Aug 29

Aug 29 5 Classic Keyboards Every Synth Geek Should Know

There are so many amazing synths on the market that it’s easy to get lost in the subtleties of each one. In my humble opinion I believe you can know almost everything you need to know about classic synths by studying these 5 retro synths:

Aug 8

Aug 8 Ask Patch Foundry: What Should I Use for Monitors?

Eric Barfield

Gear Reviews

I received this email from a reader this week:

Hi Eric,

I'm trying to determine what kind of monitors I should use with my MacBook Pro and MainStage. Do I need powered monitors? I have an apogee quartet and a UAD Apollo twin to choose from for interfaces.

Thanks!

Patrick

Jul 31

Jul 31 7 Ways To Crash Proof Your MainStage Rig

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

Using plugins and massive sample libraries live have huge advantages sonically, with one achilles heel: it’s easy to crash your computer without setting it up well. Here are some best practices for using MainStage live:

Jul 18

Jul 18 Cover Band Pack 1 Released Today

Eric Barfield

Products

It took awhile, but it’s finally here. Today we launched our first ever collection of song-specific patches to the world in Cover Band Pack 1. These patches are recreations of 10 classic cover band tunes, including patches inspired by:

Jul 11

Jul 11 New MainStage Training Course

Eric Barfield

MainStage patch building is a pretty small community of people- there’s only a handful of really great designers out there, and we tend to all know each other. One of those great designers is David Pfaltzgraff, and he’s just launched a really well thought out MainStage training series.

Jul 3

Jul 3 5 Hidden Tricks In MainStage

Eric Barfield

How-To

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:

Jun 26

Jun 26 Ask Patch Foundry: Auto Swell

Eric Barfield

How-To

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

Jun 20

Jun 20 5 Tips For Getting Great Pad Sounds

Eric Barfield

Live Performance

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: