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10 Chapter 1

An Introduction to MainStage

When you open a concert in Edit mode, the patches in the concert appear in the Patch

List, where you can select them and start playing. You can edit patch parameters, add

channel strips to existing patches or create new ones, and reorder patches to build

your custom collection of sounds to use when you perform.

You can also organize patches in

sets

for added flexibility. Sets are “folders” that can

store groups of patches you want to keep together, which can be useful in several

ways. For example, you can store all your favorite lead synth patches in a set, or store

multiple patches you intend to use in a single song, and quickly select the patches you

want while performing.

Edit mode is where you map screen controls to channel strip parameters. You can map

whichever parameters you want to modify for each patch to screen controls so they

can be easily manipulated from your hardware when you perform live. You can also

map screen controls to MainStage-specific actions, such as selecting the next patch you

want to play.

Layout Mode: Making Connections With Your Gear

Each concert contains a layout, which visually represents your hardware controls

onscreen. In

Layout mode

, you arrange screen controls in the MainStage workspace,

and make connections between MainStage and your music hardware.

In Layout mode, you connect your MIDI devices to the screen controls in your

MainStage concert by assigning hardware controls such as knobs, faders, pedals, and

drum pads to corresponding screen controls. MainStage features a variety of screen

controls, including keyboards, knobs, faders, switches, pitch bend and modulation

wheels, foot pedals, and drum pads. Also included are screen controls to display text

and images, and a patch selector that you can use to view and select patches while

performing. You can move and resize screen controls in the workspace and customize

the display of visual feedback for parameter values and other information.

You only

need to make hardware controller assignments once for an entire concert, greatly

reducing the amount of work required to connect your hardware with your computer.

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