APPLE MAINSTAGE 3 BEST AUDIO INTERFACE INSTALL

It’s available for $999, and it’s possibly the best deal in keyboard history. The only one I can recommend is the Casio PX-5S. It’s hard to find a decent weighted keyboard under $1000. A piano sound is always better than a minute or two of silence. External sound sources are never 100% reliable, and it’s always good to have backup sounds to fallback on. I recommend getting a keyboard with onboard sounds as well as MIDI capability. Instead, they send MIDI messages to an external sound source - either a software program like MainStage or a hardware sound module. MIDI controllers are keyboards that are not capable of generating sounds on their own. Almost all musical theatre shows are best played on an 88-key weighted keyboard. If you’re reading this post, there’s a good chance you already own a keyboard. The download will take a while, so let’s talk about a few other pieces of equipment you’ll need for a functional musical theatre setup.

I recommend only downloading the instruments and not the Apple Loops. These are free sounds that can be used in MainStage.

APPLE MAINSTAGE 3 BEST AUDIO INTERFACE INSTALL

After you buy and install MainStage, click “Download Additional Content” under “MainStage” in the menu bar. It’s possibly the best deal in music software history. Now, it’s available as a standalone app on the App Store for $29. Apple MainStage used to be part of Logic Studio, which was $499.

Apple mainstage 3 best audio interface