Now all the data needed (except for external plugins) is saved in the concert package. Select from the options provided and save the concert. (This obviously will not account for external sample libraries like Kontakt or Ivory but will keep all your EXS24 instruments together.) You can do this in MainStage by clicking File => Concert => Consolidate. MainStage has a Consolidate feature, which copies all the EXS24 samples used into the Concert package. I agree with CCT on making a bootable clone as a safeguard against catastrophic failure.Ī simpler method might be just backup up the concert file. Please forgive my stumbling-in-the-dark questions, and I appreciate anyone who has a moment to give advice or offer clarity! But again, since I'm a beginner, I have a feeling that the locations of the samples are in multiple folders, and I'm worried I'll muck up the backup process if I don't ask some experts first! How can I guarantee that the necessary samples will definitely exist in the correct places when rebooting? As I'm just starting to get acquainted with MainStage, I've run into a couple instances of sounds going missing when I reopen ("Instrument #75 cannot be found"), but I think I've taken care of those issues.the concert now seems to contain all the sounds/samples that are supposed to be there, every time I open MainStage. Is there a widely recommended brand/size of external drive for such a job? Should I back up the entire computer with Time Machine? Or is there a better or simpler way? so that all will be where it should be if/when something goes wrong and I need to reload/reboot from an external drive? I've created a large concert with many patches/songs, and I am nervous about backing everything up correctly: what is the best, safest, most foolproof way to save everything - the concert, the folders that contain the samples, etc.
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I am brand-new to MainStage, but will be using it for gigs with my brand-new MacBook Pro and controller.