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A First Look at MainStage
Welcome to MainStage. If you’re new to MainStage, this guide
is for you. You’ll learn by doing as you work on a concert,
customize your sounds, and get ready to perform.
MainStage turns your computer into a powerful, customizable musical instrument and
eects processor that you can use with your music gear in live performance. Whether
you are a keyboard player, a guitarist, a vocalist, or play another instrument, you can
use MainStage in your rig when you play live.
This Exploring guide presents the main features of MainStage and guides you in trying
out dierent parts of the application. You’ll start by learning the basics and move on to
more advanced features you can use when you perform live with MainStage.
If you prefer to learn by reading in-depth explanations of the features and controls
in MainStage, open MainStage, then choose Help > MainStage Help to view the
MainStage User Manual.