MainStage is an incredibly deep program- it’s easy to learn the basics, but there’s a whole other layer underneath. Here are 5 things MainStage can do that you probably haven’t done before with it:

How-ToEric BarfieldJuly 3, 2017mainstage, hidden features, tweaks

Ask Patch Foundry: Auto Swell

We received this email from a reader this week:

Hi Eric,

I'm very new to Mainstage and I have been hunting for a way to auto swell. I can see that you can use a compressor in Logic, but I can't see how to do it in MS.

I have a swell pedal on it's way, but would prefer to automate for one song.

Thanks in anticipation,

Kevin

How-ToEric BarfieldJune 26, 2017auto swell, volume ducking, sidechaining

5 Tips For Getting Great Pad Sounds

Pads are useful for filling the sonic space live, but can be a little tricky to tame. Here are 5 ways to tame your pads:

Live PerformanceEric BarfieldJune 20, 2017

How To Map Midi Controllers In MainStage

You just bought a brand new keyboard, but you can’t figure out how to connect all of those knobs and faders to MainStage’s on screen controls. Here’s the no-hassle way to do it:

How-ToEric BarfieldJune 13, 2017

Gear Review: Novation Remote SL Mkii Midi Controller

Although it’s an older keyboard at this point, Novation’s Remote Series midi controllers has a bunch of attractive features for MainStage. Here’s how it stacks up:

Gear ReviewsEric BarfieldJune 9, 2017Novation Remote SL Mkii, MainStage 3

5 Tips For Patch Organization

There are dozens of ways to organize your patches, and we thought we’d share a few tricks we’ve discovered on how to find the patches you need, when you need them. Here’s our 5 top tricks:

Eric BarfieldJune 6, 2017