Set program change and bank numbers – Apple MainStage 3 User Manual
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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 bank 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
1
In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector, select the Program Change checkbox.
2
Using the value slider, set the program change number.
Set the bank number for the selected patch
1
In the Attributes tab of the Patch Inspector, select the Bank Select checkbox.
2
Using the value slider, set the bank number.
Reset program change numbers for active patches in a concert
m
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
m
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
m
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.