

Well for example, if you use LogicPro to create your backing tracks, you can simply bounce the klopfgeist plugin to audio. On the Pc there is also something called Cantabile. It runs on Mac or pac and does a lot of the same stuff as MainStage, though I'm not sure if it can playback either audio or midi tracks. You can setup your Concert of sets and songs and quickly load up the song you want.įor non-mac, check out GigaPerformer also, it can be had fro $99 on sale I think. I would also choose MainStage over LogicPro for this kind of thing because of the set list management that is built into MainStage. What you want is something that you press play and it just works without having to think about it.

Some kind of fancy live tracking setup that allows lots of flexibility, also is going to be complicated to both setup and use live. including the metronome! Use only pre-recorded audio tracks. I would recommend you save yourself a lot of aggravation and avoid using any midi playback when live. Looks interesting, but yea.kind of expensive, and complex.
#Mainstage for mac beginners pro
If the above items aren’t possible with mainstage, I assume Logic Pro would be an option (which I don’t have experience with) or I could continue using reaper for creating clicks and backing tracks? I would prefer the drummer use an iPad to control the tracks onstage than a computer, which I think can be done with MainStage?Īlso is it possible to create click tracks for songs directly in mainstage? If so - is it possible to change the tempo for the metronome and are there options as to what the metronome sounds like?Ĭan backing tracks also be created in MainStage? My understanding is that MainStage is similar to livetracker and it’s 30 dollars compared to livetracker which is around 300.
#Mainstage for mac beginners software
In the past I was using reaper to create the click tracks and backing tracks, and then I would upload them to software called livetracker which would organize songs for a live setting. Hi - my band is looking to create click tracks for our songs, and just a few backing tracks….we mainly play everything live.
