SoftwareMainStageApple’s ultimate live rig for musiciansJUST IN CASE YOU AREN’T
FAMILIAR WITH APPLE’S
‘OTHER’ MUSIC APP, MainStage
transforms your Mac into a live rig that you
can take on stage with you when you perform
live and enhance your keyboard, guitar or vocal
performance with an enormous collection of
plug-ins and sounds.
Keyboardists, for example, can utilise note-
based remote controls with the Arpeggiator and
trigger complex chords by pressing a single note
with Chord Trigger, as well as dial in retro synth
effects from the golden age of synthesisers
and big hair. For guitarists, you get a varied
assortment of on-demand stomp boxes toexpand your sound, without spending a fortune
on piecing together a physical pedalboard.
MainStage supports just about any external
MIDI device on the planet and the interface is
simple to use. Just assign a physical control to
an onscreen control and it’s connected forever.
Although if your kit does fail just before you
walk out onstage then it’s quick and easy to
swap out – the show must go on after all!
The range of sounds that MainStage presents
is staggering. With over 4 ,300 instrument and
effect patches at your fingertips, more than
1,80 0 sampled instruments and over 10K loops
in the library, you can create a varied audio
tapestry to take to the live stage.Requirements
macOS 10.15.5 or later
977.9 MB
Learn more
apple.com/uk/mainstagePrice
£28.99/$28.99Available from
Mac App StoreOf course, relying on any computer technology to enhance your live
performance requires a leap of faith, but MainStage seems up to the task.VerdictCreate your sound
There are thousands of effects at your
fingertips for guitars and vocalsRetro synth action
Patch your keyboard with vintage
sounds and apply to each songMIDI marvels
You can assign effects to any MIDI
controller and swap them out easily“Enhance your
keyboard, guitarand vocal live
performanceswith a huge
collection of
plug-ins”- Image
credits:AppleInc