Mainstage will recognize each keyboard separately if you set up each keyboard in your Mac Audio Midi setup. Different midi channels is then unnecessary. 👍
It's not on my to-do list right now. My channel is more about guitar stuff & chords, I doubt more in-depth technical keyboard stuff would appeal to the majority of my subscribers... but if ever a lot of people are asking for it, why not?
Hi Antoine ... Have you had any issues with the sound being stuck ( key on key off command problem ) on mainstage during Live show.that happens to rarely me even i ve a good Mac as well. What do you suggest to me...
It happened to me once, but it's generally when you have too many assigned parameters. It was the leslie of the hammond organ interfering with my complicated settings with the sustain pedal. So I'd say, keep your sessions light (not hundreds of patches) and limit the interactions between assigned parameters. What happened more often to me is the computer suddenly not recognizing the audio interface... just rebooting the computer usually does the trick!
Just check for ''Quik Lok Keyboard Stands'' and you get many different models, I'm sure you will find the one you need. I don't remember exactly which model mine is, but you can check it out here: www.quiklok.com/instrument-series/keyboard-stands/
I tried using USB on stage for live performances and got allot of hum and feedback from my rig....Switched to a USB to midi I connect box and all is good. USB has no grounding whereas midi is totally grounded
Very cool. Thank you. Myself I prefer to not run with a laptop but I'm kind of old fashioned that way. I'm using my old Korg Kronos and my Korg King Korg and sometimes my Korg Wavestation EX. I've found Korg synths to be reliable and they also sound very good. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to listening to your band.
Would that help the sound of mainstage to speaker if I use audio interface?? I’m currently using headphone jack to speaker and the sound is so horrible. 🥲 it feels like it has no bass. Not full sound it doesnt have noise but just not full sound what it use to have when I use my headphone.
Awesome video the Arturia is certainly tempting for its sheer range of buttons etc what do you think of the action for a really proficient pianist like how fast it the reponse etc. cheers :)
The action is decent for a keyboard controller as lightweight as this one. Definitely good enough for my needs. But I have to say, now that it's been a few years, the keys got looser and looser the more I brought the keyboard to rehearsals, venues, and on planes, even if I tried to pad it as much as I could and bought the most sturdy hardcase I could find. Now, I bought another one and stored it in Europe so that I wouldn't have to bring it on planes. I think for a real pianist, this is only 'decent' ... you might get some better and more realistic action on some bigger, weigthed keyboards. And like I said, there are some question marks on durability when you move it a lot. So for a guy like me who plays prog and all sorts of parts (piano, strings, moogs, B3 organs, electric pianos, etc), I like the flexbility and amount of buttons, sliders, pads. But strictly for piano this is not the best option, in my opinion!
Thanks for the video! Question - what is your MacBook sitting on? Is it the keyboard, or does your keyboard stand have an accessory to hold your laptop as well. Also, when you are performing on stage, where do you place your audio interface? On the ground?
Daryl O Yes it's a an extra extension accessory mounted with a screwdriver behind the keyboard. It comes with the Keylab 88 when you buy it! Very easy to install and remove. And for the audio interface, generally I ask for some kind of table that I can put it close to my setup for extra safety. If I can't, it's not the end of the world, I would put it just on top of its box on the ground.
Thanks - this is really helpful. I just checked the Arturia website and the extension accessory is such a great idea. I'm just looking at options now for stand, accessories or small table. I think at the end of the day, musicians just want a slick set up with good access, that can be packed up and packed down easily, gig after gig.
I have DIYed a keyboard stand with flat surface for my interface (right beneath the keys) , then velcroed keyboard bottom (49-61) and velcroed keyboard stand, and finally second tier stand. It all packs into keyboard bag and into the trolley that can be moved easily along with other gear. Unfortunately its a pain to assamble / dissasamble . Takes way too much time. I imagine having some sort of a portable speaker might help in some really bad monitoring conditions, also having interface that close means I can plug my phones easily. Sometimes I ask soundman to send me monitor mix into my interface (umc404), where I can dial between input and output in my phones. This is really cool, as I have good representation and control vs bad monitors and ear-bleeding levels. Fighting with guitarists for monitor is fun only couple of times.
Excellent breakdown, Antoine! Very informative. Thank you very much! I'm considering getting an Arturia Keylab 88, myself, for live use. Right now, I'm using a Roland X7 workstation with a Roland JV-90 as an extra, external controller to control the Fantom. This allows me to have both keyboards with multiple zones on each keyboard, producing multiple sounds/samples from the Fantom. Your setup is very impressive, though (not sure I'm ready to go "full computer"...LOL). Since I am not a piano player (my main instrument is rhythm guitar), I wanted to get a MIDI controller that has a "semi-weighted" action, but there aren't many options out there with the features I want (knobs, faders, pads, aftertouch, etc.). I'm hoping the action on the Keylab 88 isn't too stiff. I also need to get a portable Mac. I spent a bunch of money on a tiny, powerful PC, but Mainstage really looks like what I want to use, in terms of features and ease-of-use. Anyway, thanks again!!!
We have our entire DVD of a live show that a fan posted on RUclips. The show was around the same time I made this video showing my setup. The keys are low in the mix, it's more of a guitar band ;-) Check it out: ruclips.net/video/1bIhDF5_J8I/видео.htmlsi=CdZUECyeIDne0Lsd
Hello nice video! I have a problem: Is possible to assign program change of the patch on the main Key? I have keylab 88 mkII and i Need live to switch the patch with physical buttons. How fix this? Thanks 😊
Salut Antoine. Très bonne ta présentation. Je viens d’acheter le 88 Keylab mk2 et je ne trouve pas comment faire fonctionner le Lesley en rotation directement sur le clavier comme tu le fais à envi. 4min 40 sec. Merci encore. Ciao!
I have a Keylab (61 black ed.) myself controlling a Korg Kronos. I love the software it‘s shipped with. Both Analog lab II and the UVI Grand sound really awesome! I love Mainstage too because it’s a huge bang for the buck!! However I‘m not a fan of Laptops onstage bc they may make people think I‘m faking. 🤔
Monochrome Seasons No it‘s not. I bought it early this year and I‘ve just been lucky. I whouldn‘t have bought a white one because I wanted it to match my other keyboard which happens to be black. 😁 Black edition is discontinued several months ago I don‘t know... it seems so. Or it‘s really just me lol Btw, how do you like the hammer action keyboard on your 88? It is one of the cheapest hammer keyboards you can find
Great video. I just bought a Mac so I can play around with Mainstage. I currently gig with a Roland FA and Prophet (or Nord). Would love to get it down to one kbd. I have the keylab 49, might need a bigger one. Maybe I could use my FA07 as a controller.
Bonjour Chloe! C'est la marque ''Quik Lok'', ils ont plein de modèles de stand comme celui montré dans ma vidéo. www.quiklok.com/instrument-series/keyboard-stands/
Hi Antoine, I’m currently doing a residency and use a keylab 61, Yamaha p115, and new MacBook 16gb M1. I’ve been having issues with functions that I assign not sticking, such as assigning a filter one-knob plugin to any knob on the mk2. When I open, close and reopen, it doesn’t keep some of the functions I assign. Secondly, tonight, while performing, my pitches on both the p115 and mk2 started jumping in pitch. I could only tell by ear, and putting a pitch reader plug-in on my main output to verify that a C was making a Bb pitch. I had a temporary work around that worked for a half hour and then went back to having a mind of its own. I know how long winded this is, but I’m desperate for help and was wondering if you’ve had any of these same issues. Thanks!
thanks v much for this man it's really helpful to see your setup, i have been doing similar but without nearly the clarity that you have !! so thanks for helping
Thanks for the review of your gig! Looks great! ... 2 questions: Has mainstage 3 ever crashed on you during performance? .. Also, how long has your Arturia lasted you Are you still using it?
Great setup. Could you tell us which keyboard stand you used in this video? I really like this stand cuz it can hold two keyboards and the laptop as well. Thank you!
So crisp and clear bro. Thanks for the mini tour. Further want to know how you play compose and record with it. Mostly i can see you ask use Imac and why not other Laps. Is it just for brand name or performance. Pls clarify
Just because I wanted the software MainStage that seemed very user friendly to manage all of my keyboard duties, and it is available only on Mac. I had always been a Windows user before that.
Hey! Wonderful. I also use Mainstage 3. I`ve a Keylab 61 and a yamaha P-90. Only one question. How did you manage to link Keylab transport keys to patch select?. Thanks!
That is a great Video and nice set up I also habe Aturia Keylab mk2 and as second Keyboard a Yamaha Genos. My midi interface is a boss 505 looper, works great, and a MacBook m1 pro max, which is a monster. Would it be possible to get this patch from you,because i am far away as a beginner , of mainstage to do such a patch Regards andreas
Hey bro! So after you connect everything to your computer how to output the sound to a speaker play live gigs? Do you use an aux cable and insert it in a mixer? Thanks great video!
Basically, my audio interface is connected USB to my computer. So for shows, I send 2 instruments cables from the output of my audio interface to a stereo DI (or 2 seperate DI boxes) and the signal is sent to the board to the soundman. The audio interface is the middle step between my computer and the mixer to make sure I will have high sound quality, low latency, and have a place where I can connect cables and send my signals.
can you compare your rig with real synths? is it more or less reliable? they say that dealing with a computer is is fraught inevitable with bugs and stuff.
Are there any instructionals on how to configure and set up mainstage 3 with arturia? I just got my keylab 88mk Ii and I’d like to have a template and assign the faders etc.
That's the problem with a guitar dominated band. I came from a classic rock band, 70s, 80s and had a fair mix with keyboard songs. I'll check your video, thanks
From my computer, it's a USB cable that plugs into the interface. From the interface, it's two 1/4inch cables that go on each of my studio monitors when I'm at home, or generally on a D.I box when I'm playing live (and that D.I box is handled by the soundman). Another detail is that I'm using TS cables for my studio monitors, but regular TRS cables when I plug live into a D.I box.
Hello. Im a newbie using midi keyboard live on stage. Can you please help me on how to connect everything from laptop to midi to sound card to the mixer and how do you monitor your sound?
Make a suggestion I always buy extra adapter than cool it's in the wires when I'm performing I plug everything up and tape tape or bread wrappers and wrap everything together as one wire or two wires all the adapters Plugs and wires to speakers and I taped them together or bread wrap them so that when I get there everything is already plugged in Who easier to plug-in needless to say you have to buy an extra adapter extra plugs and wires good that's only for the performance everything is stuck together I also leave it inside the gate bag leave everything plugged in faster well I get that you have to buy extra adapters for the house
Hi, nice video. I also have the Keylab 88, the sack you have. I don't know English, sorry. I wanted to ask you, how do you change the midi channel while you play, on the keylab keyboard ... NOT on the Midi Control Center ... thanks. nice channel, I joined v
I do not change the MIDI channel while I play. I setup the Keylab 88 on channel 1, and the Keylab 49 on channel 2 and I never change that while I play. Or was this your question?
I just got the Arturia MKII 49 and 61 key. I'm running Mainstage 3 (along with Kontakt, Omnisphere, etc.). Can I run Analog Lab for both controllers? It looks like you have a two keyboard template set up in Mainstage. Any tips for set up with two Arturia keyboards and Mainstage, etc.?
Is it possible to have multiple layouts per project? It would be awesome to patch switch to only a drum pads view for playing back samples and then patch switch again to a synth layout for when you're just playing the synths.
Yeah, I get that! Our song ''Another Day'' is way different, though. It's a 20-minute epic... and Dream Theater's is a ballad. Check it out: ruclips.net/video/YZDZ1RQxFh0/видео.html As for ''As I Am'', believe it or not, it was written in the late 90's even before Train of Thoughts was released!
What kind of keyboard stand is that? I was trying to figure out the trick to still being able to use the 2nd tier and still be able to place the laptop on the setup
You showed that you could change the patches using the forward button. Can you also change patches using the knob and see the patch names while changing them on the keyboard display (just if you don't want to put the laptop in front of you)? Can you also assign each patch to one of the pads?
I've never found a way to display the patches name on the keyboard display instead. I don't think it's impossible, but it's probably way more complicated. I go for the simplest way when I can! And yes, you can reassing all the knobs, buttons, sliders to different things on each patch if you want. You can assign things at the concert level, set level (all the patches within the same song), or patch level.
Hi. I have 2 questions. 1) Does Arturia 88 have PORTAMENTO feature? 2) can we use this pads just for Chords or Drums on Arturia 88? Do they have other functions?
Hey Antioine, Have you ever messed around with the live looping with a guitar through mainstage? I am thinking about buying it specifically for that feature. My guitar pedal looper seems to be on the fritz.
Thx for the video! A point of enquiry, how’s the latency if you use the midi controller and mainstage 3 while using an audio interface as an output to a PA/amp/speaker?
Hi Antoine ! Très bonne vidéo merci!!! I have a very basic question, do you finally connect your macbook to a mixer board with cinch jacks or do you use any devices to connect them ?
Mon Macbook est connecté à mon interface audio Focusrite par USB, et je plug deux cables 1/4 dans les outputs de mon interface audio vers soit le mixer en pratique, ou dans un D.I. que les ingénieurs de son vont acheminer eux-mêmes vers leur console en show. L'interface audio comme intermédiaire assure que le son acheminé sera de bonne qualité et aussi pour avoir les plugs nécéssaires (on ne peut pas plugger des jacks 1/4 direct dans un Mac haha!).
What do you do if the MacBook crashes or something happens and it won't turn on? That's what makes me nervous about playing live with a laptop and midi controller
We have 2 keyboardists in my band, so we do what we can with one if that happens (never happened that it crashed completely, but we got a few bugs). It's always better if you can use a real keyboard as a controller and revert to the real sound banks in case the laptop crashes. But in the end, it's impossible to plan for every single thing that could happen.
Hi Antoine, merci pour ce beau video. Je viens d'acheter le Keylab 88 (2018) et je me demande comment je peux le mapper avec Logic pro x. J'ai mainstage mais je préfère Logic car je ne fais pas de show, je suis une compositrice et je travail seule dans mon studio. J'ai choisis le 88 a cause du clavier (weighted et 88). Mais je n'arrive pas a comprendre comment il peut être enregistré et controller dans Logic.
It was pretty complicated actually. But everything is doable in Mainstage! The sustain pedal is plugged into the 88 notes controller. Then, inside mainstage, I have dragged 2 simple buttons and assigned each of them to CC64 (which is often the code associated with sustain). I assigned the first button to the 88 keys controller and the second button to the 49 keys controller. Finally, I told the second button to be active whenever the first button is also active. So everytime I touch the sustain pedal, it activates the sustain for the second keyboard, so I can sustain both of them at the same time. If ever I don't need sustain on both keyboard on one specific patch, I can deactivate that function on that specific patch only. Unfortunately, this is all I'm able to tell you. I was able to pull that off one year ago and duplicated every single patch I made since then. So I would not even be able to make a clear tutorial on it as the exact steps on how to do it are kind of blurry in my head. Sorry!
Hi Awesome set up 👍🏻 When you scroll through your patches for different sounds for songs are the changes instant ? Is there a delay for the sounds loading ? For live it needs to be fast Thanks,
All the sounds load beforehand (it takes about 30 seconds to open my file because all the sounds are preloading), so yes the changes are instant! And even better, when I hold my sustain pedal and change the patch, the sound of my previous patch still sustains over the new patch automatically. It's really nice to make seamless transitions between patches!
Awesome, I was hoping for that, do you use a lot of layers & splits ? If so is there any problems with latency ? Do you need to be careful how many sounds you stack ?? I'm thinking of going from all hardware which I'm sick of humping around to a very similar setup to what your using . Just worried about latency and not been able to stack many sounds up per song.
when i use this midi keybord , may i need to buy more one mini midi keybord for mainstege to use it ? sometimes to use mainstage for worship need different paten and control different effert.
Never used it on any studio work yet, but will certainly do it soon as I will work on the new Mystery album for 2018. As for the software vs. hardware, there is no debate to have on my part, really... The only reason I made the change was to cut on the weight of my setup for travelling. That's pretty much it. I like the quality of the sounds on my computer a lot more than I expected!
Do you have any latency issues with your Mac/mainstage and software synths ? And how fast does it load eg. a very large sample library for eg. Kontakt ? I am asking, cause I'm dabbling a little at home with some PC solutions, and like the possibilites in the software solutions much more than buying top of the line hardware synths every couple of years, but I am extremely picky about latency, as I simply can't accept very much latency. Just 6-10 ms annoys the hell out of me. Even so called "experts" says you can't hear latency under 15ms i think, I very much disagree. Already at 5ms I can hear that the sound isn't in "sync" with my playing. And large Sample libraries can sometime make "live" performance annoying or simply unusable if you have to wait 10-15 sec. for a sound to load, wich usually arent a big problem for home/studio usage, but on a stage would be a completly no go. I am a PC guy as I still think you pay way too much for a Macbook Pro, But compared to the VST hosts that does the same things as mainstage available on the PC platform, even tho I havn't tried it (cause I don't have a Mac), Mainstage has a much better user interface than anything available on the PC platform.
Hi, I just bought 2 Arturia controllers, the Keylab 61 Essential and the Minilab 2 v2. The software you use on 2:52, where did you get it? Cause' I think I'm gonna be in trouble without this software!
Go there: www.arturia.com/support/updates&manuals Scroll down until you see ''MIDI control center'' (the list is in alphabetical order) and you can download the software there!
►► Get your Arturia keyboards here (this Sweetwater affiliate link supports my work at no extra cost to you. Thank you! 😊)
→ sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQvR51
WHICH KEYBED IS BETTER AUTURIA OR NATIVE MKS3 88KEYZ?
After so many tutorials on guitar, he plays keys in a band. I'm proud of you
At last someone who uses mainstage for other music other than Christian Rock 😂😂👍👍
It’s Worship music not Christian rock
There’s nothing wrong with that :)
Don't hate 😂😂
@@pianoproductions9059 No Hate given :-)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the walk-through! I just downloaded the MIDI Control Center. Big help!
Mainstage will recognize each keyboard separately if you set up each keyboard in your Mac Audio Midi setup. Different midi channels is then unnecessary. 👍
Looks great. May we get some of your patches, I’ll love to use them while playing at my local church 😊
Could you do a tutorial on creating and assigning samples to your midi keyboard?
It's not on my to-do list right now. My channel is more about guitar stuff & chords, I doubt more in-depth technical keyboard stuff would appeal to the majority of my subscribers... but if ever a lot of people are asking for it, why not?
Monochrome Seasons please i would love to learn how to to manually map sounds on mainstage
Could you do this tutorial? I really like!!!!
Interesting setup, I have a similar one. Big question: How do you solve the latency problem?
Audio interface
Hi Antoine ... Have you had any issues with the sound being stuck ( key on key off command problem ) on mainstage during Live show.that happens to rarely me even i ve a good Mac as well. What do you suggest to me...
It happened to me once, but it's generally when you have too many assigned parameters. It was the leslie of the hammond organ interfering with my complicated settings with the sustain pedal. So I'd say, keep your sessions light (not hundreds of patches) and limit the interactions between assigned parameters. What happened more often to me is the computer suddenly not recognizing the audio interface... just rebooting the computer usually does the trick!
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar thank you..
mainstage single handedly has a hold on marching band front ensemble backlines
The arturias look so beatiful together ! Hahaha, cool setup!
Wow So much information in just a few minutes,thanks for share.
Oh man! I've been searching for a double keyboard stand just like yours!! Please let me know the model, thanks
Just check for ''Quik Lok Keyboard Stands'' and you get many different models, I'm sure you will find the one you need. I don't remember exactly which model mine is, but you can check it out here: www.quiklok.com/instrument-series/keyboard-stands/
I tried using USB on stage for live performances and got allot of hum and feedback from my rig....Switched to a USB to midi I connect box and all is good. USB has no grounding whereas midi is totally grounded
Very cool. Thank you. Myself I prefer to not run with a laptop but I'm kind of old fashioned that way. I'm using my old Korg Kronos and my Korg King Korg and sometimes my Korg Wavestation EX. I've found Korg synths to be reliable and they also sound very good. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to listening to your band.
Would that help the sound of mainstage to speaker if I use audio interface?? I’m currently using headphone jack to speaker and the sound is so horrible. 🥲 it feels like it has no bass. Not full sound it doesnt have noise but just not full sound what it use to have when I use my headphone.
Awesome setup!!! Really well explained! I now know I’m on the right track with my setup. Thanks for sharing!👍🏼
It's my pleasure!
Great review of your live set up.
Awesome video the Arturia is certainly tempting for its sheer range of buttons etc what do you think of the action for a really proficient pianist like how fast it the reponse etc. cheers :)
The action is decent for a keyboard controller as lightweight as this one. Definitely good enough for my needs. But I have to say, now that it's been a few years, the keys got looser and looser the more I brought the keyboard to rehearsals, venues, and on planes, even if I tried to pad it as much as I could and bought the most sturdy hardcase I could find. Now, I bought another one and stored it in Europe so that I wouldn't have to bring it on planes. I think for a real pianist, this is only 'decent' ... you might get some better and more realistic action on some bigger, weigthed keyboards. And like I said, there are some question marks on durability when you move it a lot. So for a guy like me who plays prog and all sorts of parts (piano, strings, moogs, B3 organs, electric pianos, etc), I like the flexbility and amount of buttons, sliders, pads. But strictly for piano this is not the best option, in my opinion!
Thanks for the video! Question - what is your MacBook sitting on? Is it the keyboard, or does your keyboard stand have an accessory to hold your laptop as well. Also, when you are performing on stage, where do you place your audio interface? On the ground?
Daryl O Yes it's a an extra extension accessory mounted with a screwdriver behind the keyboard. It comes with the Keylab 88 when you buy it! Very easy to install and remove. And for the audio interface, generally I ask for some kind of table that I can put it close to my setup for extra safety. If I can't, it's not the end of the world, I would put it just on top of its box on the ground.
Thanks - this is really helpful. I just checked the Arturia website and the extension accessory is such a great idea. I'm just looking at options now for stand, accessories or small table. I think at the end of the day, musicians just want a slick set up with good access, that can be packed up and packed down easily, gig after gig.
I have DIYed a keyboard stand with flat surface for my interface (right beneath the keys) , then velcroed keyboard bottom (49-61) and velcroed keyboard stand, and finally second tier stand. It all packs into keyboard bag and into the trolley that can be moved easily along with other gear. Unfortunately its a pain to assamble / dissasamble . Takes way too much time.
I imagine having some sort of a portable speaker might help in some really bad monitoring conditions, also having interface that close means I can plug my phones easily. Sometimes I ask soundman to send me monitor mix into my interface (umc404), where I can dial between input and output in my phones. This is really cool, as I have good representation and control vs bad monitors and ear-bleeding levels. Fighting with guitarists for monitor is fun only couple of times.
Excellent breakdown, Antoine! Very informative. Thank you very much!
I'm considering getting an Arturia Keylab 88, myself, for live use. Right now, I'm using a Roland X7 workstation with a Roland JV-90 as an extra, external controller to control the Fantom. This allows me to have both keyboards with multiple zones on each keyboard, producing multiple sounds/samples from the Fantom. Your setup is very impressive, though (not sure I'm ready to go "full computer"...LOL).
Since I am not a piano player (my main instrument is rhythm guitar), I wanted to get a MIDI controller that has a "semi-weighted" action, but there aren't many options out there with the features I want (knobs, faders, pads, aftertouch, etc.). I'm hoping the action on the Keylab 88 isn't too stiff.
I also need to get a portable Mac. I spent a bunch of money on a tiny, powerful PC, but Mainstage really looks like what I want to use, in terms of features and ease-of-use.
Anyway, thanks again!!!
How about the reliability with a lot of gigs? Does the Arturia and the Focusrite works fine after a long tour?
Fabulous! This is exactly the setup I'm building. Any chance you'd share your template? Thanks!
I viewed the video on your keyboard setup and was wondering if you had any videos of you playing with your band?
We have our entire DVD of a live show that a fan posted on RUclips. The show was around the same time I made this video showing my setup. The keys are low in the mix, it's more of a guitar band ;-) Check it out: ruclips.net/video/1bIhDF5_J8I/видео.htmlsi=CdZUECyeIDne0Lsd
Hello nice video! I have a problem: Is possible to assign program change of the patch on the main Key? I have keylab 88 mkII and i Need live to switch the patch with physical buttons. How fix this? Thanks 😊
I love Mystery...is there a live version of Beneath the Veil any where on RUclips? My favorite Mystery song. Nice set up also.
Wish you would perform a song with all your sounds from that song.
What are you using to connect your PC to, for live amplification ???? What's your hookup ???
Salut Antoine. Très bonne ta présentation. Je viens d’acheter le 88 Keylab mk2 et je ne trouve pas comment faire fonctionner le Lesley en rotation directement sur le clavier comme tu le fais à envi. 4min 40 sec. Merci encore. Ciao!
I have a Keylab (61 black ed.) myself controlling a Korg Kronos. I love the software it‘s shipped with. Both Analog lab II and the UVI Grand sound really awesome! I love Mainstage too because it’s a huge bang for the buck!! However I‘m not a fan of Laptops onstage bc they may make people think I‘m faking. 🤔
Black edition is very recent, no? And if people see your hands moving, I don't see how they could think you are faking just because of a laptop, haha!
Monochrome Seasons No it‘s not. I bought it early this year and I‘ve just been lucky. I whouldn‘t have bought a white one because I wanted it to match my other keyboard which happens to be black. 😁 Black edition is discontinued several months ago
I don‘t know... it seems so. Or it‘s really just me lol
Btw, how do you like the hammer action keyboard on your 88? It is one of the cheapest hammer keyboards you can find
Toni Razz Yes, it was the one I liked the most for the action on 88 keys controllers. Still not a real piano, but pretty darn good feel!
You should not take resposibility for people being stupid :D
Toni Razz Recently I ordered KeyLab Essential 61 black edition.Is it a good choice? I like the Analog 3 ,so went for it.
How to connect with mixer (mine is yamaha mg16xu). Which device is needed
Great! It's a great video, simple, powerful and easygoing. Just like your gear!
Great video. I just bought a Mac so I can play around with Mainstage. I currently gig with a Roland FA and Prophet (or Nord). Would love to get it down to one kbd. I have the keylab 49, might need a bigger one. Maybe I could use my FA07 as a controller.
Bonjour merci pour cette super vidéo. J'aurai voulu savoir quel est la marque du double stand que vous utilisez. Merci pour votre réponse.
Bonjour Chloe! C'est la marque ''Quik Lok'', ils ont plein de modèles de stand comme celui montré dans ma vidéo. www.quiklok.com/instrument-series/keyboard-stands/
Hi Antoine,
I’m currently doing a residency and use a keylab 61, Yamaha p115, and new MacBook 16gb M1. I’ve been having issues with functions that I assign not sticking, such as assigning a filter one-knob plugin to any knob on the mk2. When I open, close and reopen, it doesn’t keep some of the functions I assign. Secondly, tonight, while performing, my pitches on both the p115 and mk2 started jumping in pitch. I could only tell by ear, and putting a pitch reader plug-in on my main output to verify that a C was making a Bb pitch. I had a temporary work around that worked for a half hour and then went back to having a mind of its own.
I know how long winded this is, but I’m desperate for help and was wondering if you’ve had any of these same issues.
Thanks!
thanks v much for this man it's really helpful to see your setup, i have been doing similar but without nearly the clarity that you have !! so thanks for helping
Which software/setup do you recommend to lauch backing tracks live for a one man band show??
Did you ever get an answer?
@@mariamachuca3993 Mainstage/ abelton / LPX
iTunes, QuickTime Player, Winamp...
Which is the best? Ableton live or Mainstage ?
Merci Antoine,
Je recherchais une façon de faire ça …
En plus stage 3 est gratuit…
Serais tu a Montréal par hasard ?
Denis B.
I'm having trouble with my usb hub, my Mac won't recognise my key lab 61. Any advice?
Thanks for the review of your gig! Looks great! ... 2 questions: Has mainstage 3 ever crashed on you during performance? .. Also, how long has your Arturia lasted you Are you still using it?
Great setup. Could you tell us which keyboard stand you used in this video? I really like this stand cuz it can hold two keyboards and the laptop as well. Thank you!
So crisp and clear bro. Thanks for the mini tour. Further want to know how you play compose and record with it. Mostly i can see you ask use Imac and why not other Laps. Is it just for brand name or performance. Pls clarify
Just because I wanted the software MainStage that seemed very user friendly to manage all of my keyboard duties, and it is available only on Mac. I had always been a Windows user before that.
Hey! Wonderful. I also use Mainstage 3. I`ve a Keylab 61 and a yamaha P-90. Only one question. How did you manage to link Keylab transport keys to patch select?. Thanks!
anybody knows the answer to this? xD i have a keylab essential 88 and i would like to use the pads on it to be able to select through my patches.
@@joeltan8925 you have to create a virtual button in Mainstage via the layout tab, then assign the hardware button
@@PatrickStefan finally, after a year. xD than you! i will try that. :)
That is a great Video and nice set up
I also habe Aturia Keylab mk2 and as second Keyboard a Yamaha Genos.
My midi interface is a boss 505 looper, works great, and a MacBook m1 pro max, which is a monster.
Would it be possible to get this patch from you,because i am far away as a beginner , of mainstage to do such a patch
Regards andreas
Hey bro! So after you connect everything to your computer how to output the sound to a speaker play live gigs? Do you use an aux cable and insert it in a mixer? Thanks great video!
Basically, my audio interface is connected USB to my computer. So for shows, I send 2 instruments cables from the output of my audio interface to a stereo DI (or 2 seperate DI boxes) and the signal is sent to the board to the soundman. The audio interface is the middle step between my computer and the mixer to make sure I will have high sound quality, low latency, and have a place where I can connect cables and send my signals.
Dude, I used to like this band! It still exists?
Yes, we are releasing our 7th album later this month!
That's cool man, I'lll definately check it out!
BTW, I still have 'Beneath the veil of winter's face' album in my phone to listen =)))
Really nice! If you like this album, you will really like our other albums after Beneath The Veil :)
can you compare your rig with real synths? is it more or less reliable? they say that dealing with a computer is is fraught inevitable with bugs and stuff.
Are there any instructionals on how to configure and set up mainstage 3 with arturia?
I just got my keylab 88mk Ii and I’d like to have a template and assign the faders etc.
That's the problem with a guitar dominated band. I came from a classic rock band, 70s, 80s and had a fair mix with keyboard songs.
I'll check your video, thanks
Quick question do you guys know how to assign main encoder of Arturia KeyLab to anything in MainStage 3?
Very informative video. I hope you don’t mind a beginner question: What goes into the audio interface and what comes out from it?
From my computer, it's a USB cable that plugs into the interface. From the interface, it's two 1/4inch cables that go on each of my studio monitors when I'm at home, or generally on a D.I box when I'm playing live (and that D.I box is handled by the soundman). Another detail is that I'm using TS cables for my studio monitors, but regular TRS cables when I plug live into a D.I box.
Have you tried your keyboards with garageband?
Hello. Im a newbie using midi keyboard live on stage. Can you please help me on how to connect everything from laptop to midi to sound card to the mixer and how do you monitor your sound?
Make a suggestion
I always buy extra adapter than cool it's in the wires when I'm performing
I plug everything up and tape tape or bread wrappers and wrap everything together as one wire or two wires all the adapters
Plugs and wires to speakers and I taped them together or bread wrap them so that when I get there everything is already plugged in
Who easier to plug-in needless to say you have to buy an extra adapter extra plugs and wires good that's only for the performance everything is stuck together
I also leave it inside the gate bag leave everything plugged in faster well I get that you have to buy extra adapters for the house
Hi, nice video.
I also have the Keylab 88, the sack you have. I don't know English, sorry. I wanted to ask you, how do you change the midi channel while you play, on the keylab keyboard ... NOT on the Midi Control Center ... thanks.
nice channel, I joined
v
I do not change the MIDI channel while I play. I setup the Keylab 88 on channel 1, and the Keylab 49 on channel 2 and I never change that while I play. Or was this your question?
I just got the Arturia MKII 49 and 61 key. I'm running Mainstage 3 (along with Kontakt, Omnisphere, etc.). Can I run Analog Lab for both controllers? It looks like you have a two keyboard template set up in Mainstage. Any tips for set up with two Arturia keyboards and Mainstage, etc.?
Is it possible to have multiple layouts per project? It would be awesome to patch switch to only a drum pads view for playing back samples and then patch switch again to a synth layout for when you're just playing the synths.
What sort of CPU usage do you get during a show?
It's 2 yrs. later. Do you still have the same setup?
Yes I do. Exactly the same!
Im sensing a big Dream Theater influence in those song titles..
Yeah, I get that! Our song ''Another Day'' is way different, though. It's a 20-minute epic... and Dream Theater's is a ballad. Check it out: ruclips.net/video/YZDZ1RQxFh0/видео.html
As for ''As I Am'', believe it or not, it was written in the late 90's even before Train of Thoughts was released!
Kindly recommend any programme that can run on windows apart from Mac
What kind of keyboard stand is that? I was trying to figure out the trick to still being able to use the 2nd tier and still be able to place the laptop on the setup
It's a Quiklok QL-742. You just need to tilt the second tier to the left, and done!
Thank you so much. Very useful!
Have you looked into Studio one Showpage?
What keyboard stand are you using?
You showed that you could change the patches using the forward button. Can you also change patches using the knob and see the patch names while changing them on the keyboard display (just if you don't want to put the laptop in front of you)? Can you also assign each patch to one of the pads?
I've never found a way to display the patches name on the keyboard display instead. I don't think it's impossible, but it's probably way more complicated. I go for the simplest way when I can! And yes, you can reassing all the knobs, buttons, sliders to different things on each patch if you want. You can assign things at the concert level, set level (all the patches within the same song), or patch level.
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar thanks for the info. Was helpful, just bought it!
Please say how to banking the tone's on keylab 61
Cool set-up. If you can change your keyboard stand, get a more sturdy heavy duty one.
It's surprinsingly very, very stable! I can put all my weight with both my arms on the right side in front of the computer and it's not even moving!
Hi. I have 2 questions. 1) Does Arturia 88 have PORTAMENTO feature? 2) can we use this pads just for Chords or Drums on Arturia 88? Do they have other functions?
Hey Antioine, Have you ever messed around with the live looping with a guitar through mainstage? I am thinking about buying it specifically for that feature. My guitar pedal looper seems to be on the fritz.
No, never did. I only use it for my keyboard gigs!
How do you connect the midi keys to the mixer for live performance
Hi! What sample rate/buffer size do you use live?
Hye Antoine. Thanks for this videos and all the others !
Are you still using only softsynths on stage with Mainstage ?
Very cool set up!
Thx for the video! A point of enquiry, how’s the latency if you use the midi controller and mainstage 3 while using an audio interface as an output to a PA/amp/speaker?
hey I saw you live last year. cool show and cool vid
Where was it?
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Switzerland. Last October, I think
Nice :-)
How do you get the controllers to change which plugin they are talking to, or do you just lose the built in v collection finctions with using two?
Hi Antoine ! Très bonne vidéo merci!!! I have a very basic question, do you finally connect your macbook to a mixer board with cinch jacks or do you use any devices to connect them ?
Mon Macbook est connecté à mon interface audio Focusrite par USB, et je plug deux cables 1/4 dans les outputs de mon interface audio vers soit le mixer en pratique, ou dans un D.I. que les ingénieurs de son vont acheminer eux-mêmes vers leur console en show. L'interface audio comme intermédiaire assure que le son acheminé sera de bonne qualité et aussi pour avoir les plugs nécéssaires (on ne peut pas plugger des jacks 1/4 direct dans un Mac haha!).
Antoine Michaud Merci!! tu as soulevé mes doutes, merci pour tout 👌🏽
What do you do if the MacBook crashes or something happens and it won't turn on? That's what makes me nervous about playing live with a laptop and midi controller
We have 2 keyboardists in my band, so we do what we can with one if that happens (never happened that it crashed completely, but we got a few bugs). It's always better if you can use a real keyboard as a controller and revert to the real sound banks in case the laptop crashes. But in the end, it's impossible to plan for every single thing that could happen.
Arturia Keylab 88 or NI Komplete Kontrol S88? Which one has BETTER PIANO FEEL keys?
How do you assign your wav files to the pads?
Does the keylab 88 comes with Arturia lab software?
this is so great, but i can't afford a macbook in my country, they're too expensive, i have to go with cantabile performer 3, did you tried it?
I want to know about the latency? Can be possible ? Or with Mainstage 3 you don’t have latency ?
Hi Antoine, merci pour ce beau video. Je viens d'acheter le Keylab 88 (2018) et je me demande comment je peux le mapper avec Logic pro x. J'ai mainstage mais je préfère Logic car je ne fais pas de show, je suis une compositrice et je travail seule dans mon studio. J'ai choisis le 88 a cause du clavier (weighted et 88). Mais je n'arrive pas a comprendre comment il peut être enregistré et controller dans Logic.
Is Mainstage still availble?
16gb Ram is not much but I suppose it will do in live
Great video! Thanks!!
How do you able to control the 2 keyboards with one sustain pedal? where is the pedal sustain plugged-in?
It was pretty complicated actually. But everything is doable in Mainstage!
The sustain pedal is plugged into the 88 notes controller. Then, inside mainstage, I have dragged 2 simple buttons and assigned each of them to CC64 (which is often the code associated with sustain). I assigned the first button to the 88 keys controller and the second button to the 49 keys controller. Finally, I told the second button to be active whenever the first button is also active. So everytime I touch the sustain pedal, it activates the sustain for the second keyboard, so I can sustain both of them at the same time. If ever I don't need sustain on both keyboard on one specific patch, I can deactivate that function on that specific patch only.
Unfortunately, this is all I'm able to tell you. I was able to pull that off one year ago and duplicated every single patch I made since then. So I would not even be able to make a clear tutorial on it as the exact steps on how to do it are kind of blurry in my head. Sorry!
Thank man, appreciate the reply. Awesome rig you have there.
Hi
Awesome set up 👍🏻
When you scroll through your patches for different sounds for songs are the changes instant ?
Is there a delay for the sounds loading ? For live it needs to be fast
Thanks,
All the sounds load beforehand (it takes about 30 seconds to open my file because all the sounds are preloading), so yes the changes are instant! And even better, when I hold my sustain pedal and change the patch, the sound of my previous patch still sustains over the new patch automatically. It's really nice to make seamless transitions between patches!
Awesome, I was hoping for that, do you use a lot of layers & splits ? If so is there any problems with latency ? Do you need to be careful how many sounds you stack ?? I'm thinking of going from all hardware which I'm sick of humping around to a very similar setup to what your using . Just worried about latency and not been able to stack many sounds up per song.
I haven't bought a MacBook yet, any suggestions on spec, I presume as high as I can afford ?
How do you set up one sustain pedal for both keyboards?
when i use this midi keybord , may i need to buy more one mini midi keybord for mainstege to use it ? sometimes to use mainstage for worship need different paten and control different effert.
Cool. So do you use MS3 also with your studio work? Any thoughts on the software vs. hardware debate in regards to keys/syths?
Never used it on any studio work yet, but will certainly do it soon as I will work on the new Mystery album for 2018. As for the software vs. hardware, there is no debate to have on my part, really... The only reason I made the change was to cut on the weight of my setup for travelling. That's pretty much it. I like the quality of the sounds on my computer a lot more than I expected!
Do you have any latency issues with your Mac/mainstage and software synths ?
And how fast does it load eg. a very large sample library for eg. Kontakt ?
I am asking, cause I'm dabbling a little at home with some PC solutions, and like the possibilites in the software solutions much more than buying top of the line hardware synths every couple of years, but I am extremely picky about latency, as I simply can't accept very much latency. Just 6-10 ms annoys the hell out of me. Even so called "experts" says you can't hear latency under 15ms i think, I very much disagree. Already at 5ms I can hear that the sound isn't in "sync" with my playing. And large Sample libraries can sometime make "live" performance annoying or simply unusable if you have to wait 10-15 sec. for a sound to load, wich usually arent a big problem for home/studio usage, but on a stage would be a completly no go.
I am a PC guy as I still think you pay way too much for a Macbook Pro, But compared to the VST hosts that does the same things as mainstage available on the PC platform, even tho I havn't tried it (cause I don't have a Mac), Mainstage has a much better user interface than anything available on the PC platform.
how do you change your sound during a live peformance? by hand?
beautiful stuff !
How have you set up thr sustain-pedal switch?
How can I convert .Farx files to wav or MP3 to sample into my Alesis Fusion sampler?
Nice set up
Hi, I just bought 2 Arturia controllers, the Keylab 61 Essential and the Minilab 2 v2. The software you use on 2:52, where did you get it?
Cause' I think I'm gonna be in trouble without this software!
Go there: www.arturia.com/support/updates&manuals
Scroll down until you see ''MIDI control center'' (the list is in alphabetical order) and you can download the software there!
HI Antoine. I have the same MacBook Pro (late 2013) but I can't find a MainStage for OS X 10 (MainStage requieres >11 I think). ¿how you fixed that?
I'm on High Sierra, so I don't have this problem.
So do I. High Sierra 10.15, but MainStage 3 requires BigSur 11.X (or higher). I don't know how you can