Adding a channel strip – Apple MainStage 2 User Manual
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You can continue selecting and playing patches in the concert to find sounds you want
to perform with or to use as a starting point for creating your own custom patches. You
can also add new patches and edit their channel strip settings to create your own unique
sounds.
For more information about organizing and selecting patches in the Patch List, see
.
Adding a Channel Strip
You can add channel strips to a patch to create layered sounds and keyboard splits. When
you add a channel strip to a patch, you choose the type of channel strip, the output, and
other settings. You can mix both types in a single patch.
To add a channel strip to a patch
1
Make sure the patch is selected in the Patch List.
2
Click the Add Channel Strip button (+) in the upper-right corner of the Channel Strips
area.
The New Channel Strip dialog appears. You choose settings in the Channel Strip dialog
in the same way as when you add a patch.
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
and choose the audio input from the Input pop-up menu. For external instrument channel
strips, also choose the MIDI input, MIDI output, and MIDI channel from their respective
pop-up menus.
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, and Feedback Protection is turned on to alert you when
feedback occurs on the channel strip. When you add an external instrument channel
strip, the volume of the channel strip is set to silence, but Feedback Protection is turned
off.
6
Optionally, you can add multiple channel strips to a patch by typing a number in the
Number field. You can add up to the maximum number for a channel strip type.
7
Click Create.
A new channel strip appears in the Channel Strips area, highlighted in white to indicate
that it is selected. The Channel Strip Inspector appears below the workspace, showing
different parameters for the new channel strip.
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