MainStage lets you take your Mac to the stage with a full-screen interface optimized for live performance, flexible hardware control, and a massive collection of plug-ins and sounds that are fully compatible with Logic Pro X.
Perform live with more than 80 instrument, effect, and MIDI plug-ins or work with Audio Units plug-ins
Add your sounds from Logic Pro X and GarageBand to bring your studio sound to the stage
Combine instruments and live audio, such as keyboards and vocals, in a single Patch
Switch between Patches without stopping sound output or cutting off held notes
Design rich keyboard Patches using splits and layers, the Arpeggiator, and other MIDI plug-ins
Perform with stereo or multitrack backing tracks using Playback
64-bit architecture uses all the RAM in your system for larger sampled instruments
Connect your favorite hardware and use it to play and control your plug-ins
Use USB and MIDI-equipped controllers like keyboards, foot pedals, and drum pads
Instantly set up a large variety of hardware using automatic device recognition
Quickly assign hardware knobs, buttons, and faders to onscreen controls
Manage sophisticated rigs using the Assignments & Mapping overview
See only what you need during your performance using a customizable, full-screen live interface
Screen controls adapt for each Patch using Smart Controls
Smart Controls offer dynamic performance controls that change with each Patch
Easily view your Mac screen from a distance using a high-contrast, full-screen performance view
Play deeply sampled, professionally mixed, and fully customizable drum kits provided by Drum Kit Designer
Perform electronic beats with the Ultrabeat drum machine
Play classic ’70s- and ’80s-style synthesizer sounds using Retro Synth
Play faithful models of vintage keyboards with Vintage B3, Vintage Electric Piano, and Vintage Clav
Perform inspired sounds using a collection of synths that provide analog, wavetable, FM, additive, granular, spectral, and modeling synthesis
Quickly find sounds or create unique new ones with Alchemy, the ultimate sample manipulation synthesizer
Play or create a wide variety of rich sampled instruments with the EXS24 Sampler
Turn your favorite hardware synthesizers into sampled instruments using new Auto Sampler plug-in
Transform simple ideas into elaborate performances using nine MIDI plug-ins
Instantly turn a simple chord into a rich performance with the Arpeggiator
Play a single note to trigger predefined chords with Chord Trigger
Perform a part and conform notes to a specific scale using Transposer
Play your sounds through realistic acoustic spaces using Space Designer convolution reverb
Use a range of multi-tap, vintage tape, and stereo delays
Add movement to your tracks with a variety of modulation effects
Get the perfect mix with a collection of EQs, dynamics, and other mixing tools
Build your own guitar or bass rig with Amp Designer using vintage and modern amps, cabinets, and mics
Design a custom Pedalboard from a collection of delay, distortion, and modulation stompboxes
Access a full-screen Tuner to quickly get in tune
Over 1800 instrument and effect Patches
More than 750 meticulously sampled instruments
4600 Apple Loops in modern urban and electronic genres
Version 3.4.4
This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes
Version 3.4
General
Channel Strip MIDI input inspector allows any MIDI CC data to be filtered, transformed or passed through
Text notes can be added to the bottom of channel strips
The Metronome is now fully configurable, with separate settings for Bar, Group, Beat, and Division
This update also contains numerous stability and performance improvements
Sound Library
The Sound Library can be relocated to an external storage device
2 vintage brush kits for Drum Kit Designer
More than 800 new loops in a variety of instruments and genres
New Visions library for Alchemy adds 150 cinematic presets
Plug-Ins
ChromaVerb is a sophisticated new algorithmic reverb with a colorful, interactive interface for creating rich acoustic spaces
Space Designer offers a new design and a scalable, Retina interface
Step FX adds rhythmic multi-effect processing using 3 powerful step sequencers and an X/Y pad
Phat FX makes your tracks bigger and bolder using 9 effects that add warmth and punch to your sounds
The Vintage EQ Collection provides 3 accurate models of vintage analog EQs from the 1950s to the 1970s
Studio Strings and Studio Horns are deeply sampled, realistic ensemble instruments with custom articulation controls
Mellotron is now available as a standalone instrument plug-in
Retro Synth now offers 18 different filter models
The length of individual steps in the Arpeggiator plug-in are adjustable
Loopback now applies a small crossfade at each loop cycle to reduce the likelihood of clicks or other audio artifacts
Alchemy
Alchemy provides drag and drop hot zones that let you select re-synthesis and sampling options while importing audio
Alchemy allows numerical editing of parameter values
Alchemy adds 12 new synthesized formant filter shapes
Alchemy now offers a side chain input that can be used as a source for envelope followers
Alchemy includes an automatic time align feature for improved morphing
New additive effects in Alchemy expand the options for filtering and modulating sound
Compatibility: macOS 10.12 or later, 64-bit