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But when I try to open them, MainStage tells me that the patch files cannot be found, even though I know they are there. But when I go to Dropbox folder on my desktop, they appear as one concert file and not a folder. When I browse the concert files in my Dropbox web, they do indeed consist of several files, including all the patch files that are there for sure. I updated Dropbox (downloaded and reinstalled the app as I was instructed to do) but still the same problem occurs.īut it does seem like the problem might have something to do with all the files not properly loading from dropbox, or MainStage not finding/recognising them.

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Finally I get a message saying that document could not be opened because it isn't in the right format and telling me to restore it from a backup.Īny idea what the problem could be? Are the files actually corrupt, or does something happen when I download them from dropbox? Or could there be a compatibility issue? I'm using MainStage 3 on a 2018 MacBook Air, macOS Mojave (10.14.4.). Next I'm told that the file appears to be corrupt and patches can't be found, even though I've loaded all possible content for MainStage and when browsing the concert files in dropbox I see that the patch files are there. I don't see that being the problem though. Whenever I try to open one of the files I get a number of error messages, the first one saying that the concert is in an older file format and recommending me to resave it in a current version of MainStage. According to instructions I received, once copypasted to my computer from dropbox the files should work normally when opened. To turn other instruments off, hover the mouse over the instrument name in the “Input” row shown in step 7 and select the power button that appears on the left.I was sent two concert files via a dropbox link to be used with MainStage 3 on a live performance of a musical with an external midi (usb) keyboard. If any other instruments in the Channel Strip are on, then they will play with the newly installed instrument. The instrument is now playable via MIDI input. In this case I am selecting the Black Grand Medium Ambience 1. Select the instrument drop down menu as shown in the following image and select the instrument that you installed. If the window does not appear, click once on the center of the Input instrument drop down box that you just selected where it now displays “EXS24”. This will be in the Channel Strips portion of the window.Ī window will appear for the EXS24 Instrument as shown in the following image. Select the “Instrument” drop down box in the “Input” column of the newly created instrument as shown below. MainStage 3 cannot be open during installation or it must be restarted.Īdd a new channel by selecting the “+” button in the upper right hand corner.Īdd 1 instrument with the settings shown in the following image.

For this tutorial, I am creating a new concert using the Keyboard template. Open MainStage 3 and create a new concert or open an existing one. Place the instrument folder like the one shown in step 1 into the “Sample Instruments” folder. The “Audio Music Apps” and “Sampler Instruments” folders should have been created when MainStage 3 was installed, however they should be created if they do not exist.

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The full file path to the Sampler Instruments folder is /home/current_user/Music/Audio Music Apps/Sampler Instruments, where “current_user” is the name of the user’s profile. Within the “Music” folder, open the “Audio Music Apps” folder, and then the “Sampler Instruments” folder as shown in the following image. Go to your user home folder and open the “Music” folder. In this case, the instrument is the Sampletekk Black Grand Medium Ambience. The instrument folder that you need will contain files ending in “.exs” and another folder containing all of the individual audio samples. Installing EXS24 Instruments in MainStage 3.ĭownload your instrument and unzip all files.

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Used in this tutorial was MainStage 3.0.3 and Mac OSX 10.9.3

This tutorial is for installing and using EXS24 instruments in MainStage 3. Now, a thing that peopla are a bit unaware of, is the fact that you can load your EXS24 instruments into Mainstage! Here's a short tutorial written by John Maroli. It's packed with instruments, effects and other goodies. Mainstage is a great application, (only available for Mac), that turns your Mac into a workstation to use both live and in recording situations.

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