Nunstummy Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Logic for iPad always causes much discussion as iOS users want more pro apps, but when I think about the re-work necessary, I just can’t see it happening. For now, there’s GarageBand for iOS and Logic Remote. But a ‘remote’ like app for MainStage might be a viable architecture. MainStage shares resources and content with Logic and your 3rd party plugins and virtual instruments, which reside on a Mac. Until those resources can run on your iPad locally, MainStage for iPad is a challenge. But, just as Logic Remote can control much of Logic from your iPad, I could see a MainStage Remote for iPad working the same way. Any thoughts or ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Indeed Mainstage Remote would be a Logical addition! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Atlas007 said: Indeed Mainstage Remote would be a Logical addition! I see what you did there! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacki Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I've been thinking about this before and I don't quite see many advantages. A lot of the initial work done in Mainstage is organizing the sounds, programming them in zones, sorting them into Sets and so on. This clearly works better directly on Mainstage's computer interface. The actual use on the other hand is in a live situation where you ideally just walk through the Concert and interact with it using various controllers. What is usually not done here is accessing the programming side of Mainstage. Could the iPad be used as an additional controller? Sure, but it becomes pretty much a MIDI controller then. I think Mainstage needs first and foremost a preset implementation similar to the one in Logic. Unless I've overlooked something the only presets directly accessible are Track presets; the "blue triangle" that can be set to single plugins is sorely missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddcow Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I’ve been using the MIDI Designer Pro iOS/iPadOS app for years as a remote for MainStage….it’s brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunstummy Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, Maddcow said: I’ve been using the MIDI Designer Pro iOS/iPadOS app Awesome! I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 4:34 PM, Maddcow said: I’ve been using the MIDI Designer Pro iOS/iPadOS app for years as a remote for MainStage….it’s brilliant. Thanx! Is there a demo version of MIDI Designer Pro? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddcow Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Sorry Atlas007, no there isn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdspace Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I am using TouchOsc as a 'remote' for MainStage. MainStage acts as the 'host' for plugins and so on but onstage interactions are either via TouchOsc on iPad (but could be iPhone) and MIDI footpedal. One advantage I can see of a MainStage 'remote' would be not having to learn a whole new software - although some folk enjoy that kind of thing 😂 Disclaimer - I'm a guitar player in this scenario. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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