#Mainstage 3 foot controller free

So now I'm going to spend the next couple of days designing and programming my custom Pedalboard settings so that when I grab my iPad and plug it into my GiO I'll be ready to wail away with some amazing electronic solos! In this world of 'I can do anything' gadgets it's refreshing to come across a well designed singularly focused controller that does exactly what it's designed to do! GiO is built for Logic & Mainstage, and specifically, Logic's Pedalboard plug-in. There are plenty of midi foot controllers out there that are more programmable, complex and complicated and they work with just about any DAW. Steve H and Jordan Rudess Masterclass at Purchase College For my live electronic performances, though, I love changing the channel strip setting by 'stepping' (haha) through a folder of my user channel strip settings! You can also use the GiO's huge transport buttons to control Logic's transport with your feet! And, if you so choose, you can jam your favorite foot controller pedal right in the back of GiO to wah-wah just like Jimi (wishful thinking). You can also advance through all of Pedalboard's presets (if it has key focus, very important!) or the channel strip settings if the Pedalboard plug-in isn't visible. You can individually turn on and off all (actually 5 in total) of the virtual stomp-boxes in your Pedalboard plug-in. It knows what stomp-box you've inserted (at least its color), where you've inserted it AND it even matches Pedalboard's stomp-box colors to the corresponding switches on GiO's rock solid surface. As you select and build your virtual stomp-box Pedalboard (or choose a preset) GiO is watching and waiting. With Pedalboard inserted in the selected channel strip GiO comes alive. GiO is naturally setup to work with Logic's Pedalboard plug-in and Logic's channel strips (until I start jacking with the controller software!) which is totally cool with me! So here's how it all happens:

#Mainstage 3 foot controller free

I'm a lousy guitarist (as all my tutorial fans already know) so, I'm going to leave my beautiful Black American Standard Telecaster (I love the maple neck) in its case and instead I'm going to whip out my iPad and play one of my favorite music apps, MorphWiz by my colleague and friend, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater whose Keyboard Wizardry tutorial can be found at ! I'm putting together a live electronic music set where in some of the pieces I play my iPad and I really want a way to live process my 'Pad' and that's where the GiO is going to put my feet to work and free up my fingers. Just in case, there's a Key Command (Command+K in the US set) where you can select whatever controller zone you need to be active. These complex settings determine what all the buttons on the GiO's interface actually do and what they control and unless you are extremely well versed in control surface programming in Logic I wouldn't recommend playing with them! Of course, that's not going to hinder my insatiable curiosity! Now, when my GiO is detected on the USB bus Logic will automatically select the GiO zone in the Controller Assignments.

No GiO yet!! Day 1, 11pm - On Its Way!īack from the concert.

I've been wanting to try out this cool MIDI Controller/Audio Interface/Stomp box device for a while now! Darn, got to run. Unfortunately I'm soon heading into NYC to meet with some friends and listen to some really wild electronic music. I know my new Apogee GiO has been shipped. So I'm waiting at the studio for the delivery truck (it's raining). Steve H couldn't wait to get his hands (and feet) on one and walks us through his GiO experience over three days. However, the GiO has been designed to seamlesmosly integrate with Logic & Mainstage's Pedalboard and Garageband 11's new amps.īut GiO's aren't exclusively for guitar players! Trust Steve H to whip out his iPad and take an alternative approach to using a GiO. Like other controllers, the GiO can control effects plugins, instrument plugins and recording functions. It's been described as the complete guitar interface by Apogee and certainly looks the part! While it's more common to find controllers in the shape of keyboards and mixing desks, the GiO takes the form of a stomp box which can be controlled with the tap of a foot. The Apogee GiO has caused quite a stir in the world of Digital Music making.