MainStage 3.4 layers issue

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MainStage 3.4 layers issue

Hi Guys -- The new 3.4 update is really surprising me with some bugs. I haven't had any issues with a MainStage update since Spring 2012, and this update is making a real mess of several of my patches. Specifically a few of my patches that have numerous LAYERS and/or SPLITS in the keyboard -- some layers are NOT playing and also may not be visible in the Layer Editor. SOLUTION (so far it has worked): When I open the Layer Editor, then select the CHANNEL STRIP of non-playing layer in the Channel Strip Window, the missing layer then appeared in the Layer Editor window, then I adjusted the range of that layer up/down and then returned it to its desired location. Mysteriously, the layer then started working as normal again. Very frustrating and frankly alarming since I have shows coming up this weekend and I'm not 100% confident my MainStage concert is stable.

MainStage, macOS Mojave (10.14)

Posted on Oct 17, 2018 1:56 PM

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tencommandos Author

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Oct 18, 2018 11:00 AM in response to tencommandos

OK -- after some experimentation I'm finding that simply CLICKING ON (selecting) the non-working layer(s)' CHANNEL STRIP in the Channel Strips window is "waking up" the non-working layers. Then that patch works for performance. Unfortunately, if I save then quit and re-open the file, I have to repeat the above steps again the "wake up" non-working layers. I am also seeing major spikes in "energy impact" (in the Activity Monitor app) where the energy impact is over 500+ and the MacBook runs very hot/fan goes on high. MainStage is behaving like it's not optimized for Mojave despite it being an Apple product. MainStage 3.4 is in need of a patch with several bug fixes.

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Madddcow

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Oct 18, 2018 2:49 PM in response to tencommandos

Do you have a backup of your previous version of MainStage? If so, I’d be reverting back to that until the 3.4 bugs are fixed.

Make sure you send a bug report to Apple via the Feedback option in MainStage, including info of your workaround.

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Oct 29, 2018 10:57 AM in response to tencommandos

Hey,

The missing layers will be multi-timbral layers. 3.4 seems to have a bug with saving the multitimbral setup.

For me, at least, 3.4 seems riddled with bugs. I wish I had not upgraded!

Good luck,

Ant

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Oct 30, 2018 10:34 AM in response to tencommandos

I'm having exactly the same issue.

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