One of my wife’s friends died this last week after a two year battle with cancer. In the back of her Bible they found some notes of what she wanted to accomplish in life. Highlighted at the top of her list was a seemingly simple request: “make an impact in at least one person’s life”.
Read MoreAs more and more bands begin to use loops live, being able to run a click track to all band members directly from Mainstage can save a lot of time. Also, when you use a metronome it makes it easier to sync delays and trigger timed audio files when needed. Here’s how to do it:
Read MoreNobody wants to hire the person that’s pretty good at what they do for the really important projects, the really big shows. It’s fine to be average on small stuff where there’s not a lot at stake, but when it really counts and there’s serious money on the line, people always go for the best.
Read MoreIt happens to every musician- the band leader for that new gig you’re trying to land hands you a massively complicated sheet music arrangement and says “here, just play this”. As you turn through the pages black with syncopated rhythms and 64th note glissandos, you hear the band leader say “5/8 meter at 150 bpm on my count. Ready? 1, 2, 3. . . “
Read MoreOne of the most frequent questions I get about Mainstage 3 is how to map your physical midi control knobs, sliders, and buttons to Mainstage 3’s new Smart Controls. Here’s how to do it quickly:
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