Apple MainStage 2 - Manual (Page 24)

• Screen Controls Palette: Drag screen controls from the palette into the workspace to
add them to your onscreen layout. The palette has four tabs so that you can quickly
view all screen controls or only one type of screen control. Panel controls appear as
two-dimensional objects in the workspace, while shelf controls appear on an adjustable
three-dimensional shelf.
• Layout buttons: Along the left side of the workspace is a series of buttons that you can
use to quickly position selected screen controls in the workspace. You can align,
distribute, and group selected screen controls.
In Layout mode, unlike the other modes in MainStage, you can’t select or edit individual
patches. To learn what you can do in Layout mode, see
Working in Layout Mode .
Edit Mode
Edit mode is where you create, customize, and organize your sounds. You can add patches,
add and edit channel strips, create keyboard layers and splits, and edit channel strip and
plug-in parameters. Edit mode is also where you map screen controls to channel strip
parameters and actions, and edit patch, set, and concert-level parameters.
Patch List Inspector (changes
depending on the
selection) Channel Strips
area
• Patch List: Shows the patches and sets in the concert. You can add patches and sets
to the Patch List, name them, and organize them. The Patch List includes an Action
menu with commands to create patches and sets, reset program change numbers, skip
items, and import and export patches and sets to use in other concerts.
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