Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 52)

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Work with software instrument channel strips
Set keyboard input for a software instrument channel strip
In the Channel Strip Inspector, you can choose the keyboard controller from which the channel
strip receives MIDI input. If you are using a multitimbral instrument, you can also choose the
input for each MIDI channel. For example, you can use the EVB3 instrument as a multitimbral
instrument and send input to the upper and lower register and the foot pedal using three
separate MIDI channels.
For information about using keyboard controllers in performance, including using multiple
controllers, see
Tips for performing with keyboard controllers .
Set the keyboard input for a software instrument channel strip
1 In the Channel Strip Inspector, click the MIDI Input tab.
2 Choose the MIDI input device from the Keyboard pop-up menu in the Input section.
The names in the Keyboard pop-up menu correspond to keyboard screen controls in
the workspace.
Set multitimbral input for different MIDI channels
1 In the Channel Strip Inspector, click the MIDI Input tab.
2 Choose Multitimbral from the Keyboard pop-up menu in the Input section.
3 In the Multitimbral Settings dialog, choose the input device for each MIDI channel you want to
receive MIDI input.
Transpose software instrument channel strips
You can transpose (change the pitch of) a software instrument channel strip. When you
transpose a channel strip, every MIDI note received by the channel strip is transposed by the
number of semitones set in the Transpose value slider.
Transpose the MIDI input of a software instrument channel strip
1 Select the channel strip in the Channel Strips area.
2 In the MIDI Input tab of the Channel Strip Inspector, set the value using the Transpose value
slider. You can click the value and drag up or down to set the value, click the up arrow or down
arrow, or double-click the value and type a new value.