Controlling the Metronome

MainStage features a metronome that you can use to play in time with the concert tempo. The metronome always plays at the current tempo of the concert.

You can start the metronome in one of several ways.

To start the metronome
Do one of the following:
  • Click the Metronome button in the toolbar, if it is visible.

  • Click a button mapped to the Metronome action.

  • If you are using a Playback plug-in, click the Metronome button in the Playback window (or click a button mapped to the Metronome button).

  • Click any of the listed buttons again to stop the metronome.

Note: Starting the metronome also starts the MainStage clock if it is not already running.

By default, the metronome sound is routed to the main outputs (Output 1-2). You can route the metronome to another output pair, which can be useful in performance when you want to hear the metronome sound through a separate audio output (for example, a headphone mix) and not through the main outputs.

To change the audio output for the metronome sound
  1. Choose MainStage > Preferences.

  2. In the Metronome section of the General tab, choose a different audio output from the Output pop-up menu.

You can also change the volume of the metronome relative to the overall audio output.

To change the relative output of the metronome sound
  1. Choose MainStage > Preferences.

  2. In the Metronome section of the General tab, drag the volume slider left or right to adjust the relative volume of the metronome sound.