Apple MainStage - Manual (Page 46)

46 Chapter 5 Working With Concerts
Adding Channel Strips at the Concert Level
You can add a channel strip at the concert level and use the concert-level channel strip
for a software instrument or audio input you want to use in every patch in the concert.
Important: When you add a channel strip at the concert level, it takes precedence over
the channel strips in the patches and sets in the concert. For example, if you add a
concert-level channel strip containing a software instrument, the software instrument
takes precedence over all of the software instruments in all of the patches and sets in
the concert, for the notes in its key range. This means that you will hear only the sound
of the concert-level software instrument, and will not be able to play any software
instruments in a patch or set that fall in the same key range.
To add a concert-level channel strip:
1 In the Patch List, select the concert.
2 Click the Add Channel Strip (+) button at the top of the Channel Strips area.
3 In the New Channel Strip dialog, select the type of channel strip you want to create.
4 Choose the audio output for the channel strip from the Output pop-up menu.
5 For audio channel strips, choose mono or stereo format from the Format pop-up menu.
Important: Audio channel strips can produce feedback, particularly if you are using a
microphone for audio input. When you add an audio channel strip, the volume of the
channel strip is set to silence by default. To quickly eliminate feedback later, you can
click the Mute button on the channel strip or press Control-M to activate Master Mute.
6 Click Create.
7 For software instrument channel strips, define the key range for the channel strip in the
Channel Strip Inspector so that the concert-level channel strip does not overlap
software instruments you plan to use in your patches and sets.
When you add a channel strip at the concert level, you can map screen controls to the
channel strip only at the concert level, not for individual patches or sets.