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Usage

Description

Action

Button screen control

Starts or stops playback at the
current transport position.

Play/Stop

Button screen control

Starts playback at the beginning
of the song or file (bar 1, beat 1).

Play

Button screen control

Pauses playback at the current
transport position.

Stop

Button screen control

Resumes playback at the current
transport position.

Continue

Button screen control

Toggles the selected patch
between its edited and last
saved state (toggle).

Reset/Compare Patch

Parameter Text screen control

Displays the current time in
hours, minutes, and seconds.

Current Time

In addition to the actions in the Actions folder, there are two actions in the Send to All >
Destinations > Actions folder.

Usage

Description

Action

Button screen control

Transposes the software
instrument played by the
keyboard up one octave.

Transpose Octave Up

Button screen control

Transposes the software
instrument played by the
keyboard down one octave.

Transpose Octave Down

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Appendix D

Using MainStage Actions