Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.īefore his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. Press the button, then touch "Settings" on the left side of the touchscreen, then "MIDI I/O" in the adjacent column.
#MAINSTAGE PC DRIVER#
In this setup guide, we will be using USB as the MIDI driver since it also will be the audio connection to and from the computer. It is very easy to set up MONTAGE to work with MainStage3. The version referred to in this document is 1.9.10 or above The Yamaha Steinberg USB driver: This is the robust and low-latency driver MONTAGE uses to send MIDI and multichannel audio.The version referred to in this document is 1.51 or above. MONTAGE Firmware: Make sure your MONTAGE has the latest firmware installed.
#MAINSTAGE PC SOFTWARE#
You will need to make sure your MONTAGE and your computer both have the most up-to-date firmware and software components installed. MainStage3 is the version used in this guide. If you are new to Mainstage check out this article from our friends at. You will find over four hours of tutorial videos, tutorial articles and a vibrant forum to ask questions about MONTAGE at. Next level stuff."Ī solid understanding of MONTAGE is recommended in order to get the most from this guide. MONTAGE also features Pure Analog Circuit, a digital-to-analog conversion technology Phil "Bad Mister" Clendeninn accurately describes as "mind numbingly good to your ears.
This basic setup guide will assist you in connecting bi-directional MIDI and audio from MONTAGE to MainStage. The built-in USB audio and MIDI interface eliminate the need for an additional audio interface. The MONTAGE Music Synthesizer is a great instrument to use with Apple MainStage.