. The pedals are rugged, well made, […]
Continue readingMore TagMainStage 3 Tutorial: How to Edit Tunings of EXS24 Samples in MainStage
I this MainStage tutorial, we’ll look at how to edit pitches in the EXS24 sampler. It’s not uncommon to discover that one particular sample in an EXS24 instrument is out of tune slightly, particularly if resampled from an external sound library or instrument via Auto Sampler. Or, it may be necessary to adjust the pitch […]
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