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1. Drag the lower alignment guide the one aligned with the front of the shelf control To make the angle steeper as though you are looking down from above Drag the lower alignment guide down To make the angle less steep as though you are looking from the front Drag the alignment guide up Keyboard Layers TEE AAAA rrr alignment guide to change the angle of the shelf Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 108 Move a shelf vertically Select one of the screen controls on the shelf The alignment guides for the shelf appear Keyboard Layers Drag the rear upper guide to move the shelf vertically Place the pointer over the upper alignment guide the one aligned with the rear of the shelf control The pointer becomes a move pointer a horizontal bar with up and down arrows Drag the upper alignment guide to move the shelf to a new position Group screen controls You can group screen controls together creating a grouped control You can move and resize the grouped control as a single unit Grouping screen controls has no effect on how they work in performance but makes it easier to quickly create a layout You can group screen controls using the Group button using the shortcut menu or using a background screen control You can quickly add one or more screen controls to a group and move or resize individual controls in a group without ungrouping them You can add a panel or an image to the backgrou
2. Edit Hardware Input parameters for an assignment Click the assignment you want to edit In the dialog that appears choose new Hardware Input parameters for the assignment from the pop up menus When you are finished click Done or click anywhere outside the dialog Block incoming controller messages You can block incoming controller messages that you do not want MainStage to process To block incoming controller messages the controller must not be assigned to any screen control Block unassigned controller messages In the Assignments amp Mappings table select the text Unassigned in the Assignment column In the Screen Control Inspector deselect the Send all unassigned MIDI to Channel Strips checkbox Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 78 _ A U N A U N Edit screen control parameters in Edit mode Screen control parameters in Edit mode overview In Layout mode you edit basic screen control parameters that are constant throughout the entire concert In Edit mode you can edit screen control parameters for a specific patch or set including editing parameter labels choosing custom colors and changing the appearance of the background or grouped screen control You can also override concert and set level mappings for an individual patch or a set Replace parameter labels You can replace the parameter label for a screen control for an individual patch or a set to make the label easier to identify Replace the
3. MainStage lets you quickly and easily make controller assignments and parameter mappings to speed your workflow You can customize your layout to match the controls on your MIDI hardware to optimize the use of available screen space or in other ways that suit your needs MainStage for keyboard controllers If you perform using a USB or MIDI keyboard controller you can play and control MainStage patches with software instruments using your controller You can assign faders knobs buttons and other controls on the keyboard controller to screen controls in your concert and then map those screen controls to parameters in your patches You can choose exactly the parameters you want to have at your fingertips for each patch and access them from your controller as you perform You can use MainStage with other MIDI controllers including sustain pedals expression pedals foot switches MIDI guitars and wind controllers that send standard MIDI messages You can also control external hardware synthesizers ReWire applications and other software instruments using external instrument channel strips MainStage for electric guitars If you play an electric guitar you can use MainStage as a powerful customizable multi effects processor After you connect your instrument to your computer using an audio interface you send your guitar s audio signal to audio channel strips in your patches where you can add effects including the Amp Designer and Pedalbo
4. banks e To keep multiple patches you will use in a single song together To share a set level instrument or channel strip between a group of songs Create sets You can create a new empty set or create a set from a group of selected patches Create a new empty set Choose New Set from the Action pop up menu in the upper right corner of the Patch List A new set appears in the Patch List Create a set from a group of patches In the Patch List select the patches you want to include in the new set Choose New Set From Selection from the Action pop up menu at the upper right corner of the Patch List The new set appears in the Patch List containing the selected patches You can add new patches to the set or drag existing patches into the set Rename sets When you create a set it is given a default name You can rename a set in the same way you rename a patch in the Patch List Rename a set Double click the set in the Patch List A text field appears with the set name which is selected Type a new name in the set name field Set the time signature for sets You can set the time signature for a set Time signatures can be used with the Playback plug in and also affect the beats of the metronome When you set the time signature for a set it overrides the concert level time signature if one is set Set the time signature for a set In the Set Inspector select the Has Time Signature checkbox Double click the number in th
5. Edit parameters for a screen control In Layout mode select the screen control When you drag a screen control to the workspace it is selected In the Screen Control Inspector edit the parameters for the selected screen control for example by choosing a menu item typing text clicking the button or selecting a checkbox Lift and stamp screen control parameters You can lift or copy certain parameters from a screen control and stamp them onto other screen controls This makes it easy to give multiple screen controls the same size appearance and text attributes to create a uniform look in your layout Parameters affected by lift and stamp include the parameters in the Appearance and Text Labels headings in the Screen Control Inspector except the control type as well as the size of the screen control Lift parameters from a screen control Control click the screen control in the workspace then choose Lift Attributes from the shortcut menu Stamp parameters onto another screen control Control click the screen control in the workspace then choose Stamp Attributes from the shortcut menu You can Shift click to select multiple screen controls then Control click the selection Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 113 Common screen control parameters You can edit the following common parameters for button fader knob pedal footswitch mod pitch wheel meter VU meter organ drawbar progress indicator and parameter text
6. For information about performing live with MainStage see Before the performance and the following sections in the Perform live with MainStage chapter Chapter 3 The MainStage interface 25 Resize the workspace You can adjust both the horizontal and vertical size of the workspace to give more room to the Patch List the inspector and the Channel Strips area Resize the workspace horizontally Move the pointer to the space between the workspace and the inspector The pointer becomes a resize pointer Drag up or down to resize the workspace Resize the workspace vertically Move the pointer to the space between the workspace and the Channel Strips area The pointer becomes a resize pointer Drag left or right to resize the workspace Chapter 3 The MainStage interface 26 Get started with MainStage Before you start You can quickly start working in MainStage by choosing a concert template and trying out the patch settings in the concert This chapter provides a brief guided walkthrough you can follow the first time you open MainStage Before you start working in MainStage you should connect the hardware equipment that you plan to use such as your keyboard controller audio interface instruments or microphones to your computer To use keyboard controllers and other MIDI devices with MainStage the devices should be capable of sending standard MIDI messages If you re not sure whether this is the case for a particular d
7. Bright Suitcase 1 Current Set 8 Send to All ff Next Set Range Max ma Concert Saved Value pe Range Min amp Tuner aster Tuning Invert Parameter Range Master Mute g Tap Tempo z Metronome p MIDI Beat Clock Beat Count Scale Parameter Click the action you want to map from the submenu 4 Select the action you want to map Note If you map a knob screen control to an action to select a patch such as the 10 Patches Previous Patch Next Patch or 10 Patches action the screen control jumps to the value of the hardware control regardless of the setting of the Respond to Hardware Move parameter in the Screen Control Inspector Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 72 Map a screen control to multiple parameters You can map a single screen control to multiple parameters and control how the screen control modifies each mapped parameter Mapping a screen control to multiple parameters is also referred to as multimapping You map a screen control to up to eight parameters by adding mappings in the Screen Control Inspector If you create multiple mappings for a screen control you can define the relationships between the first mapping and subsequent mappings This can be especially useful when for example you are mapping the same control to filter cutoff and filter resonance and you want to ensure that resonance does not exceed a certain maximum value as you increase the cutoff value The default relationship affects
8. Plug in Window Default size pop up menu Choose whether plug in windows are displayed at their standard size 100 or at a larger size Channel Strips e Level Meter Scale pop up menu Choose whether channel strip level meters use the Exponential or Sectional dB linear scale Pre Fader Metering checkbox When selected the level meters display volume levels pre fader Wide Channel Strips checkbox When selected channel strips are wider making plug in names easier to read Performance e Perform in Full Screen checkbox When selected Perform mode opens in a full screen view rather than a window Appendix C MainStage preferences 151 Key commands Appendix Concerts and layouts Includes key commands for creating opening and saving concerts and for exporting and importing layouts Default key command Function Command N New concert Command O Open concert Command W Close concert or close the active plug in window Command S Save concert Command Shift S Save concert as Command Control O Import layout Command Shift Control S Export layout Patches and sets Edit mode Includes key commands for adding selecting exporting and importing patches and sets Command Option N Add a new patch Command Option S Add a new set Command Import patches or sets Command E Export patch export set or export as set depending on what is selected Command Up Arrow Sel
9. e You audition edit and organize your sounds and map screen controls in Edit mode You customize the visual arrangement of controls onscreen and make controller assignments in Layout mode You use Perform mode when you perform live Layout mode Layout mode is where you customize your onscreen layout You drag screen controls into the workspace and arrange them onscreen to customize your layout You can also make connections between your MIDI hardware and your concert in Layout mode by creating controller assignments between your MIDI hardware and the screen controls Screen Control Inspector Screen Controls Palette Screen Control Inspector View and edit parameters for screen controls in the workspace including hardware input appearance and certain types of MIDI output parameters Screen Controls Palette Drag screen controls from the palette into the workspace to add them to your onscreen layout The palette has four tabs so that you can view all screen controls or only one type of screen control Panel controls appear as two dimensional objects in the workspace while shelf controls appear on an adjustable three dimensional shelf The Smart Controls screen control adapts the controls available depending on what patch you select Layout buttons Along the left side of the workspace is a series of buttons that you can use to quickly position selected screen controls in the workspace You can align distribute and group s
10. triggers the drum pad set in the Note value slider is not sent to any keyboard screen controls in the patch and so does not produce sound from any software instrument plug ins played using those keyboard screen controls Channel pop up menu Choose the MIDI channel on which MainStage receives input from the controller Note value slider Change the MIDI note for the drum pad to a different value than the learned value Appearance Color selector Choose the color for the active part of the screen control so that you can easily see when the drum pad is pressed Text Labels Color selector Choose the color for the active part of the text label Justification buttons Click to set the text justification left center or right Display pop up menu Choose what information is displayed in the text display area and how many lines are used to display text Add hardware label checkbox and field Select the checkbox then enter hardware label text in the field to display it on the top line of the control s text display Waveform screen control parameters You can use waveform screen controls to display the audio waveform of the audio file for a Playback plug in You can edit the Color and Hide Ruler parameters for waveform screen controls Appearance Color selector Choose the color for the waveform display Hide Ruler checkbox When selected the ruler at the top of the waveform display is not visible Chapter 7
11. Default Relation to First Mapping from the Action pop up menu located in the upper right corner of the Screen Control Inspector 3 Do one of the following To set subsequent mappings to be offset by a fixed value from the first mapping Choose Offset To set subsequent mappings to scale by a constant ratio starting from the same minimum value Choose Scale To set subsequent mappings to scale by a constant ratio to the point defined for the mapping starting from both the same minimum value and maximum value Choose Pivot Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 73 Edit the saved value for a mapped parameter Each mapped parameter has a saved value If you set the Parameter Values On Patch Change pop up menu to Reset to saved value in MainStage General preferences or in the Attributes tab of the Screen Control Inspector the parameter value for a patch returns to the last saved value when you change patches You can view and edit the saved value for each parameter mapping in the Screen Control Inspector If you change the value of a parameter in performance by manipulating screen controls those changes are saved only for the selected patch Editing the saved value in the Screen Control Inspector ensures that the value is saved regardless of whether the patch is selected To have MainStage reset patch parameters each time you select a patch choose Reset to saved value from the On Patch Change pop up menu You can edit the saved v
12. Fade Out button Gradually lowers the volume level of the tape loop over the time specified in the Fade Time field The Fade Out button remains highlighted until the fade out has finished and playback stops The fade out affects only previously recorded material You can start recording during a fade out and the new material is recorded and plays at full level When you record new material during a fade out Loopback does not stop when the fade out has finished but continues playing the newly recorded material If the tape loop length has been set pressing the Fade Out button or activating a screen control mapped to it while Loopback is playing clears the buffer but does not reset the loop length Pressing the Fade Out button while Loopback is stopped clears the buffer If the loop length was undefined when Loopback started playing it also resets the loop length Count in button Enables a one bar count in using the concert time signature Metronome button Turns the MainStage metronome on or off Appendix B_ The Loopback plug in 143 Undo button When pressed during playback or when stopped removes the most recently recorded take from the tape loop Pressing Undo during the first beat of a new take removes the previously recorded take Loopback information display The information display shows information about several key aspects of the audio material in the tape loop and lets you edit some of the displayed values I
13. Grouped Controls tab appears in the palette You can add custom grouped controls and name them so they will be accessible from every concert For information about adding custom grouped controls to the Screen Controls palette see Group screen controls on page 109 Add screen controls to a layout Add common screen controls In Layout mode you can quickly add screen controls to your layout and arrange them in the workspace You can drag screen controls into the workspace in any order If you plan to perform with a keyboard controller you might want to first drag a keyboard screen control into the workspace position it near the center and then drag screen controls for the faders knobs wheels buttons and other physical controls on the keyboard controller Add a screen control Drag the screen control from the Screen Controls palette to the workspace As you drag the screen control to the workspace a white outline appears showing where it will be added You can use the alignment guides to align the screen control with other items in the workspace When you drag a screen control into the workspace the control is selected and the available hardware assignments and other parameters for the screen control appear in the Screen Control Inspector to the left of the workspace Different types of screen controls have different parameters which are described in Edit screen control parameters on page 113 Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 104 Mo
14. Layout Inspector To have a screen control respond to a specific controller or to the same channel as the keyboard screen control choose that controller from the Device pop up menu In Edit mode you set the device from which a channel strip receives MIDI input in the Input tab of the software instrument Channel Strip Inspector By default channel strips receive input from the first controller in the layout You can set a channel strip to receive input from another device in the Input pop up menu Tips for performing with guitars and other instruments If you are using one of the Guitar Rigs templates designed for use with electric guitar you can play your electric guitar and use MainStage as a multi effects processor The patches in the template make extensive use of the Amp Designer amp simulation plug in and the Pedalboard effects plug ins as well as other effects commonly used with guitars Guitar patches with Pedalboard style screen controls can be assigned to a foot switch allowing you to bypass different effects in the channel strip Some patches also allow you to switch between channel strips with different effects using an expression pedal When playing guitars and other low impedance instruments be sure they are connected to an audio input that matches the impedance of the instrument Connecting a guitar to a standard line level audio input may produce a lower volume level for the guitar s output than intended You can also use Ma
15. MainStage stops receiving MIDI clock messages it continues to use the last received value for the tempo until you select a patch or set with its own tempo setting or tap a new tempo Chapter 6 Work with concerts 91 Define the source for program change messages By default MainStage receives and responds to program change messages from all connected MIDI controllers Some MIDI controllers however send program change messages while performing other operations You can define the source for program change messages for a concert so the concert responds to messages for only one MIDI device port or channel Choose the source for program change messages In the Attributes tab of the Concert Inspector choose the device or port from which the concert will receive program change messages from the Device pop up menu If you want to limit messages to a single MIDI channel on the device choose the MIDI channel from the Channel pop up menu Set the pan law for a concert Audio signals panned to the center position may sound louder than signals panned hard left or right The Pan Law value determines the amount of volume reduction applied to audio that is panned to the center position You can choose the pan law setting in the Attributes tab Set the pan law in the Concert Inspector In the Attributes tab of the Concert Inspector choose one of the following pan law settings 0dB With no change to the volume level signals will seem louder when pan
16. Number pop up menu Choose the MIDI control number that the control sends For common MIDI controls such as volume the control name appears in the menu along with the number MIDI Thru pop up menu Choose whether the control automatically passes MIDI through or does not pass MIDI through Send Value to pop up menu Sends the current value of the screen control to supported devices to display using an LED ring around a rotary encoder or to move a motorized fader Settings e Name field Enter a name for the screen control Appearance Color selector Choose the color for the active part of the screen control which visually displays its current value in performance This parameter is not available for text or meter screen controls Control pop up menu Choose the type for the screen control If you change the control to a different type you may need to resize it in the workspace Text Labels e Color selector Choose the color for the text labels Display pop up menu Choose what information is displayed in the text display area for the control and how many lines are used to display it Add hardware label checkbox and field Select the checkbox then type a hardware label in the field to display it on the top line of the control s text display Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 114 Keyboard screen control parameters If you are using a keyboard controller or another MIDI device that sends MIDI note messages your layout shou
17. OS X menu and key commands or by Option dragging When you paste or duplicate a patch it includes any mappings made to parameters in the original patch You can also delete a patch if you no longer want to use it in the concert Copy a patch Select the patch in the Patch List Choose Edit gt Copy or press Command C Paste a patch After copying a patch choose Edit gt Paste or press Command Vv Delete a patch Select the patch in the Patch List Choose Edit gt Delete or press the Delete key Reorder and move patches in the Patch List When you add a patch to a concert the new patch appears below the currently selected patch in the Patch List You can drag patches in the Patch List to reorder them MainStage includes a Move Again command that lets you easily move selected patches multiple times You can use Move Again when you drag paste create or delete patches in the Patch List Reorder patches in the Patch List Drag patches up or down in the Patch List until they appear in the order you want Move patches repeatedly After moving the patch once choose Move again from the Action pop up menu or press Shift Option M for each additional move Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 39 Create a patch from several patches You can create a patch by combining several existing patches The new patch contains all of the channel strips of the selected patches Create a patch from several existing patches 1 In the Patch List select
18. Output 1 2 Double click the Instrument slot to open the instrument plug in window You need to set up the output routing for individual sounds or samples in the instrument plug in window You set up output routing for the EXS24 mkll in the Instrument Editor and set up output routing for Ultrabeat in the Output menu of the Assignment section of the Ultrabeat window On the channel strip click the Add button to add additional outputs Each time you add an output a new section of the channel strip is added with the next available pair of outputs Each output uses the same instrument but each can have its own inserts volume pan and expressions settings and its own effect sends as well as its own outputs Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 56 For more information about using multiple instrument outputs see MainStage Help and the MainStage Instruments manual Information about specific instruments for example Ultrabeat can be found in the chapters covering those instruments Use external MIDI instruments in MainStage You can add an external MIDI instrument channel strip to a patch and use it to play an external instrument such as a hardware synthesizer You can also use an external instrument channel strip to play a ReWire application When you use an external MIDI instrument channel strip you choose the MIDI channel to send MIDI output from MainStage to the instrument and choose the audio inputs to receive audio from
19. The screen control is mapped to the selected parameter and the Unmapped tab takes the name of the parameter You can continue mapping additional screen controls by clicking them in the workspace and then choosing parameters in the Parameter Mapping browser Using the Parameter Mapping browser you can map parameters that are not visible in plug in windows You can also map screen controls to MainStage actions and to AppleScript scripts For more information about mapping screen controls see Map screen controls on page 69 Note If you change the channel strip setting for a channel strip to which you have mapped screen controls you will lose any parameter mappings You can also edit velocity sensitivity for a channel strip create controller transforms and filter various MIDI messages For information about editing channel strips see Channel Strip Inspector on page 48 Map screen controls to actions In addition to mapping screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters you can map them to MainStage actions Actions let you select patches and sets silence MIDI notes control the Tuner and the metronome tap a new tempo display information about patches MIDI messages and other information and perform other functions using screen controls For a complete table of actions including descriptions and usage notes see Actions overview on page 156 The Actions folder which appears in the Parameter Mapping browser along with availab
20. Thru parameter for the screen control is set to Automatic or to the input device the messages are passed through This is the default for screen controls set to receive volume pan expression sustain modulation pitch bend and aftertouch messages e Ifa screen control for that MIDI message type exists and the MIDI Thru parameter for the screen control is set to Do not pass through the data is not passed through This is the default for most other screen controls The reason for these exceptions is so that when you add a screen control for a modulation wheel or a sustain pedal for example it automatically responds to the appropriate MIDI message type without your having to configure it further If you want to have the screen control respond to a different type of MIDI message you can choose another MIDI message type from the Number pop up menu in the Screen Control Inspector Incoming MIDI messages that are passed through are passed to any channel strips mapped to the same device sending those messages that is to the keyboard controller you are using to play those channel strips If there is no matching device the MIDI messages are sent to all channel strips You can also filter incoming MIDI messages for individual channel strips For information on filtering MIDI messages see Filter MIDI messages on page 53 Export layouts You can export a layout so that you can save it independently from the concert and import
21. When you are finished assigning controls click the Assign amp Map button again to turn off the assignment process For information about working in the Assignments and Mappings pane see Assignments and mappings overview on page 76 For information about making controller assignments in Layout mode see Controller assignments overview on page 111 Map a screen control After you have learned controller assignments for the screen controls you want to use you can map the screen controls to the parameters in the patches you want to control when you are performing You will likely want to map screen controls to parameters in each patch in a concert so that you can easily access and modify the parameters you want for each patch when you perform live You can also map parameters at the concert level to control master volume view master levels or modify concert wide effects There are two ways to map screen controls to parameters by visually selecting parameters on channel strips or plug in windows or by choosing parameters in the Parameter Mapping browser To learn how to map a screen control to a channel strip or plug in parameter see Map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters on page 69 To learn how to map a screen control to an action see Map screen controls to actions on page 71 Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 34 Map a screen control to a parameter 1 In the workspace click the screen control you want to map
22. Work in Layout mode 116 Selector screen control parameters You can use selector screen controls to display and select patches and sets or to display and select markers in audio files used by a Playback plug in You can edit the following parameters for selector patch or marker selector screen controls Appearance e View Patches and Sets button When active both patches and sets are shown in the selector Dual Column Display checkbox When selected sets are displayed in the left column and patches are displayed in the right column Patches or markers button When active only patches are shown in the selector Items to Display value slider Set the number of items lines visible in the selector e Color selector Choose the color for selected items in the selector Set Justification buttons Click to set whether sets are left center or right justified in the selector Patch Justification buttons Click to set whether patches are left center or right justified in the selector Text screen control parameters You can edit the following parameters for text screen controls after adding text to the text field Text Parameters e Font button Select text click the Font button to show the Font menu then choose the font style color and size Alignment buttons Select whether the selected text is left right or center aligned or justified Text field Enter the text you want to display onscreen Show frame aro
23. a channel strip Change a channel strip setting Learn a controller assignment Map a screen control Try out Perform mode Use Quick Help 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 41 42 42 42 43 45 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 50 50 51 51 52 55 56 57 58 59 59 59 61 61 62 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 67 68 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode Edit mode overview Work with patches in Edit mode Select items in the Patch List Copy paste and delete patches Reorder and move patches in the Patch List Create a patch from several patches Set the time signature for patches Change the tempo when you select a patch Set program change and bank numbers Defer patch changes Instantly silence the previous patch Change patch icons Change the tuning for a patch Work with channel strips in Edit mode Channel strips overview Show signal flow channel strips Show the metronome channel strip Create an alias of a channel strip Add a patch bus Channel Strip Inspector Choose channel strip settings Rename channel strips Change channel strip colors Change channel strip icons Use feedback protection with channel strips Work with software instrument channel strips Use the EXS24 mkll Instrument Editor in MainStage Use multiple instrument outputs Use external MIDI instruments in MainStage Delete channel strips Create keyboard layers and splits Layers and splits overview Define the key range Set floating split points Set the velocity range Work with
24. all future mappings for the same and other screen controls but does not affect existing mappings The default is set to Scale the first time you open MainStage Add a mapping 1 Map the screen control to a parameter or action as described in Map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters on page 69 and Map screen controls to actions on page 71 2 With the screen control selected click the Add Mapping button at the upper right corner of the Screen Control Inspector A new Unmapped tab appears in the Inspector showing the Parameter Mapping browser 3 Inthe Parameter Mapping browser choose the parameter to which you want to map the screen control If you add a mapping while the Learn process is active the Assign amp Map button is red you can immediately learn the new mapping There are key commands for selecting the previous and next tab to make mapping to multiple parameters easier For more information see Parameter mapping Edit mode on page 153 View all mappings for a screen control n the Screen Control Inspector click the Mappings tab The mappings appear in a list view that shows the minimum and maximum range values and patch change behavior for each mapping and includes buttons to open the Parameter graph and Invert graph values for each mapping Define the default relationship between the first mapping and subsequent mappings 1 Select a screen control you want to map to multiple parameters 2 Choose
25. and group parameters For in depth information about using the EXS24 mkill Instrument Editor see the MainStage Instruments manual Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 55 Use multiple instrument outputs MainStage supports the multiple output versions of the EXS24 mkII Ultrabeat and some Audio Units instruments You can insert multi output instruments and use them to route different outputs to different physical outputs to apply different plug ins or processing to different outputs or for other uses If an instrument supports multiple outputs one or more multi output versions are available in the Instrument Plug in pop up menu for the instrument EXS24 Sampler No Plug in String Acoustic Picked Synth gt ppn Classic Clean AU Instruments The Plug in menu shows specific information about output configurations for example EXS24 Multi Output 5xStereo 6xMono Note Not all instruments support multiple outputs If no multi output version is available in the Plug in menu the instrument does not support multiple outputs Insert a multi output instrument On the channel strip in which you want to use the multi output instrument click the Instrument slot Choose the instrument from the Plug in menu and choose the multi output version from the submenu The instrument name appears in the Instrument slot and a small Add button appears below the Solo button on the channel strip The Output for the instrument is set to
26. and have the audio file continue playing Being able to use the plug in at any level gives you a great deal of creative freedom in how you use it Each instance of the plug in can play one audio file You can use audio files in a variety of file formats including AIFF WAVE and CAF You can play audio files containing marker information including files exported bounced from Logic Pro and Apple Loops and shift playback to markers located at different time positions in the audio file There are two ways to add a Playback plug in by dragging an audio file to the Channel Strips area or from the Instrument slot on a channel strip When you add multiple Playback plug ins by dragging audio files to the Channel Strips area the newly added plug ins are all assigned to the same group Add a Playback plug in by dragging an audio file In the Patch List select the patch to which you want to add a Playback plug in You can also select a set or the concert icon Drag an audio file from the Finder to the space between channel strips in the Channel Strips area A black line appears between the channel strips and the pointer becomes an Add File pointer as a new channel strip is created The new channel strip contains a Playback plug in with the audio file you dragged to the Channel Strips area Add a Playback plug in from the Instrument slot Click the Add Channel Strip button to add a new channel strip to the patch set or concert In the Channel S
27. any channel strip effect by clicking it to open the plug in window and then adjusting parameters in the plug in window You can add multiple effects to an aux and adjust the level and pan of the aux using the channel strip controls on the aux You can also add concert wide effects to an aux at the patch level if Show Signal Flow Channel Strips is turned on For information about showing signal flow channel strips in the Channel Strips area see Show signal flow channel strips on page 46 Chapter 6 Work with concerts 96 Use auxes to control channel strip output You can send the output of multiple channel strips to an aux auxiliary channel strip and then use the aux to control the volume level and pan position of the channel strips Sending the output to an aux is also useful for adding EQ or compression to a group of patches When you send channel strip output to an aux the volume fader of the channel strip controls how much of the signal is sent to the aux When you control the output of multiple channel strips using an aux their relative volume levels and pan positions are preserved but the overall volume level and pan position are modified by the aux Volume fader and Pan knob Send the output of a channel strip to an aux 1 Inthe Patch List select the patch you want to control using an aux 2 Inthe channel strip click the Output slot and choose a bus from the pop up menu Control the output of channel strips using an aux 1 In th
28. available memory You can add channel strips to an existing patch or to new ones you create and can organize patches into sets For information about patches and sets see Edit mode overview on page 37 The process of creating a new concert from a concert template is described in Choose a template on page 27 You can open an existing concert to play the patches in the concert or continue editing them Open an existing concert Do one of the following Choose File gt Open Concert select the concert you want to open then click Open Choose File gt New In the Choose Template dialog click Open an Existing Concert then choose the concert in the Open dialog In the Finder double click the concert In the Finder drag the concert over the MainStage icon in the Dock The first time you open a concert the first patch is selected and the Patch Library is open so you can easily choose a patch setting When you reopen a concert the patch that was selected when you last saved the concert is selected If any audio files or other assets are not found when you open a concert a dialog appears showing which assets are missing and asking if you want to search for the assets locate them manually or skip them By default when you open a concert it opens in Edit mode You can change the default behavior in MainStage preferences For more information see General preferences on page 148 Note When you open a concert created with an earlier ve
29. can add channel strips choose channel strip settings add instruments and effects and edit their parameters to customize your sounds You can even mix channel strips of different types in a single patch You organize patches for a concert in the Patch List which includes grouping them into sets which are folders where you can store patches you want to keep together Each concert includes a visual interface called a layout with screen controls that you use to modify your patches in live performance Screen controls include keyboards faders knobs buttons pedals drum pads and other hardware controls and displays You make connections between your MIDI devices and your MainStage concert by assigning hardware controls to the screen controls in the concert then map the screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters completing the connection so you can easily manipulate the parameters for each patch in the concert Controller Parameter FS assignment mapping oss m ooo pS IE IE OOO gE ij eA E N HNN Hardware control MainStage screen control Channel strip or plug in parameter You can also map screen controls to actions which provide the ability to select patches control the Tuner or metronome provide visual feedback and perform other functions
30. change number so that it is the same as an existing program change number the word Duplicate appears in red next to the Program Change value slider If two or more patches have the same program change number and the numbers are active the patch that appears first highest in the Patch List or patch selector is selected when you send the program change message with the corresponding value Using Reset Bank and Program Numbers sets the bank automatically based on sets This allows you to browse sets using bank select numbers and browse patches using program change numbers to access a large number of patches You can assign buttons and other controls to send program change messages and use them to select patches in the concert For information about assigning buttons see Button assignments on page 112 Defer patch changes By default when you switch patches the new patch is ready to play immediately You can defer a patch change so that the patch change occurs after the last note of the previous patch has been released or sustained Defer a patch change In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector select the Defer Patch Change checkbox Note Deferring patch change works in Perform mode but does not work when you are editing patches in Edit mode You can defer incoming MIDI program changes and buttons mapped to actions but not defer patch changes made by clicking the Selector object or using the arrow keys Instantly sil
31. concert wide routing you can add patch specific busses for routing inside a patch using patch busses does not contribute to the global maximum They can be used for a variety of purposes such as a local volume control for layered patches A patch bus is available only for the patch you add it to Patch busses for each patch are numbered sequentially starting from 1 Two different patches may each have a patch bus named Patch Bus 1 but each one is unique to the patch it was added to The signal flows of the two patch busses are completely independent Add a patch specific bus Click a Send slot then choose Patch Bus gt Insert Patch Bus from the shortcut menu Sends v Bus 2 Small Room 1 0s Villa Bathroom t1 2 Output4 2 Output 1 2 Post Pan v Post Fader Pre Fader Ae Nay No Send 0 0 0 0 Bus Patch Bus Patch Bus 1 E Patch Bus 2 Insert Patch Bus N A new patch bus appears in the Send menu for the patch Channel Strip Inspector You can add instruments to software instrument channel strips and add effects to any channel strip in the Channel Strips area You edit channel strip parameters in the Channel Strip Inspector which appears below the workspace when the channel strip is selected in the Channel Strips area You can set the key range and velocity offset create a controller transform and filter MIDI control messages to the channel strip You can also rename the channel strip and change the cha
32. delete a set if you decide you no longer want it in the concert Delete a set Select the set in the Patch List Choose Edit gt Delete or press the Delete key When you delete a set the patches in the set are also deleted To delete the set without deleting the patches move the patches outside the set before you delete it Add a channel strip at the set level You can add channel strips at the set level and play the set level channel strips together with every patch in the set This can be useful for example if you want to use the same bass instrument in a single song or group of songs You can place the patches for all of the songs in a set add a channel strip at the set level and then add a bass instrument to the set level channel strip You can set the key range of the bass instrument to play only notes in the lower octaves so that you can play it together with your patches Important If you add a channel strip at the set level it takes precedence over all of the channel strips in all of the patches in the set For example if you add a software instrument channel strip at the set level the software instrument for the set takes precedence over all of the software instruments in all of the patches in the set that fall within the same key range as the set wide software instrument Add a set level channel strip In the Patch List select the set Click the Add Channel Strip button at the top of the Channel Strips area In t
33. drum pad or button screen control to use note velocity Map the screen control to a non binary parameter such as Volume In the Screen Control Inspector click the tab for the mapping Select the Use note velocity checkbox Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 74 AA U N Use parameter mapping graphs Each parameter mapping has a Parameter graph You can edit the graph to remap input values to different output values for the parameter Open the Parameter graph for a mapping In the tab for the mapping or in the Mappings tab double click the Graph button for the mapping you want to edit The Parameter graph window opens The title of the graph window shows the parameter name For information about editing graphs see Work with graphs on page 62 Map screen controls to all channel strips in a patch When you map a screen control to a channel strip parameter such as volume or pan you can map it to control the same parameter in all of the channel strips in the patch This is particularly useful when you want to control the overall volume of a layered sound even if the different layers are played across multiple keyboards Map a screen control to all channel strips in a patch Map the screen control to a common screen control parameter such as volume or pan In the column on the left of the Parameter Mapping browser select the Send to All folder Select the destination from the second column Select the parameter to map the screen contr
34. for a screen control the control follows the value of its individual setting The choices are To have screen controls instantly change to match the hardware value choose Jump To have screen controls change when the hardware control matches its current value choose Pickup e To have screen controls move relative to the hardware control choose Relative Autosaving e Autosave modified concerts pop up menu Choose the time interval for autosaving modified concerts or choose Never to turn off autosaving Note For performance reasons autosaving does not occur in Perform mode However the concert is autosaved when you switch to Perform mode Audio preferences These preferences let you set the audio output and input drivers set the size of the I O buffer set the audio sample rate and choose which note is displayed as middle C Audio Audio Output pop up menu Choose the device you want to use to hear the audio output from MainStage e Audio Input pop up menu Choose the device you want to use as the source for audio input Choose Automatic to use the system setting for audio input except when the only available input device is the built in microphone in which case no input device is selected e Setup buttons Click one of the Setup buttons to open the Audio MIDI Setup window and configure audio output or input Sample Rate pop up menu Choose the sample rate for audio input If you are using an audio interface or other
35. for audio interfaces making it possible to connect and turn on a new audio interface while MainStage is open An alert appears when you connect a new device and prompts you to select and confirm the audio interface and driver that you want to use All digital audio interfaces can be susceptible to latency a noticeable delay between the time the audio signal is produced and when you hear it You should always attach your audio interface directly to the computer rather than through a hub or daisy chaining it through another device Doing so can cause an unacceptable amount of latency particularly with slower USB 1 1 devices Connect an audio interface to your computer Do one of the following Connect an audio interface to your computer s USB or FireWire port v T i USB Universal Serial Bus o n FireWire 400 6 pin m Sometimes labeled iLINK Sc E of fia gt LB FireWire 400 4 pin o innannl sai Wo Li Firewire 800 9 pin Connect an audio interface to a PCle Peripheral Component Interconnect Express card installed in your computer PCle provides extremely high bandwidth and fast data transfer rates allowing audio input and output at the highest possible sample rates and bit depths Connect an audio interface to an ExpressCard 34 slot installed in your computer ExpressCard 34 supports both PCle and USB 2 0 connectivit
36. for selecting a mapping row when it receives MIDI input Show the Assignments and Mappings table Click the Assignments amp Mappings tab at the top of the workspace or press Command Shift M Click the Workspace tab at the top of the window or press Command Shift W to return to the workspace Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 76 Create and delete assignments and mappings The Assignments amp Mappings tab includes an Assign amp Map button so you can quickly create new assignments and mappings You can also create assignments and mappings independent of any screen control allowing you to use a hardware control to adjust the value of a parameter or action for which there is no screen control in the workspace You can also delete assignments and mappings in the Assignments amp Mappings table When you select a row in the table with both an assignment and a mapping only the mapping is deleted When you select a row containing only an assignment an alert appears If the assignment has a screen control the assignment is deleted but the screen control remains in the table If the assignment has no screen control the entire row is deleted Create a new assignment and mapping together Choose New Assignment from the Action pop up menu A new blank row appears in the table Click the Assign amp Map button Manipulate the hardware control you want to assign The row is updated to show the new assignment To create a mapping do on
37. for the selected screen control The Screen Control Inspector includes General and Mapping tabs as well as a tab labeled Unmapped 2 Inthe Screen Control Inspector click the Unmapped tab The Parameter Mapping browser appears showing the channel strips and plug ins available for mapping as well as the Actions folder 3 Inthe column on the left of the Parameter Mapping browser select the channel strip with the parameter to which you want to map the screen control Parameters for the selected channel strip appear in the columns on the right Additional folders for the instruments and effects in the channel strip may appear in these columns Click a folder to see the parameters for that instrument or effect Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 70 4 Select the parameter you want to map Click the channel strip or plug in with the parameter you want to map Screen Control Inspector Attributes Mappings 5 None T Volume amp Actions M Mute F Bright Suitcase 1 gt M Pan 8 Send to All gt Expression F Bass Boost Solo Bell Volume Range Max Saved Value 7 Articulation ID Bend Range Down Renae Min Off 7a Level Bend Range Up amp Sends Chorus i MIDI Controller El Chorus Int Vintage Electric Piano gt F Chorus Rate Compressor 7 Damper Volume Channel EQ gt lH Decay Delay FF Invert Parameter Range Scale Parameter Click the parameter to which you want to map the screen control
38. in some cases result in audio dropouts or glitches particularly if you set the audio buffer to a smaller size For this reason it is recommended that you use Space Designer sparingly in your concerts and use a few Space Designer instances on auxiliary channel strips shared between multiple patches rather than in individual patches Some Audio Units plug ins can introduce latency Using effects that introduce latency such as compressors and limiters can produce undesirable or unpredictable results during live performance Other Audio Units plug ins particularly instrument and amp modeling plug ins require high levels of real time processing and can affect the performance of your concert For information about adding and configuring plug ins in MainStage see Work with plug ins overview on page 65 Chapter 2 Set up your system 21 The MainStage interface The MainStage window You do all your work in MainStage in a single window The MainStage window makes it easy to work with your patches and your concert s layout When you open MainStage the workspace fills the center of the window with inspectors and other editing areas on the sides and below When you are ready to perform you can choose Perform mode to maximize computer performance and display space for easy viewing on stage Workspace with Toolbar Activity Monitor screen controls Inspector The main features of the MainStage window include Toolbar Includes buttons for
39. in the Patch Inspector Patch Inspector Attributes Tuning Bass Drum Kit Drum Machine a Guitar f Audio Channel Strips amp amp Instrument Channel St fi Vintage Electric Piano i i World gt i JN Deep Purple 2 a Arpeggiator gt it JN Distorted B 2 Select the patch setting you want to use from the Patch Library If you are using a keyboard controller select a Keyboard patch If you are playing an electric guitar select a Guitar Rig patch For other instruments or vocals you can choose a template from the appropriate category or modify a keyboard or guitar template to suit your needs If the patch uses an audio channel strip make sure the channel strip is set to use the correct audio input then gradually raise the volume fader on the channel strip until you hear sound on the channel Rename a patch Double click the patch in the Patch List A field appears with the patch name which is selected Layout Jee Patch List d My Concert Te Bright Suitcase Classic Rock Organ Distorted Clav Double click the patch Classic Pulse Lead name then type a new name 2 Enter a new name in the patch name field Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 30 un A U N Select and play patches You access the patches in your concert by selecting them in the Patch List Using a MIDI controller you can play patches that have a software instrument channel strip If you are playing an electric i
40. information You can access the additional information by pressing Command Shift H while the pointer is over the corresponding control or area Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 36 Work in Edit mode Edit mode overview In Edit mode you add and edit patches to create your custom sounds choose patch settings in the Patch Library organize and select patches in the Patch List edit patch parameters in the Inspector and map screen controls to parameters and actions You can create custom patches in Edit mode and organize them in the Patch List so that you can easily access them when you perform Patches are the individual sounds you play using your keyboard controller for MIDI keyboardists and the effects setups you use with your guitar microphone or other instrument for guitarists vocalists and other instrumentalists MainStage patches can contain multiple channel strips each with a different instrument or effects setup Some basic patch operations including adding and naming patches selecting and naming patches and adding channel strips to patches are described in the Get started with MainStage chapter If MainStage is currently in Layout or Perform mode click the Edit button in the top left corner of the MainStage window to begin working in Edit mode As you work in Edit mode you can use the Activity Monitor in the toolbar to view the current CPU and memory information as well as received MIDI messages You can show or h
41. layout for the concert changes to the imported layout Because of the wide variety of possible layouts not all assignments and mappings may be converted as you intended depending on the differences between the layouts After you import a layout into a concert be sure to try the screen controls in the concert to see if they work as expected After importing the layout you may need to manually reassign some controls and then manually remap screen controls in your patches for the concert to work with the new layout If the imported layout has fewer screen controls than the old layout or has different types of screen controls you will likely have to add new screen controls after importing and then assign physical controls to the screen controls to maintain the same level of functionality Change the aspect ratio of a layout You can change the aspect ratio of a concert layout Changing the aspect ratio lets you use the concert with different monitor types 16 10 widescreen 4 3 standard and 10 16 portrait Change the aspect ratio for a layout Choose Aspect Ratio from the workspace Action pop up menu then choose the aspect ratio from the submenu Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 119 Perform live with MainStage Before the performance Now that you ve created and organized your sounds and set up your layout it s time to play MainStage features Perform mode that optimizes your display for live performance Here are a few things to check
42. maps the range of values sent by the hardware control to the optimal range of values usable by the parameter For example many faders knobs and other MIDI controls send a range of numeric values between 0 and 127 You could map a hardware knob with this range of values to control the frequency parameter of an EQ effect which has a range of usable values between 20 Hz and 20 kHz When you map the screen control for the knob to the EQ frequency parameter MainStage converts the values sent by the hardware knob to be distributed between the minimum 20 Hz and maximum 20 kHz values for the parameter Knob assignments MIDI controllers can have different types of knobs or rotary controllers Knobs can be either absolute controllers which send a fixed value determined by the knob s position or can be relative controllers which increment or decrement the previous value regardless of their exact position Knobs can either have a fixed range of movement or be continuous sometimes called endless rotary encoders When you assign a knob screen control using the Assign button MainStage attempts to determine which type of knob or rotary control on your hardware is sending the MIDI message and sets the value in the Type pop up menu in the Screen Control Inspector to the correct value For absolute controllers the correct value is Absolute for relative controllers the correct value can be either Relative 2 s complement or Relative Sign magnitu
43. program change and bank change value sliders in the Channel Strip Inspector so you can be sure that the values you enter send the correct program and bank change messages If you want the external instrument to respond to the program change but do not want it to receive note or other MIDI information from your controller click the MIDI Input tab and choose None from the Keyboard pop up menu Send program changes to an external instrument using a screen control In the workspace click the screen control you want to use to send program change messages In the Screen Control Inspector click the Unmapped tab In the Mapping browser select the external instrument then select the MIDI Controller folder from the submenu In the third column from the left select Program Change The screen control is mapped to the Program Change parameter By moving the hardware control assigned to the screen control you can send program changes to the external instrument Note If the MIDI Out parameter of the external instrument channel strip is set to the external instrument when you map the screen control to the Program change parameter a program change Program 0 is sent when you create the mapping If you are editing the program on the external instrument your changes may be lost To map the screen control without sending an immediate program change to the external instrument choose None from the MIDI Out slot of the external instrument before you c
44. program change number You can use program change messages to select patches but not sets For information about how your MIDI device sends program change messages consult the documentation that came with the device or the manufacturer s website For information about changing the program change number for a patch see Set program change and bank numbers on page 41 Screen controls in performance In performance you use the controls on your MIDI hardware devices that are assigned to screen controls to manipulate the parameters mapped to those screen controls When you select a new patch the parameters you mapped for that patch are instantly available for editing When you move a physical control the screen control updates based on the Respond to Hardware Move parameter in the Screen Control Inspector If the parameter is set to Jump the screen control instantly moves to the position of the hardware control If the parameter is set to Pickup the screen control starts moving when the hardware control reaches its current position If the parameter is set to Relative the screen control moves in sync with the hardware control starting from its current position Tempo changes in performance When you open the concert you plan to use in your performance MainStage uses the tempo for the concert you set in the Concert Inspector If the Get tempo from MIDI input checkbox is selected MainStage uses incoming MIDI beat clock to set the tempo Fo
45. quick access to common commands and tools Activity Monitor Shows your computer s processor and memory usage and shows the input from your MIDI devices as you edit and perform Workspace The canvas where you customize your onscreen layout assign hardware controls to screen controls and view your concerts while you perform You can also view assignments and mappings for the concert Screen controls The onscreen objects that correspond to the controls on your hardware devices You can add and arrange screen controls in the workspace assign hardware controls to screen controls and then map them to parameters you want to control for each patch in your concert Channel strips Channel strips are where you build and customize your sounds MainStage channel strips feature Insert Sends and I O menus as well as level meters faders pan knobs and other controls 22 Inspectors Inspectors appear below in Edit mode or along the left side of the MainStage window in Layout mode when you select different items onscreen The inspectors allow you to edit parameters and attributes for patches sets screen controls channel strips and the concert Most inspectors feature tabs that make it easy to quickly access the parameters you want to edit To make working easier MainStage features three different modes each suited to a different task Some features are common to all modes while others are exclusive to a particular mode
46. result in playback artifacts You may want to try different settings to find the lowest setting that does not produce any artifacts I O Safety Buffer checkbox When selected MainStage uses an additional buffer to process audio output streams providing a safeguard against crackling noises that may occur when using very low I O Buffer Size settings If turning on this preference does not improve things on your system disable the checkbox and select a larger I O buffer size setting Note Use of the I O Safety Buffer preference increases the output latency and therefore the round trip input plus output latency Driver Latency slider Drag the slider to set the amount of latency Drag left to decrease the amount of latency or drag right to increase the amount of safety may increase latency The latency for the current buffer size is displayed below the Driver Latency slider CPU Usage slider Drag the slider to set the amount of processor power devoted to audio processing For multi core processors this controls the number of cores devoted to audio processing Recording Output pop up menu Choose the audio output to record Recordings Folder field Click the field then browse to choose the location where recordings are saved The file path of the chosen location appears in the field File Format pop up menu Choose the file format for audio recordings The choices are AIFF CAF WAVE Audio Channel Strips e Silen
47. screen controls Hardware Input MIDI Port pop up menu Shows the name of the device containing the assigned control The device name may correspond to the name of a keyboard controller or to a port on the controller if it has multiple ports You can choose another device All or Unassigned Channel pop up menu Choose the MIDI channel on which MainStage receives input from the controller If you plan to use more than one keyboard when you perform be sure that screen controls such as faders and knobs are assigned to receive input from the correct controller using the Device and Channel pop up menus Type pop up menu Choose the type of control messages to which the control responds Control types include the following three categories e Continuous Control Includes knobs rotary encoders faders and most pedals that send values in the range of 0 127 In most cases these controls are set to Absolute Some rotary encoders can be set to Relative after you program the hardware device to send relative controller messages The different types of Relative control messages represent different encoding types used by different vendors who may refer to them by proprietary names Button Control Toggle Only Includes buttons that send either one Single or two Alternating values Button Control Toggle or Momentary Includes drum pads and other buttons that send a value when the button is released as well as when it is pressed
48. slider Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library Attributes EVAO MIDI Input High Key iets Learn Floating Range Up Low Key C 2 Learn Floating Range Down 0 Click Learn and play the corresponding note on your music keyboard On your keyboard controller press the key you want to set as the lowest key in the key range To turn off Learn mode for the Low Key click the Learn button again Click the Learn button next to the High Key value slider Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 59 On your keyboard controller press the key you want to set as the highest key in the key range To turn off Learn mode for the High Key click the Learn button again When you play the patch you hear the channel strip when you play notes inside the key range When you play notes outside the key range no sound is generated from the channel strip Define a key range using the value sliders In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Layer Editor tab Change the value in the Low Key value slider You can drag vertically click the up arrow or down arrow or double click the value and enter a new value Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library Attributes Lat ditor MIDI Input High Key iets Learn Floating Range Up Low Key C 2 Learn Floating Range Down Set the high key and low key using these value sliders 4 Change the value in
49. that plug in Some controls such as buttons knobs and sliders are shared by different plug ins while others are unique to a particular plug in Most controls are labeled to show the parameter they affect Full details on the parameters of each individual plug in can be found in the MainStage Instruments and MainStage Effects manuals Adjust plug in parameters Do any of the following Click buttons to switch them on or off Drag knobs vertically to adjust their value Drag sliders horizontally or vertically depending on their orientation Enter a value in a numbered field Select a control then move your mouse wheel or swipe your trackpad to adjust the value Reset a parameter to its default value Option click the parameter Adjust a parameter in finer increments Hold down the Shift key before manipulating a control Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 67 Use other plug in window controls All MainStage plug ins share a common set of controls In addition to the Settings pop up menu plug ins include controls for switching between views bypassing the plug in and comparing plug in settings before and after adjustments You will also find extended plug in parameters at the bottom of some plug in windows You can view plug in parameters in Editor view which shows a graphical interface for the plug in or in Controls view which shows parameters arranged in a row of value sliders where appropriate Bypass a plug in Click Bypass in t
50. the High Key value slider You can drag vertically click the up arrow or down arrow or double click the value and enter a new value Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 60 Set floating split points When a key range has a floating split point the notes that define the boundaries of the key range ends change depending on the keys you play as you approach the boundary of the key range You set floating split points in the Layer Editor tab of the Channel Strip Inspector Floating split points can be explained using an example If you set the Low Key of a key range to C1 set a floating split point value of 3 then play notes immediately above C1 for example the notes F1 Eb1 D1 and continue playing downward past C1 for example the notes C1 Bb0 A0 the split point moves down to include those notes up to the floating split point value 3 semitones If however you start by playing notes immediately below the Low Key for example the notes G0 A0 B0 and continue playing upward past C1 for example the notes C1 D1 E1 the split point moves up to include those notes up to the floating split point value In this example C1 and D1 would be included but not E1 which is four semitones above the Low Key Set floating split points for a layer key range 1 In the Layer Editor tab click the Low Key Floating value slider and drag vertically to change the value or double click the current value and type a new value the value is the number of s
51. the center of the display is the playhead which shows the current playback or recording position as the waveform scrolls from right to left The ruler appears above the waveform showing bars and beats musical time Loopback transport and function controls This section covers the controls for recording playback fade count in metronome and undo operations Undo button Record button Reverse button Count in button Play button Fade Out button Metronome button Transport and Function parameters Record button Starts or stops recording Click the Record button once to start recording to the tape loop a virtual tape loop not an actual one Click a second time to set the length and start overdubbing During overdubbing the first recorded take plays back while you record subsequent takes Subsequent clicks toggle recording off or on while the tape loop keeps playing e Play Stop button Starts playback at the position set by the Play From and Snap To parameters If Loopback is playing or recording stops immediately without waiting to reach the Snap To value If Loopback is recording and has no established length it sets the length and just continues to play back with no overdubbing See Loopback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters on page 145 Reverse button Reverses the contents of the tape loop so the sound plays back in reverse You can activate Reverse when Loopback is either playing or stopped
52. to ignore Hermode tuning In the MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector select the Ignore Hermode Tuning checkbox Override concert and set level key ranges If a software instrument channel strip exists at the concert level the concert level channel strip takes precedence over any patch level software instrument channel strips within its key range This means that when you play any notes in the key range of the concert level channel strip on a keyboard controller you hear only the concert level channel strip even when a patch is selected Similarly if a software instrument channel strip exists at the set level the same condition applies for all patches in the set That is the set level channel strip takes precedence over any patch level channel strips within its key range You can override concert or set level channel strips for a channel strip on an individual patch so that the patch level channel strip takes precedence over the concert level or set level channel strips Override concert or set level key ranges In the Patch List select the patch with the channel strip that you want to override the concert or set level channel strip In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip with the key range that you want to override the concert or set level key range 3 Inthe Channel Strip Inspector select the Layer Editor Select the Override parent ranges checkbox The Override parent ranges checkbox is ava
53. with different instrument and usage categories If you have GarageBand or have one or more Jam Pack collections installed on your computer those settings appear below the built in settings Click a category from the column on the left then click subcategories from the columns on the right until you see the settings you want Click a category in this column to see the available choices Instrument Ch Strip inspector Channel St rary Attributes Layer Editor MIDI Input Recent 80 s Pop Organ f Bass Big Jazz Organ m Drum Kit Drum Machine Guitar 3 f Mallet g wheel Organ stra gt g O E Clav 7 3 Mellow Comp fm Vintage Electric Piano JN Deep Purple 2 fi World gt JN Distorted B 2 Click the channel strip setting you want to use from the columns to the right You can also search for channel strip settings by name and perform other functions using the Channel Strip Library For more information about the Channel Strip Inspector see Choose channel strip settings on page 49 Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 33 Learn a controller assignment When you select a patch or a channel strip setting some channel strip parameters respond to the controls on your MIDI device instantly MainStage responds to notes played on a keyboard controller volume pan and expression messages modulation and pitch bend wheel messages and sustain pedal messages without your having to configure any screen controls to receive thes
54. 20 seconds if Sync is off Playback continues from the new position If Playback is stopped moves to the previous marker or to the beginning of the audio file if the current playhead position precedes the first marker If the file contains no markers moves 8 bars if Sync is on or 20 seconds if Sync is off Press Play to start playback from this position Go to Next Marker button In play mode immediately moves to the next marker to the right of the current playhead position if the audio file contains markers Playback continues from this position If the audio file contains no markers moves forward 8 bars if Sync is on or 20 seconds if Sync is off Playback continues from the new position If Playback is stopped moves to the next marker or to the end of the audio file if the current playhead position is after the last marker If the file contains no markers playback rewinds by 8 bars if Sync is on or 20 seconds if Sync is off Press Play to start playback from the new position Appendix A The Playback plug in 130 Playback information display The information display shows information about several key aspects of your audio material and lets you edit some of the displayed values Information Display parameters Position field Shows the current position in hours minutes and seconds when Sync is off or in bars and beats when Sync is on e Length field Displays the overall length of the loaded audio file in
55. A Add audio channel strip Command Option Add software instrument channel strip Command Option F Show Hide signal flow channel strips Left Arrow Select the channel strip to the left of the currently selected one Right Arrow Select the channel strip to the right of the currently selected one Screen controls Layout mode Includes key commands for learning controller assignments and for grouping and ungrouping screen controls Command L Learn controller assignment turn on the Learn process Command Option G Group screen controls Command Shift Option G Ungroup screen controls Command Option H Select the next screen control select the Add hardware label checkbox and select the Add hardware label text field for entering text Perform in Full Screen Includes key commands for selecting patches and sets sending MIDI panic muting unmuting audio and exiting Perform in Full Screen Up Arrow Select the previous patch Down Arrow Select the next patch Left Arrow Select the first patch of the previous set Right Arrow Select the first patch of the next set P Send MIDI panic M Mute unmute all audio Esc Exit Perform in Full Screen Appendix D Key commands 154 Window and view Includes key commands for switching modes and for showing inspectors and other areas of the interface Command 1 Layout mode Command 2 Edit mode Command 3 Perform in Window Command 4 Perform in F
56. Add screen controls to a layout Copy and paste screen controls Move screen controls Resize screen controls Align and distribute screen controls Adjust the shelf for a shelf control Group screen controls Delete screen controls Assign hardware controls to screen controls Controller assignments overview Knob assignments Button assignments Edit screen control parameters Screen control parameter editing overview Lift and stamp screen control parameters Common screen control parameters Keyboard screen control parameters MIDI activity screen control parameters Drum pad screen control parameters Waveform screen control parameters Selector screen control parameters Text screen control parameters Background screen control parameters Contents 118 118 119 119 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 123 123 124 125 126 126 126 127 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 136 137 138 138 139 140 140 How MainStage passes through MIDI messages Export layouts Import a layout Change the aspect ratio of a layout Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage Before the performance Use Perform mode Select patches in performance Select patches in performance overview Select patches using key commands Select patches by typing Select patches using actions Select patches using program change messages Screen controls in performance Tempo changes in performance Tips for performing with keyboard controllers T
57. Comp fim Vintage Electric Piano gt W JN Deep Purple 2 World gt t JN Disto B2 You can select a recent channel strip setting by clicking Recent in the column on the left and then selecting a recent setting from the second column Choose a channel strip setting from the Settings pop up menu Click the Settings button at the top of the channel strip then choose a new setting from the pop up menu that appears When you choose new channel strip settings from the Settings pop up menu the selected channel strip setting does not appear selected in the Channel Strip Library Search for channel strip settings in the Channel Strip Library In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Channel Strip Library tab Choose Find in Library from the Action pop up menu in the upper right corner of the Channel Strip Inspector In the dialog that appears enter the text you want to search for The channel strip with the text in its name appears selected in the library If more than one channel strip includes the search text choose Find Next in Library from the Action pop up menu to cycle through the channel strips with names containing the text Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 49 5 To change the channel strip setting click the name of the new setting in the Channel Strip Inspector The Channel Strip Library shows all available channel strip settings including settings that may not be useful in MainStage If you choose a channel strip setting contain
58. DI preferences Display preferences Appendix D Key commands Concerts and layouts Patches and sets Edit mode Editing Actions Parameter mapping Edit mode Channel strips Edit mode Screen controls Layout mode Perform in Full Screen Window and view Help and support Appendix E MainStage actions Actions overview Table of actions Contents Introducing MainStage What is MainStage MainStage is a music application designed for use in live performance MainStage turns your computer into a powerful multi instrument and effects processor that you can use on stage when you perform Whether you sing or play a keyboard guitar or another instrument you can use MainStage when you perform live Using a USB or MIDI keyboard controller you can play a wide variety of software instruments including pianos and other keyboards synthesizers strings horns percussion and more If you play electric guitar you can play through virtual amps and use effects such as overdrive reverb and compression Vocalists drummers and other musicians can sing and play with multi effects setups using a microphone In MainStage you organize and access your sounds in concerts A concert can store all the sounds you ll use in an entire performance or a series of performances In a MainStage concert individual sounds are stored as patches and each patch can contain one or more channel strips each with its own instruments and effects You
59. Down Arrow To select the first patch in the previous set Press the Left Arrow To select the first patch in the next set Press the Right Arrow Select patches by typing You can select a patch in the Patch List by typing the first few letters of its name Select a patch by typing its name Type the letter f then begin typing the name of the patch To cancel typing press Enter Once you type enough letters to uniquely identify the patch name the patch is selected Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 121 Select patches using actions If you have mapped screen controls to actions for selecting patches such as selecting the previous or next patch you can select the patches using the physical controls assigned to those screen controls as you perform You can also select sets or the concert using actions Buttons are particularly useful for selecting patches sets or the concert using actions When selecting patches using actions skipped patches are also skipped For example if you use a screen control mapped to select 10 patches any skipped patches would not be counted in the 10 Select a patch using an action Manipulate the control assigned to the screen control that is mapped to the action For more information see Table of actions on page 156 Select patches using program change messages If your MIDI device has buttons or other controls that send program change messages you can select patches in your concert by
60. From parameters can affect playback behavior See Playback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters on page 132 Markers if present are indicated on the marker bar below the ruler You can load audio files that contain markers or add markers to the loaded audio file using the Add Marker command in the shortcut menu For information about adding renaming and deleting markers see Use markers with the Playback plug in on page 135 Move to different markers with the marker bar Do one of the following Click a marker in the marker bar to move it to the current playhead position in the center of the waveform display Playback begins from this position if you are in play mode Click to the left of a marker to move the preceding marker to the centered current position indicator Repeated clicks move earlier markers to the current position indicator Playback begins from this position if you are in play mode Appendix A The Playback plug in 129 Playback transport and function buttons This section covers the buttons used for playback fade count in click and marker navigation operations Return to Start button Cycle button Count in button Undo button 4 s Ba eo Fade Out button Previous Next Marker button Transport and Function parameters Return to Start button Moves to the very beginning of the audio material but does not start playback If Playback is in play mode however playback continues from the star
61. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other countries and is used under license Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products 019 2555 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 27 29 30 31 31 33 34 34 36 36 Contents Chapter 1 Introducing MainStage What is MainStage MainStage for keyboard controllers MainStage for electric guitars MainStage for vocals drums and other instruments How to use MainStage in your music setup MainStage in live performance Chapter 2 Set up your system Setup overview Connect MIDI devices MIDI devices overview Connect a USB music keyboard Connect MIDI keyboards and modules Multichannel MIDI devices Turn off internally generated sounds Connect audio devices Audio devices overview Connect a microphone Connect an electric instrument Connect an audio interface Speakers and other audio devices Effects plug ins and MainStage Chapter 3 The MainStage interface The MainStage window Layout mode Edit mode Perform mode Resize the workspace Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage Before you start Choose a template Select patch settings in the Patch Library Add a patch Select and play patches Add
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63. Strip button in the upper right corner of the Channel Strips area In the New Channel Strip dialog select the type of channel strip you want to create Choose the audio output for the channel strip from the Output pop up menu For audio channel strips choose mono or stereo format from the Format pop up menu and choose the audio input from the Input pop up menu For external instrument channel strips also choose the MIDI input MIDI output and MIDI channel from their respective pop up menus Important Audio channel strips can produce feedback particularly if you are using a microphone for audio input When you add an audio channel strip the volume of the channel strip is set to silence and Feedback Protection is turned on to alert you when feedback occurs on the channel strip When you add an external instrument channel strip the volume of the channel strip is set to silence but Feedback Protection is turned off Optionally you can add multiple channel strips to a patch by entering a number in the Number field You can add up to the maximum number for a channel strip type Click Create A new channel strip appears in the Channel Strips area highlighted to indicate that it is selected The Channel Strip Inspector appears below the workspace showing different parameters for the new channel strip Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 31 8 For audio and external instrument channel strips gradually raise the volume fader until you h
64. The screen control is highlighted in blue The Screen Control Inspector appears below the workspace showing the parameters for the selected screen control The Screen Control Inspector includes Attributes and Mapping tabs as well as a tab labeled Unmapped until you map the screen control 2 Click the Map Parameter button or press Command L The Screen Control Inspector opens to the Unmapped tab showing the Parameter Mapping browser The Map Parameter button lights red to indicate that mapping is active 3 Do one of the following To map the screen control to a channel strip parameter Click the control for the parameter on the channel strip in the Channel Strips area To map the screen control to a plug in parameter Double click the plug in in the Inserts section of the channel strip to open the plug in window then click the parameter in the plug in window Click the screen control you want to map to a parameter ts amp Mpppings Assign amp Map Channel Strips My Concert Natural Vocal Audio Natural Vocal User Default 100 Output1 2 Output 1 2 QO w e Frequency ng Natural Vocal Ambience Click the parameter in a channel strip or plug in window 4 You can continue mapping additional screen controls by clicking them in the workspace and then clicking the corresponding parameters in a channel strip or plug in window 5 When you are finished click the Map Parameter button again or pr
65. Work with channel strips in Edit mode Channel strips overview Channel strips are the building blocks of your patches They contain the instruments and effects for the sounds you use in performance MainStage channel strips use the channel strip interface common to many DAW and mixing applications The main features of MainStage channel strips are shown below Channel Strips Expression control Settings menu Channel EQ MIDI plug in slot Input slot Effect slots Send slots and Send Level knob Output 1 2 Output 1 2 Output slot Pan knob Volume fader Mute and Solo buttons e Icon Shows the type of channel strip for easy identification e Expression control Allows you to quickly adjust the expression value of the channel strip Settings menu Allows you to load and save the entire routing configuration of a single channel strip including all loaded plug ins and settings Channel EQ Allows you to add an EQ effect to sculpt the sound of the channel strip signal before applying other effects e MIDI plug in slots Allow you to insert MIDI plug ins into instrument channel strips Effect slots Allow you to insert plug ins into audio instrument aux and output channel strips Send slots Allow you to route a channel strip s signal to an aux channel strip Sends are commonly used to apply the same effect or effects to several signals Send level knob Controls the amount of signal sent to an a
66. You can map screen controls to busses and to concert level channel strips only at the concert level not at the patch or set level Make changes at the concert level n Edit mode click the concert icon in the Patch List Click the concert icon in the Patch List to work at the concert level Patch List d My Concert Bright Suitcase Classic Rock Organ Distorted Clav Classic Pulse Lead Chapter 6 Work with concerts 94 Control the overall volume of a concert A MainStage concert contains Output and Master channel strips that you can use to control the overall volume of the concert The Master channel strip always controls the output volume of the entire concert If the concert has multiple Output channel strips each Output channel strip controls the volume level for a particular mono or stereo physical output You can use the Output and Master channel strips to control the overall volume of a concert To see all of the channel strips you may need to resize the Channel Strips area Channel Strips Input Busi Bus 2 us 3 Bus 4 Chorus Chorus 1c Chorus At the concert level 5 the Channel Strips TENTE z SRR area shows the Output om and Master channel d s strips auxes and other 3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 concert level channel strips Wi g M g M g M Small Plate Small room Small e Hall Large Plate Ambi ience You can map a screen control to a channel strip parameter or an action at the c
67. a single note on your instrument and watch the Tuner display As you play the Tuner shows the note name of the closest note If the note is not in tune red vertical bars appear showing whether the note is sharp or flat The bars appear to the right of the note name if the note is sharp and to the left if the note is flat 3 Adjust the tuning peg for the string you are tuning When the note is in tune a blue vertical bar appears in the center above the note name Be sure to play only a single note at a time while tuning The Tuner can t tune to a chord or interval or if you play different notes rapidly When using the Tuner with a patch containing multiple channel strips only audio from the first audio channel strip is sent to the Tuner even if other channel strips in the patch have the same input source Before using the Tuner make sure that the first audio channel strip is active and not muted In the Channel Strips area the channel strip that will send audio to the Tuner is indicated by a tuning fork icon at the top of the channel strip To use a different channel strip reorder the channel strips in the patch If other channel strips in the patch have the same audio input source as the first channel strip the sound from those channel strips is still audible unlike the output from the Tuner For example if you are using a twin amp patch from the Rock guitar concert template the output for the second amp is audible while you
68. alues directly in the Screen Control Inspector or by manipulating screen controls in a patch then saving the concert with the patch selected This behavior is similar to a hardware synthesizer or effects unit To have MainStage save all changes to all patches when saving the concert choose Keep current value from the On Patch Change pop up menu With this setting when you save the concert all edits made to all patches are saved in the concert This behavior is similar to many document based computer applications Edit the saved value for a parameter In the Screen Control Inspector click the tab for the mapping The current saved value for the parameter appears in the Saved Value value slider To edit the saved value do one of the following Change the value in the Saved Value value slider Drag the slider to the right of the value slider left or right Note When you save a concert the current value of each screen control in the currently selected patch is saved in the concert You can see the values update in the Screen Control Inspector When you export a patch the current parameter values become the saved values in the exported patch Set drum pads or buttons to use note velocity When you map a drum pad or button to a non binary parameter for example to Volume or Expression you can set the screen control to use note velocity This can make help make performing with these controls more dynamic and expressive Set a
69. annel strips include a small concert icon near the top of the channel strip to make it easy to distinguish them from patch level channel strips Channel strips at the set level include a small folder icon so they can also be easily distinguished You can edit signal flow channel strips in the Channel Strips area For example you can adjust the volume fader or pan slider of a signal flow channel strip or add effects to an aux channel strip Show signal flow channel strips for the selected patch Choose Show Signal Flow Channel Strips from the Action pop up menu in the upper right corner of the Channel Strips area Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 46 AA U N Show the metronome channel strip You can show the metronome channel strip in the Channel Strips area where you can change its volume or change the metronome sound Show the channel strip for the metronome Choose Show Metronome Channel Strip from the Action pop up menu in the upper right corner of the Channel Strips area To hide the metronome channel strip choose Hide Metronome Channel Strip from the Action pop up menu Create an alias of a channel strip You can create an alias of a channel strip and use the alias in different patches or sets Aliases allow you to share highly memory intensive plug ins such as third party multichannel instruments and samplers between different patches rather than creating multiple instances of these plug ins In some cases creating an alias can b
70. ar 1 beat 1 Stop Pauses playback at the current Button screen control transport position Continue Resumes playback at the current Button screen control transport position Reset Compare Patch Toggles the selected patch between its edited and last saved state toggle Button screen control Current Time Displays the current time in hours minutes and seconds Parameter Text screen control Appendix E MainStage actions 157 In addition to the actions in the Actions folder there are two actions in the Send to All gt Destinations gt Actions folder Action Description Usage Transpose Octave Up Transposes the software Button screen control instrument played by the keyboard up one octave Transpose Octave Down Transposes the software Button screen control instrument played by the keyboard down one octave Appendix E MainStage actions 158
71. ard plug ins designed specifically for use with electric guitar You can also use EQ compression reverb overdrive and other effects in your guitar patches You can control volume effect blend or expression with an expression pedal and use a foot switch to select patches hands free when you perform MainStage for vocals drums and other instruments Vocalists and acoustic musicians can use MainStage by sending the audio output from a microphone connected to their computer to audio channel strips in their patches You can use MainStage with Core Audio compatible audio devices such as audio interfaces and digital mixers for input from instruments and microphones and for audio output to speakers monitors a mixing board or a public address PA system In MainStage you can access a wide range of effects in your patches Drummers can also use MainStage by sending the audio output from microphones to audio channel strips in their patches or by using drum pads or a virtual drum kit to control the EXS24 mkll sampler Ultrabeat and percussion oriented plug ins Chapter 1 Introducing MainStage 10 How to use MainStage in your music setup You can add MainStage to your music equipment setup by following these steps Create a concert from a template You start by creating a new concert from a template for keyboard guitar vocals or another instrument MainStage recognizes many popular MIDI controllers and automatically assigns hardware contro
72. ardware and the concert by assigning physical controls on your hardware to the screen controls in the workspace You only need to make hardware assignments for a concert once as long as you are using the same music hardware After you make controller assignments you can map screen controls to channel strip parameters in your patches or to actions You map parameters in Edit mode For information about mapping parameters see Map screen controls on page 69 Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 102 Screen control types Panel controls Panel controls appear on a two dimensional plane or panel in the workspace You can move a panel control to any position in the workspace except onto the shelf of a shelf control Panel controls include MIDI Activity light displays MIDI note activity and can be used as a substitute keyboard Round and directional knobs Vertical and horizontal faders Button Drum pad Vertical and horizontal level meters used to visually display volume level or another parameter VU meter used to visually display volume level or another parameter Parameter text used to dynamically display parameter names and values Organ drawbar Progress indicator used with the Playback plug in Waveform used with the Playback plug in Selector used to select patches while you are performing or to select markers for use with the Playback plug in Text used to display song lyrics performance notes and other static info
73. are changes to a patch Override concert and set level mappings Work with sets in Edit mode Work with sets overview Create sets Rename sets Set the time signature for sets Change the tempo when you select a set Change the tuning for sets Collapse sets in the Patch List Override concert level key ranges for a set Delete sets Add a channel strip at the set level Share patches and sets between concerts Record the audio output of a concert Contents 87 87 88 89 90 90 90 91 91 92 92 92 92 93 94 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 101 102 102 103 104 105 106 106 107 108 109 110 111 111 111 112 113 113 113 114 115 115 116 116 117 117 117 Chapter 6 Work with concerts Open and close concerts Save concerts How saving affects parameter values Set the time signature for a concert Use tempo in a MainStage concert Tempo overview Tap the tempo Get the tempo from MIDI Input Define the source for program change messages Set the pan law for a concert Change the tuning for a concert Silence MIDI notes Mute audio output Work at the concert level Concert level overview Control the overall volume of a concert Add concert wide effects Use auxes to control channel strip output Add channel strips at the concert level The MainStage clock Control the metronome Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode Layout mode overview Work with screen controls in Layout mode Screen controls overview Screen control types
74. ary button In most cases there is no need to change the default values unless you intend to use the button for a specific non standard purpose You can change the function of a momentary button to match the function of a single value or alternating value button in MainStage Change the function of a momentary button In Layout mode be sure the button screen control is selected In the Screen Control Inspector choose either Single Value or Alternating Value from the Type pop up menu Choose Single Value if you want the button to function as a single value button or choose Alternating Value if you want the button to function as an alternating value button You cannot change the function of a single value or alternating value button to match the function of a momentary button Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 112 Edit screen control parameters Screen control parameter editing overview When you select a screen control in Layout mode the parameters for the screen control appear in the Screen Control Inspector where you can edit them Most screen controls share the same common parameters but some types have different parameters according to their function The parameters for each type are described in the following sections For most Hardware Input parameters there is no need to change the default values MainStage sets when you learn a controller assignment unless you intend to use the screen control for a specific non standard purpose
75. as a USB port Connect the USB cable from the keyboard to your computer T Y C i USB Universal Serial Bus Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the keyboard which may include installing the correct driver on your computer Check the manufacturer s website for the latest driver software If you are using a MIDI interface be sure to follow the instructions that came with the interface Connect MIDI keyboards and modules You can connect a MIDI keyboard to your computer to play software instrument patches or to use with external MIDI devices such as synthesizers or sound modules When you connect a device with MIDI In and MIDI Out ports be sure to connect the MIDI Out port to a MIDI In port on a MIDI interface and connect the MIDI In port on the keyboard to a MIDI Out port on the MIDI interface using MIDI cables lt oO MIDI Connector Connect a MIDI keyboard Do one of the following For keyboard controllers without tone generators You only need to connect the MIDI Out port of the keyboard to a MIDI In port on your MIDI interface using a MIDI cable Keyboard Computer CN il Out port In port i 0000 Sey MIDI interface Chapter 2 Set up your system 15 For keyboards with tone generators You should also connect the MIDI Out port of the MIDI interface to the keyboard MIDI In port If
76. at in the Audio pane of MainStage preferences and also set the location of the recorded file and choose which audio outputs are recorded if you are using multiple sets of outputs in your concert For information about recording preferences see Audio preferences on page 149 You can record in Perform mode by mapping a screen control to the Record action You can also assign a key command to the Record action and use it to record in Perform mode but not in Perform in Full Screen Start recording to an audio file Move the screen control mapped to the Record action or press Option R Stop recording Move the screen control mapped to the Record action or press Option R again After the performance Before closing your concert after your performance remember that for any screen controls for which the On Patch Change parameter is set to Reset to saved value changes to channel strip or plug in parameters you made while performing revert to their previously saved state if you close the concert without saving If you save the concert before closing the new values are saved only for the patch currently selected in the Patch List not for the other patches or sets in the concert Tips for complex hardware setups It is highly recommended that you test your concert thoroughly using the same setup you plan to use in live performance prior to performing at the performance venue if possible This is especially important for more complex har
77. audio device with MainStage the Sample Rate value should be set to the sample rate of your audio device Advanced Settings button Open the Advanced Settings window so you can set the I O buffer size and driver latency and view an estimate of the resulting latency Apply Changes button Click to apply changes to the input output sample rate and buffer size settings If you do not click the Apply Changes button changes are applied when you close the Preferences window Hot Plug Behavior pop up menu Choose what action MainStage takes when you hot plug an audio device while MainStage is open The choices are Appendix C MainStage preferences 149 Alert me Displays an alert when a device is hot plugged The alert includes buttons allowing you to use or ignore the device Automatically Use Device Switches the audio drivers to allow immediate use of the hot plugged device for audio input and output Do Nothing Does not switch the audio drivers Display audio engine overload message checkbox When selected an alert appears when the audio engine overloads Enable ReWire Host Support When selected MainStage functions as a ReWire host MainStage must be reopened in order to detect ReWire slave applications Advanced Settings I O Buffer Size pop up menu Choose the size of the buffer for audio input and output in samples Smaller buffer sizes reduce the amount of latency but also require more work from the CPU and may
78. ay of remapping both the values and the output destination for these MIDI control messages In MainStage you can transform values for expression modulation MIDI volume and breath control messages You choose the input and output message types and graphically create transform curves in the MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector In a transform graph the horizontal axis represents input values from your controller and the vertical axis represents output values sent to the channel strip Set the input and output message types for a controller transform 1 Inthe Channel Strips area select the channel strip for which you want to create a controller transform 2 Inthe Channel Strip Inspector select the MIDI Input tab 3 Inthe Controllers section choose the input message type from the Input pop up menu 4 Choose the output message type from the Output pop up menu Click the Transform button to edit the graph Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library Attributes Layer Editor Input Controllers Keyboard EDIROL PCR Input Expression 11 Filter Pitch Bend Sustain Pedal 64 Modulation 1 Output Expression 11 Expression 11 Aftertouch Transform Velocity Scaling Transpose 0 Velocity Input Note Input Choose the input and output message types from these menus Open the Transform graph Inthe MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector click the Transform button If a patch contain
79. before you begin performing Make sure your MIDI controllers instruments microphones and other music equipment are connected to your computer and are working Test the audio output from MainStage using the audio interface and speakers or monitors you plan to use in performance Select a patch with a software instrument channel strip and play your keyboard controller Watch the Activity Monitor to make sure MainStage is receiving MIDI input from the controller and make sure you can hear the audio output Make sure any instruments or microphones you plan to play through audio channel strips are connected to the correct audio inputs on your audio interface Select a patch with an audio channel strip and play or sing to make sure you can hear audio output For the best results close any applications that you do not need while performing particularly applications with high processor or RAM requirements Disconnect the computer that is running MainStage from any network connections Use Perform mode When you perform live you can use either Perform in Full Screen or Perform in Window depending on which you prefer Each offers some advantages for different performance situations If you want to view the workspace at maximum size on your display and do not need to access the Finder or the toolbar use Perform in Full Screen If you need to access other applications or access buttons in the toolbar use Perform in Window Switch
80. being heard through Loopback Use this menu command if you encounter this situation When Patch or Set is Selected You can choose one of the following functions to be performed when the patch or set containing the Loopback plug in is selected Do Nothing the default Clear empties the entire tape loop Start Playing starts the plug in playing at its current settings Start Recording starts recording the first take at the current plug in settings or Clear and Start Recording clears the existing tape loop and starts recording the first take at the current plug in settings On MainStage Clock Start You can choose one of the following functions to be performed when the MainStage clock starts Do Nothing the default Clear empties the entire tape loop Start Playing starts the plug in playing at its current settings Start Recording starts recording the tape loop at the current plug in settings or Clear and Start Recording clears the existing tape loop and starts recording a new tape loop at the current plug in settings Set Concert Tempo After First Take With this item selected and Sync set to Off clicking Record starts recording the tape loop but does not start the MainStage clock if it is stopped When you click Record a second time or click Play recording stops and the tape loop continues playing MainStage sets the Length and Tempo based on the duration of the recorded take and starts the MainStage clock App
81. c center the middle chords are tuned very purely whereas more distant chords are tuned with less purity If the harmonic center becomes unclear all chords are tuned with equal purity As with the other mode parameters a Depth value of 100 determines the highest purity and a value of 10 the lowest purity Depth slider Drag to set the degree of effect between 0 and 100 Edit User Tuning parameters When User Tuning is chosen edit any of the following parameters Semitone boxes Detune each semitone in steps by dragging vertically in each semitone box until you reach the value you want Alternately you can double click in each semitone box and enter a value Press Return or click in another box to exit text entry mode Reset button Resets all of your tuning adjustments to their default values Upper slider Determines the deviation from the equal tempered scale in the treble end of the sound The higher the value the farther down the low notes are tuned A setting of 0 results in an equal tempered scale tuning Stretch Lower slider Determines the deviation from the equal tempered scale in the bass end of the sound The higher the value the further down the low notes are tuned A setting of 0 results in an equal tempered scale tuning Root Key pop up menu Allows you to choose a global key C B for the chosen scale This provides an easy way to reference the chosen scale to any root note Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 44
82. can open the Choose Template dialog by choosing File gt New Create New Concert from Template Opens the Choose Template dialog Open Most Recent Concert Opens the last open concert in the same mode it was in when you closed it Open Most Recent Concert in Perform Mode Opens the last open concert in Perform mode Alerts Reset Warnings button Click to reset the behavior of alerts for which you have selected the Do not show again checkbox so that they appear in the future when appropriate conditions occur 148 Appendix Parameter Values On Patch Change pop up menu Choose whether parameter values change or remain the same when you change patches By default the On Patch Change parameter for individual screen controls is set to Preference in which case they follow the preference behavior If this parameter is set to another value for a screen control the control follows the value of its individual setting The choices are To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches choose Keep current value e To return values to the last saved value choose Reset to saved value Respond to Hardware Move pop up menu Choose how screen controls respond when you move the hardware controls assigned to them By default the Respond to Hardware Move parameter for individual screen controls is set to Preference in which case they follow the preference behavior If this parameter is set to another value
83. ce Previous Patch pop up menu Choose the amount of time sustaining notes and effects tails continue to sound before falling to silence when you select a new patch The Silence Previous Patch preference applies only to audio and external instrument channel strips not software instrument channel strips Globally Disable Feedback Protection checkbox When selected feedback protection is disabled for all audio and external instrument channel strips in all concerts The Feedback Protection checkbox is also removed from the Attributes tab in the Channel Strip Inspector Appendix C MainStage preferences 150 MIDI preferences These preferences let you view the current status of MIDI inputs and choose which note appears as middle C MIDI MIDI Status field Displays the number of detected MIDI inputs Setup button Click to open the Audio Devices pane of Audio MIDI Setup Utility Display e Display Middle C pop up menu Choose whether middle C is displayed as C3 or C4 Program Change Range pop up menu Choose whether program changes use the range of 0 127 or 1 128 Display preferences These preferences let you choose the default size at which plug in windows are displayed and the view in which the workspace opens in Perform mode Toolbar Show Toolbar CPU and Memory meters checkbox When selected the CPU and Memory meters appear in the center of the toolbar along with the MIDI Status display The checkbox is deselected by default
84. concentrate on editing and organizing your custom patches and mapping their parameters to the screen controls in your layout Chapter 1 Introducing MainStage 11 MainStage in live performance After you have created your custom patches in a concert you re ready to play In Perform mode you can select patches and start playing instantly MainStage switches seamlessly between patches and sustains notes from the previous patch while you start playing the newly selected one You can view patch names parameter values and audio output levels in real time adjust concert wide effects and control other concert wide settings By default the workspace fills your computer screen optimizing available screen space for your onscreen layout You can also choose Perform in Window to have the workspace fill the MainStage window while retaining access to the Finder and to other applications You can use MainStage with multiple MIDI controllers microphones musical instruments and other music equipment For time based effects such as reverb and delay you can set a predefined tempo use MIDI input for tempo changes or tap the tempo as you perform For tips and other information see the Perform live with MainStage chapter Chapter 1 Introducing MainStage 12 Set up your system Setup overview You can use MainStage with a wide variety of MIDI controllers and Core Audio compliant audio devices The following sections provide basic information about
85. creen control from the When a patch is changed and screen value differs from saved patch pop up menu To have the screen control use the default behavior set in MainStage preferences Choose Preference To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches Choose Keep To return values to the last saved value Choose Reset When this value is chosen you should save the concert after making any changes you wish to keep to the patch before selecting another patch To have the screen control use the last received value from the physical control assigned to it Choose Match When you choose an item from the pop up menu a brief description of its function appears below the menu Important If you set the behavior for saving parameter values in a patch to Reset parameter values are also reset when you switch to Layout mode Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 80 un BW N Set hardware matching behavior for screen controls Some hardware synthesizers and music workstations let users control what happens when you move a physical control that is set to a different value than the parameter it modifies The parameter value can instantly change to the position of the physical control sometimes called jump it can change by the same amount called relative or it can not change at all until the physical control matches its current value called snap You can set the behavior for screen controls in MainStage to any of these beha
86. creen controls If you decide you no longer want a screen control in your layout you can delete it from the workspace Delete a screen control Select the screen control you want to delete Choose Edit gt Delete or press the Delete key When you delete a screen control any assignments or mappings for the screen control are deleted as well Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 110 Assign hardware controls to screen controls Controller assignments overview To use MainStage with a MIDI controller you assign hardware controls on the controller such as faders knobs buttons drum pads and pedals to screen controls in the workspace After you assign a hardware control to a screen control the screen control receives the MIDI messages from the hardware control You only need to make controller assignments once for a concert as long as you use it with the same hardware You assign hardware controls to screen controls using the Learn process which is described in Learn a controller assignment on page 34 You can also assign hardware controls in the Assignments amp Mappings table For information see Assignments and mappings overview on page 76 When you assign a hardware control using the Assign button MainStage determines the type of MIDI message the control sends when you move it and the range of values the control is capable of sending When you map the screen control to a channel strip parameter or an action MainStage converts or
87. current set Parameter Text screen control Next Set Selects the set below the current Button screen control patch in the Patch List Concert Displays the name of the concert Parameter Text screen control Tuner Shows or hides the Tuner Button screen control Master Tuning Adjusts the overall tuning for the concert from 100 cents to 100 cents Knob or fader screen control Master Mute Mutes or unmutes all audio Button screen control toggle Tap Tempo Use to tap a new tempo Button screen control Metronome Turns the metronome on or off Button screen control and starts the transport toggle MIDI Beat Clock Displays incoming MIDI beat clock messages Parameter Text screen control Beat Count Displays the current bar and beat Button screen control count from the transport if it is running MIDI Display Displays incoming MIDI messages Button screen control the same as the MIDI Activity display in the toolbar Panic Silences all MIDI notes and resets Button screen control the audio engine CPU Load Displays the current CPU usage Parameter Text screen control the same as the CPU Activity display in the toolbar Record Turns audio recording on or off Button screen control toggle Play Stop Starts or stops playback at the Button screen control current transport position Play Starts playback at the beginning of Button screen control the song or file b
88. d for percussive material Polyphonic Based on a phase vocoder Polyphonic time stretches material delivering high sonic quality with suitable polyphonic material It is recommended for complex polyphonic material and is good for all kinds of chords such as guitar piano and choir and for complex mixes Because each flex mode can produce different results depending on the audio material it is recommended that you try out different flex modes for each instance of the Playback plug in to determine which provides the best playback for your audio files Appendix A The Playback plug in 138 Choose the flex mode for a Playback plug in Choose Flex Mode from the Action menu at the upper right of the plug in window then choose the flex mode from the submenu Note For audio files that do not contain tempo information the Flex Mode menu item is unavailable Add screen controls for the Playback plug in You can use screen controls to control the parameters of the Playback plug in display parameter values and the name of the audio file and display the audio waveform of the audio file The Screen Controls palette includes a waveform screen control that you can use with the Playback plug in to view the waveform of the audio file If the audio file contains markers you can also view the markers in the waveform screen control Add a waveform screen control to the workspace Click the Layout button in the upper left corner of the MainStage wi
89. d pitch wheel screen controls When you add mod pitch wheels to a layout by default they are configured to receive the following MIDI message types The first mod pitch wheel is configured to receive pitch bend messages The second mod pitch wheel is configured to receive modulation messages The third mod pitch wheel is configured to receive aftertouch messages By default modulation and pitch bend screen controls pass through the MIDI messages for their common use that is mod wheels pass through MIDI modulation messages and pitch bend wheels pass through MIDI pitch bend messages In most cases this is desirable so that you can use them for their standard functions without any additional setup If you want to use these screen controls to control other parameters choose Do not pass thru from the MIDI Thru pop up menu in the Screen Control Inspector Foot pedal screen controls When you add a foot pedal to a layout by default the first foot pedal you add is configured to receive expression messages and the second foot pedal you add is configured to receive volume messages By default expression pedal screen controls pass through the MIDI messages for their common functions expression or volume If you want to use an expression pedal screen control to control another parameter choose Don t pass thru from the MIDI thru pop up menu in the Screen Control Inspector Copy and paste screen controls You can copy and paste
90. d velocity scaling graphs or the Mapping tab for parameter mapping graphs Click the graph button for the type of graph you want to edit In the graph window do one of the following To set the graph to one of the preset curves click one of the Curve buttons e Click the curve at the point where you want to add a node then drag the node to the desired value Drag horizontally to change the input value or vertically to change the output value As you drag the current values of the node appear next to the pointer Double click the curve at the point where you want to add a node then edit the values for the node in the Precision Editor e Option click any part of the curve except a node then drag the dotted part of the curve to make the curve nonlinear Continue adding and adjusting points on the curve until you achieve the result you want When you are finished click the close button at the upper left corner of the graph window or press the Escape Esc key After you have edited a graph the button for the graph in the Inspector shows the edited shape of the graph in a dark blue color to make it easier to identify which graphs you have edited and how Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 62 Copy and paste values In the graph window click the Copy button Open the graph you want to paste the values into and click the Paste button Invert the values of the graph Do one of the following In the graph window click the Inver
91. de depending on the type of relative controller In most cases there is no need to change the default values unless you intend to use the knob for a specific non standard purpose When you assign a knob screen control be sure Absolute is chosen from the Type pop up menu if the hardware controller is an absolute rotary controller or one of the Relative values is chosen if the hardware controller is a continuous rotary encoder Moving the knob through its full range of motion helps ensure that MainStage correctly determines the type of knob you are assigning Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 111 Button assignments MIDI controllers can have different types of buttons Some buttons send a single value each time you press them while others alternate between two values when pressed Other buttons can send separate values when they are pressed and released this type of button is called a momentary or temporary button When you assign a button screen control using the Assign button MainStage attempts to determine which type of button on your hardware is sending the MIDI message and sets the value in the Type pop up menu in the Screen Control Inspector to the correct value for that button type To enable MainStage to determine the correct value press the button exactly three times during the Learn process Pressing the button three times helps ensure that MainStage determines if the button is a single value an alternating value binary or a moment
92. de multiple stems which expands the possibilities for live remixing of your material These and other features make the Playback plug in a flexible powerful creative tool both in the studio and in live performance 127 The Playback interface The Playback interface resembles a hardware tape player This section will familiarize you with various areas of the Playback plug in window Transport buttons Waveform display Action menu M Start Sync Snap To and Information Function buttons Play From pop up display menus e Waveform display The waveform display shows the waveform of the currently loaded audio file the current playback position and the ruler See Use the Playback waveform display on page 129 Transport and function buttons The transport and function buttons appear on either side of the information display in the silver bar below the waveform display See Playback transport and function buttons on page 130 Information display The information display shows the current playback position and audio file length meter tempo fade time and pitch See Playback information display on page 131 Sync Snap To Play From and Group pop up menus The bar across the bottom of the Playback window contains controls you use to set playback behavior the Sync Snap To Play From and Group pop up menus See Playback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters on page 132 The Group pop up menu sets group membership for each P
93. dio file plays at its recorded tempo When Sync is on the file plays at the current tempo of the concert Note Only audio files that contain tempo information will play back at the MainStage concert tempo when Sync is active If the file contains no tempo information the Sync parameter is disabled Snap To pop up menu Sets the value to which transport functions including Play Return to Start Previous Marker and Next Marker snap The active transport function is delayed until the next bar beat or marker is reached depending on the current Snap To setting The Snap To setting always reflects the concert tempo and time signature regardless of the Sync setting Off Transport functions occur immediately without waiting Beat Transport functions occur at the start of the next beat Bar Transport functions occur at the start of the next bar Wait for Marker Transport functions occur when the next marker is reached Play From pop up menu Determines the position from which playback starts Current Position Playback starts from the current playhead position in the audio file This can be especially useful when you are setting up Playback instances in Edit mode Start Playback starts from the beginning of the audio file Current Marker Playback starts from the start of the current marker the marker to the left of the current position in the audio file Relative Position Playback is synced to the MainStage cloc
94. dware setups If you use MainStage with a complex hardware setup for example with multiple MIDI controllers or MIDI interfaces or with multiple audio inputs you will achieve the best results when you use exactly the same hardware setup you used when you created your concert If you plan to use MainStage with different controllers interfaces or other devices than the ones you used to create your concert you need to relearn your hardware assignments using your performance hardware setup To facilitate working in this situation you can create two separate layouts one for your studio setup and another for your performance setup with corresponding screen controls in each layout Before you perform import the performance layout into your concert The hardware assignments for your performance setup are imported with the layout and your mappings are maintained Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 126 The Playback plug in Appendix Playback plug in overview The Playback plug in is an audio file player that you can use to play backing tracks song stems and other audio files The Playback plug in supports uncompressed mono or stereo audio files in the AIFF WAV and CAF formats with a bit depth of 16 or 24 bits You can bounce a single stem from a Logic Pro project or a set of stems from individual tracks You can use Playback to jump to song sections and repeat them If you assign multiple instances to groups each song section can inclu
95. e Patch List click the concert icon The concert is selected The busses added to the concert appear in the Channel Strips area along with the concert level channel strips 2 Drag the Volume fader on the aux to adjust the volume level of the overall aux output 3 Drag the Pan knob on the aux to adjust the pan position of the overall aux output Chapter 6 Work with concerts 97 un A U N Add channel strips at the concert level You can add a channel strip at the concert level and use the concert level channel strip for a software instrument or audio input you want to use in every patch in the concert Important When you add a channel strip at the concert level it takes precedence over the channel strips in the patches and sets in the concert For example if you add a concert level channel strip containing a software instrument the software instrument takes precedence over all of the software instruments in all of the patches and sets in the concert for the notes in its key range This means that you will hear only the sound of the concert level software instrument and will not be able to play any software instruments in a patch or set that fall in the same key range Add a concert level channel strip In the Patch List select the concert icon Click the Add Channel Strip button at the top of the Channel Strips area In the New Channel Strip dialog select the type of channel strip you want to create Choose the audio output for t
96. e appears in the Waveform display Factory Default TE Compare Copy Playlbach 00 00 00 You can preview an audio file in the Open dialog by selecting the file and clicking Play To hear the file after adding it to the Playback plug in click the Play button in the plug in window Appendix A The Playback plug in 137 Set the Sync mode for the Playback plug in When you add an audio file to the Playback plug in MainStage looks for tempo information in the file For audio files containing tempo information including Apple Loops and files exported from Logic Pro the file is scanned for transients short bursts of audio energy that usually occur on rhythmic beats Transient information is stored in the audio file and used to play the file with the best audio quality even when the file is played at a different tempo or pitch For these audio files you can use the Sync feature to set whether the audio file plays at its recorded tempo or uses the current tempo of the concert When Sync is set to Off the audio file plays at its recorded tempo regardless of the current tempo of the concert This can be desirable for example when the audio file contains non pitched sounds or a sound effect When Sync is set to On the audio file plays at the current tempo set by the patch set or concert by tapping the tempo or by listening to MIDI beat clock This makes it easy to keep backing tracks for example in time with each other and with
97. e effects You can add concert wide effects such as reverb and delay using auxiliary aux channels When you choose a bus from the Send slot on a channel strip a corresponding aux appears at the concert level You can insert effects on the aux and have those effects apply to every channel strip sending its signal to the aux Send a channel strip signal to an aux 1 In the Patch List select the patch you want to use with a concert wide effect 2 On the channel strip click one of the Send slots and choose a bus from the pop up menu Choose a bus from one of the Send slots Bus 1 Reverb j Bus 2 Delay oO S Bus 3 Small Room 1 0s Villa Bathroom X Bus 4 Small Hall 1 3s Diffuse Hall Bus 5 Large Room 2 6s Hansa Studio a 137 127 Bus 6 Bus 7 Bus 8 Bus 9 Playback Playback Playback Bus 10 Playback Playback Playback Bus 11 Bus 12 Bus 13 Bus 14 Bus 15 as t Bus 16 v Bus 20 Submix Bus 17 No Output Bus 18 Bus 19 Bus 20 EE Bus 21 CREE Bus 22 m Output Bus 23 3 Drag the Send knob next to the slot to set the amount of the signal sent to the aux Add a concert wide effect to an aux 1 Inthe Patch List click the concert icon The auxes in the concert appear in the Channel Strips area along with the concert level channel strips 2 Onan aux click one of the Insert slots and choose an effect from the pop up menu After you add an effect to an aux you can edit the effect as you would
98. e field and enter the number of beats for the time signature Choose the beat value from the pop up menu at the right Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 83 Change the tempo when you select a set You can give a set its own tempo setting so that when you select the set the tempo changes to the set tempo setting MainStage uses the new tempo until you select another patch or set with its own tempo setting tap a new tempo or until MainStage receives tempo information from incoming MIDI messages For more information about using and changing tempo in MainStage see Tempo overview on page 90 Change the tempo using a set In the Patch List select the set To activate the set tempo when the set is selected select the Change Tempo to checkbox In the Set Inspector set the set tempo using the Change Tempo to value slider Change the tuning for sets By default new sets and most existing ones use the same tuning method as the concert You can change the tuning for a set so that it uses a different tuning When you change the tuning method for a set the patches in the set use the set level tuning unless you change the tuning at the patch level Change the tuning for a set In the Set Inspector click the Tuning tab Choose the tuning you want the set to use from the Method pop up menu Collapse sets in the Patch List You can collapse sets in the Patch List When you collapse a set you can select the set and use any channel str
99. e in MainStage including delay and tremolo effects synthesizer LFOs and the metronome can require a specific tempo You can set the initial tempo for a concert and change the tempo by selecting a patch or a set with its own tempo setting You can also change the tempo in real time by tapping a new tempo or have MainStage receive tempo changes from incoming MIDI messages When you open a MainStage concert the tempo setting in the Concert Inspector is used until you change the tempo by selecting a patch or set with its own tempo setting or by tapping a tempo When you change the tempo MainStage uses the new tempo until you change it again or until you close the concert You can set the tempo for a concert in the Concert Inspector which appears in the lower left corner of the MainStage window when the concert icon is selected in the Patch List By default the tempo for new concerts is set to 120 beats per minute bpm Set the tempo for a concert In the Patch List select the concert icon In the Concert Inspector set the tempo using the Tempo slider or value slider Concert Inspector Attributes Tuning Has Time Signature Tempo Set the tempo Get Tempo From MIDI Input by dragging the 7 Tempo slider or using Beie the value slider Program Changes Device All Channel Channel 1 16 Pan Law 0dB You can use patches and sets to change the tempo when you select the patch or set while performing For information about patc
100. e inner resize guide to increase the area of the text display Drag the outer resize guide to increase the overall size of the control A 5 Drag the inner resize Parameter guide to resize the lo text area Notice that when you resize the text display area the rest of the screen control becomes smaller You can first resize the overall control and then resize the text display area using the inner resize guide Align and distribute screen controls MainStage includes controls for centering aligning and distributing screen controls in the workspace Align screen controls Select the screen controls in the workspace Do one of the following To align the top edges of the screen controls Click the Align Top button To vertically align the centers of the screen controls Click the Align Vertical Centers button Toalign the bottom edges of the screen controls Click the Align Bottom button To align the left edges of the screen controls Click the Align Left button To horizontally align the centers of the screen controls Click the Align Horizontal Centers button To align the right edges of the screen controls Click the Align Right button You can also align and distribute screen controls by Control clicking the selected screen controls and choosing commands from the Align and Distribute submenus in the shortcut menu The Distribute shortcut menu contains additional controls for distributing the space between screen c
101. e messages For other controls such as faders knobs and buttons you must assign these hardware controls to MainStage screen controls before you can use them in your concert In MainStage you assign hardware controls to screen controls in the Layout Inspector Learning controller assignments is a quick and easy method for assigning hardware controls to screen controls Note To be able to assign a hardware control to a screen control the hardware control must send standard MIDI messages For more information see MIDI devices overview on page 14 Learn a new controller assignment In the workspace select the screen control you want to learn The selected control appears highlighted in blue Click the Assign amp Map button at the top of the workspace The button glows red to indicate that the assignment process is active On your MIDI device move the control you want to assign Move faders and knobs through their full range of motion and press buttons exactly three times not too quickly to enable MainStage to correctly learn the MIDI message types sent by these controls After the assignment process the screen control responds when you move the corresponding hardware control This shows that the screen control is receiving MIDI input and is correctly assigned While the Assign button is red you can learn additional controller assignments by selecting another screen control and moving the hardware control you want to assign to it
102. e more efficient use fewer resources than adding a concert or set level channel strip Create a channel strip alias In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip Choose Edit gt Copy or press Command C default In the Patch List select the patch in which you want to use the alias Choose Edit gt Paste as Alias or press Command Option V default The alias is pasted after the last channel strip in the patch but before any signal flow channel strips if they are visible An alias icon appears near the top of the alias to distinguish it from the channel strips in the patch You can use an alias in multiple patches or sets When you change settings on the original channel strip with the exception of volume pan and expression those changes are reflected in the aliases of the channel strip You may want to audition each patch that uses an alias after changing the settings of the original channel strip to make sure it sounds the way you want You can create an alias of a multi output instrument such as the EXS24 mklI to use in another patch or set in the concert When you copy a multi output instrument to create an alias be sure to select all of the aux channel strips for the instrument so that the complete multi output instrument is pasted as an alias For information see Use multiple instrument outputs on page 56 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 47 Add a patch bus In addition to the 64 global busses available for
103. e of the following Select a mapping parameter or action in the Screen Control Inspector e Click a parameter on a channel strip or a plug in window The table is updated to show the new mapping Delete an assignment In the table select the row with the assignment then press the Delete key In the alert that appears click Delete Delete a mapping In the table select the row with the mapping then press the Delete key Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 77 Edit assignments and mappings Using the Assign amp Map button you can also edit existing assignments and mappings in the Assignments amp Mappings table Edit an existing assignment or mapping In the Assignments amp Mappings table select the assignment you want to edit Click the Assign amp Map button To change the assignment manipulate the hardware control you want to assign The table is updated to show the new assignment To change the mapping do one of the following Select anew mapping parameter or action in the Screen Control Inspector e Click a parameter on a channel strip or a plug in window The table is updated to show the new mapping Edit Hardware Input parameters You can view and edit the Hardware Input parameters for an assignment in the Assignments amp Mappings table allowing you to quickly modify the assignment without leaving Edit mode For detailed information about particular Hardware Input parameters see Screen controls overview on page 102
104. e screen control at the patch level Override concert level mappings In the Screen Control Inspector select the Override Concert Mapping checkbox Select the checkbox to override mappings at the concert level Screen Control Inspector Mappings Unmapped Appearance Parameter Value Override Concert Mapping On Patch Change Respond to Hardware Move The parameters in the Screen Control Inspector become active Override set level mappings and other parameters for a patch In the Screen Control Inspector select the Override Set Mapping checkbox The Parameter Mapping section becomes active so that you can map the parameter Mapping tabs for concert level mappings are available only at the concert level and mapping tabs for set level mappings are available only at the set level When you override a concert or set level mapping the mapping tabs become available at the level of the override Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 82 Work with sets in Edit mode Work with sets overview Sets are like folders that let you organize patches you want to keep together Using sets you can organize patches in any manner For example you can put all the patches you want to use in the first part of a performance together or keep all your lead synth patches together Sets are flexible so you can use them in whatever way suits your method of working Here are some different ways you can use sets To group similar or related sounds into
105. ear sound on the channel Channel Strips Output 1 2 a M Brigh itcase Small room You can adjust channel strip output using the Volume fader adjust pan position using the Pan knob and mute or solo the channel strip using the Mute and Solo buttons For audio channel strips you can switch between mono and stereo format using the Format button For software instrument channel strips you can choose a different instrument from the Input pop up menu You can choose new channel strip settings add and edit effects add sends to busses and change the output using the controls on the channel strip You can also define the key range for a channel strip create transform and velocity graphs and filter various MIDI messages to a channel strip in the Channel Strip Inspector For more information about using channel strips in MainStage see Channel strips overview on page 45 Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 32 Change a channel strip setting You can quickly change the instrument effects and other parameters for a channel strip by selecting a new setting from the Channel Strip Library The browser shows available settings for the currently selected channel strip Select a new channel strip setting Make sure that the channel strip you want to change is selected highlighted In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Channel Strip Library tab In the Channel Strip Library channel strip settings appear as a series of folders
106. ect the previous patch Command Down Arrow Select the next patch Command Left Arrow Select the first patch in the previous set Command Right Arrow Select the first patch in the next set Command Shift Option S Create a new set from selected patches Shift Option M Move the selected patch again Command Shift Option R Reset program change numbers 152 Editing Includes key commands for cutting copying pasting and other common editing functions Command Z Undo the last command Command Shift Z Redo the last undone command Command X Cut Command C Copy Command V Paste Command D Duplicate Command A Select all Actions Includes key commands for some MainStage actions Control P Panic Control T Tap Tempo Control M Master Mute Control R Toggle Recording Space bar Toggle Play Stop Parameter mapping Edit mode Includes commands for learning mappings and locating mappings in the Parameter Mappings browser and setting the range of mappings in the Mapping tab Command L Map the selected parameter turn on mapping Command F Find in Parameter Mapping browser Command G Find again Command Option left rectangular bracket Set the minimum value of the parameter range Command Option right rectangular bracket Set the maximum value of the parameter range Appendix D Key commands 153 Channel strips Edit mode Includes commands for adding channel strips Command Option
107. ed to control external MIDI devices using external MIDI instrument channel strips Controller presets Some keyboard controllers allow you to choose different presets or scenes that reconfigure the messages sent by the controls on the device In most cases you should choose a generic preset that sends standard MIDI messages rather than system exclusive messages or messages intended for a particular application After you have assigned hardware controls to screen controls in MainStage do not change the preset on the MIDI device or your assignments might be lost In some cases you can change the message type the controller sends by choosing a different preset or by reprogramming the device Some devices may include software that you can use to reprogram knobs buttons and other controls For information about reprogramming a MIDI device see the documentation that came with the device MIDI devices that support automatic configuration MainStage can automatically configure the screen controls in a concert to support many popular MIDI controllers If you are using a device that supports automatic configuration MainStage alerts you to select the appropriate preset on your device when you open a new concert After you select the preset on your MIDI device the screen controls in the concert are assigned to the corresponding controls on your hardware device so you can use them in MainStage with no further configuration MIDI devices that send
108. el strip is transposed by the number of semitones set in the Transpose value slider Transpose the MIDI input of a software instrument channel strip Select the channel strip in the Channel Strips area In the MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector set the value using the Transpose value slider You can click the value and drag up or down to set the value click the up arrow or down arrow or double click the value and type a new value Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 52 Filter MIDI messages You can filter some MIDI messages for a channel strip in the Channel Strip Inspector When you select one or more MIDI message types in the Filter section of the Channel Strip Inspector the corresponding MIDI message types are filtered out of any incoming MIDI data and are not sent to the channel strip You can filter the following types of MIDI messages e Pitch Bend Sustain control message 64 e Modulation control message 1 e Expression control message 11 e Aftertouch Filter incoming MIDI messages In the Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Input tab In the Filter section of the MIDI Input tab select the checkbox for the MIDI messages you want to filter If you have created a controller transform you can filter the input message type and the controller transform will still send its output message type It is also possible to filter the output message type but in this case the output of the controller transform will be f
109. elected screen controls In Layout mode unlike the other modes in MainStage you cannot select or edit individual patches For information about working in Layout mode see Layout mode overview Chapter 3 The MainStage interface 23 Edit mode Edit mode is where you create edit and organize your sounds You can add patches add and edit channel strips create keyboard layers and splits and edit channel strip and plug in parameters You also map screen controls to channel strip parameters and actions and edit patch set and concert level parameters in Edit mode Patch List Inspector changes Channel Strips area depending on the selection Patch List Shows the patches and sets in the concert You can add patches and sets to the Patch List name them and organize them The Patch List includes an Action pop up menu with commands to create patches and sets reset program change numbers skip items and import and export patches and sets to use in other concerts Inspector View and edit parameters for the currently selected patch channel strip screen control set or for the concert The name of the inspector indicates the type of item you are currently inspecting Channel Strips area View and edit the channel strips in your patches or at the concert or set level Channel strips appear in a vertical format with volume pan and other mixer controls You can also add channel strips and save channel strip settings Assig
110. emitones used for the split 2 Click the High Key Floating value slider and drag vertically to change the value or double click the current value and enter a new value You can also create a keyboard split by adding a channel strip at the set level and adjusting the key range of the channel strips in the patches in the set The channel strip at the set level takes precedence over any channel strips in patches in the set for the notes in its key range For information about adding a channel strip at the set level see Add a channel strip at the set level on page 85 Set the velocity range By default the velocity of a channel strip extends from 1 to 127 You can limit the velocity range so that the channel strip only responds when the notes you play on your controller fall between the Min and Max values of the velocity range Set the velocity range for a channel strip 1 Inthe Channel Strips area select the channel strip 2 Inthe Channel Strip Inspector click the Layer Editor tab 3 In the Layer Editor set the minimum velocity that triggers the channel strip using the Velocity Min value slider Click the value and drag vertically to change the value or double click the value and enter a new value 4 Set the maximum velocity that triggers the channel strip using the Velocity Max value slider Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 61 _ Work with graphs Using graphs you can graphically remap the values for some MIDI control messages so t
111. en Control Inspector make sure that the Custom Background checkbox is selected Click the Image button then click Select In the dialog that appears browse to the image you want to use select the image then click Choose Image Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 79 Set screen controls to show the hardware value By default screen controls show the value of the parameter the control is mapped to In some cases for example when the screen control is assigned to a foot pedal or when the screen control is mapped to multiple parameters it may be better to show the value of the hardware control assigned to the screen control Set a screen control to show the hardware value Select the screen control in the workspace In the Screen Control Inspector click the Attributes tab Select the Show Input Value checkbox Set parameter change behavior for screen controls You can set the behavior for saving parameter values for screen controls in individual patches This is useful for example when the default for saving parameter values is set to Reset but you want certain screen controls for example concert and set level screen controls to keep their current value when switching patches Set the behavior for saving parameter values in a patch Select the patch Select the screen control for which you want to set the parameter change behavior In the Attributes tab of the Screen Control Inspector choose the parameter change behavior for the s
112. ence the previous patch Sometimes you may want the sound of the previous patch to continue after you select a new patch as when you want to sustain a chord pad while soloing over it At other times you may want to silence the sound of the previous patch instantly when you select a new patch Instantly silence the previous patch when you select a patch In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector select the Instantly Silence Previous Patch checkbox Change patch icons Each patch has an icon that appears in the Patch List next to the patch name By default the patch icon shows the type of channel strip created when the patch was added You can choose a new icon for a patch and use icons to visually distinguish patches in the Patch List Change the icon for a patch In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector choose an icon from the Icon pop up menu Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 42 Change the tuning for a patch By default patches use the same tuning method as the concert or the set if they are in a set with its own tuning method You can change the tuning for a patch so that it uses a different tuning When you change the tuning for a patch it overrides any concert or set level tuning method Available tuning methods include Use parent tuning The patch uses the same tuning as the set if it is in a set with its own tuning method or the concert Equal tempered tuning The standard tuning for most Western music with an eq
113. endix B_ The Loopback plug in 146 Add a Loopback plug in The Loopback plug in is an insert plug in You can use it in any type of channel strip Add a Loopback instance to a channel strip 1 Click one of the Insert slots in the channel strip you want to use Loopback on 2 Choose Delay from the shortcut menu that appears choose Loopback from the submenu then choose Stereo from the second submenu Appendix B_ The Loopback plug in 147 MainStage preferences Preferences overview You can set a variety of preferences in the MainStage preferences window The preferences window includes tabs for general audio MIDI and display preferences which are described in the following sections General preferences These preferences let you set the tuning of software instruments set the volume and output for the metronome choose what happens when you open MainStage reset alerts and set whether screen controls highlight when their parameter values change Tuning Tuning slider and field Sets the tuning for all software instruments in MainStage Tuning is centered around A440 Hz in the range of 100 cents Metronome Output pop up menu Choose the audio output or output pair that the metronome sound is routed to Volume slider Drag the slider to set the relative volume for the metronome sound Startup Startup Action pop up menu Choose the startup action when you open MainStage The choices are Do Nothing Does nothing You
114. es are in the same group a change to the Play Stop Cycle Fade Out Return to Start Go to Previous Marker or Go To Next Marker parameters in one instance changes that parameter for every member of the group You can use up to 100 groups each identified by a different letter Starting one group stops all other groups while ungrouped instances of the plug in continue playing If you are using multiple instances of the Playback plug in in a group you can start and stop their playback together by starting or stopping any member of the group using a screen control mapped to the Play Stop parameter When playback instances are grouped playback is locked so changes in position affect all members of the group You can control other aspects of playback such as having the group fade out or loop playback using screen controls mapped to the corresponding controls in the plug in window of any member of the group Playback instances that are not members of a group are not affected You assign an instance of the Playback plug in to a group from the Group pop up menu located in the lower right corner of the plug in window Assign a Playback plug in to a group If the Playback plug in window is not open double click its name in the Input slot to open it Choose the letter of the group you want to assign the instance to from the Group pop up menu Appendix A The Playback plug in 140 The Loopback plug in Loopback plug in overview The Loopback
115. ess Command L again to turn off mapping Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 35 Try out Perform mode After learning controller assignments and mapping screen controls you can try playing your patches as you would in a performance You can have the workspace occupy the entire screen presenting the screen controls as large as possible for easy viewing in concert environments or you can view the workspace in a window so you can use the toolbar buttons and access other applications Switch to Perform mode Do one of the following Choose View gt Perform in Full Screen or press Command 4 Note By default the Perform button opens the workspace in full screen For information about changing this preference see Display preferences on page 151 Click the Perform button in the toolbar View the workspace in a window Choose View gt Perform in Window or press Command 3 You can use either workspace view to play the patches you added or modified and use the controls on your MIDI controller to modify the parameters you have mapped to screen controls Use Quick Help You can view a brief description of windows controls and other elements of the MainStage interface without leaving the application or interrupting your workflow In both Edit mode and Layout mode Quick Help is available in the lower left corner of the MainStage window View Quick Help Choose Help gt Quick Help Some Quick Help topics include links to more detailed
116. evice consult the owner s manual or the product website For more information see MIDI devices overview and Audio devices overview Choose a template You start by opening MainStage and creating a new concert from a template MainStage includes templates for different musical instruments including Keyboards Guitar Rigs Drums Vocals and more You can choose a concert template in the Choose Template dialog which appears the first time you open MainStage and when you create a new concert or close a concert Quick Start Keyboards Guitar Rigs l Drums Keyboard Connect a USB MIDI keyboard and play a variety of synth piano and other keyboard sounds Built in Output Open an Existir 27 Open MainStage Double click the MainStage icon in your Applications folder or click the MainStage icon in the Dock KA Choose a concert template Choose File gt New or press Command N In the Choose Template dialog choose the devices you want to use for audio input and output from the Audio Input and Audio Output pop up menus Click the instrument category on the left you want to view templates for You can also click Quick Start and choose a simple keyboard or guitar template to start playing immediately A brief description below each template describes its features and intended use Scroll through the available templates to find the one you want to use then select it Click Choose or double click the template Choosing
117. face to your computer Chapter 2 Set up your system 18 If your computer has an audio input port connect the microphone to the audio input port then choose Built in Input as the audio input source in the Audio preferences pane To Stereo miniplug connector unbalanced f you are using your computer s built in microphone choose Built in Microphone as the audio input source in the Audio preferences pane No additional steps are necessary to connect the microphone Connect an electric instrument You can connect an electric instrument such as an electric guitar or a bass to your computer to use with MainStage You can set the guitar as the audio input for patches with an audio channel strip and use the amps and pedalboard effects to shape your guitar sound There are several ways to connect an electric instrument to your computer Connect an electric instrument to your computer Do one of the following Connect an audio interface to your computer s USB or FireWire port then connect an electric instrument to the audio interface Ci C5 es USB Universal Serial Bus o 1 FireWire 400 6 pin g Sometimes labeled iLINK i n of SSS gt g FireWire 400 4 pin anny ear oe LAR Z IB Firewire 800 9 pin Connect the electric instrument to a channel on the audio interface or the adapter cable usin
118. formation about using and changing tempo in MainStage see Tempo overview on page 90 Change the tempo using a patch 1 In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector set the patch tempo using the Change Tempo To value slider 2 To activate the patch tempo when the patch is selected select the Change Tempo To checkbox Patch Inspector Patch Library Attribute Tuning Has Time Signature Y Change Tempo To 122 00 Select the checkbox and set the tempo using the slider Bank Select a Program Change Duplicate Defer Patch Change Instantly Silence Previous Patch P Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 40 Set program change and bank numbers When you add a patch to a concert the patch is given a MIDI program change number the lowest available number until all available program change numbers are taken You can select patches using program change numbers in performance by assigning buttons on a MIDI device to send program change messages The program change number can be edited in the Patch Inspector To select more than 128 patches you can also set the bank number for a patch You can reset program change numbers for all active non skipped patches in a concert When you reset program change numbers patches are assigned program change numbers based on their order in the Patch List starting from the top The program change numbers for skipped inactive patches are not reset To select patches by bank first send the ba
119. g MainStage to make sure there is enough available memory to select and play the patches you want to use without causing audio drop outs or distortion Connect a microphone You can connect a microphone to your computer to capture your voice an instrument or any other sound to use as audio input when you perform You can connect a microphone to your computer s audio input port a USB port or to an audio interface connected to your computer You can also use the built in microphone in your computer Connect a microphone to your computer Do one of the following Connect the microphone to an input on the audio interface using a standard XLR cable mi XLR connector wul Connect a USB microphone to a USB port on your computer Choose the USB microphone as the audio input source in the Audio preferences pane then choose the input from the Input pop up menu on audio channel strips in your concert c 1 USB Universal Serial Bus o FireWire 400 6 pin fi o Sometimes labeled iLINK s o m N 7 fener p ha gt H FireWire 400 4 pin Kod pnn z Al Firewi m SULLA 3 FireWire 800 9 pin Connect an audio interface to your computer s USB or FireWire port then connect a microphone to the audio interface Connect an audio mixer or console to an audio interface then connect the inter
120. g a standard 1 4 inch instrument cable 1 4 inch Tip Ring Sleeve TRS connector 1 4 inch Tip Sleeve TS connector If your computer has an audio input port connect an electric instrument to the audio input port using an adapter cable Choose Built in Input as the input source It Stereo miniplug connector unbalanced After you connect an electric instrument you choose the port to which it is connected as the audio input source in the Audio preferences pane If you connect your electric instrument to an audio interface check the manufacturer s specifications to make sure the interface is compatible with OS X and Core Audio Also make sure the audio interface uses a format supported by your computer Follow the manufacturer s instructions which might include installing the correct driver on your computer Chapter 2 Set up your system 19 Connecting some electric instruments such as electric guitars to your computer s audio input port may result in a low level input signal To increase the input signal you can connect the guitar to a preamplifier and connect the preamplifier to your computer Connect an audio interface Using an audio interface you can connect microphones instruments and other music equipment to your computer to use with MainStage You can also connect a mixer speakers or monitors headphones and other equipment to hear the audio output from your concert MainStage supports plug and play
121. g two or more channel strips to a patch and setting the Low Key and High Key for each channel strip to define its key range The key range defines the range of notes on a keyboard controller that trigger sound from a software instrument or external instrument in the channel strip You can define key ranges so that they overlap for layered sounds or are contiguous for splits Define the key range The Layer Editor tab in the Channel Strip Inspector shows the key range for each channel strip in a patch and in the concert or set containing the patch if either includes a channel strip with a key range You can define the key range for a channel strip using the layers the Learn buttons or the Low Key and High Key value sliders Define a key range using the layers In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Layer Editor tab In the Layer Editor move the pointer over the left edge of the layer you want to change or define The pointer changes to a resize pointer Drag the left edge of the layer to the note you want to use as the low key the lowest note in the key range Move the pointer over the right edge of the layer Drag the right edge of the layer to the note you want to use as the high key the highest note in the key range Define a key range using the Learn buttons In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Layer Editor tab Click the Learn button next to the Low Key value
122. graphs Create controller transforms Work with plug ins in Edit mode Work with plug ins overview Add and remove plug ins Move and copy plug ins Use Channel EQ Use plug in settings Adjust plug in parameters Use other plug in window controls Contents 69 69 69 71 73 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 85 85 86 86 Map screen controls Screen controls overview Map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters Map screen controls to actions Map a screen control to multiple parameters Edit the saved value for a mapped parameter Set drum pads or buttons to use note velocity Use parameter mapping graphs Map screen controls to all channel strips in a patch Undo screen control parameter mappings Remove screen control mappings Work in the Assignments and Mappings tab Assignments and mappings overview Create and delete assignments and mappings Edit assignments and mappings Edit Hardware Input parameters Block incoming controller messages Edit screen control parameters in Edit mode Screen control parameters in Edit mode overview Replace parameter labels Choose custom colors for screen controls Change the appearance of a background or grouped screen control Set screen controls to show the hardware value Set parameter change behavior for screen controls Set hardware matching behavior for screen controls Reset and comp
123. h tempo settings see Change the tempo when you select a patch on page 40 For information about set level tempo settings see Change the tempo when you select a set on page 84 Chapter 6 Work with concerts 90 Tap the tempo MainStage includes a tap tempo feature that allows you to set the tempo in real time while you perform Tap the tempo on your computer keyboard Press Control T several times at the desired tempo You can also tap the tempo using a screen control mapped to the Tap Tempo action For information about mapping screen controls to actions see Map screen controls to actions on page 71 Get the tempo from MIDI Input You can also have MainStage receive tempo changes from incoming MIDI messages When the Get tempo from MIDI input checkbox is selected MainStage listens to incoming MIDI clock messages for tempo information If it receives tempo information the concert tempo changes to the new tempo value Get the tempo from incoming MIDI clock messages In the Concert Inspector select the Get tempo from MIDI input checkbox Choose the MIDI clock source from the Device pop up menu When the Get tempo from MIDI input checkbox is selected the Tempo slider is dimmed and cannot be edited If MIDI messages MainStage receives do not include MIDI clock information MainStage uses the concert tempo setting and changes the tempo when you select a patch or a set with its own tempo setting or tap a new tempo If
124. hat input values from your controller produce different output values for the channel strip or plug in parameter Graphs make it easier to see and modify a range of values for a parameter such as velocity or filter cutoff You can use graphs for the following types of parameters Controller transforms Velocity scaling both input velocity and note input e Parameters to which a screen control is mapped You open a graph window by clicking the button for that type of graph in the appropriate Inspector The Transform and Velocity Scaling graphs for the selected channel strip are available in the MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector The Parameter graph for the selected screen control is available in the tab for the individual mapping as well as in the Mappings tab in the Edit mode Screen Control Inspector The graph shows the range of input values on the horizontal x axis moving from left to right and shows the range of output values on the vertical y axis moving from bottom to top In the graph window you have several ways of working You can edit the graph curve directly edit values numerically using the Precision Editor or use the Curve buttons to set the graph to one of the predefined curves You can also save your changes to a graph as a preset and apply the preset to other graphs Edit a graph Select the channel strip or screen control you want the graph to apply to Select the MIDI Input tab for transform an
125. he action and the Usage column tells which screen controls it is intended to be used with Action Description Usage 10 Patches Selects the patch 10 patches above Button screen control the current patch in the Patch List Prev Patch Selects the patch above the Button screen control current patch in the Patch List Current Patch Displays the name of the current patch and can also be used to change patches Parameter Text screen control to display Knob screen control to select Jump to Patch Switches to a different patch Parameter Text screen control to display Knob screen control to select Current Patch Number Displays the patch number of the selected patch and can also be used to change patches Parameter Text screen control to display Knob screen control to select Current Program Number Displays the program change number of the selected patch and can be used to change to a specific program Parameter Text screen control to display Button screen control to change Next Patch Selects the patch below the current patch in the Patch List Button screen control 10 Patches Selects the patch 10 patches below the current patch in the Patch List Button screen control Appendix Action Prev Set Description Selects the set above the current patch in the Patch List Usage Button screen control Current Set Displays the name of the
126. he New Channel Strip dialog select the type of channel strip you want to create Choose the audio output for the channel strip from the Output pop up menu For audio channel strips choose mono or stereo format from the Format pop up menu and choose the audio input from the Input pop up menu Click Create Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 85 Share patches and sets between concerts You can export patches and sets from a concert and import them into another concert When you import a set all the patches in the set are imported Export a patch Do one of the following Drag the patch from the Patch List to the Finder The patch appears as a patch file in the Finder Select the patch choose Save as Patch from the Action pop up menu in the Patch List then click Save The patch is exported to the Music Patches folder Export a set Do one of the following Drag the set from the Patch List to the Finder The set appears as a patch file in the Finder Select the set choose Save as Set from the Action pop up menu in the Patch List then click Save The set is exported to the MainStage Patches folder Note You can also export an entire concert as a set by selecting the concert and choosing Export Set from the Action pop up menu You can export multiple patches or sets When you export multiple patches by dragging them to the Finder each patch is exported as a patch file When you select multiple patches and export them using the E
127. he channel strip from the Output pop up menu For audio channel strips choose mono or stereo format from the Format pop up menu Important Audio channel strips can produce feedback particularly if you are using a microphone for audio input When you add an audio channel strip the volume of the channel strip is set to silence and Feedback Protection is turned on to alert you when feedback occurs on the channel strip When you add an external instrument channel strip the volume of the channel strip is set to silence but Feedback Protection is turned off Click Create 7 For software instrument channel strips you can define the key range for the channel strip in the Channel Strip Inspector so that the concert level channel strip does not overlap software instruments you plan to use in your patches and sets For information about defining the key range of a channel strip see Layers and splits overview on page 59 When you add a channel strip at the concert level you can map screen controls to the channel strip only at the concert level not for individual patches or sets Chapter 6 Work with concerts 98 The MainStage clock Some plug ins including the Playback and Ultrabeat plug ins require a time source and use beat and tempo information in order to play in time Additionally some third party applications and plug ins using their own sequencer or playback engine may behave differently than the included plug ins These applicati
128. he header at the top of the plug in window Compare the plug in before and after adjustments Click Compare in the plug in window header to hear the plug in with its saved settings Click Compare again to hear the plug in with your latest changes since saving Adjust the size of a plug in window Do one of the following Drag the lower right corner of the plug in window Choose the window size from the View pop up menu in the header of the plug in window Show extended plug in parameters Click the disclosure triangle at the bottom of the plug in window Switch between Editor and Controls view Choose the Controls or Editor item from the plug in window header s View pop up menu Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 68 Map screen controls Screen controls overview After you have created your patches and learned controller assignments for the screen controls you want to use you can map MainStage screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters to modify the sound of your patches while you perform or map them to MainStage actions to control other functions You map screen controls to parameters in Edit mode After you learn controller assignments in Layout mode the screen controls in the workspace do not respond to movements of physical controls on your MIDI hardware until you map them to channel strip parameters in Edit mode You can map screen controls to parameters by visually selecting the parameters or by choosing parameters in
129. he sustain pedal If the previous patch contains effects such as a reverb or delay effect with a release tail the effect tail continues sounding for the amount of time set in the Silence Previous Patch pop up menu in MainStage preferences For more information see General preferences on page 148 When performing keep in mind the difference between patch level mapped parameters and those mapped at the concert level When you select a patch its mapped parameters are set to the values at which you last saved the patch if On Patch Change is set to Reset to saved value in the General preferences pane or the values set the last time you played the patch if On Patch Change is set to Keep current value Parameters mapped at the concert level keep their current value when you select new patches regardless of the On Patch Change setting Also keep in mind that when you select a patch the screen controls for knobs faders and other controls in the workspace show the parameter values for the patch which may be different than the positions of the physical controls on your controller When you move the physical controls the screen controls instantly update to show the current value Select patches using key commands You can select patches in the patch selector using key commands Select patches in the patch selector Do any of the following To select the previous patch Press the Up Arrow To select the next patch Press the
130. his creates a new channel strip with the Playback plug in inserted The dragged audio file is automatically loaded into this new Playback instance You can drag multiple files between channel strips to create a new channel strip for each file Note Using either of the first two methods you can preview files in the dialog before adding one to the Playback instance To preview the selected audio file in the dialog click the Play button Click the Stop button in the dialog to stop playback Appendix A The Playback plug in 134 Use markers with the Playback plug in You can add an audio file containing markers and use the markers to move to different parts of the audio file You can also add markers in the Playback plug in The Playback window includes a shortcut menu that lets you add name and remove markers in the waveform display If Sync is on when you add a marker the marker snaps to the closest beat to the left of the point where you click the waveform display Similarly when you delete a marker the closest marker to the left of the point where you click is deleted You can add markers to audio files using the Logic Pro application Add a marker Control click the Playback waveform display then choose Add Marker from the shortcut menu Rename a marker Control click the Playback waveform display then choose Rename Marker from the shortcut menu Type a new name for the marker in the name field Press Return or click outside
131. hours minutes and seconds when Sync is off or in bars and beats when Sync is on Meter field When Sync is on lets you define the meter time signature of the audio file The bar and beat values can be altered independently Editing the Meter field changes the ruler display and may alter the Length field display but has no impact on audio playback Tempo field Displays the MainStage concert tempo in beats per minute when Sync is on Playback follows only a single constant tempo The Tempo field is disabled when Sync is off Note Because Playback instances use the concert tempo when Sync is on you can use audio files recorded at different tempos and have them all play back at the same tempo the concert tempo Fade Time field Sets the fade out time in seconds Drag vertically to adjust this value Click the Fade button to start or stop a fade out Pitch fields Transpose audio playback when Sync is on Drag vertically in either the semi or cent field to transpose the audio file in semitones or cents 1 100 of a semitone The Pitch fields are disabled when Sync is off Appendix A The Playback plug in 131 Playback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters The Sync Snap To and Play From pop up menus control various aspects of playback and synchronization of the audio file Sync Snap To and Play From parameters Sync pop up menu Controls whether playback is synchronized with the concert tempo When Sync is off the au
132. ide the CPU and memory meters in the Display pane of MS preferences For information see Display preferences 37 Work with patches in Edit mode Select items in the Patch List All of the patches and sets in a concert appear in the Patch List To select an item in the Patch List in Edit mode you can click the item use key commands or type its patch number or the first few letters of its name The patch number appears to the left of the patch icon in the Patch List You can also skip patches or sets in the Patch List When a patch or set is skipped using the Command key together with the arrow keys to select items passes over the patch or set and the next non skipped item is selected However you can still select the item by clicking it or using the arrow keys alone Skipped items are also skipped when you use the patch selector in Perform mode Select a patch in the Patch List In the Patch List located to the left of the workspace click the patch Patch List d My Concert qj Bright Suitcase Click a patch in the Patch List to select it and start playing Classic Rock Organ a Distorted Clav Classic Pulse Lead With the patch selected you can start playing instantly Select a patch using key commands To select the previous higher patch Press the Up Arrow key To select the next lower patch Press the Down Arrow key To select the previous patch Press Command Up Arrow To select the next patch Press C
133. ilable only if there is a concert or set level channel strip Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 54 Use the EXS24 mkIl Instrument Editor in MainStage For channel strips using the EXS24 mkll sampler instrument you can edit sampler instrument zones and groups in the EXS Instrument Editor However you cannot open the Sample Editor to edit individual audio samples In an EXS24 mkll instrument a zone is a location into which a single sample an audio file is loaded from a hard disk You can edit zone parameters in Zone view Zones can be assigned to groups which provide parameters that allow you to simultaneously edit all zones in the group You can define as many groups as desired The Instrument Editor has two views Zones view and Groups view You can edit zones in Zones view and edit group parameters in Groups view Open the EXS24 mkll Instrument Editor In a channel strip using the EXS24 mkll double click the EXS24 slot in the I O section In the upper right area of the EXS24 mkll plug in window click the Edit button Click the Edit button to open the Instrument Editor it_ options The Instrument Editor opens When you play notes on the keyboard of the EXS24 mkIl Instrument Editor the notes are played on the selected channel strip You can switch between Zones view and Groups view click individual zones to view their parameters click notes on the keyboard to hear the samples assigned to them create zones and groups and edit zone
134. ilences the output from every patch in the concert Quickly mute all sound Do one of the following Press Control M In the toolbar click the Master Mute button If you have mapped the Master Mute function to a screen control press or move the corresponding controller The Master Mute button changes to show that the output is muted a red diagonal line covers the speaker icon All output remains muted until you unmute it Unmute all sound Do one of the following Press Control M again In the toolbar click the Master Mute button again If you have mapped the Master Mute function to a screen control press or move the corresponding controller Master Mute is also a mappable parameter in the Parameter Mapping browser You can map Master Mute to a button or other controller in your concerts so that you can quickly mute all output when you are playing live in Perform mode In addition you can mute audio output for a single channel strip by clicking its Mute M button Chapter 6 Work with concerts 93 Work at the concert level Concert level overview You can control the overall volume for a concert and make other changes at the concert level You can use busses at the concert level to control concert wide effects or to control the output of multiple channel strips assigned to the bus You can also add channel strips at the concert level and have the concert level channel strips available with every patch in the concert
135. iltered Scale channel strip velocity You can scale the output velocity of a channel strip using the Velocity Scaling graphs You can scale output velocity based on note input or input velocity When you perform velocity scaling each input velocity regardless of the note being played is scaled to the output velocity When you perform note scaling output velocity is scaled depending on the note in the key range This is useful when you want to have a parameter change in different parts of the key range for example when a filter or attack parameter opens for higher note values to give a brighter sharper sound Open a velocity scaling graph In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip on which you want to perform velocity scaling In the Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Input tab In the MIDI Input tab do one of the following To open the velocity input graph Select the Velocity Input button To open the note input graph Select the Note Input button For information about editing the graph see Work with graphs on page 62 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 53 Set channel strips to ignore Hermode tuning If a patch or the concert or set containing the patch is set to use Hermode tuning but the patch contains a channel strip for example one with a drum or percussion instrument that you do not want to use Hermode tuning you can set the individual channel strip to ignore Hermode tuning Set a channel strip
136. in Edit mode 51 Work with software instrument channel strips Set keyboard input for a software instrument channel strip In the Channel Strip Inspector you can choose the keyboard controller from which the channel strip receives MIDI input If you are using a multitimbral instrument you can also choose the input for each MIDI channel For example you can use the EVB3 instrument as a multitimbral instrument and send input to the upper and lower register and the foot pedal using three separate MIDI channels For information about using keyboard controllers in performance including using multiple controllers see Tips for performing with keyboard controllers Set the keyboard input for a software instrument channel strip In the Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Input tab Choose the MIDI input device from the Keyboard pop up menu in the Input section The names in the Keyboard pop up menu correspond to keyboard screen controls in the workspace Set multitimbral input for different MIDI channels In the Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Input tab Choose Multitimbral from the Keyboard pop up menu in the Input section In the Multitimbral Settings dialog choose the input device for each MIDI channel you want to receive MIDI input Transpose software instrument channel strips You can transpose change the pitch of a software instrument channel strip When you transpose a channel strip every MIDI note received by the chann
137. in Library from the Action pop up menu in the upper right corner of the Patch Inspector Enter the name of the patch setting you want to find Click Find The first patch setting with the text you entered appears selected in the Patch Library To find subsequent patch settings with the same name choose Find Again in Library from the Action pop up menu Note If you have saved multiple patches using the Save as Set command or the Export as Set command in MainStage 1 0 in the Action pop up menu the saved file appears as a patch in the Patch Library unless you have selected a different location for saving the file Clicking the saved file in the Patch Library causes an alert to appear when the individual patches are opened from the patch file Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 29 Add a patch You can add patches to the concert and organize them in the Patch List The number of patches is limited only by the amount of available memory in your system When you add a patch to a concert the patch is selected so you can easily audition and select a patch setting from the Patch Library When you add a patch by default it takes the name of the channel strip added with it You can give each patch a custom name to make it easier to identify and distinguish between them Add a new patch Click the Add Patch button located in the upper right corner of the Patch List The new patch appears in the Patch List and the Patch Library is open
138. inStage with vocals or any sound captured with a microphone using an audio interface connected to your computer and choosing the audio input channel in audio channel strips in your patches For guitar patches that use multiple channel strips you can control the overall volume of the patch using a foot pedal Using the following procedure you can set the overall volume for the patch that is for all channel strips so it starts playing at the set volume level but still control subsequent volume changes using the foot pedal Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 123 Tune guitars and other instruments with the Tuner MainStage includes a Tuner that you can use to tune guitars and other instruments you play through an audio channel strip The Tuner shows pitch on a circular scale with the note name and octave displayed in the center of the scale When you play a single note on your instrument the pitch is shown in relation to the correct pitch for the note displayed You can use the Tuner on an instrument connected to the first audio channel strip in a patch To use a different channel strip you can reorder channel strips in the patch Channel strips that can use the Tuner are indicated by a tuning fork icon near the top of the channel strip Tune an instrument using the Tuner 1 Click the Tuner icon in the toolbar or press Command T The Tuner appears in the workspace Assignments amp Mappings A 5 Octave A 440 2 Play
139. ine running through the effect name Choose channel strip settings You can quickly change the instrument effects and other parameters for a channel strip by choosing a new channel strip setting You can choose a new channel strip setting from the Channel Strip Library or from the Settings menu at the top of the channel strip You can also search for channel strip settings by name Choose a channel strip setting from the Channel Strip Library In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip you want to change The selected channel strip is highlighted with a blue outline In the Channel Strip Inspector click the Channel Strip Library tab Available settings for the channel strip appear in the Channel Strip Library MainStage built in channel strip settings appear in a series of folders with different instrument categories If you have GarageBand installed or have one or more Jam Packs installed on your computer those settings appear below the built in settings Click a category from the column on the left then click subcategories from the columns on the right until you see the settings you want hannel Strip Inspector Attributes Layer Editor MIDI Input Recent Bass n Drum kit Drum Machine amp Guitar m Mallet amp Classic Tonewheel Organ fi Orchestral gt i Heavy Metal Organ Piano gt i JN Auger Style 2 fi Synthesizer f Vintage B3 gt amp JN B3 Flute Pip fim Vintage Clav gt JN B3 Mellow
140. ing browser click None Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 75 Work in the Assignments and Mappings tab Assignments and mappings overview You can view and edit assignments and mappings for the selected patch set or concert in the Assignments amp Mappings table and create and edit assignments and mappings without leaving Edit mode For the selected item the Assignments amp Mappings table shows the following e Assignment column Lists the assignments in the patch set or concert by device and MIDI channel Screen Control column Shows the screen control to which each hardware control is assigned Mapping column Shows the mapping for each control following the same order as the Screen Control Inspector Workspace Assignment PCR 1 PCR Channel 1 Pitch Bend Modula EDIROL PCR Button 3 Button 4 Smart Button 3 Pitch Bend 7 Output 1 2 7 volume E Actions 8 Next Set 4 EDIROL PCR Destinations E Actions t Prev Patch FU My Concert gt Actions p Next Patch ic Rock Organ 4 Classic Rock Organ curr Y Current 7 Rotor Speed Upper T Perc Volume You can quickly see whether a hardware control is assigned and see the parameter or action to which it is mapped When you manipulate a hardware control a dot in the row showing its assignment and mapping is highlighted The Assignments amp Mappings tab also includes an Action pop up menu with items for creating assignments and
141. ing plug ins not usable in MainStage the plug ins appear with a bold diagonal line in the Channel Strips area Rename channel strips When you add a channel strip to a patch the channel strip has a default name You can rename channel strips to distinguish your custom settings from the default ones Rename a channel strip In the Attributes tab of the Channel Strip Inspector select the name in the Name field and enter a new name Type a new name in the field Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library Attributes Layer Editor Name Bright Suitcase Color Icon Change channel strip colors Each channel strip has a color which appears at the bottom of the channel strip and as a layer above the keyboard screen control in the workspace and the Layer Editor You can change the color of a channel strip to make it easier to visually distinguish channel strips Change the color of a Software Instrument channel strip In the Attributes tab of the Channel Strip Inspector choose a color from the Color pop up menu Choose a color from the pop up menu Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library Attributes Layer Editor Name Bright Suitcase Color Icon Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 50 Change channel strip icons When you add a channel strip the channel strip has a default icon which appears above the Settings pop up menu You can change the icon to help visually distinguish channel strip
142. ings pop up menu To choose the next plug in setting Click the right arrow next to the Settings pop up menu or choose Next Setting from the Settings pop up menu Copy and paste plug in settings Click the Copy button in the plug in window header or choose Copy Setting from the Settings pop up menu All parameter setting are copied to a plug in settings Clipboard which is independent of the OS X Clipboard Click the Paste button in the plug in window header or choose Paste Setting from the Settings pop up menu Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 66 Save changes to a plug in setting Do one of the following To save the current plug in parameter values as the setting Choose Save Setting This overwrites the existing setting To name and save a setting including its folder location Choose Save Setting As You can create a new folder in the Save As dialog if you wish Note Subfolders must be located in the folder for the corresponding plug in For example you could save a setting called Euro Lead in the Lead Synths subfolder of the ES2 folder Revert to a plug in s default settings Choose Reset Setting from the Settings pop up menu Create a default setting Save a setting called default in the Settings folder for the plug in Delete a plug in setting Choose Delete Setting from the Settings pop up menu Adjust plug in parameters Each plug in window contains controls to adjust the values of the parameters for
143. ior for saved values Choose MainStage gt Preferences In the Parameter Values section of the General preferences pane choose the default behavior from the On Patch Change pop up menu To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches choose Keep current value To return parameters to their last saved value when you change patches choose Revert to saved value You can also set the behavior for saving parameter values for screen controls in individual patches For information see Set parameter change behavior for screen controls on page 80 Chapter 6 Work with concerts 89 Set the time signature for a concert You can set the time signature for a concert Time signatures can be used with the Playback plug in and also affect the operation of the metronome When you set the time signature for a patch or set it overrides the concert level time signature while the patch or set is selected When you select a patch or set without a time signature it uses the concert time signature Set the time signature In the Concert Inspector select the Has Time Signature checkbox Double click the number in the field at the right and enter the number of beats for one measure of the time signature Choose the beat value from the pop up menu at the right Use tempo in a MainStage concert Tempo overview Each concert has a tempo which you can change in different ways while you are performing Some plug ins availabl
144. ips for performing with guitars and other instruments Tune guitars and other instruments with the Tuner The Playback plug in in performance Record your performances After the performance Tips for complex hardware setups Appendix A The Playback plug in Playback plug in overview The Playback interface Use the Playback waveform display Playback transport and function buttons Playback information display Playback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters Use the Playback group functions Use the Playback Action menu and File field Use markers with the Playback plug in Use the Playback plug in in a concert Add a Playback plug in Add an audio file to the Playback plug in Set the Sync mode for the Playback plug in Choose the flex mode for the Playback plug in Add screen controls for the Playback plug in Tips for using the Playback plug in Assign Playback plug ins to groups Contents 141 141 142 143 143 144 145 145 146 147 148 148 148 149 151 151 152 152 152 153 153 153 154 154 154 155 155 156 156 156 Appendix B The Loopback plug in Loopback plug in overview The Loopback interface Loopback waveform display Loopback transport and function controls Loopback information display Loopback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters Use the Loopback group functions Loopback Action menu Add a Loopback plug in Appendix C MainStage preferences Preferences overview General preferences Audio preferences MI
145. ips or busses at the set level but cannot select or play patches in the set while in Edit mode Collapse a set In the Patch List click the disclosure triangle for the set You can uncollapse the set by clicking its disclosure triangle again Collapsing a set has no effect on whether you can select patches in the set in Perform mode For information about creating and using sets see Work with sets overview on page 83 Override concert level key ranges for a set If a software instrument channel strip exists at the concert level the concert level channel strip takes precedence over any set level software instrument channel strips within its key range This means that when you play any notes in the key range of the concert level channel strip on a keyboard controller you hear only the concert level channel strip even when a patch is selected in a set with a set level channel strip You can override the concert level channel strip for a channel strip at the set level so that the set level channel strip takes precedence over the concert level one Override concert or set level key ranges In the Patch List select the set with the channel strip that you want to override the concert level channel strip In the Channel Strips area select the channel strip with the key range that you want to override the concert level key range Select the Override parent ranges checkbox Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 84 fon Delete sets You can
146. it into other concerts Export a layout 1 Choose File gt Export Layout or press Command Shift Control S 2 Inthe Save As dialog type a name for the layout 3 Browse to the location where you want to save the layout and select it or use the default location 4 Click Save Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 118 Import a layout You can import an exported layout into another concert and then adjust it to work with the mappings in the concert When you import a layout into a concert MainStage analyzes the layout and attempts to convert the assignments and mappings in the layout to work with the concert It uses the following rules to convert imported assignments and mappings Screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls of the same type if they exist in the imported layout Keyboard screen controls are assigned only to keyboard screen controls e If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is similar to their arrangement in the imported layout screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls in the same positions in the workspace If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is different MainStage tries to assign and map screen controls starting from the top left corner of the workspace to the bottom right corner Import a layout into a concert Choose File gt Import Layout or press Command Control O In the Open dialog select the layout you want to import Click Open The
147. ith the concert tempo The metronome always plays at the current tempo of the concert You can start the metronome in one of several ways and change the audio output for the metronome sound the sound of the metronome and the volume of the metronome relative to the overall audio output Start the metronome Do one of the following Click the Metronome button in the toolbar 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 You can also choose a different sound for the metronome Change the audio output for the metronome sound Choose MainStage gt Preferences In the Metronome section of the General tab choose a different audio output from the Output pop up menu Change the relative output of the metronome sound Choose MainStage gt Preferences In the Metronome section of the General tab drag the volume slider left or right to adjust the relative vo
148. k so stopping and starting playback follows the MainStage clock position Using Relative Position is similar to using a mute button Appendix A The Playback plug in 132 Choose the Use the Playback group functions If you have multiple instances of the Playback plug in in a concert you can use groups to control which instances play together and which instances operate independently Any Playback instance can either be assigned to one of 100 groups or not be a member of any group The linked operation of multiple instances can be used for creative playback purposes such as alternative versions of a song verse or chorus Only one group can be active at a time For example if two Playback instances are in Group 1 and four Playback instances are in Group 2 activation of a transport function in any Group 1 member will stop playback of all Group 2 members and vice versa Instances that are not in any group are not affected All Playback instances that belong to a group will switch between states for the following transport functions when changed in any group member e Return to Start e Play or Stop Dragging in the waveform display e Cycle e Fade Out time and action e Go to Previous or Next Marker Important Editing a parameter in one member of a group does not automatically update the parameter value in other group members To change the parameter value in all group members hold down Shift while you edit the parameter in an
149. l strips 256 external instrument channel strips and 256 auxiliary aux channel strips You can add effects using the Insert slots send the signal to an auxiliary channel aux using the Sends slots and choose a different output from the Output slot For audio channel strips you can change the format between mono and stereo using the Format button For software instrument channel strips you can change the instrument using the Instrument slot You can also choose copy and save channel strip settings choose a different channel strip type or reset the channel strip from the Settings menu To learn how to add a channel strip see Add a channel strip on page 31 To learn how to change a channel strip setting see Change a channel strip setting on page 33 For information about the included instrument and effects plug ins see the MainStage Instruments and MainStage SEffects manuals Show signal flow channel strips In addition to the channel strips in a patch you can view and edit signal flow channel strips in the Channel Strips area Signal flow channel strips include the Output and Master channel strips for the concert auxes that are receiving signal from a channel strip in the patch and any set or concert level channel strips that are available when the patch is selected You can also view signal flow channel strips at the set level When you show signal flow channel strips channel strips at the concert level including Output and Aux ch
150. layback instance See Use the Playback group functions on page 133 Action menu and File field The Action menu with the gear icon contains options for adding an audio file choosing the flex mode and other functions See Use the Playback Action menu and File field on page 134 The File field displays the name of the currently loaded audio file Shortcut menu You can add edit and remove markers using the shortcut menu not shown which you can access by Control clicking or right clicking the waveform display See Use markers with the Playback plug in on page 135 Appendix A The Playback plug in 128 Use the Playback waveform display The waveform display shows the waveform of the currently loaded audio file The vertical line in the center of the display indicates the current playback position as the waveform scrolls from right to left Above the waveform the time ruler displays time in either hours minutes and seconds when Sync mode is off or bars and beats when Sync is on If the audio file contains marker information the marker names and positions appear below the time ruler Time ruler Marker bar File field Action menu 00 00 09 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 03 Marker 2 Playhead Playback position You can drag the waveform horizontally to move to a different position while Playback is stopped Playback starts from the new position if the Play From parameter is set to Current Position Note The Snap To and Play
151. ld include a keyboard or MIDI activity screen control You can edit the following parameters for keyboard screen controls Hardware Assignment Device pop up menu Shows the name of the learned keyboard The device name may correspond to the name of the keyboard controller or to a port on the controller if it has multiple ports You can choose another device or choose All Channel pop up menu Shows the MIDI channel on which MainStage receives input from the keyboard You can choose another channel or choose All Velocity Sensitivity slider Sets the velocity sensitivity for the keyboard Less means that higher velocities are required to trigger the maximum value while More means that lower velocities trigger the maximum value Settings Name field Enter a name for the keyboard The name appears in the Input pop up menu in the Channel Strip Inspector where you can select the device the channel strip responds to Number of Keys value slider Enter the number of keys to display on the keyboard screen control Lowest Key value slider Enter the note name for the lowest key Lowest Key Learn button Click the Learn button then press the lowest key to have MainStage learn it The Number of Keys and Low Key affect only the visual appearance of the screen control They do not affect what notes are received from your keyboard controller Layer Display Display keyboard layers checkbox When active a layer is displayed above
152. le parameters contains actions for selecting patches and sets showing the Tuner activating tap tempo Master Mute Panic and other functions The Actions folder also contains an AppleScript subfolder with useful scripts You can map button screen controls to actions for selecting different patches and use physical buttons on your MIDI device to select patches when you perform You can also map buttons to actions for selecting different sets or selecting the concert For information about assigning buttons see Button assignments on page 112 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 71 Map a screen control to an action In the workspace click the screen control you want to map The Screen Control Inspector appears below the workspace showing the settings for the selected screen control If the screen control is currently mapped a tab with the name of the mapping is visible in addition to the General and Mapping tabs If the control is unmapped the tab is labeled Unmapped Click the Unmapped or name of mapping tab The Parameter Mapping browser appears below the workspace The Actions folder is available in the Parameter Mapping browser In the column on the left of the Parameter Mapping browser click the Actions folder The available actions appear in the second column of the browser Click the Actions folder to see available actions Screen Control Inspector Attributes Mappings Same as Input 4 Map Parameter Block 4m Actions
153. ls on the controller to corresponding screen controls in the workspace simplifying hardware setup For more information see Choose a template Add and edit patches to customize your sounds You add patches for the sounds you want to play and edit the patches by adding channel strips instruments and effects and adjusting their parameters to dial in your custom sounds In Edit mode you can select and play patches choose channel strip settings and edit channel strip and plug in parameters You can quickly define key ranges for channel strips to create keyboard layers and splits scale expression and other parameters using transforms and filter incoming MIDI messages Your patches are live so you can hear the results of your edits instantly For more information see Edit mode overview Organize patches for easy access In Edit mode you can order patches in the Patch List organize patches in sets for added flexibility and add channel strips at the set level so they are available with every patch in the set For information about organizing patches see Reorder and move patches in the Patch List For information about creating and editing sets see Work with sets overview Customize the visual layout of your concert In Layout mode you arrange screen controls to create the visual layout for the concert Screen controls include keyboards knobs faders and other hardware controls as well as controls to display parameter and syste
154. lume of the metronome sound Change the sound of the metronome Choose Show Metronome Channel Strip from the Channel Strips Action pop up menu Open the Klopfgeist plug in from the Instrument menu on the Metronome channel strip Choose a different metronome sound Chapter 6 Work with concerts 100 Work in Layout mode Layout mode overview You cannot change the position of physical faders knobs and other controls on your instruments and other music hardware but you can arrange the screen controls in your MainStage concert in any order you like by editing the layout You can modify an existing layout or create one from a template and you can export a layout and import it into another concert Each concert template included with MainStage includes a built in layout optimized for a type of musical instrument you use with MainStage You modify the layout of a concert in Layout mode You can add and arrange screen controls in the MainStage workspace to match your music hardware optimize your display size and make assignments between controls on your MIDI hardware and the screen controls in your concert Below the workspace the Screen Controls palette contains different types of screen controls you can add to your layout The Screen Control Inspector appears to the left of the workspace where you can learn controller assignments and edit layout parameters You can also export a layout and import the layout into a different concert For inf
155. m a channel strip Add an instrument plug in Click the Instrument slot then choose a plug in from the pop up menu that appears Add an effect plug in Click the Insert slot then choose a plug in from the hierarchical pop up menu Add a MIDI plug in Click the MIDI plug in slot then choose a plug in from the pop up menu Replace a plug in Click the Insert Instrument or MIDI plug in slot then choose a different plug in from the pop up menu Remove a plug in Click the Insert Instrument or MIDI plug in slot then choose No Plug in from the pop up menu that appears Move and copy plug ins You can move reorder and copy plug ins in a channel strip Move a plug in Hold down the Command key while dragging the plug in to an empty slot either on the same channel strip or on another channel strip Reorder plug ins Hold down the Command key while dragging the plug in to an occupied slot either on the same channel strip or on another channel strip Copy a plug in Hold down Command Option while dragging the plug in to another slot either on the same channel strip or on another channel strip Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 65 N _ N Use Channel EQ The Channel EQ plug in allows you to sculpt the sound of the channel strip before applying other effects Use the Channel EQ plug in Double click the EQ icon at the top of the channel strip The Channel EQ plug in is added to the first available Insert slot and the plug i
156. m information text and images and a patch selector You can group controls and add grouped controls to your layout For more information see Screen controls overview Make connections between MainStage and your music hardware In Layout mode you connect hardware controls on your MIDI devices to screen controls in your layout by assigning the hardware controls to screen controls You can move and resize screen controls in the workspace and customize the visual display of parameter values and other information You only need to make controller assignments once for an entire concert minimizing the amount of work required to connect your hardware with your computer For more information see Controller assignments overview Map screen controls to the parameters you want to control Edit mode is where you map screen controls to channel strip parameters You can map the parameters you want to modify for each patch to easily control them from your hardware when you perform live You can also map screen controls to MainStage actions such as selecting the next patch to play For more information see Map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters You need not follow these steps in a strict order however in most cases you will likely want to create your layout before making hardware assignments and make hardware assignments before you map screen controls If you use a concert template without significantly modifying its layout you can
157. mode to another mode an alert appears asking if you want the overlapped controls to be highlighted so you can adjust them before leaving Layout mode Move multiple screen controls Do one of the following Shift click the screen controls then drag them to a new position Hold down the Shift key as you drag around the controls then drag them to a new position If the panels for the screen controls are merged rubber banding selects the entire panel You can constrain the movement of screen controls to either horizontal or vertical by pressing Shift while dragging them If a screen control overlaps another screen control in the workspace when you switch from Layout mode to another mode an alert appears asking if you want the overlapped controls to be highlighted so you can adjust them before leaving Layout mode Resize screen controls You can resize screen controls to make them more easily visible or to fit them into a smaller area When you select a screen control blue resize guides appear over it that you can drag to resize the control Resize a screen control 1 Click the screen control in the workspace Blue resize guides appear over the screen control 2 Drag the resize guides to resize the screen control Drag the outer resize Parameter guides to resize the e y screen control Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 106 Resize the text display area of a screen control Select the screen control in the workspace Drag th
158. n the bar at the bottom of the window control various aspects of playback and synchronization of the audio material Sync Snap To and Play From parameters e Sync pop up menu Enables or disables synchronization with the MainStage tempo and clock Snap To pop up menu Determines how Loopback starts in play or record mode when stopped It also quantizes the tape loop length on the fly by stopping the first take Off Loopback starts immediately without waiting Beat Loopback starts or stops at the start of the next beat Bar Loopback starts or stops at the start of the next bar Loop Loopback waits for the amount of time defined by the Length parameter Play From pop up menu Determines the playback start position within the audio material Loop Start Playback starts from the beginning of the audio material Relative Position When you stop and restart the Loopback instance playback continues as if the plug in had been playing continuously without interruption This is useful when several Loopback instances are playing together or when you are using Loopback instances with Playback or Ultrabeat instances allowing you to effectively mute and unmute instances while keeping them in sync with each other Use the Loopback group functions If you have multiple instances of the Loopback plug in in a concert you can use groups to control which instances record and play together and which instances operate inde
159. n window opens Do one of the following Choose a Channel EQ setting from the Settings pop up menu at the top of the plug in window To graphically edit an EQ band drag vertically to change the level or drag horizontally to change the center frequency e To numerically edit an EQ band drag the number to raise or lower the value or double click then type a new value For information about using the Channel EQ effect see the MainStage Effects manual Use plug in settings MainStage plug ins include settings that combine a set of parameter values optimized for a specific result For an instrument plug in a setting may re create the characteristic sound of a particular instrument while for an effect plug in it may be tailored for use with a specific instrument or to create a particular sound You can choose settings copy and paste settings save settings and perform other functions in the Settings pop up menu for each plug in Choose a plug in setting To open the plug in window double click the plug in slot Click the Settings pop up menu at the top of the plug in window browse to the setting you want then select it Tip You can also select the plug in slot then choose a plug in setting in the Channel Strip Inspector Choose the previous or next plug in setting Do one of the following To choose the previous plug in setting Click the left arrow next to the Settings pop up menu or choose Previous Setting from the Sett
160. nap To is set to Off at the beginning of the next bar if Snap To is set to Bar or at the next beat if Snap To is set to Beat It can also start when you start the MainStage clock if Start with Play Action is chosen from the Action pop up menu UltraBeat starts when you start the MainStage clock if its sequencer is turned on except in Pattern mode Reason and other ReWire applications start when you start the MainStage clock and stop when you stop the MainStage clock For plug ins with synchronizable LFOs the LFO can oscillate at the tempo set by the MainStage clock you can also send MIDI beat clock to synchronize external MIDI devices You can view the beat information of the MainStage clock using a Parameter Text screen control mapped to the Beat Count action When the MainStage clock is running the current bar and beat are displayed in the screen control Beat Count 1 1 Chapter 6 Work with concerts 99 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 Important When you start the MainStage clock the audio engine is reset causing a brief interruption in the audio output from MainStage In some cases you may want to start the MainStage clock at the beginning of a song or performance and use screen controls mapped to individual plug in parameters to start and stop those plug ins to avoid an interruption in the audio output while you are performing Control the metronome MainStage features a metronome that you can use to play in time w
161. ncludes Attributes and Mapping tabs as well as a tab labeled Unmapped Click the Map Parameter button or press Command L The Screen Control Inspector opens to the Unmapped tab showing the Parameter Mapping browser The Map Parameter button lights red to indicate that mapping is active To map the screen control to a channel strip parameter click the control for the parameter on the channel strip in the Channel Strips area Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 69 4 To map the screen control to a plug in parameter double click the plug in in the Inserts section of the channel strip to open the plug in window then click the parameter in the plug in window Click the screen control you want to map to a parameter Vocal DE ESSER Audio Natural Vocal Click the parameter in a channel strip or plug in window The screen control is mapped to the selected parameter and the Unmapped tab takes the name of the parameter You can continue mapping additional screen controls by clicking them in the workspace and then clicking the corresponding parameters in a channel strip or plug in window 5 When you are finished press Command L again or click the Map Parameter button to turn off mapping Map a screen control using the Parameter Mapping browser 1 In the workspace click the screen control you want to map The screen control is highlighted in blue The Screen Control Inspector appears below the workspace showing the parameters
162. nd Shift Option G Add a screen control to a group Drag the screen control into the group Move or resize a screen control in a group Select the individual screen control you want to move or resize The handles of the screen control appear so you can move or resize it independently from the group Hold down the Command key as you move or resize the screen control Change the look of the background Select the background The Screen Control Inspector appears to the left of the workspace In the Appearance section of the Screen Control Inspector do one of the following To add a panel Click the Panel well and choose a panel from the menu If the background currently uses an image select the Panel button before choosing a panel To add an image Select the Image button then do one of the following Drag an image to the Image well e Click the Select button browse to the location of the image then select the image Add a grouped control to the Screen Controls palette Do one of the following Control click the grouped control then choose Add to Palette from the shortcut menu Select the grouped control then choose Add to Palette from the Action pop up menu at the upper right corner of the workspace After you add the first grouped control to the Screen Controls palette the My Grouped Controls tab appears Select this tab or the All tab to see the custom grouped controls you have added to the Screen Controls palette Delete s
163. nd a Stop command using the same parameter Alternatively you can set the plug in to start when you select the patch or set or when the Play action is triggered You can control other parameters of the Playback plug in while you perform including the Fade Out and Cycle parameters If the audio file contains marker information you can use the Go To Previous Marker and Go To Next Marker parameters to shift playback to different parts of the audio file or use the Go to Marker action to shift playback to a specific marker Note When mapping a screen control to the Go to Marker action in the Markers submenu set both the Button On and Button Off parameters in the Screen Control Inspector to the value of the marker to ensure that the mapping works correctly A Playback plug in in a patch plays only while the patch is selected If you are using a Playback plug in at the set level you can select different patches in the set for example different lead synth or guitar solo patches and have the audio file continue playing If you are using a Playback plug in at the concert level you can select different patches in the concert and have the audio file continue playing Assign Playback plug ins to groups The Playback plug in provides an additional form of control using groups If you use multiple instances of the plug in in your concert you can use groups to control which instances play together and which are mutually exclusive When Playback instanc
164. nd of a grouped control to re create the look of a hardware panel and visually distinguish the grouped control in the workspace Group a set of screen controls Select the screen controls you want to group together The Group button is highlighted indicating that the selected controls can be grouped Do one of the following e Click the Group button or press Command Shift G e Control click the selected controls then choose Group from the shortcut menu The screen controls are grouped into a single grouped control If there is no background around the screen controls one is added to encompass them Selecting any member of the group selects the entire group so you can move and resize them together When you group screen controls the edges of the background appear dotted to indicate that the controls are grouped When grouped controls are selected the Ungroup button is highlighted indicating that the controls are grouped If you want to move one of the grouped controls separately you can ungroup the controls Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 109 Group screen controls using a background screen control Drag a background screen control to the workspace Size and position the background screen control Drag the screen controls you want to include in the grouped control so they are within the borders of the background screen control Ungroup screen controls Select the grouped control Click the Group button again or press Comma
165. ndow to switch to layout mode Drag a waveform screen control to the workspace and position it as needed Note If there is no Playback plug in in the patch an alert appears when you try to add a waveform screen control When you map the waveform screen control to the Playback plug in the waveform for the audio file loaded in the Playback plug in appears in the waveform screen control When you press the button you mapped to the Play Stop parameter the audio file starts playing and you see the waveform move across the waveform screen control You can add screen controls for other parameters including Fade Out Cycle Tempo and so on and map them to the corresponding parameters in the Mapping browser or in the Playback plug in window You can also map a parameter text screen control to the File field and have it display the name of the audio file being played Appendix A The Playback plug in 139 Tips for using the Playback plug in The design of the Playback plug in allows you to use it in many different ways You should plan how you intend to use the Playback plug in when you are designing your concert to use it most effectively You can try out different placements and settings to decide how you want to use the Playback plug in in your concerts You start playback by sending a Play command to the Playback plug in using a screen control such as a button mapped to the Play Stop parameter of the plug in To stop playback you se
166. ned to the center position in comparison with extreme left or right pan positions e 3 dB A full scale signal 0 dBfs will have a level of 3 dB when panned to the center position 3 dB compensated A full scale signal 0 dBfs will have a level of 0 dB when panned to the center position or 3 dB when panned to extreme left or right positions Change the tuning for a concert By default concerts use equal tempered tuning You can change the tuning for a concert so that it uses a different tuning Change the concert tuning In the Concert Inspector click the Tuning tab Choose the tuning you want the concert to use from the Method pop up menu When you change the tuning of a concert the tuning of the patches and sets in the concert changes if their Tuning Method is set to Use parent tuning Patches and sets with a different tuning method are not affected Silence MIDI notes MainStage also includes a Panic function The Panic function immediately silences any hanging MIDI notes Silence all MIDI notes Do one of the following Press Control P Double click the MIDI Monitor in the toolbar If you have mapped the Panic function to a screen control press or move the corresponding controller Chapter 6 Work with concerts 92 Mute audio output Sometimes when you are playing or editing sounds you may want to quickly mute silence all audio output for the concert MainStage includes a Master Mute button that s
167. nformation Display parameters Position field Indicates the current playhead position Length field Displays the length of the loop If Sync is set to Off Loopback analyzes the first take and determines the tempo and length using the concert tempo as a starting point After the length is set it cannot be changed until you clear the tape loop If Sync is set to On you can set the length in the information display or using a screen control before you record the first take If you do not set the length Loopback analyzes the first take and sets the length using the concert tempo rounding up to the next whole bar e Position dial Displays the current playback position in the context of the overall loop length Meter field Displays the meter time signature of the audio material The bar and beat values can be altered independently which changes the ruler display and may alter the Length field display but does not affect audio playback It cannot be changed once the length is set without first clearing the tape loop Tempo field Displays the tempo in beats per minute The tempo is locked after the first recording and cannot be changed Fade Time field Indicates the fade out time in seconds Drag vertically to adjust this value See Loopback transport and function controls on page 143 Appendix B_ The Loopback plug in 144 Loopback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters The Sync Snap To and Play From pop up menus i
168. nk select message then the program change message Note Some devices send program change numbers in the range of 0 127 while other devices use the range of 1 128 You can set which range of program change numbers MainStage uses in the MIDI Preferences pane Edit the program change number for the selected patch In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector select the Program Change checkbox Using the value slider set the program change number Set the bank number for the selected patch In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector select the Bank Select checkbox Using the value slider set the bank number Reset program change numbers for active patches in a concert Choose Reset Program Change Numbers from the Action pop up menu for the Patch List or press Command Shift Option R Reset program change and bank select numbers in the Patch List Choose Reset Bank and Program Numbers from the Action pop up menu for the Patch List Show bank and program change numbers in the Patch List Choose Show Bank and Program Numbers from the Action pop up menu for the Patch List The MIDI standard allows program change numbers with values from 0 to 127 If all available program change numbers in a concert are already in use any new patches added to the concert are given program change number zero 0 but the number is inactive the checkbox is not selected Bank changes are not supported Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 41 If you edit a program
169. nments amp Mappings tab Shows the assignments and mappings for the selected patch set or concert You can create new assignments and mappings edit existing ones and edit the hardware input settings for an assignment For information about working in Edit mode see Edit mode overview Chapter 3 The MainStage interface 24 Perform mode By default Perform mode opens in full screen The workspace fills your entire computer display so that your screen controls are as large as possible for maximum readability Perform in Full Screen optimizes your display for live performance when you want to use MainStage exclusively while you play Patch List My Concert Bright Suitcase 5 Classic Rock Organ Bright Suitcase Distorted Clav Classic Pulse Lead Boutique Tweed Output Natural Vocal E gt You can choose to have Perform mode open in a window rather than full screen The toolbar remains visible so that you can switch modes using the Mode buttons use the Panic or Master Mute button and the Tuner and view CPU and memory levels and MIDI input in the Activity Monitor The browsers and inspectors are hidden to maximize the size of the workspace making screen controls larger and easier to read in onstage situations You can still access the Finder and switch to other applications but cannot open plug in windows Patch List My Concert Bright Suitcase CE a Perform mode disables OS level Auto Save Spotlight and Time Machine
170. nnel strip color and icon The four tabs of the Channel Strip Inspector provide the following functions Channel Strip Library and Plug In Library With a channel strip selected you can select channel strip settings from the Channel Strip Library With an Insert slot selected you can select settings for the plug in from the Plug in Library Attributes You can rename the channel strip and select a different channel strip color and icon MIDI Input You can create controller transforms in the MIDI Input tab For software instrument and external instrument channel strips you can also choose the MIDI input device filter MIDI input transpose the instrument and create velocity scaling graphs Layer Editor For software instrument and external instrument channel strips you can define the key range set floating split points and set the minimum and maximum velocity for the channel strip Using the Channel Strip Library you can access any available channel strip Some channel strips however include plug ins particularly Space Designer not suited for live performance because of their intensive CPU usage Using these channel strips can affect the performance of your concert resulting in audio dropouts and other issues Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 48 Surround effect plug ins cannot be used with MainStage If you choose a channel strip setting containing a surround effect the unused effects are shown disabled gray with a diagonal l
171. nstrument connected to an audio interface or are using a microphone you can use patches that have an audio channel strip Before playing through an audio channel strip first make sure that the channel strip is set to receive input on the channel or stereo pair of channels to which your instrument or microphone is connected For more information about organizing and selecting patches in the Patch List see Edit mode overview on page 37 Select a patch Click the patch in the Patch List With the patch selected try moving some controls on your MIDI controller and check to see if the screen controls in the workspace respond Some screen controls including the keyboard modulation and pitch bend wheels and sustain pedal screen controls respond to appropriate MIDI messages without needing to be assigned or mapped You can continue selecting and playing patches in the concert to find sounds you want to perform with or to use as a starting point for creating your own custom patches You can also add new patches and edit their channel strip settings to create your own unique sounds Add a channel strip You can add channel strips to a patch to create layered sounds and keyboard splits When you add a channel strip to a patch you choose the type of channel strip the output and other settings You can mix both types in a single patch Add a channel strip to a patch Make sure the patch is selected in the Patch List Click the Add Channel
172. ol to from the third column You can map the screen control to actions for transposing software instrument channel strips channel strip parameters and MIDI control message types from the Destinations folder When you map a screen control to all channel strips in a patch the parameter to which the screen control is mapped changes to the same value for all channel strips in the patch when you move the screen control Note When you map a drum map using Send to All the Send to All folder contains MIDI notes not controllers Undo screen control parameter mappings You can undo parameter mapping if you decide you do not want to keep the mapping When you undo parameter mapping all mappings created in the current Learn mode either by pressing Command L or clicking the Map Parameter button session are undone Undo parameter mappings Choose Edit gt Undo or press Command Z Remove screen control mappings If you want a screen control to be free of any mappings you can remove its existing mapping This can be useful with controls that pass through MIDI messages for example for pitch bend and modulation wheels or expression pedals when you do not want them to send MIDI messages for their pass through control type You do not need to remove the mapping for a screen control when you remap it Reset the mapping for a screen control In the workspace click the screen control you want to map In the column on the left of the Parameter Mapp
173. ommand Down Arrow To select the first patch in the previous set Press Command Left Arrow To select the first patch in the next set Press Command Right Arrow Note When you use the Command Arrow key commands listed above to select different patches the selected screen control remains selected in the workspace This makes it easy to see how a screen control is configured in different patches Select a patch by typing its patch number Click the border of the Patch List to select it With the Patch List selected type the patch number Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 38 Select a patch or set by typing its name Click the border of the Patch List to select it With the Patch List selected start typing the name of the patch Once you type enough letters to uniquely identify its name the patch or set is selected You can also select a patch by typing its name in Perform mode For information see Select patches by typing on page 121 Skip a patch or set Select the patch or set in the Patch List Choose Skip from the Action pop up menu for the Patch List The item appears as a thin line in the Patch List Set a skipped patch or set to no longer be skipped Select the item patch or set in the Patch List Choose Don t Skip from the Action pop up menu for the Patch List The item returns to full size in the Patch List Copy paste and delete patches You can copy paste and duplicate patches in the Patch List using the standard
174. oncert level For example you can map the Output 1 2 Volume fader to a fader screen control and use the hardware control assigned to that screen control to adjust the overall volume of the concert Control the overall concert volume level Drag either the Output 1 2 volume fader or the Master volume fader Map a screen control at the concert level 1 Make sure the concert icon is selected in the Patch List 2 Click the screen control you want to map 3 Inthe Parameter Mapping browser click the parameter to which you want to map the screen control In the example above you would click the fader screen control click Out 1 2 in the left column of the Parameter Mapping browser and then click Volume in the second column of the browser Screen controls can also display visual feedback about parameter values including volume level For example you can also map the Output 1 2 Volume fader to a level meter screen control and have the level meter display the overall volume level while you are performing live In this case you would map the level meter to Level in the second column of the browser rather than to Volume Chapter 6 Work with concerts 95 When you map a screen control at the concert level you cannot map the same screen control at the patch or set level unless you override the concert level mapping For information about overriding concert level mappings see Override concert and set level mappings on page 82 Add concert wid
175. one of the Quick Start templates opens a new concert in Perform mode so you can start playing immediately Choosing any other template opens a new concert in Edit mode The workspace appears in the center of the MainStage window showing the screen controls in the concert To the left of the workspace is the Patch List which shows the patches and sets in the concert The channel strips for the selected patch appear in the Channel Strips area to the right of the workspace The new concert may contain a single patch or several patches Below the workspace the Patch Library is open so you can easily audition different patch settings to find the one you want to use For more information about opening concerts see Open and close concerts on page 87 Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 28 Select patch settings in the Patch Library When you open a concert or select a patch the Patch Library opens in the Patch Inspector below the workspace The Patch Library contains a variety of patches optimized for the instrument the concert is designed for You can quickly audition patch settings in the Patch Library and choose a setting for the selected patch You can also search for patch settings by name Select a patch setting Look through the settings in the Patch Library to find the one you want to use Click the patch setting You can start playing the patch immediately using the selected patch setting Search for patch settings by name Choose Find
176. ons which include Reason and other ReWire applications and Reaktor require a play message from the host application to begin playback and require a stop message to end playback They may also require a continue also sometimes called resume message to continue playback from their current time position MainStage includes an internal beat clock or time base that you can use to control the playback of these plug ins The MainStage clock generates beat time position and tempo information so sequencer oriented plug ins can start stop and play in time The MainStage clock operates similarly to the song position in Logic Pro or other DAW applications You can send play and stop messages in the following ways e Using the Play Stop button in the toolbar if it is visible Using the Metronome button in the toolbar if it is visible turning on the metronome also starts the MainStage clock if it is not already running e Using a screen control mapped to the Play Stop Play or Stop action Using a screen control mapped to the Continue action to resume playback of a third party plug in but not a Playback plug in Different plug ins can make use of the MainStage clock in different ways depending on what information they require and what mode they are set to Some plug ins may only make use of the beat information while others may only make use of tempo information For example The Playback plug in can start immediately if S
177. ontrols Distribute screen controls evenly Select the screen controls in the workspace Do one of the following e To vertically distribute the screen controls Click the Distribute Vertically button To horizontally distribute the screen controls Click the Distribute Horizontally button You can also align and distribute screen controls by Control clicking the selected screen controls and choosing commands from the Align and Distribute submenus in the shortcut menu The Distribute shortcut menu contains additional controls for distributing the space between screen controls Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 107 Adjust the shelf for a shelf control When you add a shelf control such as a keyboard to the workspace it appears at a default angle creating a three dimensional appearance You can adjust the angle of the shelf control so that it appears more or less three dimensional This can be useful for example if you want to see more of the keys on the keyboard or minimize the amount of space it occupies onscreen You can also move the shelf vertically to change its position in the workspace When you move the shelf vertically all screen controls on the shelf for example a modulation or pitch bend wheel and a keyboard move with the shelf Adjust the angle of the shelf for a shelf control In the workspace select the shelf control White alignment guides for the control s shelf appear Keyboard Layers MMRDA Alignment guides
178. ormation about importing and exporting layouts see Export layouts on page 118 To work with the layout of a concert you switch to Layout mode Switch to Layout mode Click the Layout button at the upper left corner of the MainStage window 101 Work with screen controls in Layout mode Screen controls overview Screen controls are objects in a MainStage concert that correspond to the physical controls on your music hardware Screen controls can also display patch numbers parameter values and other information and update the displayed information in real time You can add screen controls to the workspace of your concert where you can move and resize them group them together and edit their appearance in different ways There are three types of screen controls you can use in a MainStage layout Panel controls e Shelf controls e Grouped controls In the Screen Controls palette located below the workspace in Layout mode each type has its own tab in addition there is a tab for all controls You can add screen controls to the workspace by dragging them from the palette to the workspace Additionally if you create and add a grouped control to the Screen Controls palette a tab for My Grouped Controls appears in the palette You can add your custom grouped controls to the palette so they will be available in every concert After you have arranged the screen controls for your concert you make connections between your MIDI h
179. parameter label for a screen control Select the screen control in the workspace In the Screen Control Inspector select the Attributes tab then select the Replace Parameter Label checkbox or press Option Control L Enter the new label text in the field Choose custom colors for screen controls You can change the color of the active area of a screen control for an individual patch or a set and also change the color of the text for a screen control Choose a custom color for a screen control Select the screen control in the workspace In the Screen Control Inspector click the Attributes tab Select the Custom Color checkbox then choose a new color from the Custom Color pop up menu Select the Custom Label Color checkbox then choose a new color from the Custom Label Color menu Change the appearance of a background or grouped screen control You can change the appearance of a background screen control or grouped set of screen controls by choosing a different panel or adding a custom image Change the panel for a background or grouped screen control In Edit mode Option click the screen control in the workspace In the Screen Control Inspector make sure that the Custom Background checkbox is selected Click the Panel button Click the Panel well and choose a new panel from the pop up menu Add a custom image for a background or grouped screen control In Edit mode Option click the screen control in the workspace In the Scre
180. peed e Rhythmic is best suited for playing polyphonic rhythmic audio material such as rhythm guitar or keyboard parts Speed is recommended when the concert tempo is the same as or close to the recorded tempo of the audio file It produces an effect like slowing down or speeding up a tape recorder without the artifacts of time stretching Polyphonic is designed for complex polyphonic audio material and is a good choice for guitar piano and choir parts or for complete mixes Start on Patch Change Starts playback when you select the patch or set containing the Playback instance Start with Play Action Starts playback of the Playback plug in when the MainStage clock starts Start with Play Action follows the current Play From setting that is it waits until the next event specified in the Play From setting The File field which is located to the left of the Action menu shows the name of the currently loaded audio file You can load an audio file in several ways Load an audio file Do one of the following Click the File field to show an Open dialog from which you can choose the file you want to load Choose Open File from the Action menu to show an Open dialog from which you can choose the file you want to load Drag an audio file to the File field Drag an audio file into the waveform display Drag an audio file to the Instrument slot containing the Playback plug in Drag an audio file between two channel strips T
181. pendently Any Loopback instance can either be assigned to one of 26 groups named A Z or not be a member of any group The linked operation of multiple instances can be used for creative purposes such as alternative versions of a song verse or chorus Loopback and Playback instances share the same group functions If you have instances of Playback that you have assigned to a group they will respond to any group functions except Record as any Loopback instances assigned to the same group Only one group can be active at a time For example if two Loopback instances are in Group A and four Loopback instances are in Group B activation of a transport function in any Group A member will stop all Group B members and vice versa Instances that are not in any group are not affected Similarly any Playback instance in Group A will also respond while Playback instances in Group B or any other group will stop All Loopback instances that belong to a group will switch between states for the following transport functions when changed in any group member e Record e Play or Stop e Return to Start Dragging in the waveform display e Fade Out time and action Count In e Metronome Undo e Reverse Appendix B_ The Loopback plug in 145 Important Editing a parameter in one member of a group does not automatically update the parameter value in other group members To change the parameter value in all group members hold down Shift
182. plug in lets you record virtual tape loops play them back repeatedly and overdub new recordings while previous ones continue playing You can use the Loopback plug in to create simple loops recurring motifs or complex evolving textures Using Loopback as an insert plug in in an instrument channel strip you can create looped performances with a single instrument your voice or other audio material By inserting Loopback in an aux channel strip and using it as a send effect you can create loops with multiple instruments vocal performances and other audio material routed from other channel strips Relative levels can be controlled with the Send knobs of the source channel strips Loopback lets you create sound on sound backing tracks or grooves in your MainStage performance You can use multiple instances as a rhythm section and switch between a reduced and a full version of your rhythm parts for example The Loopback plug in is a flexible powerful creative tool both for the studio and for live performance You can also export loop performances as standard audio files to use in other plug ins including the Playback plug in 141 Appendix The Loopback interface The Loopback interface resembles a hardware tape loop device This section will familiarize you with various areas of the Loopback interface Transport buttons Waveform display Action menu Factory Mjefault Sync Snap To and Play From pop up menus Info
183. r information about setting and changing the tempo in a concert see Tempo overview on page 90 If you select a patch or set with its own tempo setting the tempo changes to the new setting You can also change the tempo in real time while you perform using the Tap Tempo feature either by pressing Control T repeatedly at the tempo you want to use by clicking the Tap Tempo button in the toolbar repeatedly or by using a screen control mapped to the Tap Tempo action Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 122 Tips for performing with keyboard controllers If you are using one of the Keyboards templates designed for use with a MIDI compatible keyboard controller you can play your keyboard and use MainStage as a sophisticated sound module and multi effects processor The patches in the template make extensive use of the software instrument plug ins included with MainStage as well as a wide range of effects plug ins If you plan to use multiple keyboard controllers when you perform you can choose whether screen controls respond to MIDI messages from all controllers or only a specific controller and whether channel strips receive input from all controllers or only a single controller In Layout mode screen controls can be set to respond to MIDI input on all MIDI ports and channels or to only a specific device or channel To have a screen control respond to MIDI input from all controllers choose All from both the Device and Channel pop up menus in the
184. reate the mapping then choose the external instrument in the MIDI Out slot No program change is sent until you move the knob or fader Send a MIDI file using an external instrument In the External Instrument Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Output tab Select the Send MIDI File checkbox then click the Select button Browse to the location of the MIDI file you want to add select the file then click Send The MIDI file is sent immediately to the port selected on the external instrument channel strip The MIDI file is re sent when you change patches just like the other options in the Channel Strip Inspector such as Program Change or MIDI Clock messages Only SMF standard MIDI file types 0 and 1 are supported MIDI files are sent sequentially one at at time per concert If you switch rapidly through several patches that send long MIDI files the MIDI files are queued and sent in succession MIDI messages are sent at the tempo stored in the MIDI file Delete channel strips You can delete a channel strip if you decide you no longer want it in a patch Delete a channel strip Select the channel strip in the Channel Strips area Choose Edit gt Delete or press the Delete key Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 58 _ Create keyboard layers and splits Layers and splits overview If you play a keyboard controller you can easily create keyboard layers and splits in your MainStage patches You create layers and splits by addin
185. rmation Background used to group a series of controls Smart Controls used with patches that have a Smart Controls layout Shelf controls When you add a shelf control it appears on a three dimensional shelf You can move the shelf adjust the angle of the shelf and place multiple shelf controls on the same shelf For example if you have a keyboard screen control in your layout you can add pitch bend wheel and modulation wheel screen controls to the same shelf as the keyboard screen control Shelf controls include Keyboard Modulation or pitch bend wheel Sustain pedal Foot pedal Foot switch Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 103 Grouped controls Grouped controls consist of individual controls that are grouped together to make them easier to work with as a single unit Grouped controls include Selector grouped with increment and decrement buttons Keyboard grouped with mod wheel pitch bend wheel and sustain pedal e Sustain and expression pedals Organ drawbars e Guitar amp controls e Guitar pedal controls Arrays of knobs and faders with uniform size and spacing Effects and tone control knobs Arrays of level meters and VU meters Arrays of parameter text displays e Master output fader grouped with stereo level meter Arrays of drum pads Transport controls for use with Playback plug in e Channel strip controls The first time you add a custom grouped control to the Screen Controls palette the My
186. rmation display Function buttons Waveform display The waveform display shows the waveform of the recorded audio material the playhead position and the ruler See Loopback waveform display on page 143 Transport and Function controls The transport and function buttons are located to the left and right of the information display in the silver bar that spans the plug in window See Loopback transport and function controls on page 143 Information display The information display provides details on the current playback position and recording length meter tempo and fade time See Loopback information display on page 144 Sync Snap To Play From and Group pop up menus The black bar across the bottom contains the Sync Snap To and Play From pop up menus These are used to set playback and recording behavior See Loopback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters on page 145 The Group pop up menu sets group membership for each Playback instance See Use the Loopback group functions on page 145 Action menu The Action menu is accessed by clicking the button with the gear icon at the top right of the interface It provides import and export monitoring and other commands See Loopback Action menu on page 146 Appendix B_ The Loopback plug in 142 Loopback waveform display The waveform display shows the waveform of the recorded audio material The waveform display updates in real time as you record new material The vertical line in
187. rs When Fixed Tuning is chosen edit any of the following parameters Type pop up menu Choose between the most important historic tuning scales as well as a few others Root Key pop up menu Choose a global key C B for the chosen scale This provides an easy way to reference the chosen scale to any root note Copy to User button Copies the chosen scale to use as a basis for a User tuning Edit Hermode Tuning parameters When Hermode Tuning is chosen choose a mode from the Type pop up menu Classic 3 5 all This mode provides a broad and regular tuning of pure 5ths and 3rds In cases of conflict the degree of purity is temporarily reduced This mode can be used for all types of music The value of the Depth parameter indicates the degree of the 5th and 3rd purity A setting of 100 determines maximum purity A 10 value is the lowest purity setting Off sets the tuning to an equal tempered scale Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 43 Pop Jazz 3 5 7 all 5ths 3rds and 7ths are changed in this mode It is great for Pop and Jazz styles especially when using sustained chords It is less suitable for polyphonic music because the detuning of the natural 7th is significant This mode should always be used with a Depth of 90 or 100 because other values will render the natural 7th acoustically ineffective Baroque 3 5 adaptive This mode tunes pure 5ths and 3rds with changing characteristics In tonal music with a clear harmoni
188. rsion of MainStage it opens as an untitled concert and MainStage prompts you to save the concert as a MainStage 2 concert Reopen a recently open concert Do one of the following Choose File gt Open Recent Concert then choose a concert from the submenu Open the Choose Template dialog click Recent Concert then choose the concert you want to open Close a concert Choose File gt Close Concert If you have edited the concert since the last time you saved it you are prompted to save your changes 87 Save concerts When you save a concert changes to mapped parameter values are saved only for the selected patch or set but not for other patches or sets Some patches or plug ins may use assets such as audio files virtual instruments Ultrabeat samples and Space Designer impulse response files You can save the assets used in a concert with the concert so they will be available if you copy or move the concert file Save a concert Choose File gt Save The first time you save a concert the Save dialog appears Enter a name for the concert and browse to the location where you want to save it then click Save You can save a copy of a concert with a new name by choosing File gt Save Concert As Save a concert including its assets Choose File gt Save As In the Save As dialog select the checkboxes for the asset types you want to save in the concert Click Save For information about how to set the behavior for sa
189. s more than one channel strip with a transform graph the transform curves for the other channel strips in the patch appear in the controller Transform graph window behind the current curve Each channel strip in the patch can have its own controller transform For information about editing the graph see Work with graphs on page 62 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 64 Work with plug ins in Edit mode Work with plug ins overview MainStage includes a full collection of professional quality instrument and effect plug ins as well as utility plug ins such as the Tuner MainStage also includes a set of MIDI plug ins that you can use in software instrument and external MIDI instrument channel strips for real time MIDI processing In a channel strip MIDI plug ins appear below the EQ display and above the instrument slot You can also use third party Audio Units MIDI plug ins with MainStage For more information see the MainStage Effects manual You can use plug ins in MainStage channel strips in patches and also at the concert and set level You use instrument plug ins in software instrument channel strips and you can use effect plug ins in audio software instrument external instrument and auxiliary channel strips In addition to the built in factory plug ins you can use Audio Units plug ins for both instruments and effects in MainStage Add and remove plug ins You can add plug ins replace a plug in with a different one and remove plug ins fro
190. s with different instrument types or uses Change the icon for a channel strip In the Attributes tab of the Channel Strip Inspector choose an icon from the Icon well Instrument Channel Strip Inspector Channel Strip Library ttributes Layer Editor Name Bright Suitcase Color Icon Choose an icon from the menu Use feedback protection with channel strips You can use feedback protection on audio and external instrument channel strips in MainStage Feedback protection is turned on by default for audio channels strips and off by default for external instrument channel strips You can turn feedback protection on or off for individual channel strips in the Channel Strip Inspector Turn feedback protection on or off In the Attributes tab of the Channel Strip Inspector select the Feedback Protection checkbox to turn feedback protection on Deselect the checkbox to turn it off When feedback protection is turned on for a channel strip MainStage alerts you when it detects feedback on the channel When the feedback alert appears the channel is temporarily silenced You can then choose to mute the channel while you find and eliminate the source of the feedback disable feedback protection for all audio and external channel strips in all concerts or continue to use the channel and receive alerts when feedback occurs For more information about disabling feedback protection globally see Audio preferences on page 149 Chapter 5 Work
191. screen controls using the standard OS X menu items and key commands Note You cannot copy a panel control and a shelf control at the same time Paste a copy of a screen control Do one of the following Press Command C to copy the selected screen control then press Command V to paste a copy Option drag the screen control to a new location in the workspace Add multiple instances of the same screen control in a row or column To create the first copy Option drag the screen control To create additional copies of the screen control choose Edit gt Duplicate The duplicated screen controls appear offset by the same amount as the first copy Option drag the selected screen control Parameter Parameter Parameter Parameter 127 127 127 t e Duplicate additional copies in a row Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 105 Move screen controls You can move screen controls to a new position whenever you are in Layout mode You can use the alignment guides to help align and position screen controls in an orderly arrangement Move a screen control Do one of the following Drag the screen control to a new position in the workspace Select the screen control then press the arrow keys to move it in the workspace You can constrain the movement of screen controls to either horizontal or vertical by pressing Shift while dragging them If a screen control overlaps another screen control in the workspace when you switch from Layout
192. special MIDI message types Certain types of hardware controls such as knobs rotary controls and buttons are capable of sending several types of MIDI messages When you assign these controls to MainStage screen controls using the Learn process MainStage analyzes the incoming MIDI data to determine which type of message the hardware control is sending In order for MainStage to learn these controls correctly be sure to turn knobs through their full range of motion and to press buttons exactly three times during the Learn process Some MIDI controllers can send nonstandard or proprietary MIDI messages MainStage cannot process or respond to nonstandard MIDI messages to registered or non registered parameter messages or to system exclusive SysEx messages MainStage can process some system real time messages and MIDI Machine Control MMC messages when you assign a hardware control that sends these messages to a screen control Some devices have buttons that send program change messages You can use these buttons to send program change messages to MainStage but you cannot assign them to control other parameters using MainStage screen controls Chapter 2 Set up your system 14 Connect a USB music keyboard You can connect a USB music keyboard to your computer to play software instrument patches or to use with external MIDI devices such as synthesizers or sound modules Connect a USB music keyboard to your computer If the keyboard h
193. strument to send MIDI to a ReWire slave application such as Reason or Live you should disable any MIDI input the slave application receives directly from the hardware controller For information about disabling MIDI input from a hardware device consult the documentation for the application For ReWire applications when you add an external channel strip set the MIDI port to the ReWire slave The Channel list also updates based on the port Some ReWire slaves set up multiple ports To use a ReWire application with MainStage open the ReWire application after opening MainStage Send a program change to an external instrument when you select a patch In the Channel Strip Inspector click the MIDI Out tab In the MIDI Out tab select the Send Program Change checkbox The Program Change value is set to 1 by default so that no program change is sent when you select the Send Program Change checkbox until you change the value Set the program change number you want to send using the Send Program Change value slider Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 57 If you want to send a Bank Change message select the Send Program Change checkbox then set the most significant byte MSB and least significant byte LSB of the bank change number using the Bank MSB and Bank LSB value sliders When you select the patch the program change and bank change messages are sent to the external instrument Also note that program and bank changes are sent when you edit the
194. t Select the new button screen control in the workspace In the Parameter Mapping browser select the Actions folder and then select the Reset Compare Patch action in the second column For more information about mapping a screen control at the concert level see Control the overall volume of a concert on page 95 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 81 Override concert and set level mappings By default mappings you make at the concert level to parameters and actions take precedence over mappings to individual patches or sets in the concert If you map a screen control to a parameter at the concert level for example to Master Volume that screen control cannot be mapped to a parameter or action in a patch or set unless you override the concert level mapping Similarly mappings you make at the set level take precedence over mappings for any patches in the set If you map a screen control to a parameter at the set level for example to an effect on a set level channel strip that screen control cannot be mapped to a parameter or action in a patch in the set unless you override the set level mapping If you try to map a screen control that is mapped at the concert or set level text appears in the Screen Control Inspector informing you that the screen control is mapped at another level and the parameters in the Screen Control Inspector are dimmed You can override the concert and set level mappings for an individual patch and then map th
195. t button In the tab for the mapping select the Invert Parameter Range checkbox Reset the graph to its default values Click the Revert to Default button at the top of the graph window Close the graph window Click the close button at the upper left corner of the graph window or press the Escape Esc key Most of the ways you edit graphs are the same regardless of the type of graph although there are a few features specific to one or another type For Parameter graphs you can change the minimum and maximum range values for the graph using the Range Min and Range Max value sliders For more information see Create controller transforms on page 64 Scale channel strip velocity on page 53 and Use parameter mapping graphs on page 75 Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 63 Create controller transforms Using a transform graph you can remap the values for some MIDI control messages so that input values from your controller produce different output values for the channel strip A common use of the transform is for expression scaling where input MIDI expression values are mapped to different output values on a graphic curve In addition you can transform input values for one message type to output values for another message type For example you can transform MIDI volume values from your controller to send expression values to the channel strip or transform input breath values to send modulation values The transform graph provides a very flexible w
196. t of the audio file Play Stop button Starts or stops playback The position playback starts from is affected by the Sync Snap To and Play From parameters See Playback Sync Snap To and Play From parameters on page 132 Cycle button Cycles playback between the current marker and the next marker Audio is automatically crossfaded at the marker points to minimize clicks If the file contains no markers playback of the entire file is cycled Fade Out button Gradually lowers the volume level to silence over the number of seconds specified in the Fade Time parameter The Fade Out button turns blue until the fade out has completed and playback stops You can stop an active fade out by clicking the Fade Out button a second time This gradually restores audio playback to the full volume level over the same amount of elapsed time as the fade out Count in button Enables a one bar count in using the MainStage metronome click The count in always uses the concert tempo and meter regardless of the Sync mode Metronome button Turns the MainStage metronome on or off The metronome always uses the concert tempo and meter regardless of the Sync mode Go to Previous Marker button In play mode immediately moves to the previous marker to the left of the current playhead position if the audio material contains markers Playback continues from this position If the audio file contains no markers moves backward 8 bars if Sync is on or
197. t output MIDI interface is recommended in studios with several MIDI tone generators and controllers Chapter 2 Set up your system 16 Multichannel MIDI devices Multitimbral MIDI devices can simultaneously receive MIDI data on multiple MIDI channels Each MIDI channel can be assigned a tone or sound such as piano strings bass and so on To take full advantage of the capabilities of such multitimbral devices you should use separate MIDI Out ports from the computer MIDI interface to the MIDI In ports for each device MainStage is capable of channelizing MIDI data routing it to MIDI channels 1 to 16 and sending the channelized data to specific MIDI Out ports In effect having a multi output MIDI interface is something like having more MIDI channels In this scenario it would be like having 64 independent MIDI channels with 16 channels per port A B C and D Not only does this allow you to play up to 64 different sounds simultaneously through your tone generators it also allows full MIDI control for each channel of each device This becomes increasingly important when arranging and orchestrating such a large number of instrument parts If your computer offers several MIDI inputs you can connect the MIDI outputs of other MIDI expanders and controllers to it Turn off internally generated sounds If your MIDI keyboard is also a sound generator you will likely want to stop the device from generating its own sounds while you are
198. the Parameter Mapping browser You can also create mappings in the Assignments amp Mappings table For information refer to Assignments and mappings overview on page 76 Map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters After you have made your controller assignments you can begin mapping screen controls to the parameters in your patches you will want to control while you are performing You will likely want to map screen controls to parameters for each patch in a concert so that you can easily access and modify the parameters you want for each patch when you are performing live You can also map parameters at the concert level to control master volume view master levels or modify concert wide effects You can map screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters in one of two ways by mapping screen controls visually to parameters on the channel strip or in a plug in window or by using the Parameter Mapping browser You map screen controls to parameters in Edit mode The screen controls in the workspace do not respond to movements of physical controls on your MIDI hardware until you map them to channel strip parameters Map a screen control to a channel strip or plug in parameter In the workspace click the screen control you want to map The screen control is highlighted in blue The Screen Control Inspector appears below the workspace showing the parameters for the selected screen control The Screen Control Inspector i
199. the instrument The audio output from the instrument is routed to the input of the channel strip where you can process it using MainStage effects When you play your keyboard controller with the patch containing the external MIDI instrument selected MainStage sends note and other MIDI messages to the chosen MIDI Output and MIDI Channel receives audio from the chosen Input and sends the audio output to the chosen Output You can also send a program change message to the external instrument when you select the patch to control which program the external instrument uses You can also send MIDI messages including SysEx and continuous control messages to your connected MIDI hardware devices using an external instrument channel strip The Channel Strip Inspector includes a Send MIDI File control where you can select a standard MIDI file with the information you want to send Add an external instrument channel strip Click the Add Channel Strip button in the upper right corner of the Channel Strips area In the New Channel Strip dialog select External Instrument You can also choose the MIDI input and output the format and the audio input and output for the channel strip You can choose an audio channel or a ReWire application for the input but cannot choose a bus The MIDI input pop up menu shows the Keyboard or MIDI Activity screen controls which receive MIDI note input currently in the workspace Note When you are using an external in
200. the keyboard in the workspace for each software instrument channel strip in a patch The layers show the name and color of the channel strip and respond when you play the keyboard Height value slider Sets the height of the layer display that appears above the keyboard MIDI activity screen control parameters MIDI activity screen controls can indicate when MIDI note messages are received and can also be used as smaller noteless keyboard screen controls You can edit the following parameters for MIDI activity screen controls Hardware Input Device pop up menu Shows the name of the device to show MIDI activity for You can choose another device All or Unassigned e Channel pop up menu Choose the MIDI channel on which MainStage receives input from the controller Velocity Sensitivity slider Set the amount of sensitivity for incoming MIDI data Settings Name field Type a name for the screen control Appearance e Color selector Choose the color for the MIDI activity light Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 115 Drum pad screen control parameters You can use drum pad screen controls with hardware drum pads You can edit the following parameters for drum pad screen controls Hardware Input Device pop up menu Shows the name of the hardware device with the drum pad control You can choose another device All or Unassigned Note If the Device parameter for a drum pad screen control is set to All the MIDI note that
201. the name field Move to the previous or next marker To move to the previous marker Click the Previous Marker button in the transport controls To move to the next marker Click the Next Marker button in the transport controls Delete a marker Control click the Playback waveform display then choose Remove Marker from the shortcut menu Delete all markers Control click the Playback waveform display then choose Remove All Markers from the shortcut menu Appendix A The Playback plug in 135 Use the Playback plug in in a concert Add a Playback plug in The Playback plug in is an Instrument plug in and is available only for software instrument channel strips To use the Playback plug in you add it to a software instrument channel strip then select an audio file to play You can add a Playback plug in to a channel strip in a patch or at the set or concert level Where you add an instance of the Playback plug in depends on how you want to use it If you want to play back an audio file while you play a single patch you can add it to the patch If you add a Playback plug in at the set level you can select different patches in the set and have the audio file continue playing This can be useful for example if the set includes all the patches you will use in a song and the Playback plug in plays an audio file with a backing track for the song If you add a Playback plug in at the concert level you can select different patches in the concert
202. the patches you want to use to create the new patch 2 Choose Create Patch from Selected Patches from the Action pop up menu at the upper right corner of the Patch List The new combined patch appears in the Patch List labeled Untitled Patch 3 Double click the name and type a name for the combined patch Note Creating a patch with more than three channel strips can affect performance particularly if they use a large number of plug ins or processor intensive plug ins Set the time signature for patches You can set the time signature for a patch Time signatures can be used with the Playback plug in and also control the beats for the metronome When you set the time signature for a patch it overrides any concert or set level time signature Set the time signature for a patch 1 In the Patch Inspector select the Attributes tab 2 Inthe Attributes tab select the Has Time Signature checkbox 3 Double click the number in the field at the right and enter the number of beats for one measure of the time signature 4 Choose the beat value from the pop up menu at the right Change the tempo when you select a patch You can give a patch its own tempo setting so that when you select the patch the tempo changes to the patch tempo setting MainStage uses the new tempo until you select another patch or set with its own tempo setting tap a new tempo or until MainStage receives tempo information from incoming MIDI messages For more in
203. to Perform mode Do one of the following Choose View gt Perform in Full Screen or press Command 4 Click the Perform button in the toolbar Note By default the Perform button opens the workspace in full screen For information about changing this preference see Display preferences on page 151 Close Perform in Full Screen Do one of the following Press the Escape Esc key Click the circled X in the upper left corner of the screen Use the key command for one of the other modes Command 1 through Command 3 120 Switch to Perform in Window Choose View gt Perform in Window or press Command 3 In Perform mode both Perform in Window and Perform in Full Screen Time Machine backups are disabled automatically This avoids any impact on your performance Select patches in performance Select patches in performance overview In Perform mode you can view and select patches using the patch selector screen control in your layout Patches and sets appear in the patch selector in the same order as in the Patch List in Edit mode Skipped items do not appear in the patch selector and cannot be selected but patches in collapsed sets do appear and can be selected For information about skipping items see Select items in the Patch List on page 38 When you select a patch you can start playing it instantly If you are sustaining notes from the previous patch they will continue to be sustained until you release the notes or t
204. trip dialog for the new channel strip select Software Instrument as the type Leave other settings at their default values or change them to suit your setup A new software instrument channel strip appears in the Channel Strips area In the I O section of the channel strip click the Instrument slot choose Playback from the menu then choose either Mono or Stereo from the submenu Appendix A The Playback plug in 136 The Playback plug in is added to the channel strip and the plug in window appears over the MainStage window Factory Default lt gt 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 4 120 0 Add an audio file to the Playback plug in After you add an instance of the Playback plug in you select and add the audio file you want to play using the plug in You can add an audio file to a Playback plug in in one of several ways by dragging an audio file by clicking in the File field or by using the Action menu in the plug in window Add an audio file Do one of the following Drag the audio file to the Instrument slot with the Playback plug in Drag the audio file to the tape area of the plug in window Click the File field in the plug in window select an audio file in the Open dialog then click Open Choose Open File from the Action menu at the upper right of the Playback plug in window select an audio file in the Open dialog then click Open The name of the audio file appears in the File field and the waveform of the audio fil
205. tune the guitar unless you mute its output by setting the Expression pedal screen control to zero Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 124 The Playback plug in in performance You can use the Playback plug in to play backing tracks or other audio files while you are performing Playback can be triggered either when you select a patch or set or by using a button or other screen control You can control other Playback parameters to which you have mapped screen controls including fading out the sound and looping playback For files containing marker information you can also use markers to switch playback to different sections of the audio file You can start and stop playback of multiple Playback plug in instances using the Group menu Where you add an instance of the Playback plug in depends on how you want to use it If you want to play back an audio file while you play a single patch you can add it to the patch If you add a Playback plug in at the set level you can select different patches in the set and have the audio file continue playing This can be useful for example if the set includes all the patches you will use in a song and the Playback plug in plays an audio file with a backing track for the song If you add a Playback plug in at the concert level you can select different patches in the concert and have the audio file continue playing The ability to use the plug in at any level gives you a great deal of creative freedom in how
206. ual distance between all semitone intervals Fixed Lets you choose from a number of fixed tuning scales and keys Fixed Tuning mode tunes musical keys to different degrees for scaled tuning systems and delivers a key signature character When playing mostly white keys in the Pure setting and with C as the root key C major is the main focus and tuning is scaled to that chord An A major chord that is played immediately after a C major and is therefore subject to C major scaled tuning is affected somewhat by the scaled tuning effect but will not sound completely tempered If you normally play polyphonic music this mode when using the Pure setting will sound most pleasing to your ears The Fixed Tuning scales are ideal for a number of baroque and medieval instruments and styles of music e User Allows you to detune set the deviation from equal tempered tuning each semitone in steps Hermode Tuning Because all tuning requirements cannot be satisfied simultaneously with any one Hermode Tuning setting allows you to set different Hermode Tuning modes and degrees of effect When you choose Fixed Hermode or User as the tuning method additional tuning controls appear in the Tuning tab You can edit these controls to adjust the chosen tuning Change the tuning method for a patch 1 In the Patch Inspector select the Tuning tab 2 Choose the tuning you want the patch to use from the Method pop up menu Edit Fixed Tuning paramete
207. ull Screen Command 5 Show Hide Inspectors Command 6 Show Hide the Channel Strips area Command T Show Hide the Tuner Command M Minimize the MainStage window Command Comma Open MainStage preferences V Show Hide the active plug in window Command Shift M Show the MIDI Message Monitor window Help and support Includes the key command to open MainStage Help Default key command Function Command Question Mark MainStage Help Command Shift H View detailed Help for a Quick Help topic Appendix D Key commands 155 MainStage actions Actions overview In addition to mapping screen controls to channel strip and plug in parameters you can map them to MainStage actions Actions let you select patches and sets silence MIDI notes control the Tuner and the metronome tap a new tempo display information about patches MIDI messages and other information and perform other functions using screen controls The Actions folder which appears in the Parameter Mapping browser along with available parameters contains actions for a variety of MainStage functions The Actions folder also contains an AppleScript subfolder with useful scripts The following table describes each action and the type of screen control to map it to For information about mapping screen controls to actions see Map screen controls to actions on page 71 Table of actions For each action in the Actions folder the Description column describes the function of t
208. und text checkbox When selected a darker frame appears around the text showing the borders of the screen control Background screen control parameters You can use backgrounds for grouped controls You can edit the following parameters for background screen controls General Name field Enter a name for the grouped control in the Name field Description field Enter a description for the grouped control in the Description field Panel button and well Click the Panel button then choose a panel or texture for the background from the menu that appears Image button and well Click the Image button then drag an image into the well to use it for the background Select button Click to open an Open File dialog to browse and select an image Stretch to Fit checkbox When selected the image stretches to fill the area of the background as completely as possible Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 117 How MainStage passes through MIDI messages Some MIDI messages sent by your keyboard controller or other MIDI device are passed through to any channel strips in the MainStage concert that are mapped to the same controller or device Whether or not MIDI messages are passed through depends on the following conditions e If there is no screen control in your layout assigned to receive the message type sent by the controller the messages are passed through Ifa screen control for that MIDI message type exists and the MIDI
209. using MIDI and audio devices with MainStage Real time generation and processing of digital audio requires intensive processing by your computer If you plan to work on large or complex projects using a computer with a faster processor and extra random access memory RAM installed can facilitate your productivity Additional RAM is useful particularly when using a large number of effects plug ins and when playing sample based software instruments It is recommended that you do not run other processor or RAM intensive applications simultaneously with MainStage particularly when performing live You also have the option to open MainStage in 64 bit mode which allows you to access large amounts of memory when working with software instruments that require loading very large sound libraries for example To open MainStage in 64 bit mode Control click the MainStage icon in the Applications folder choose Get Info from the shortcut menu then deselect the Open in 32 bit mode checkbox In Perform mode both Perform in Window and Perform in Full Screen Time Machine backups are disabled automatically This avoids any impact on your performance Connect MIDI devices MIDI devices overview MainStage works with many USB and MIDI keyboard controllers as well as with MIDI devices such as foot pedals and switches To work with MainStage MIDI devices must send standard MIDI control messages MainStage receives standard MIDI messages and can be us
210. using it with MainStage to avoid doubling notes between the device and the MainStage patch you are playing Most MIDI synthesizers and other MIDI controllers with tone generation capabilities include a function known as Local Control By turning off this function the device s internal tone generation is suppressed Suppress a device s internally generated sounds On the device turn on the Local Off function If you can t find the Local Off function in the MIDI menu of your keyboard consult its manual on sequencer use Some keyboards allow you to select from Local MIDI or Both for each of their Parts individual MIDI channels sounds in multitimbral MIDI devices The MIDI setting if applicable to your keyboard is the equivalent of Local Off Chapter 2 Set up your system 17 Connect audio devices Audio devices overview MainStage works with Core Audio compliant audio devices including FireWire USB ExpressCard and PCI audio interfaces You can connect microphones electronic musical instruments and other musical equipment to your computer or to an audio interface or other audio device and use them with MainStage For information about choosing audio drivers see Audio preferences on page 149 MainStage can require a large amount of available RAM to play sample based software instruments or when you are using complex effects setups It is recommended that you test your system and the concerts you plan to use before you perform usin
211. ux channel strip This knob appears when a Send slot is activated Effect slot Sets the channel strip s input source Depending on the channel strip type it can be a physical input a bus or a software instrument plug in in this case it is known as an Instrument slot e Output slot Sets the channel strip s output path It can be a physical output or a bus Pan Balance knob On a mono channel strip the Pan Balance knob controls the position of the signal in the stereo image On a stereo channel strip it controls the relative level of the left and right signals at their outputs Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 45 Volume fader Sets a channel strip s playback volume Mute button Mutes and unmutes the channel strip Solo button Solos and unsolos the channel strip e Level meter Displays a channel strip s playback level e Peak level display Updates during playback to show the highest peak level reached In MainStage you can use audio software instrument and auxiliary aux channel strips in your patches and sets and also at the concert level You can also use external instrument patches to play external hardware devices and ReWire applications You can adjust the volume level using the Volume fader adjust the pan position using the Pan knob and mute or solo the channel strip using the Mute and Solo buttons A MainStage concert can have a maximum of 1023 software instrument channel strips 512 audio channe
212. ving parameter values for screen controls in individual patches see How saving affects parameter values on page 89 and Edit the saved value for a mapped parameter on page 74 Chapter 6 Work with concerts 88 How saving affects parameter values In MainStage preferences you can set whether changes to mapped parameters are kept when you change patches or are reset to their saved value By default when you select a patch the mapped parameters in the previously selected patch return to their saved value as defined in the Screen Control Inspector When you save the concert changes to mapped parameters for the currently selected patch are saved but mapped parameters for other patches retain their saved value If you set the On Patch Change preference to Keep current value when you select a patch the mapped parameters in the previously selected patch retain their current value When you save the concert the changes are saved and the previous saved values are lost If however you close the concert without saving mapped parameters return to their previously saved values when you reopen the concert If you decide not to keep your latest changes you can revert a concert to its previously saved state Revert a concert to its last saved state Choose File gt Revert to Saved All the changes you have made since the last time you saved the concert are lost when you revert the concert to its last saved state Set the default behav
213. viors when you move the physical control assigned to the screen control Set the behavior for screen controls when you move a hardware control Select the patch Select the screen control for which you want to set the hardware matching behavior In the Attributes tab of the Screen Control Inspector choose the parameter change behavior for the screen control from the When hardware value differs from screen value pop up menu To have the screen control use the default behavior set in MainStage preferences Choose Preference To have the screen control instantly change to match the hardware value Choose Jump To have the screen control change when the hardware control matches its current value Choose Pickup To have the screen control move relative to the hardware control Choose Relative Note When you choose an item from the menu a brief description of its function appears below the pop up menu Reset and compare changes to a patch You can reset changes to all parameters in a patch that are mapped to screen controls to their last saved value letting you hear the patch in its last saved original state and toggle between the original and modified states of the patch Reset and compare changes using the Reset Compare action In Layout mode add a button screen control to your layout Assign a button on your hardware controller to the new button screen control In Edit mode click the concert icon in the Patch Lis
214. while you edit the parameter in any group member You need to set Sync to the same mode for all group members or you will hear playback drift between grouped instances Assign a Loopback instance to a group Choose a letter from the Group pop up menu at the lower right of the window Note When a Loopback instance is added to an existing group some button states may be different from other group members If you want all group members to behave identically when a transport button is used in any group member make sure that the states of all buttons match those of other group members before you add a Loopback instance to a group Remove a Loopback instance from all groups Choose the item from the Group pop up menu Loopback Action menu The Action menu is found to the top right of the waveform display and contains the following items Export Tape Loop Shows an export dialog where you can name and choose a location to save the tape loop to an AIFF audio file Import Tape Loop Shows an import dialog where you can select and import a previously exported tape loop or any short audio file Clear Tape Loop Deletes the entire tape loop in the Loopback plug in Monitor You can choose one of the following monitoring modes for the Loopback plug in On monitoring is always on During Record monitoring is on only during recording or Off monitoring is disabled Note Some mixer routing configurations may result in no audio
215. xport Patch command the patches are grouped into a single exported set You can import patches or sets from the Finder to another open concert Import a patch or set Do one of the following In Edit mode drag the patch or set from the Finder to the Patch List Choose Load Patch Set from the Action pop up menu in the Patch List select the patch or set you want to import then click Import Record the audio output of a concert You can record the audio output of a MainStage concert When you record audio output all audio on the output you choose is recorded including the metronome and so on Before you record audio output make sure the correct output recording location and file format are set in the Audio tab of MainStage preferences For information about setting recording preferences see Audio preferences on page 149 Record audio in Edit mode Click the Record button in the toolbar To stop recording click the Record button again You can also map a screen control to the Record action to record audio in Perform mode and assign a key command to the action to turn recording on or off using a hardware control Chapter 5 Work in Edit mode 86 Work with concerts Open and close concerts You can create a new concert from a template open an existing concert to continue working and close and save concerts You can add patches to a concert and organize them in the Patch List The number of patches is limited only by the amount of
216. y ExpressCards available include audio interfaces hard disk controller eSATA cards networking wireless adapters and more After connecting an audio interface to your computer be sure to choose the audio interface as audio input source in the Audio preferences pane After choosing the audio interface as the input device you can set the individual inputs on the audio interface as the input source for the audio channel strips in your concert Chapter 2 Set up your system 20 Speakers and other audio devices You can connect speakers or monitors to your computer to hear your projects with better audio quality A variety of speakers is available that you can connect to your computer or to your audio interface How you connect them depends on your system and the type of speakers you use After connecting speakers or monitors to your computer be sure to set them as your audio output For details see Audio preferences Effects plug ins and MainStage You can use the included effects plug ins in MainStage channel strips For more information about the included effects plug ins refer to the MainStage Instruments and MainStage Effects manuals You can also use Apple and third party Audio Units effects installed on your computer in MainStage channel strips Some effects including Space Designer require intensive real time processing of the audio signal Using Space Designer on individual patches can affect the performance of your concert and
217. y group member This applies to the Meter Fade Time Pitch Sync Snap To and Play From parameters You need to set Sync to the same mode for all group members or you will hear playback drift between grouped instances Assign a Playback instance to a group Open the Group pop up menu at the lower right of the interface and choose a letter Note When a Playback instance is added to an existing group some button states may be different from other group members If you want all group members to behave identically when a transport button is used in any group member make sure that the states of all buttons match those of other group members before you add a Playback instance to a group Remove a Playback instance from all groups item from the Group pop up menu Appendix A The Playback plug in 133 Use the Playback Action menu and File field The Action menu is found to the top right of the waveform display and contains the following items Open File Opens a dialog from which you can preview and choose a file to load into the Playback plug in Remove File Removes the file currently loaded in the Playback plug in Flex Mode For audio files containing tempo information you can choose one of the following time stretching modes Slicing is a good choice for general use particularly for rhythmic material such as drum parts It works by dividing the audio material at transient markers Each slice is played back at its original s
218. you use it You can use the Playback plug in in software instrument channel strips in a patch or at the set or concert level The Playback plug in is designed so that it can be used in a variety of ways Following are a few ideas for how to use the Playback plug in in different situations You can try them out or use them as a starting point for your own creative uses Add a Playback plug in to a patch and use it to play a backing track while you play an instrument on another channel strip in the patch Add a Playback plug in at the set level and use it to play a backing track that continues while you select and play different patches in the set Add a Playback plug in at the concert level and use it to play a backing track or sound effect while you select and play different patches in the concert Add multiple instances of the Playback plug in at the set or concert level and use them to play and remix different backing tracks Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 125 Record your performances You can record a performance to an audio file Before you record a performance you can choose the file format of the recorded audio file If you choose AIFF as the file format for recording the maximum file size for the recorded file is 2 gigabytes If you choose WAVE as the file format the maximum file size is 4 gigabytes If you choose CAF as the file format there is no practical limit to the file size You can choose the file form
219. your MIDI interface offers more than one MIDI output connect any other tone generators or other MIDI devices such as control surfaces that require bidirectional MIDI communication to these lM Out port In port Keyboard Computer N M In port Out port Tone generator In port gt 2200 L Osl QQ MIDI interface fyour MIDI interface has a single MIDI output You need to connect the MIDI In of the second tone generator to the keyboard MIDI Thru port A third device can be connected to the MIDI Thru port of the second unit and so on Keyboard Computer MIDI Thru port ill Out port In port In port o eee ee BOOOOOsooO Tone generator MIDI Thru port In port Out port In port 4 0000 o RE t MIDI interface on EO co oo oooo m OLO 00 0000 Tone generator The MIDI Thru port replicates the signals coming into the MIDI In port of the device It is preferable to use a direct connection from the computer MIDI Out port to a device rather than chaining too many units one after the other Doing so can cause timing problems in the chain if numerous MIDI commands are sent quickly This is due to the slight delays introduced by each MIDI In to MIDI Thru transaction As such a multi inpu
220. your performance Setting Sync to On can affect audio quality You set the Sync mode for an instance of the Playback plug in from the Sync pop up menu located in the lower left corner of the plug in window Note For audio files that do not contain tempo information Sync is set to Off and the Sync pop up menu is unavailable Set the Sync mode for a Playback plug in To have the audio file play back at its original tempo Choose Off from the Sync pop up menu To have the audio file play back at the current tempo of the concert Choose On from the Sync pop up menu Choose the flex mode for the Playback plug in For audio files containing tempo information you can choose between different flex modes for playing back audio Each flex mode is optimized for playback of a certain type of audio file and you can choose which flex mode an instance of the Playback plug in uses to play back the audio file you added The available flex modes are Slicing Slices the audio material at transient markers and plays each slice at its original speed Slicing is a good choice for general use particularly for rhythmic material Rhythmic Based on the time stretching algorithm used for Apple Loops Rhythmic is best suited for playing non monophonic material such as rhythmic guitars rhythmic keyboard parts and Apple Loops Speed Time stretches material by playing the source material faster or slower including changing the pitch Speed is recommende

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