Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 35
Map a screen control to a parameter
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 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 parameter
in a channel strip or
plug-in window.
Click the screen control you
want to map to a parameter.
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 press Command-L again) to
turn off mapping.