Apple mainstage as vst mod#
Apple mainstage as vst drivers#
Apple mainstage as vst driver#

Test it out by going to cubase and selecting the midi track, play some notes on your midi keyboard. The setup between Cubase and Mainstage should be complete.įirst make sure you have selected the Edit or Perform Tabs in Mainstage, otherwise, you won’t be able to hear the Instrument Patch from Mainstage. Make sure to select the same midi channel you will use in Mainstage and Cubase midi track.

Apple mainstage as vst driver#

Under the Layout tab->Hardware Input, select the Mainstage IAC Driver you created in the Audio MIDI setup earlier and then select the midi channel that you wish to use.

Apple mainstage as vst mod#

Then select the loopback stereo channel under Preferences->Audio-> Recordings->OutputĬhange the Mainstage Channel Strips under the “Edit Tab” to the same Loopback stereo channel you selected in the Preferences->Audio->Recording->Output.Ĭlick on the Layout tabs in Mainstage and highlight the Keyboard layer along with the mod wheel,Pitch bender, sustain pedal etc… Select your Aggregate device under Mainstage Preferences->Audio-> Audio Inputs and Outputs Open up Mainstage and setup your Mainstage Audio and Mainstage IAC Driver. Do not leave ' ALL MIDI inputs' selected in the midi track, it will cause a slow response when triggering mainstage.Īt this point you are done with setup in Cubase. Then select the midi track and select the Mainstage IAC Driver you created earlier.Īlso, choose your main midi keyboard device you use/are using for midi. Go back to the audio track and select the Mainstage input bus you just created as the input. Go into Cubase->Inputs tab under VST Connections and create a stereo input bus, name it Mainstage or whatever you prefer.

Apple mainstage as vst drivers#

Now make sure the Mainstage IAC Drivers reflects in Cubase and that it’s active under 'Device Setup -> Midi Ports. Make sure the audio track’s monitor is on. You will need to use this aggregate device in Cubase and Mainstage as your main Audio Device which will contain both your audio interface and the the Loopback inputs and outputs.Ĭreate a project in Cubase and setup a midi track and a Audio stereo track for Mainstage. Setup a new IAC Driver for Mainstage under “Audio Midi Setup” from your mac.Ģ.1 Then setup a new Aggragate device from your mac Audio MIDI setup-> Audio Device and activated both your audio inteface and loopback. Setup Mainstage and Cubase in Loopback app.

The following setup only applies if you’re using a mac. You will need to do a few things to get them running together. I was able to achieve this with an app called “Loopback”. Sometimes it's a super easy way to dial up a quick lead or pad sound.I’m using Mainstage and Cubase 8.5 together. They offer different wave shapes you can select between using the drop down menu and you can even map filter cutoff to the mod wheel. My favorite two from this list of hidden plugins are definitely the 'Hybrid Basic' and 'Hybrid Morph' plugins. Sometimes, their simplicity is just what you need. Their visual interface is basic and utilitarian and they were obviously each designed to deliver a specific type of sound. They have names like 'AnMorph', 'Hybrid Morph', 'Hybrid Basic', and 'DgStepr' to name a few. Most of the synth presets use those hidden synth plugins that MainStage doesn't show you by default. (if you're missing this section, make sure you have downloaded all the additional MainStage content and that you haven't deleted Garageband off your Mac). As you can see from the picture above, there's a whole section of channel strip presets under the 'Legacy' folder of MainStage.