Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 12)

Chapter 1 Introducing MainStage 12
MainStage in live performance
After you have created your custom patches in a concert, you’re ready to play. In Perform mode,
you can select patches and start playing instantly. MainStage switches seamlessly between
patches and sustains notes from the previous patch while you start playing the newly selected
one. You can view patch names, parameter values, and audio output levels in real time, adjust
concert-wide effects, and control other concert-wide settings.
By default, the workspace fills your computer screen, optimizing available screen space for
your onscreen layout. You can also choose Perform in Window to have the workspace fill the
MainStage window, while retaining access to the Finder and to other applications.
You can use MainStage with multiple MIDI controllers, microphones, musical instruments,
and other music equipment. For time-based effects such as reverb and delay, you can set a
predefined tempo, use MIDI input for tempo changes, or tap the tempo as you perform.
For tips and other information, see the Perform live with MainStage chapter.