Overview.
Built for live performance, MainStage lets keyboardists, guitarists, and other musicians perform with software instruments and effects through a full-screen interface designed specifically for the stage.
New View for the Stage
MainStage features a stunning 3D interface created for the stage, providing just the information you need for your live show. Learn more
Hardware Control
From keyboards and drum pads to pedal boards and control surfaces, you can use any MIDI or USB controller with MainStage. Learn more
Keyboard Racks
Get started quickly using keyboard templates featuring Studio Instruments and Studio Effects, or build your own custom rack with personalized sounds, layers, and splits. Learn more
Guitar Rigs
Find the perfect tone right out of the box with guitar templates featuring Guitar Amp Pro, or build your own custom rig that you can control with hardware pedal boards. Learn more
Templates
MainStage helps you quickly customize your live rig by offering a wide selection of templates designed for different instruments and performance styles. Learn more
Made for Performance
MainStage provides stability under even the most demanding conditions, so you can perform live with confidence. Learn more
New View for the Stage.
A breakthrough, customizable interface puts the controls you need at your fingertips.
Optimized performance view
An optimized performance view created for the stage provides high-resolution graphics that are easy to read at a distance and in low-light conditions.
MainStage features a stunning 3D interface created for the stage, providing just the information you need for your live show.
High-resolution, resizable graphics
MainStage features beautifully rendered 3D screen controls that scale to match all displays.
Hardware Control.
Innovative design makes it easy to set up your gear and control all aspects of your live show.
Hardware compatibility
From keyboards and drum pads to pedal boards and control surfaces, you can use any MIDI or USB controller with MainStage.
Layouts
MainStage Layouts make it simple to assign hardware controllers to plug-in and performance functions, then reassign them if your equipment changes.
Learn function
A fast and intuitive learn function allows you to quickly assign hardware controllers to onscreen objects.
From keyboards and drum pads to pedal boards and control surfaces, you can use any MIDI or USB controller with MainStage.
Automatic device detection
MainStage instantly recognizes all connected audio I/O and hardware controllers. For many popular devices, MainStage intelligently assigns plug-in and performance functions to knobs and faders.
Full-screen tuner
MainStage features a built-in tuner for guitars, basses, and other instruments.
Keyboard Racks.
Templates
Get started quickly using professionally designed keyboard templates, or customize your own Layout and Concert to match your performance.
Layers
Stack instruments to create rich, combined sounds, and build layers that trigger in specific velocity ranges for more dynamic performances.
Splits
Using splits, you can divide the keyboard into zones and play multiple instruments across a single controller. Floating splits offer even more power by dynamically adjusting split points so that you can improvise without triggering adjacent sounds by mistake.
Instruments
Access and play any of the instruments in Logic Studio, including the vintage keyboard series; a range of superb synthesizers; and hundreds of beautifully sampled pianos, horns, and percussion and string instruments. You can also use your favorite third-party Audio Units plug-ins.
Guitar Rigs.
Templates
Get started quickly using professionally designed guitar templates, or customize your own Layout and Concert to match your performance.
Pedal boards
Onscreen objects mirror your hardware pedal boards and foot switches, allowing you to control guitar rigs in MainStage with your favorite outboard gear.
Guitar Amp Pro and effects
Harness the power of Guitar Amp Pro, the premier Logic Studio guitar amp plug-in that features 11 amp models, 15 speaker cabinets, microphone controls, and a dedicated effects section. Build the ultimate guitar rig by combining Guitar Amp Pro with other Studio Effects or third-party Audio Units plug-ins.
Templates.
MainStage features a range of keyboard, guitar, and drum templates to get you performing fast.
Superb sounds for the stage
Each template includes carefully crafted combinations of Studio Instruments and Studio Effects, selected specifically for live performance.
Make it your own
Customize and save your own templates and quickly access them from the built-in template browser.
MainStage helps you quickly customize your live rig by offering a wide selection of templates designed for different instruments and performance styles.
Made for Performance.
MainStage was created specifically for live performance, ensuring stability in even the most demanding circumstances. You can also monitor MIDI inputs, processor usage, and memory allocation using the built-in Activity Monitor.
Sound, uninterrupted
The robust performance architecture lets you switch between patches without disrupting sound output or sustained notes.
Channel strip settings
Using the built-in browser, you can search for and load channel strip settings that feature professionally crafted combinations of instruments and effects. You can also save channel strip settings for use in other MainStage patches or in Logic Pro 8.
