Document Outline

• MainStage User Manual
  • Contents
  • An Introduction to MainStage
    • What Is MainStage?
    • Using MainStage With MIDI Controllers
    • Using MainStage With Guitars and Other Instruments
    • Adding MainStage to Your Music Setup
      • Edit Mode:Working With Your Sounds
      • Layout Mode:Making Connections With Your Gear
    • Using MainStage in Live Performance
    • Resources for Learning About MainStage
    • MainStage Onscreen User Manual
    • Apple Websites
      • LogicStudio Website
      • Apple Service and Support Website
      • Other Apple Websites
  • Setting Up Your System
    • Using MIDI Devices With MainStage
      • Using MIDI Devices That Send Special MIDI Message Types
      • Choosing a Controller Preset
    • Using Audio Devices With MainStage
    • Using Effects Plug-ins With MainStage
  • The MainStage Interface
    • The MainStage Window
    • Layout Mode
    • Edit Mode
    • Perform Mode
    • Full Screen Mode
  • Getting Started With MainStage
    • Before You Begin
    • Choosing a Concert Template
    • Selecting and Playing Patches
    • Adding a Patch
    • Renaming a Patch
    • Adding a Channel Strip to a Patch
    • Changing a Channel Strip Setting
    • Learning Controller Assignments
    • Mapping Screen Controls to Parameters
    • Trying Out Full Screen and Perform Modes
    • Customizing the MainStage Window
      • Resizing the Workspace
      • Adjusting the Height of the Patch List
      • Hiding and Showing the Inspector
      • Hiding and Showing the Channel Strips Area
      • Customizing the Toolbar
  • Working With Concerts
    • Opening and Closing Concerts
    • Saving Concerts
    • How Saving Affects Parameter Values
    • Using Tempo in a MainStage Concert
      • Tapping the Tempo
      • Getting the Tempo From MIDI Input
    • Muting Audio Output
    • Silencing MIDI Notes
    • Working at the Concert Level
      • Controlling the Overall Volume of a Concert
      • Adding Concert-Wide Effects
      • Using Busses to Control Channel Strip Output
      • Adding Channel Strips at the Concert Level
  • Working in Edit Mode
    • Working With Patches in Edit Mode
      • Selecting Items in the Patch List
      • Skipping Items in the Patch List
      • Collapsing Sets in the Patch List
      • Copying and Pasting Patches
      • Reordering Patches
      • Changing Program Change Numbers
      • Using a Patch to Change the Tempo
      • Changing Patch Icons
      • Deleting Patches
    • Working With Channel Strips in Edit Mode
      • Selecting Channel Strips
      • Choosing Channel Strip Settings
      • Resetting a Channel Strip
      • Editing Channel Strips in MainStage
      • Renaming a Channel Strip
      • Choosing the Channel Strip Color
      • Changing the Channel Strip Icon
      • Showing Signal Flow Channel Strips
      • Creating Keyboard Layers and Splits
      • Setting the Velocity Range and Offset
      • Creating Controller Transforms
      • Filtering MIDI Messages
      • Deleting Channel Strips
    • Mapping Screen Controls
      • Mapping Screen Controls to Channel Strip and Plug-in Parameters
      • Mapping Screen Controls to Actions
      • Mapping Screen Controls to All Channel Strips in a Patch
      • Removing Screen Control Mappings
    • Working With Sets in Edit Mode
      • Creating Sets
      • Renaming Sets
      • Using a Set to Change the Tempo
      • Overriding Concert-Level Key Ranges for a Set
      • Deleting Sets
    • Working at the Set Level
    • Overriding Concert- and Set-Level Mappings
    • Sharing Patches and Sets Between Concerts
  • Working in Layout Mode
    • Changing the Grid Resolution
    • Modifying the Layout of a Concert
    • Working With Screen Controls
      • Screen Control Types
      • Adding Screen Controls
      • Copying and Pasting Screen Controls
      • Moving Screen Controls
      • Resizing Screen Controls
      • Merging Screen Controls
      • Adjusting the Shelf for a Shelf Control
      • Moving the Shelf Vertically
      • Grouping Screen Controls
      • Locking Screen Controls
      • Deleting Screen Controls
    • Assigning Hardware Controls to Screen Controls
      • Assigning Knobs
      • Assigning Buttons
    • Editing Screen Control Parameters
      • Keyboard Parameters
      • Common Screen Control Parameters
      • Drum Pad Parameters
      • Text Parameters
      • Image Parameters
      • Patch Selector Parameters
    • How MainStage Passes Through MIDI Messages
    • Exporting a Layout
    • Importing a Layout
  • Performing Live With MainStage
    • Before the Performance Starts
    • Using Full Screen Mode and Perform Mode
      • Working in Full Screen Mode
      • Working in Perform Mode
    • Selecting Patches in Performance
      • Selecting Patches Using Key Commands
      • Selecting Patches Using Actions
      • Selecting Patches Using Program Change Messages
    • Using Screen Controls in Performance
    • Handling Tempo Changes in Performance
    • Performing With Guitars and Other Instruments
    • Using the Tuner
    • Tips for Complex Hardware Setups
      • Using Multiple Keyboard Controllers in Performance
      • Using a Different Hardware Setup in Performance
  • Key Commands
    • Concerts and Layouts
    • Patches and Sets (Edit Mode)
    • Editing
    • Actions
    • Parameter Mapping (Edit Mode)
    • Channel Strips (Edit Mode)
    • Screen Controls (Layout Mode)
    • Window and View
    • Help and Support
  • Setting MainStage Preferences
    • General Preferences
    • Audio/MIDI Preferences
  • Index
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