Apple MainStage - Manual (Page 31)

Chapter 4 Getting Started With MainStage 31
The values in the Hardware Assignment pop-up menus change to reflect the type of
hardware control learned by the screen control. While the assignment is being learned,
incoming MIDI messages appear in the Activity Monitor above the workspace.
After the assignment is learned, 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.
5 While the Learn process is active, you can learn additional controller assignments by
selecting another screen control and moving the hardware control you want to assign
to it. You can learn as many assignments as you wish while the Learn button remains
red.
6 When you are finished assigning controls, click the Learn button again to turn off the
Learn process.
For more information about making controller assignments, see “ Assigning Hardware
Controls to Screen Controls ” on page 76.
Mapping Screen Controls to Parameters
After you have learned controller assignments, you can move on to the next step,
mapping screen controls to the parameters in your patches you will want to modify
when you are performing. In contrast to learning controller assignments, you will likely
want to map screen controls to parameters in each patch, 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 map screen controls to parameters in Edit mode. When you switch from Layout
mode to Edit mode, 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. There are two ways to map screen controls to parameters: by visually
selecting parameters on the channel strip or plug-in window, or by choosing
parameters in the Parameter Mapping browser.
To map screen controls to channel strip and plug-in parameters:
1 In the Toolbar, click the Edit button.
MainStage switches to Edit mode.
2 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 Patch List, showing the parameters for the selected screen control. The Parameter
Mapping browser appears in place of the Channel Strip Settings browser, showing the
channel strips and plug-ins available for mapping, as well as the Actions folder.