Late-Breaking News for Mainstage 1.0.1
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1. c To return parameters to their last saved value when you change patches choose Reset to saved value d To have the screen control use the last received value from the physical control assigned to it choose Match hardware value When you choose this setting value of the parameter mapped to the screen control matches the last value sent from the physical control which once the physical control is initially touched is also its current value This lets you keep the parameter value in sync with the physical control when changing patches Actions Included in MainStage 1 0 1 MainStage 1 0 1 includes three additional actions that you can select from the Actions folder in the Parameter Mapping browser The new actions are Reset Compare Patch Play Stop and Current Program Number wu A U N wu A U N Resetting and Comparing Changes to the Current Patch Using the Reset Compare Patch action you can reset changes to all parameters in a patch 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 To reset and compare parameter changes 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 List Select the new button screen control in the workspace In the Param2. Late Breaking News About MainStage This document provides information about changes and enhancements made to MainStage after the MainStage User Manual was completed It covers these topics Late Breaking Information About MainStage 1 0 1 on page 1 Late Breaking Information About MainStage 1 0 on page 5 Corrections to the MainStage User Manual on page 6 Accessing the Late Breaking News Document on page 7 For the latest information about product updates tips and techniques visit the Logic Studio website at http www apple com logicpro Late Breaking Information About MainStage 1 0 1 This section provides information on changes introduced in the MainStage 1 0 1 release Saving Parameter Values When Changing Patches In MainStage 1 0 changes you make to channel strip and plug in parameters are retained for as long as the concert is open If you change parameter values for a patch select another patch and later select the first patch again the parameter values will be as you previously left them Changes to parameter values are saved if you save the concert but are not saved if you close the concert without saving as documented on page 39 of the MainStage User Manual In MainStage 1 0 1 you can set the default behavior for saving changes to parameters to which screen controls are mapped You can set the default behavior to either have parameters keep their current value when changing patches the same behavi
3. eter Mapping browser select the Actions folder and then select the Reset Compare Patch action from the second column When you select a patch and change any parameters mapped to screen controls you can reset the patch to its last saved original state by clicking the physical button associated with the Reset Compare Patch action or by clicking the screen control in the workspace You can toggle between the original and modified states by repeatedly pressing the button associated with the Reset Compare Patch action Using Plug ins That Require Play and Stop Messages Some third party Audio Units plug ins using their own sequencer or playback engine might behave differently than sequencer based plug ins included with Logic Studio such as Ultrabeat These plug ins require a play message from the host application to initiate playback and a stop message to end playback You can send play and stop messages to these plug ins using the Play Stop action To initiate and stop playback using the Play Stop 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 List Select the new button screen control in the workspace In the Parameter Mapping browser select the Actions folder and then select the Play Stop action from the second column When you select a patch using an Audio Uni
4. or as in version 1 0 or to reset their values to the last saved value this behavior is similar to many hardware synthesizers To set the default behavior for saving parameter values Choose MainStage gt Preferences In the Parameter Values section of the General Preferences pane choose the default behavior from the On patch changes pop up menu a To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches choose Keep current value b To return parameters to their last saved value when you change patches choose Reset to saved value You can also set the behavior for saving parameter values for screen controls in individual patches This is useful when you have chosen Reset to last saved value as the default but want certain screen controls for example concert level screen controls such as Master Output to keep their current value when switching patches To set the behavior for saving parameter changes in a patch In Edit mode select the patch Select the screen control for which you want to set the parameter change behavior In the Parameter Attributes section of the Screen Control Inspector choose the behavior for the screen control from the On patch changes pop up menu a To have the screen control use the default behavior set in MainStage Preferences choose Use Preference setting b To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches choose Keep current value
5. reshold using the CPU Threshold value slider Late Breaking Information About MainStage 1 0 This section provides information on application changes or enhancements not covered in the MainStage User Manual Double Clicking Opens and Closes Plug in Windows In Edit mode double clicking the plug in name on an Insert slot opens the plug in window in the same way as in Logic Pro When the plug in window is open double clicking the Insert slot closes the window Tuner Receives Audio Input Only From the First Channel Strip When using the Tuner with a patch containing multiple channel strips only audio from the first channel strip in the patch is sent to the Tuner even if other channel strips in the patch have the same audio input source Be sure that the first channel strip is active and not muted before using the Tuner If other channel strips in the patch have the same audio input source as the first channel strip the audio from those channel strips will still be audible unlike the output from the Tuner on the first channel strip For example if you are using a twin amp patch from the Rock guitar concert template the output for the second amp will be audible while you tune the guitar unless you mute the output of the second amp by setting the Expression pedal screen control to zero Master Volume of Guitar Concerts Initially Set to Silence When you create a concert from one of the Guitar templates in the Choose Template dialog the ma
6. ser Manual incorrectly states that if the note you play while using the Tuner is flat or sharp that the Tuner and the note name glow red and a vertical red bar appears The bar appears blue regardless of whether the note is flat sharp or in tune In the same section the manual incorrectly states that the key command to show the Tuner is Control T The correct key command is Command T Exporting a Layout On page 93 the MainStage User Manual incorrectly states in the Concerts and Layouts section that the Export Layout key command is Command Shift S The correct key command is Command Shift Option S Accessing the Late Breaking News Document This document is published online and may be updated as newer versions of MainStage are released or new information becomes available To check for recent updates do the following In MainStage choose Help gt Late Breaking News If Safari is the default web browser for your system the Late Breaking News PDF file is displayed directly in Safari Other web browsers may not be able to display PDF files directly in which case the PDF file is downloaded to the default download location 2007 Apple Inc All rights reserved Apple the Apple logo Logic Mac Macintosh and Ultrabeat are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries MainStage and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc September 06 2007 019 1057
7. ster volume of the new concert is initially set to silence negative infinity dB to avoid sudden feedback from the audio channel strips in the patches in the concert particularly if a microphone is connected to the audio input Before playing the patches in the concert connect your guitar to the audio input and gradually raise the master volume to an audible level You may want to reset the master volume to silence before saving the concert if you plan to reopen the concert in a different performance environment for instance if you are moving your computer from the place where you edit your concerts to a live performance venue Corrections to the MainStage User Manual This section contains information on errata in the MainStage User Manual resulting from changes made to MainStage after the manual was completed Locking Screen Controls On page 75 the MainStage User Manual incorrectly states that to lock a screen control you select the screen control or controls you want to group Instead you select the screen control or controls you want to lock In the same section the manual incorrectly states that the key command to lock selected screen controls is Command L The correct key command is Command Shift L In the same section the manual incorrectly states that the key command to unlock selected screen controls is Command Shift L The correct key command is Command Shift Option L Using the Tuner On page 90 the MainStage U
8. ts plug in with its own playback engine you can send a play message to the plug in by pressing the button associated with the Play Stop action and send a stop message by pressing the button again A U N _ Displaying the Program Change Number for the Current Patch Using the Current Program Number action you can display the program change number for the currently selected patch To display the currently selected patch In Layout mode add a Parameter Text screen control to your layout In Edit mode click the concert icon in the Patch List Select the Parameter Text screen control in the workspace In the Parameter Mapping browser select the Actions folder and then select the Current Program Number action from the second column When you select a patch the Parameter Text screen control displays the program change number for the patch Setting the Threshold for Instrument Voice Limiting MainStage 1 0 1 includes a preference to set the CPU threshold for instrument voice limiting When CPU usage reaches or exceeds the threshold MainStage dynamically limits voices as needed to ensure smooth performance using software instruments The voice limiting preference is set to a default value when you open MainStage You can change the CPU threshold for voice limiting To set the CPU threshold for voice limiting Choose MainStage gt Preferences Click Audio MIDI In the Instrument Voice Limiting section set the th
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