Apple MainStage 2 - Manual (Page 41)

In Edit mode, you add and edit patches to create your custom sounds, choose patch
settings in the Patch Library, organize and select patches in the Patch List, edit patch
parameters in the Inspector, and map screen controls to parameters and actions. You can
create custom patches in Edit mode and organize them in the Patch List so that you can
easily access them when you perform.
This chapter covers the following:
• Working with Patches in Edit Mode (p. 41)
• Working with Channel Strips in Edit Mode (p. 48)
• Mapping Screen Controls (p. 69)
• Editing Screen Control Parameters in Edit Mode (p. 77)
• Working with Sets in Edit Mode (p. 81)
• Working at the Set Level (p. 83)
• Sharing Patches and Sets Between Concerts (p. 83)
• Recording the Audio Output of a Concert (p. 84)
Working with Patches in Edit Mode
Patches are the individual sounds you play using your keyboard controller (for MIDI
keyboardists) and the effects setups you use with your guitar, microphone, or other
instrument (for guitarists, vocalists, and other instrumentalists). MainStage patches can
contain multiple channel strips, each with a different instrument or effects setup.
Some basic patch operations, including adding and naming patches, selecting and naming
patches, and adding channel strips to patches, are described in
Getting Started with
MainStage .
If MainStage is currently in Layout, Perform, or Full Screen mode, click the Edit button in
the top-left corner of the MainStage window to begin working in Edit mode.
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