#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PATCH#
#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PRO#
#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST FREE#

This is what an alias is-a copy of a virtual instrument that connects back to its primary source. Essentially, MainStage only has to process 1 piano, applied to all five patches.

#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PATCH#

Instead of creating 5 separate instances of the same piano in each patch, you can create one instance of piano in patch 1 and create aliases (or copies) of that piano in patches 2-5 that link back to-or are sourced from-the original piano you created. Here is how they work: Let’s say you have a set with 5 different song patches, and they all have the same piano in them. So I want to share with you a few tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years to help you avoid suffering from CPU spikes, harsh feedback, audio drop outs, MIDI FX not responding, and other potential issues.Īliases reduce your RAM and CPU load because they reduce your MainStage concert’s resource usage. You may have had a similar experience (or worse), but most MainStage users know that live performances can be disastrous if CPU isn’t properly managed, or you are not set up correctly. With nobody else playing, and a few hundred people staring at me in silence and ready to respond in Worship, I just stopped playing.

There was no recovery without stopping, and I began to lose all sense of time. It sounded like my piano was inside of that slap chop commercial, with that guy chopping out the audio every half of a second. As I started to play, I began to suffer from the most intense audio dropouts I’ve ever experienced. I came up after the sermon with the band and we started playing Bethel’s ‘It Is Well,’ which features a piano intro.

#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST FREE#

If you're still experiencing this issue, please feel free to reach out to us at for further assistance.My worst performance nightmare happened a few years ago during a set in Toronto. If your instruments passes the validation, go ahead and empty the trash. Next, reload Logic and it will rescan your audio units. Type '~/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache' in the 'Go to the folder' field. In the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder from the menu.Ģ.

If none of the steps above resolved the issue, please try resetting the AudioUnitCache file for Logic and Mainstage using the steps below:ġ. Desktop) to see if that resolves the issue. If you see any files/folders in that location that don't end in '.component' or that look different from the ones that do, you can try temporarily moving them to another location on your computer (e.g. Macintosh HD/ Library/ Audio/ Plug-Ins/ Components If you are sure that you're not using a plugin wrapper that is accessing the VST format of your instrument, the issue can potentially be caused by errant files/folders in the following location: You will need to restart your DAW and may need to restart your computer for the changes to take affect. To resolve this, replace all VST instances with AU (component) instances within the plugin wrapper.

Mixing AU and VST formats of the same plugin can cause a variety of issues including this interface issue. Logic and Mainstage only use the AU (component) plugin format. Often times, this could be caused by opening the VST version of your instrument within a plugin wrapper such as Plugue Bidule, Unify, Maschine, Komplete Kontrol (not supported), Akai MPC Live, Lié, etc. If you're experiencing this issue, here are a few things to try:

#APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PRO#

Some Logic Pro and/ or Mainstage users have reported issues where their instrument's interface is stuck in a 'Controls' type of view and only shows parameters listed, such as the screenshot below:

Apple mainstage as vst