Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 100)

Chapter 6 Work with concerts 100
Important: When you start the MainStage clock, the audio engine is reset, causing a brief
interruption in the audio output from MainStage. In some cases, you may want to start the
MainStage clock at the beginning of a song or performance and use screen controls mapped
to individual plug-in parameters to start and stop those plug-ins to avoid an interruption in the
audio output while you are performing.
Control the metronome
MainStage features a metronome that you can use to play in time with the concert tempo. The
metronome always plays at the current tempo of the concert.
You can start the metronome in one of several ways, and change the audio output for the
metronome sound, the sound of the metronome, and the volume of the metronome relative to
the overall audio output.
Start the metronome
Do one of the following:
m Click the Metronome button in the toolbar.
m Click a button mapped to the Metronome action.
m If you are using a Playback plug-in, click the Metronome button in the Playback window (or click
a button mapped to the Metronome button).
Click any of the listed buttons again to stop the metronome.
Note: Starting the metronome also starts the MainStage clock if it is not already running.
By default, the metronome sound is routed to the main outputs (Output 1-2). You can route the
metronome to another output pair, which can be useful in performance when you want to hear
the metronome sound through a separate audio output (for example, a headphone mix) and not
through the main outputs. You can also choose a different sound for the metronome.
Change the audio output for the metronome sound
1 Choose MainStage > Preferences.
2 In the Metronome section of the General tab, choose a different audio output from the Output
pop-up menu.
Change the relative output of the metronome sound
1 Choose MainStage > Preferences.
2 In the Metronome section of the General tab, drag the volume slider left or right to adjust the
relative volume of the metronome sound.
Change the sound of the metronome
1 Choose Show Metronome Channel Strip from the Channel Strips Action pop-up menu.
2 Open the Klopfgeist plug-in from the Instrument menu on the Metronome channel strip.
3 Choose a different metronome sound.