Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
9 Chapter 1: Introducing MainStage
9 What is MainStage?
10 MainStage for keyboard controllers
10 MainStage for electric guitars
10 MainStage for vocals, drums, and other instruments
11 How to use MainStage in your music setup
12 MainStage in live performance
13 Chapter 2: Set up your system
13 Setup overview
14 Connect MIDI devices
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MIDI devices overview
15 Connect a USB music keyboard
15 Connect MIDI keyboards and modules
17 Multichannel MIDI devices
17 Turn off internally generated sounds
18 Connect audio devices
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Audio devices overview
18 Connect a microphone
19 Connect an electric instrument
20 Connect an audio interface
21 Speakers and other audio devices
21 Effects plug-ins and MainStage
22 Chapter 3: The MainStage interface
22 The MainStage window
23 Layout mode
24 Edit mode
25 Perform mode
26 Resize the workspace
27 Chapter 4: Get started with MainStage
27 Before you start
27 Choose a template
29 Select patch settings in the Patch Library
30 Add a patch
31 Select and play patches
31 Add a channel strip
33 Change a channel strip setting
34 Learn a controller assignment
34 Map a screen control
36 Try out Perform mode
36 Use Quick Help
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