Apple MainStage - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 6 Working in Edit Mode 51
Working With Channel Strips in Edit Mode
Channel strips are the building blocks of your patches. They contain the instruments
and effects for the sounds you will use in performance. MainStage channel strips use
the channel strip interface familiar from Logic Pro 8. MainStage channel strips have the
following features in common with Logic Pro 8 channel strips:
In MainStage, you can use audio and software instrument channel strips in your
patches (and also at the concert and set levels). You can use channel strips in
MainStage just as you can in Logic Pro 8. You can adjust the volume level using the
Volume fader, adjust the pan position using the Pan knob, and mute or solo the
channel strip using the Mute and Solo buttons.
As in Logic Pro 8, you can add effects using the Insert slots, send the signal to a bus
using the Sends slots, and choose a different output from the Output slot. For audio
channel strips, you can change the format between mono and stereo using the Format
button. For software instrument channel strips, you can change the instrument using
the Input slot.
Because MainStage is designed for live performance rather than recording and
arranging, there are a few differences between MainStage channel strips and
Logic Pro 8 channel strips:
 MainStage channel strips include an Expression dial so that you can easily see the
current MIDI Expression being received by the channel strip.
Settings menu
Insert slots
Send slots
Pan knob
Volume fader and level
meter
Mute and solo buttons
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