Why PROFESSIONALS Play 100% LIVE with MainStage 3!!! (Part 1)
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🎯 I'm ditching onboard sounds from physical keyboards and sound modules and playing LIVE with 100% softsynth virtual instruments!!!
I recommend the Mac Mini (2012 Version) NOT the newer models from 2014/15...
Mac Mini VS Macbook:
1. Dollar to Dollar the Mac Mini + Monitor + keyboard + trackpad is less expensive than a comparable Macbook Pro with similar specs.
2. If something happens to my monitor/keyboard/trackpad, I can easily and quickly pick up another one from a store nearby... If something happens to the screen on a Macbook, I'd be without my entire computer until it is repaired.
3. For some reason, EVERY Macbook I've owned, I have to buy multiple power cables (strange, but I haven't had this problem with my Macbook Air... also, EVERY Macbook Pro that I've owned (3 different ones) all have had to go to the Apple store for one reason or another, from a faulty screen to the motherboard, to the keyboard keys being stuck, or popped off...etc....
4. I ONLY prefer the Macbook over the Mac Mini in the area of "convenience"... You can simply turn the Macbook and get started on your work, without any cables or wires... The Mac Mini has to be powered up via a power cable at all times... So, I only travel and use it at home and at church - what I did was I purchase an extra power cable, 2 monitors, 2 keyboards and 2 trackpads... One stays at home and the other remains at church, so I just grab the box and throw it in my back - no cables, nothing but the Mac Mini!!! ;)
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6 years later this is still frequn amazing.
Is main stage worth it buying 2020
@@j.dot_pd9807 why would it change through time wtf :D
@@j.dot_pd9807 yes it is its still amazing and its been updated
@@Elivalentinmusic ah thanks
@@j.dot_pd9807 yes
i dont know whether to concentrate on u demo-ing the software out or listen to those lovely chords man
I thought that too. They sound fantastic.
I'm gonna transcribe it lol
Hahahahahahahahahahaha Hagan's😂😂😂... exactly where I am at the moment.
"They can do a whole lot more" the same phrase we heard when digital synths killed off analog synths but now we all want our analog gear back hence the huge market for remakes&re-released gear. I run a hybrid rig with 3 keyboards linked tomy laptop but find myself reaching for my analog boards more often because of the real user interface...
The wisdom of this whole clip was about "dying empty." That is powerful doc. That is how you stay blessed. Good job. Enjoy all your clips.
wow...you caught that subliminal message!!!
Wow
I know I'm very late on this, but that chord progression puts me in Heaven every time I come across this video! I appreciate your gift K.C.
Your nice chords inspired me to turn around to my keyboard and record the hymn 'Come Thou Fount'. Awesome doc!
The chords you played sounded so good that I started laughing
Main stage is incredible. Thank you for the video. Can you do a video on how to create you’re own template and how to add your own sounds?
You want to "Die Empty" POWERFUL statement!! Respect!!!
Used Logic as a host for years. Upgraded my old version of Main Stage today. Btw..Ravenscroft 275 sounds excellent. As a Ivory user, that says allot.
Ravenscroft 275 is a part of main stage ?
Liran Ziv I wish.
yes i thought i was dreaming
now we have spectrosonics keys...try it...
So why the Mac Mini over a MacBook Pro? You didn’t answer the question...
I'm a professional playing in venues with huge PA. Nothing wrong with the softsynth virtual instruments but a Rhodes, a Moog , a prophet and many other real things are sonically and dynamically so much better than any virtual you could ever try
What if I don't like the sounds? That's the only reason why I'm leaning towards this. I know nothing about live sound.
Luca Mattioni It also sounds like a pain to hook up computers, move mouses, and the worry of computers clashing etc. You’ve gotta bring your laptop chargers etc. It’s not for me, but I love there’s other options for live sounds.
You can do a lot more with VST's then any keyboard will ever allow you. I dont mind bringing my macbook and charger with a nice lightweight controller with awesome sounds instead of my Roland RD2000 88 which is wayyyy to heavy to lug around for live performances.
Sir, this video alone has revolutionized my teaching techniques to my music ministry. you have opened a new door for me to teach music, parts and nuances. thank you very much.
I'm tired of lugging around a MOX8, so I'm more than intrigued by your setup. I've already started pricing all of the hardware you use although I'll probably go with the laptop for portability. I have to say, the first time I watched this video, I had no clue what you were talking about. But since I've done some research, including other software options, I've come back to this and each of the 10 times I've watched I learn something new. Thanks bro, can't wait for Part II.
I love your video! You are so pleasant to listen to and very helpful. I appreciate your expert opinions on this as well. Please keep doing more.
Dude you are so on the right track, don’t stop now!
Ah thanks so much my dude!! Much love ☀️💚
I just bought Mainstage 3 along with Logic pro x. I already had an lp8 collecting dust at home and this video just gave that unit a purpose in life..haha. Great video, great playing...the net need more people like you my brother.
Thanks for the info! I'm looking forward to using this live at church soon. I wanted to let you know I watched this video a second time, but just to hear you play. That progression you used touched my soul, man... Keep up the great work!
thanks. i really enjoyed your video...but i really like your sign off the most. "i wanna die empty"....what a beautiful thing to say. so beautiful, it could be a song title. :)
KC... these sounds aged very well.. I just used this library last Friday !!! Very CPU friendly
You forgot to tell us why you use the mac mini - like you promised at the start (unless I missed it), but great demo anyway. Thank you!
Look under the subscibe area. It explains it there.
Thanks for prestation, the spirit never dies it goes on,, one love ❤
It's nice to see someone actually play an instrument for a change.
I normally stumble on some wanna be just tapping a swing beat on a drum machine. So lame.
Awesome presntation. Yes very nice chord structure.
Thanks so much Trinidad!!! I appreciate you!
AWESOME! 📼 PLEASE KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK /Teaching 👍🏾
"if you get a solid computer ..." - it will still crash from time to time :-D I played live with 2 different macs for a couple of years - one was the plasticky white first-gen intel core duo 2, later upgraded to the unibody metal macbook pro. and i still got problems from time to time. not often but let's say one in 80 shows SOME problem would pop up, ranging from "hanging key", to hung plugin, sound card acting up etc... usually a restart would fix that but that's not something you wanna do mid-show. So i switched back to hardware synths for live (on the other hand i go almost 100% soft synths in the studio)
One more story for ya - I play in a backing band for a (minor) pop singer here where i live. She has 2 keyboard players, the other guy uses a combination of analog gear and previous-gen macbook pro with a frikin 1100EUR RME Fireface UCX audio interface and guess what - last gig, around second song - a wild latency issue appeared!!! all of his notes were audibly late - looked like he can't play! :-D we laughed our a**s off with the drummer. of course a restart of the whole machine fixed it but there was only enough time for it after like 4 songs that he had to suffer through. so yeah - it's MOSTLY reliable, i'd say around 95-99% but those 1-5% hurt when they come... and if you play more than 100 shows a year, it means that once a year, murphy's law says that it'll be the biggest show of the year, your gear will cause you some rough time.
That's why you should have a second computer as backup ready to go (or even a third one), as the majority of "blockbusters live bands" does.
prettysimplemusic Thanks for sharing this video about Mainstage 3, learnt a lot from this ... new to music but I agree with you Soft Synth really is the way of the future!!!
As an aside, I've really enjoy your playing and voicings. Thanks for posting this. I can't seem to get MS to work without pops and clicks at any acceptable latency level on a brand-new MacBook Pro. Really a drag.
What a lovely touch you have-I'm giving you a big thumbs up Sir.
Thank you awesome video . Even better now with the new M1 macs.
2 Options for the controller Guy's, you can have 1 midi controller + A cheaper backup Hardware keyboard or if you wish, you can have your standard macbook and an old iphone 6 or SE with nothing else but just Sampletank. That is the nearest thing to real hardware I've tested in terms of stability. Very powerful and very light.
Man!, that software is off the chain. That Ravens 275 is sweet!
I've had my kx8 for years and i love it. Using my ipad and my roland fa76 right now
Hey ~ I did want to know about your preference to the Mac Mini, which means you'd also have to be carrying around a monitor.
Can you please speak to that?
There is one huge advantage about soft synths vs hardware synths, particularly for me. In my case, I can simply carry my Laptop whenever I go, and just plug in any controller, and I can perform with all my sounds, not having to carry around heavy gear. And with just a Korg nanokontrol, which is super light and small, I can have all the program changers, faders and volume controls on the road.
WWJS, man bro I almost busted into tears when you said you wanted to leave here empty. Thank you for enlighting and inspiring our minds and ways to be and do better. God bless your all, As He Is. chak.
Just Bought a Kronos X then Got Mainstage a few days later for the first time. Kronos is hot ! Mainstage has blown my mind away !!!
Great demo of Mainstage...
I am a guitar player and still love this video
Thanks so much Karym ☀️💚
I'm trying to see what Main Stage can do and instead I'm enjoying the music this guy is laying down! Wow, what a great player...
Thanks bro its been a hassle trying to get musician at my dads church to make the (virtual ) switch but after watching this I'm sharing the knowledge you've giving with such details and examples... and I'm defiantly interested in the Raven Grand that Joint sounds really smooth and wide Thanks for sharing ... - Leamon
Thanks for the video. I currently switched over from using Native Insruments Kontakt directly to use MainStage in order to combine Kontakt Plugins with FM8 and some AUs from apple. It's really interesting to see how different people are using this software and hence how flexible it is. Your approach is more the way I used to have in Kontakt where it loaded every plugin at once and then I could select through the midi channel wich one to user from there. In MainStage I prepared some patches that define one layer on each of my two keyboards. I then build up a set where I reference patches as an alias into the patches I define inside a patch. So I just have to define two buttons that move up and down inside this set and a patch for every song that will come up in a concert.
I agree.. i used mainstage and addictive keys.. but sometimes i still use my rack modules (mks20, motif es rack, jv-2080). Because i notice tha warmer sounds of the real hardware synths.. so in short, depends upon my mood. im a fan of both and i used both.. thanks alot sir for your reviews😀👍🏼 God bless
Soft synths all day! Glad I made the switch. 16g Ram 500g SSD works like a champ. MainStage ease of use/flexibility nothing beats it!
Nice!! I was trying to decide between a buying new keyboard or going fully soft synth. I have decided to go soft. Thanks for the demo.
Even though I don't play I find myself mesmerized by your videos.
Thanks for sharing. Great video!
It truly is my pleasure! Thanks so much for watching, much love! ☀️💚
thanks KC
It truly is my pleasure!! Much love ☀️💚
thank you. I just heard about this program yesterday. I'm really excited about it! Loved your explanation.
Wow this is great! I'm just a beginer but man this souned wonderful and its just perfect for live playing at church. Do you have any more videos about this topic of modern keybord "rig" and how to' videos?
Bless you bro!
My bro....WOWWW!!! This has been a VERY enlightening video! You have ultimately changed my perspective on music performing/creation!!! Hats off to you doc!!!
And that revelation at the end..."Die empty"...Gotta preach that one doc! 😂
Thanks. Good intro to MainStage.
Hi, loving all of your video's. Keep them coming!
YOU KEEP ME ON TOP OF MY GAME I RECOMMEND YOUR SITE TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW MUSICIANS THX SO MUCH PLUS I HAVE ALL YOUR LESSONS FROM YOUR WEBSITE THX BRO
Joey Lightfingaz WOW man... thanks for the support over the years!!! I really appreciate it!!! I also thank you for the kind words of encouragement in the other video comment section!!! Much love Joey and thanks again!!! ;)
I'm sure you answered this but I'll ask. Why Mac Mini over Mac Book Pro ?
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stay motivated my brother..been a fan from i saw your 4 chord grove years ago. Love for ya way out from da bahamas.
That's an awesome video, I didn't realize how much control virtual instruments can give you on stage
If you had a macbook and the screen went down, you get an external monitor and proper cable and hook it to your macbook. Had a screen broken off a macbook pro and merely got that external monitor and cable and wham I was good to go. Was a bit different but it worked just fine.
Wonderful tutorial! I have the Roland Fantom motif module and while old, still has great samples... REALLY wish you'd do a tutorial on those chords you play demonstrating the patches! Sweeet! :)
really excellent song dear brother
you didn't explain why the mac mini as opposed to a macbook pro
Amazing software you helped me to make the right decision for me with a simple super Keyboard Yamaha p45 and my MBP with mainstage
Thanks a lot
Dude, you're so personable and easy to listen to. I mean Sir, sir.
Thanks sir. I subscribed and will be dropping some questions every now and then.
Wow, great video. I haven't been exposed to MainStage before now. Thanks for the introduction ;)
I took my Mac mini late2012 2.3ghz Intel core i7 16GB RAM....Just using some simple piano, dx sounds and some simple pad, not too much processing happening (monitored live) and the thing crashed on me live. Never again. Ever since that happened I use my Yamaha mx49 along with my Roland jv1080 module and never had any issues with polyphony limitation or anything like that . And both are 128 NP. In the Yamaha I have piano, dx7 elec, on the JV I have the pads , light strings and some bells being activated by velocity whenever I want them. Oh and of course ...full control over the entire patch. I can use them all at once or mix according to the flow of the service ...No issues at all. Hardware just works better than computers in that area. Period.
Your voicings are beautiful! Great vid!
Enjoy your Green screen set up but not sure if it is green screen but the look is great! I am a finger style guitarist but I love the sounds you make on the key board. I was just passing through thinking MainStage would be good for a electric midi guitar ! So I'm just passing through but great tutorial indeed and such cool playing !
I love the chord progressions that you played during this video. Where can I find these? Do you have a video perhaps?
Good one! But you wanted to say, why you preferred Mini over Macbook Pro. Please let us know why
I was wondering why he didn't answer this, I notice that at the top he has answered the question but then throws up another one which is why he prefers the 2012 version of the Mac Mini as opposed to the later 2014/15 versions. So I am none the wiser.
AWESOME!!! IM USING MAINSTAGE BECAUSE OF THIS THANKS A LOT DUDE!!
You are on the money virtual inst. the way of the future.
AUM is the wave now. 🙏🏾
Akai LPDS...im new to these ...i feel like im diging gold here ...i know this is old to u guys bt its new to me ...😂😂😂😂😂😂😎
your chords sound so amazing!
Thanks, awesome video, keep the videos going...Thank you
That power grand from original Motif is still a good sounding piano 15 years later....
Besides the MacBook and the midi devices you have ,what type of cord do you need to connect from your laptop to your midi keyboard and pad ? ***Brand new to this stuff*** 😕. Also how do you get to the feature where main stage lets you stack patches like you were doing in this video ? prettysimplemusic
Very informative video and a very genuinely nice person. God bless!
Nicely done video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
You are so incredible! I would like to be your "permanent" student!
Good video. Just edit that Akai using the included editor and switch the pads to "latching" then you can see at a glance (when performing on a dark stage) which sounds are active without looking at a computer monitor :-)
The LDP controller comes with software that can change the mode of the pads to toggle mode (light on pad turns on/off on press). Might be useful with this setup :)
KC, just downloaded Mainstage 3. Totally new to this and trying to get this connected thru my Roland Fantom G. Using a Macbook Pro.
+kingdomkeys06 you should be able to go straight from the usb in your fantom to the usb on the macbook pro....
Sometime has passed since you first posted you were getting away from hardware synth.
Are you 100% Controller Keyboards and software synth now?
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, for this excellent advice and information!
great playing, great sounds!
Thanx
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for being a blessing to us all. I am very much interested in why you would use the mac mini over MacBook pro.
Great stuff K.C
How do you ensure your sounds aren't clipping? I noticed you've forgone setting up the meters. I'd like to have a way to ensure that cranking knob full won't clip the track.
Wow I am so late, I just look at the date of this video and notice that MainStage been around almost a decade ago. I agree with a lot of what you are saying. Since I've been using Soft Synths I've found it very hard to buy keyboards as often as I did years before. It's Just so much easier to pull up the files on a mac book and go to work. I did have a question for you. Have your ever tried the Noire piano by Native Instruments? In my opinion its's one of the best sounding one I've heard, not counting Keyscape. I personally not had any problems with soft synths crashing unless i'm doing recording. Thanks for posting this!! God Bless!
Yessir! I have Noire & Keyscape… They’re both great! Of course Im partial to our own exclusive sounds that we sell on the website… lol 😂
@@prettysimplemusic I gotta go to your site and check them out!
Hi there. Could you share how you added the AKAI LPD8 controls to MainStage please? I'd like to control my layers in the same way you have but can't figure out how you've added it. Thanks
I am also into softsynths than the hardware stuff. Bought the UVI Vintage Vault but my pc died. So now i am trying to build myself a vst player.
Main stage for iPad Pro would be amazing - if only!
Thanks Sir! This was very helpful!
Great video and thank you!
This sounds great, but I can get the same quality of sounds from a keyboard. Get a keyboard geared towards live performance, and you can do the same with bringing in all the sounds.
Did I miss the part where you explained why you use a Mac Mini instead of a MacBook Pro or did you forget to explain that like you said you would?
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Looking back at this video…KC predicted the future!!!!!
You should do a tutorial on how to use mainstage, and how you set yours up like that.