MainStage for PC

★ ★ ★ MainStage Overview

What is MainStage? MainStage is a Mac app that provides a full-screen interface optimized for live performance, flexible hardware control, and a massive collection of plug-ins and sounds that are fully compatible with Logic Pro. It allows you to perform live with 100 instrument, effect, and MIDI plug-ins, add your sounds from Logic Pro and GarageBand, and support the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro. You can also connect your favorite hardware and use it to play and control your plug-ins.

Software Features and Description

1. MainStage lets you take your Mac to the stage with a full-screen interface optimized for live performance, flexible hardware control, and a massive collection of plug-ins and sounds that are fully compatible with Logic Pro.

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Download and install MainStage on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
MainStage	Get App ↲	0 1	Apple

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install MainStage app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using MainStage on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "MainStage"
The search will reveal the MainStage app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once MainStage is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including MainStage.
Now enjoy MainStage on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Apple	1	3.7.1

Get MainStage on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get $29.99 on Mac	Apple	0	1

Download on Android: Download Android

MainStage functions

- Perform live with 100 instrument, effect, and MIDI plug-ins or work with Audio Units plug-ins

- Add your sounds from Logic Pro and GarageBand to bring your studio sound to the stage

- Support for the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro provides convenient controls for layout, editing, and performance

- Combine instruments and live audio, such as keyboards and vocals, in a single Patch

- Switch between Patches without stopping sound output or cutting off held notes

- Design rich keyboard Patches using splits and layers, the Arpeggiator, and other MIDI plug-ins

- Perform with stereo or multitrack backing tracks using Playback

- 64-bit architecture uses all the RAM in your system for larger sampled instruments

- Connect your favorite hardware and use it to play and control your plug-ins

- Use USB and MIDI-equipped controllers like keyboards, foot pedals, and drum pads

- Instantly set up a large variety of hardware using automatic device recognition

- Quickly assign hardware knobs, buttons, and faders to onscreen controls

- Manage sophisticated rigs using the Assignments & Mapping overview

- See only what you need during your performance using a customizable, full-screen live interface

- Screen controls adapt for each Patch using Smart Controls

- Smart Controls offer dynamic performance controls that change with each Patch

- Easily view your Mac screen from a distance using a high-contrast, full-screen performance view

- Play or create a wide variety of rich sampled instruments with Sampler and Quick Sampler

- Turn your favorite hardware synthesizers into sampled instruments using the Auto Sampler plug-in

- Quickly find sounds or create unique new ones with Alchemy, the ultimate sample manipulation synthesizer

- Play classic ’70s- and ’80s-style synthesizer sounds using Retro Synth

- Play faithful models of vintage keyboards with Vintage B3, Vintage Electric Piano, and Vintage Clav

- Perform inspired sounds using a collection of synths that provide analog, wavetable, FM, additive, granular, spectral, and modeling synthesis

- Play deeply sampled, professionally mixed, and fully customizable drum kits provided by Drum Kit Designer

- Perform electronic beats with the Ultrabeat drum machine

- Transform simple ideas into elaborate performances using nine MIDI plug-ins

- Instantly turn a simple chord into a rich performance with the Arpeggiator

- Play a single note to trigger predefined chords with Chord Trigger

- Perform a part and conform notes to a specific scale using Transposer

- Play your sounds through a variety of realistic acoustic spaces or creative synthesized reverbs

- Use a range of multi-tap, vintage tape, and stereo delays

- Add movement to your tracks with a variety of modulation effects

- Get the perfect mix with a collection of vintage and modern EQs, dynamics, and other mixing tools

- Build your own guitar or bass rig with Amp Designer using vintage and modern amps, cabinets, and mics

- Design a custom Pedalboard from a collection of delay, distortion, and modulation stompboxes

- Access a full-screen Tuner to quickly get in tune

- Over 5,900 instrument and effect patches

- 1,200 meticulously sampled instruments

- 14,750 Apple Loops in a wide range of genres

- 6GB available disk space for minimum install / 72GB hard disk for full Sound Library installation.

✔ Pros:

- Includes all synths and effects racks from Logic Pro

- Customizable to user's needs

- Simple to use and figure out

- Great for programming backing tracks and making patches

- Reliable for live performances

☹ Cons:

- Mainstage 3.4.3 lacks the ability to select multiple objects in Layout view and change their properties all at once

- Lacks pro features that other software has

- Can be buggy and prone to distortion of sound over time

- May not be reliable for extended use on the main stage

Top Pcmac Reviews

Midi and video playback

By Madtux (Pcmac user)

I have used this app onstage in 6 different cover bands for my entire keyboard rig and for playing backing tracks with click to drummer. 100’s of gigs and not one single crash. Simple setup of 2 live USB keyboards and anywhere from 2-8 wav file backing tracks playing. I now want to add sequenced lighting and video screen playback in sync with backing tracks and any simple plug in similar to the audio playback would suffice but nothing. Apple has chosen to stay in the “Toy” world and sell a cheap app with limited use. This is a great program but lacks pro features that other software has. It has it’s uses but I will be finding something else as the recent update just ignores user requests just so they can port over already developed items from Logic Pro into this app and call it an update. If you want a Toy to play with get this app, if you want a pro level piece of software to run your live show look elsewhere.
BUGS, Bugs, bugs.

By richardbates1 (Pcmac user)

I like this this program and how you can use it for performances but OMG it is buggy! I have to keeping reverting back to saved so that the sound from the app can replace the distorted sound from using too long. So I can’t see anyone actually using this on stage because of all the bugs. I would hope that who ever are the programmers can try to work all of this out, it is a great program that I can use for around 20 minutes and then……distortion of sound, even high resonace apperaring ovet time. I would never use this on the Main stage, I couldn’t rely on it. This is an Apple application, you would think it would be more reliable and able to function over time with the app being open for awhile? I really don’t know who the developers are? is it Apple ? or a 3rd party working for Apple? But guys, you need to do some work to fix this in the future.
A great tool

By trptgk (Pcmac user)

For the price, look at what you get: you get ALL of the synths featured in Logic Pro, the effects racks that come with Logic Pro, it works with Logic Pro Remote, and is endlessly customizable to your needs. I use this with high school kids. It is the centerpiece of my jazz ensemble and high school bands. We can get things programmed in a matter of minutes. I can program backing tracks for pieces that call for them in my high school band, set them up to be controlled via our keyboard controls, easily make patches for my jazz band when funky keyboards are needed. It is very simple to use and figure out. The last version would have occasional crashes; those problems seem to be fixed. A perfect solution to the emerging needs being generated by modern composers. In the practice room, I have it set up to run a drone and imitate concert hall acoustics so that intonation and playing to the hall can be practiced the RIGHT way: by LISTENING. For me, it's a must and a no-brainer. I know of no other app that does what this app does- on any platform. Especially at this price point.
Version 3.4.3 - They removed the muti-select option

By Jorpagan (Pcmac user)

Manstage used to have the ability to select mutiple objects in Layout view and change thier properties all at once, now with version 3.4.3 you have to select each object one by one to change each individual property. For example if you have 16 faders and you want to change the text color you have to select each fader one by one vs selecting all and making just one change.