Mainstage External Midi Clock

Midi clock from external devices is again passed through as expected.

Mainstage external midi clock.

Setting up mainstage to send midi beat clock is a bit tricky but once you know the drill you ll have no problem sending beat clock to other devices. Another way is to send a click from mainstage. Usually in a mainstage world we are more concerned with changing tempos rather than absolute time. Syncing midi clock signal to backing tracks click and more youtube mainstage midi sync duration.

It is again possible to set an aggregate device as mainstage s input device when the output device is set to a something different. You will need an audio interface with more than 2 outputs to able to run left right click. 50 videos play all mix mainstage. I have seen this working but never set it up.

Or if you want control external midi equipment from mainstage. Only smf standard midi file types 0 and 1 are supported. You can send midi clock to an external click track from mainstage but the drummer would have to use a metronome device that accepts midi. When the get tempo from midi input checkbox is selected the tempo slider is dimmed and cannot be edited.

The midi file is sent immediately to the port selected on the external instrument channel strip. The midi file is re sent when you change patches just like the other options in the channel strip inspector such as program change or midi clock messages. Mainstage uses midi beat clock to send the tempo of a patch to external devices and programs.