I am using MIDI Guitar’s latest version 3.0.74 (Mac) on my MBPro M3. I use MainStage 4, & I am trying to set it up for:
guitar signal processing, amp modeling, etc. via a Guitar template
MIDI Guitar-triggered software instruments via a Keyboard template
… I have been successful in setting up the above two uses independently, but, is there a way to get both on the same MainStage project? I haven’t been able to figure out how to for example add MIDI Guitar to trigger my software instruments in the very same file that I already have the guitar audio signal working in.
Hi @EdMart, my immediate intuitive response is that the simple answer is to put one instance (MIDI Guitar MINI preset for triggering synths) at the concert level and then use individual instances on a per-preset basis for guitar modeling, etc. You could even use two instances at the top level depending on exactly what you want to do.
That said, I spent a fair bit of time working with MainStage and MIDI Guitar 3 last year in more integrated manner. My whole approach was driven by wanting to have MIDI Guitar 3 at the top level only, then change presets via program change at the patch level, and send those messages back to the concert level MG3 instance to change its presets/routing.
Frankly, I found MainStage to be a somewhat illogically executed piece of software. I couldn’t tell you how many roadblocks I met when working with it that required way too much mental energy to work around.
The end result was that I moved over to GigPerformer5, which has its own quirks, but is for the most part well thought out and executed.
Anyway, for a more precise response I think you’d probably need to give a bit more information on how you actually have your project configured. Let us know.
Many thanks for your thoughts & ideas. I am somewhat new to MainStage, so I am also trying to first learn it, & deal with its idiosyncrasies, which seems like you’ve had to do as well.
I have looked into GigPerformer as well as Steinberg’s Live VST (I think that is what it is called), just in case I decide to switch later on. Another option for me is to just use Logic Pro, as my live performance requirements are minimal at the moment. I am more interested in being able to get in my home studio both the acoustic + effect sounds, with an added layer of MIDI Guitar-triggered software instruments, which I have a couple of templates for in Logic Pro.
Thanks. Worth considering those options too. I am not sure where this will go for me, but appreciate the thoughts you have shared. I am sure to post further questions if/when they arise.
