Before the performance
Now that you’ve created and organized your sounds and set up your layout, it’s time…

Use Perform mode
When you perform live, you can use either Perform in Full Screen or Perform in…

Select patches in performance


Screen controls in performance
In performance, you use the controls on your MIDI hardware devices that are assigned to…

Tempo changes in performance
When you open the concert you plan to use in your performance, MainStage uses the…

Tips for performing with keyboard controllers
If you are using one of the Keyboards templates designed for use with a MIDI-compatible…

Tips for performing with guitars and other instruments
If you are using one of the Guitar Rigs templates designed for use with electric guitar,…

Tune guitars and other instruments with the Tuner
MainStage includes a Tuner that you can use to tune guitars and other instruments you…

The Playback plug-in in performance
You can use the Playback plug-in to play backing tracks or other audio files while…

Record your performances
You can record a performance to an audio file. Before you record a performance, you…