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Record your performances
You can record a performance to an audio file. Before you record a performance, you can choose
the file format of the recorded audio file.
If you choose AIFF as the file format for recording, the maximum file size for the recorded file is
2 gigabytes. If you choose WAVE as the file format, the maximum file size is 4 gigabytes. If you
choose CAF as the file format, there is no practical limit to the file size. You can choose the file
format in the Audio pane of MainStage preferences and also set the location of the recorded file
and choose which audio outputs are recorded (if you are using multiple sets of outputs in your
concert). For information about recording preferences, see Audio preferences on page 149.
You can record in Perform mode by mapping a screen control to the Record action. You can also
assign a key command to the Record action and use it to record in Perform mode (but not in
Perform in Full Screen).
Start recording to an audio file
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Move the screen control mapped to the Record action (or press Option-R).
Stop recording
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Move the screen control mapped to the Record action (or press Option-R again).
After the performance
Before closing your concert after your performance, remember that, for any screen controls
for which the On Patch Change parameter is set to “Reset to saved value,” changes to channel
strip or plug-in parameters you made while performing revert to their previously saved state if
you close the concert without saving. If you save the concert before closing, the new values are
saved only for the patch currently selected in the Patch List, not for the other patches (or sets) in
the concert.
Tips for complex hardware setups
It is highly recommended that you test your concert thoroughly using the same setup you plan
to use in live performance prior to performing, at the performance venue if possible. This is
especially important for more complex hardware setups.
If you use MainStage with a complex hardware setup, for example, with multiple MIDI controllers
or MIDI interfaces or with multiple audio inputs, you will achieve the best results when you use
exactly the same hardware setup you used when you created your concert.
If you plan to use MainStage with different controllers, interfaces, or other devices than the ones
you used to create your concert, you need to relearn your hardware assignments using your
performance hardware setup. To facilitate working in this situation, you can create two separate
layouts, one for your studio setup and another for your performance setup, with corresponding
screen controls in each layout. Before you perform, import the performance layout into your
concert. The hardware assignments for your performance setup are imported with the layout,
and your mappings are maintained.
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