Map screen controls to actions – Apple MainStage 3 User Manual
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Select the parameter you want to map.
Click the channel strip or
plug-in with the parameter
you want to map.
Click the parameter to which
you want to map the screen
control.
The screen control is mapped to the selected parameter, and the Unmapped tab takes the
name of the parameter. You can continue mapping additional screen controls by clicking them
in the workspace and then choosing parameters in the Parameter Mapping browser. Using the
Parameter Mapping browser, you can map parameters that are not visible in plug-in windows.
You can also map screen controls to MainStage actions and to AppleScript scripts. For more
information about mapping screen controls, see
on page 69.
Note: If you change the channel strip setting for a channel strip to which you have mapped
screen controls, you will lose any parameter mappings.
You can also edit velocity sensitivity for a channel strip, create controller transforms, and
filter various MIDI messages. For information about editing channel strips, see
on page 48.
Map screen controls to actions
In addition to mapping screen controls to channel strip and plug-in parameters, you can map
them to MainStage actions. Actions let you select patches and sets; silence MIDI notes; control
the Tuner and the metronome; tap a new tempo; display information about patches, MIDI
messages, and other information; and perform other functions using screen controls.
For a complete table of actions, including descriptions and usage notes, see
page 156.
The Actions folder, which appears in the Parameter Mapping browser along with available
parameters, contains actions for selecting patches and sets, showing the Tuner, activating tap
tempo, Master Mute, Panic, and other functions. The Actions folder also contains an AppleScript
subfolder with useful scripts.
You can map button screen controls to actions for selecting different patches and use physical
buttons on your MIDI device to select patches when you perform. You can also map buttons
to actions for selecting different sets or selecting the concert. For information about assigning
buttons, see
on page 112.