Advice on Midi software for live performance

[ConorC]

Hi guys,
Total noob question here. I'm only learning to play the piano so this is a question that is not going to need an answer for a few months yet. I have an M-Audio Oxygen 49 which I really like and I play with it plugged into Reaper which is running my piano , and other, VSTs. I sing in a rock band and I want to be able to add the piano into the live performance at some point in the future. I know I could get a proper synth, but until that happens is there a piece of software I could put on my laptop that I could set up my VSTs and have a large enough interface that I could quickly switch between different VSTs? I know I could use reaper for this, I would prefer something less cluttered and easier to see at a glance during a live performance, if you know what I mean.

Is there such a thing? Any advice would be appreciated.

Conor

 

[ssscientist]

Yep.

Go to KVR and search for 'free host', 'can host' and 'VST' and push search. I did it just to make sure it worked as I thought it would, and the one I recommend you start with is Topten Software's free Cantabile. There's also a free app called 'Anvil Studio' that I've never used but looks like it might suit your needs.

If you'd rather pay for somthing post again - there are two candidates to consider.

 

[JohnMur]

Have you seen the "mainstage" function in Logic Pro?

 

[ashcat_lt]

Does the Oxygen have an easy way to change the MIDI channel it's sending? You could have up to 16 VSTi's running in Reaper, each responding to a different channel, and switch back and forth from the controller itself.