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Matt Vanacoro on Thu, April 14th 3 comments

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Apple's MainStage is used for many live performances, tours, and even for big Broadway productions! Whatever the scale of your performance, Matt Vanacoro shows you how to keep it running smoothly.

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Matt Vanacoro

Matt Vanacoro is one of New Yorkâ€™s premier musicans. Matt has collaborated as a keyboardist in studio and on stage with artists such as Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Mark Wood (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Mark Rivera (Billy Joel Band), Aaron Carter, Amy Regan, Jay Azzolina, Marcus Ratzenboeck (Tantric), KeKe Palmer, C-Note, Jordan Knight and many others. He has appeared on many a recording with a variety of artists, as well as had his own music featured in films by Lionsgate Studios.

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isaacyho

Thanks so much for the tips, very helpful! One question---what specific macbook + os + interface combo do you use? Is dual hdd helpful? I've had a top-of-the-line 2011 macbook pro with ssd + RME babyface and it worked great, except seemingly once or twice per show there would be a stutter / second-long freeze which is bad news. Have you been able to avoid this completely for professional touring? That's the only thing keeping me from ditching hardware synths entirely!
- 5 years ago
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isaacyho

Just an update for folks---figured out the dropping out issues were when using synths hosted by Kontakt. Instead of hosting them via Mainstage, I now run a separate Kontakt instance outside mainstage with separate midi channels for each of those instruments. I then use mainstage to route to those as external instruments by redirecting the midi channel. Works great, scarbee clavient and neo soul keys 4x run beautifully now!
- 4 years ago
- By: isaacyho
I will need a direct box to take the audio from the mÃ¡s to the p.a ?
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