3.5

170MainStage User Guide
Start recording to an audio file
• In MainStage, move the screen control mapped to the Record action (or press
Option-R).
Stop recording
• In MainStage, move the screen control mapped to the Record action (or press Option-R
again).
After the performance with MainStage
Before closing your concert after your performance, remember that, for any screen
controls for which the On Patch Change parameter is set to “Reset to saved value,”
changes to channel strip or plug-in parameters you made while performing revert to their
previously saved state if you close the concert without saving. If you save the concert
before closing, the new values are saved only for the patch currently selected in the Patch
List, not for the other patches (or sets) in the concert.
MainStage tips for complex hardware setups
It is highly recommended that you test your concert thoroughly using the same setup you
plan to use in live performance prior to performing, at the performance venue if possible.
This is especially important for more complex hardware setups.
If you use MainStage with a complex hardware setup, such as with multiple MIDI controllers
or MIDI interfaces or with multiple audio inputs, you can achieve the best results when you
use exactly the same hardware setup you used when you created your concert.
If you plan to use MainStage with different controllers, interfaces, or other devices than
the ones you used to create your concert, you need to relearn your hardware assignments
using your performance hardware setup. To facilitate working in this situation, you can
create two separate layouts, one for your studio setup and another for your performance
setup, with corresponding screen controls in each layout. Before you perform, import the
performance layout into your concert. The hardware assignments for your performance
setup are imported with the layout, and your mappings are maintained.