An Interface Designed for Performance

  • These are the views and the layout used most often during a live performance.
  • It's always easy to see what's coming up: songs, cues, tempos, instrument changes
  • The current position indicator remains in the center of the display.
  • Tracks may be color-coded.
  • Most views may be zoomed both horizontally and vertically.
  • You may choose to open and work with individual files, or "sets" of songs as used for a performance.

Metronome Display

  • The current beat number is always prominently displayed. The current measure number is also emphasized.
  • A "bouncing ball" metronome may be used to assist you with conducting in slow or tempo-dynamic passages.
  • A "tempo ratio" control allows you to make real-time adjustments to the tempo during performance; use your keyboard's pitch wheel to control it.
  • Quick-transpose buttons
  • All commands critical during a performance may be mapped to your MIDI keyboard and/or PC keyboard

Cues

  • Cues are color-coded for quick recognition.
  • This example shows a Vamp (repeat until cued), a "Cola Voce" section (the conductor follows the singer beat-by-beat), and a Caesura (stop until cued).
  • The fermata cue pauses all sounding notes until cued.
  • The skip cue allows you to skip music without permanently deleting it.
  • Jump to cues anywhere in the song without missing a beat.
  • Cues provide for non-linear sequencing, which makes for a more dynamic and musical performance.

Karaoke

  • MIDI Maestro may also be used as a virtual "Karaoke machine" complete with bouncing ball or highlighted text.
  • Support for external-monitor, full-screen mode with background graphics and pagination for professional "PowerPoint-like" presentations, perfect for worship services or educational use.
  • The Lead-Sheet view combines staff notation with karaoke to emulate a "fake book"