#Mainstage 3 playback mod#
#Mainstage 3 playback drivers#
#Mainstage 3 playback driver#
#Mainstage 3 playback Patch#

Since there is no demo of MainStage, i have been trying this with logic for now to no avail… The problem is, even though i have enabled IAC for cubase midi devices, and it says active, when i create a new midi track in cubase, there is definitely no iac bus to select in the midi outputs! Weirdly enough i do have IAC choice in the midi inputs, but of course i need the output as it’s mainstage that will be receiving the input.

So in this case all i need to do is control mainstage via IAC. I’ll just put the outputs form mainstage physically into my apollo inputs and record when i am ready to mix down and have done all the composing. Use mainstage like a hardware synth, but on the same mac… however it will have it’s own dedicated audio interface as i have a couple of perfectly working spare ones. I tried to be a clear as possible and I hope that this helps you or anyone else looking into using Mainstage with Cubase. Unfortunately, you have to pay for Loopback, but totally worth it in the end. Please be adviced, this works flawlessly in my mac, so take this with a grain of salt that it might or might not work for you. I highly recommend that you setup Templates for Cubase and Mainstage, otherwise you will have to set it up everytime. Next, deactivate/deselect the midi track and play some notes on your midi keyboard, if you don’t hear playback from Mainstage, than you have successfully setup Cubase and Mainstage, but if you still hear playback from Mainstage, you need to double check the Preferences->Audio in Mainstage. Now, If you hear and see the audio coming in through the monitored audio track in Cubase, that’s good! Test it out by going to cubase and selecting the midi track, play some notes on your midi keyboard.

#Mainstage 3 playback Patch#

The setup between Cubase and Mainstage should be complete.įirst make sure you have selected the Edit or Perform Tabs in Mainstage, otherwise, you won’t be able to hear the Instrument Patch from Mainstage. Make sure to select the same midi channel you will use in Mainstage and Cubase midi track.

#Mainstage 3 playback driver#

Under the Layout tab->Hardware Input, select the Mainstage IAC Driver you created in the Audio MIDI setup earlier and then select the midi channel that you wish to use.

#Mainstage 3 playback mod#

Then select the loopback stereo channel under Preferences->Audio-> Recordings->OutputĬhange the Mainstage Channel Strips under the “Edit Tab” to the same Loopback stereo channel you selected in the Preferences->Audio->Recording->Output.Ĭlick on the Layout tabs in Mainstage and highlight the Keyboard layer along with the mod wheel,Pitch bender, sustain pedal etc… Select your Aggregate device under Mainstage Preferences->Audio-> Audio Inputs and Outputs Open up Mainstage and setup your Mainstage Audio and Mainstage IAC Driver. Do not leave ' ALL MIDI inputs' selected in the midi track, it will cause a slow response when triggering mainstage.Īt this point you are done with setup in Cubase.

Then select the midi track and select the Mainstage IAC Driver you created earlier.Īlso, choose your main midi keyboard device you use/are using for midi. Go back to the audio track and select the Mainstage input bus you just created as the input. Go into Cubase->Inputs tab under VST Connections and create a stereo input bus, name it Mainstage or whatever you prefer.

#Mainstage 3 playback drivers#

Now make sure the Mainstage IAC Drivers reflects in Cubase and that it’s active under 'Device Setup -> Midi Ports. Make sure the audio track’s monitor is on. You will need to use this aggregate device in Cubase and Mainstage as your main Audio Device which will contain both your audio interface and the the Loopback inputs and outputs.Ĭreate a project in Cubase and setup a midi track and a Audio stereo track for Mainstage. Setup a new IAC Driver for Mainstage under “Audio Midi Setup” from your mac.Ģ.1 Then setup a new Aggragate device from your mac Audio MIDI setup-> Audio Device and activated both your audio inteface and loopback. Setup Mainstage and Cubase in Loopback app. The following setup only applies if you’re using a mac. You will need to do a few things to get them running together. I was able to achieve this with an app called “Loopback”. I’m using Mainstage and Cubase 8.5 together.