Save CPU In Your MainStage Concerts!

If you're using MainStage for your worship keys rig, you want it to be rock solid! If you can't trust it during a live performance it's not much good at all, right? MainStage can feel really complicated, and setting yourself up for solid and reliable live performance goes a long way towards making it easier to use.

As for me, I've used a MainStage-based rig exclusively for five-plus years without a backup and I've had exactly zero crashes during a live performance in that time. You can set yourself up for success too.

[McPhan]

Very helpful as always David, thanks! We launch mainstage for the first time this Sunday coming!

[jeraldbrianrelos]

This is really helpful. Thanks, David!

[djorlando]

Thanks David. Been using it for 9 months now, still getting system overloads - stuck notes, I’m going to reduce patches, DND and turn off wifi, and remove space designer when I don’t need it and the high resource plug ins to clean it up thanks !

[BritishJoker]

i just had my first cpu problem...going to try these tips out, thanks!

[the_real_nathankaluba]

That's so helpful. I thinks it's the last point for me (Headphone Jack). I will look for the Audio interface.

[treborcisum]

Thanks for your video. very helpful.... in the Buffer Window should I check the box that says I/O Safety Buffer ?

[rosspeterson]

So I’m using my 2020 iMac 3.6ghz 10-core i9 w/ 32gb of memory for mainstage so it has 20 cores but for some reason I’m still having issues lol I did everything in the video I even put the buffer size at 1024 lol still having issues. Issues may contain: clicking and snapping when playing, the entire patch makes a loud snap and completely shuts off audibly (I can still see the gain meter moving) forcing me to re load the patch, and errors popping up saying CPU overload even though the little cpu meter only says 48-52% is being used. Any ideas as to what’s going on? Yes software is up to date but I haven’t updated the Mac yet from Big Sur 11.5.2 updating this makes me nervous

Hi there,
I was wondering how I can control a parameter across multiple patches? So you can still turn the knob, for example, and change the parameter when you move to another patch.
Thank you for your time (:

[thomasl.]

Great Video. But sadly my problem wasn’t discussed. Since a short time and after using MainStage for a time my concert starts changing to the next patches without giving the command to do this randomly and suddenly. I checked my mappings and connections, but couldn’t find anything. Do you have any idea? I have connected my keys with a usb cable to a usb hub that’s connected to my Mac book. I hope you or anyone else may knows the problem?

[kurtaaroncabrera]

Hello David, why does my memory usage is almost full in the mainstage app even if I have only 1 patch loaded?

[ericpamintuan]

Can I use my icon m+ motorized mixer in MainStage 3?

[isaacbbe]

I've done all these things and it's still sputtering and cutting out. I checked the CPU portion and when I start mainstage, it's at about 35-40%. Even with Sunday keys, it looks good at 60% but then after a couple of minutes, it sputters then cuts out and will eventually stop. It happened for the first time at church yesterday at the end of service so I had my backup yamaha motif to finish off. I don't know what else it could be. Help!

[mexicanoflife]

Does the analog CPU option (the VU meter you add under the Panel Control) also work on the same principle? It also only goes up to 100/400% CPU?

[OptimaMrL]

Enter MacBook Pro M1 PRO - what CPU optimization?

[garnettanthony]

When you say “make sure you address buss issues “ re: Reverb’s etc what do you mean? Turn them off or use external (FOH) effects or Thank you for your help.

[robtea]

Thanks so much for this video. What do you suggest I do about use of Space D in buses?: 1. Only select instruments from channel strip instrument? 2. Go through buses changing instances of space D to a less CPU intensive reverb? which reverb would you suggest as a replacement? Also, how would I identify unused buses? Sorry for all the questions

[vysochinr]

Hi. Do you recommend the safety buffer check on or off? And why?

[bryan]

13:27 hope that's gonna be a video!

[kevin_wright]

I've created an aggregate device to split tonic and patches going to the board, so my patches go through the interface but my pads go through the headphone jack. Is there a way to do this without sending those through the headphone jack?

[occipitalknot]

But...but...I need 15 stacks and 5 instances of omnisphere open! 🤓