Sunday, June 19, 2011

Create A Click Track In Mainstage

My Click Track Controls
Using click tracks have started to become a standard practice for many worship teams as it can really tighten up your timing and make it much easier to integrate loops and timed effects. What's great about using the internal metronome in Mainstage is that it will automatically change to the tempo you set for each patch. It can also be routed to alternate outputs so you can send it to your team's in-ear monitors without sending it to the main mix. Here is a quick and easy setup guide.

Step 1 - Create An On-Screen Control
Go to Layout Mode and create a button on your screen and then assign it to a button on your MIDI controller so that you can trigger your click track live. I have integrated my on-screen click button with the Tempo info and MIDI message light so I can see all related info in one easy place.

Step 2 - Assign Your Control To The Metronome
Go back to Edit Mode and click on the concert level. This is important because you want the click to work on all patches inside the concert. Once you're there, click on the button you created and go down to the Screen Control Inspector and select Actions > Metronome. You can now press the button on screen or the assigned MIDI controller button and you should hear the click start and stop.

Step 3 - Assign The Metronome To Alternate Outputs
If you have an audio interface with multiple outputs you can easily assign it to a different set of outputs to be fed to your team's in-ears. Go to Mainstage > Preferences, go to the Metronome section and select the Output drop down menu and select the outputs you want to send the metronome to.


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  1. Nils-Ove StøbakkJune 24, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Thank you so much for this blog and all the articles!

    I am a worship keyboard player from Norway, and I have just recently purchased my first Mac and Mainstage. I use a Nord Electro 3 as controller and am concidering using my iPad as a music reader, so I have read just about everything you have written here. God bless, and keep up the good work :)

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  2. Aaron HeinJune 25, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I'm so glad you are finding my blog helpful! Gotta say I love your keyboard setup (yeah, I know I am a bit biased). :-) If there are any topics you would like me to write about feel free to ask. Blessings.

    Aaron Hein

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  3. Dan KingJune 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    Thanks for the info. What if my Firewire interface (Presonus Firestudio Mobile) only has one set of left/right outputs? How do I separate the click track so the front of house doesn;t hear it but only the monitors do?

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    1. Dana-MarieJune 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM

      I have the same question. Too bad you can't separate the outputs, one to the computer output and one to the interface, as that would be a quick solution. I think I'm going to have to buy a new interface. So far I've just been using my mbox that I use with Pro Tools.

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    2. Dana-MarieJune 28, 2012 at 12:53 AM

      Oh Wow, I did some digging and you CAN in fact separate the outputs so that the click comes out of your computer speakers and your performance out of your interface. You have to set up what's called an Aggregate Device in Audio Midi Setup. Here is a link with the instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3956

      I did this and it's working! I had to deal with 3 crashes in Mainstage and then 3 individual entire system crashes where I got the black screen of death and had to reboot, but after the 3rd restart everything worked.

      That's where I'm at now so I don't know if it's going to be glitchy or not, but I was excited to share the answer with you. Good luck.

      dm

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    3. Aaron HeinJuly 20, 2013 at 6:06 PM

      Thanks for the follow up link!

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  4. Dana-MarieJune 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Thanks for the article. Very clear instructions!

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