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Mainstage 3 forum4/20/2023 ![]() ![]() The present release doesn't write audio files directly, so you would have to run the computer output through another app like Audacity to capture the sound into a file - or, of course, just load Unify into a DAW if you're planning to keep what you're playing. There are several soft-synths that I use for sound design, often without any need for my DAW - I just want to start playing and sculpting. I am now using Unify regularly as a quick, ad hoc VST host for all kinds of things. Search discussions or ask a question about MainStage. I have no connection to Skippy other than admiration and long experience with his work. Find answers with millions of other MainStage users in our vibrant community. I've been working with Skippy's sound design products since the 1990's (he created a lot of the patches in the Korg Wavestation, and now the new Korg WaveState). Skippy's background includes patch design for many generations of Korg and Yamaha synths, along with innumerable collaborations with recording artists in a variety of genres. John "Skippy" Lemkuhl is the project creator, with extremely capable programming by an experienced MIDI / audio architect named Dale, and they are both very responsible and dedicated creators. There are already several instructional videos, and the third-party reviews are starting to appear. It recognizes nearly all the VSTs on my system, and has a simple but very flexible interface. It was just released at last week's NAMM, but I've been using early versions of it for a few weeks and I'm very impressed with its stability and power. South Coast 1 7' by Edward and 1 7' by Edward and Truck: The Space Repertory's Mainstage. Seems however i am the only macbook addict on these boards.I'm unfamiliar with Mainstage, but from the discussion, I'm guessing you might find Unify to be a useful Windows platform for loading and mixing various VSTs in realtime, without the overhead of a full DAW. MainStage 3. It is essentially the same type of product that allows you to get the most out of your keyboards. Its one of the reasons for me to never move away from mac. Cantabile is the Windows equivalent of MainStage. If you ever get a chance Bill, get a few days to play with mainstage and you will see how awesome its design is, it gives a keyboardist the feeling he is using a hardware instrument, and you can use any daw or whatever program next to mainstage and controll it over the same interface you controll your mainstage concerts and patches. ![]() The exs24 sampler comes close to kontakt, and is filled with goodies, the drumset creator is out of this world, the B3 is just out of this world, it now also comes with alchemy and like 15 other instruments,like sculpture virtuall instrument If you wish to switch between the Nord‘s sounds and Mainstage, it gets a little more involved, since you can run the Stage‘s outputs into Mainstage as an extra channel strip, or use. ![]() Mainstage is unique in most every way, the way it handles configuratione and setup of the patches with a graphical touchinterface.(using ipad) and it comes with more high quallity instruments then any other daw out there at only €30Ībleton live is a fullfledged daw, which works great next to ableton as a cliplauncher or sequencer, but it does not offer the features of mainstage which works much much much more like a traditional synthe workstation(witouth sequencer) If you have changed the MIDI channel on which Mainstage responds, you will need to change the Stage 3‘s MIDI send to the same channel (in the MIDI settings). This site here is also worth putting in your favourites if you want to get into VSTs, not forgetting Synthzone itself.īill this is comparing like apples tp pears. What sort of VSTs are you looking for? As there are many good free and entry level versions out there. (Trials are available to see if it suits before purchase) Free VST Hosts here also Ableton Live (Which comes in entry to fully featured versions) is designed for live onstage use. ![]()
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