Apple MainStage 2 - Manual (Page 99)

You can also add concert-wide effects to an aux at the patch level if Show Signal Flow
Channel Strips is active. For information about showing signal flow channel strips in the
Channel Strips area, see
Showing Signal Flow Channel Strips .
Using Auxes to Control Channel Strip Output
You can also send the output of multiple channel strips to an aux (auxiliary channel) and
then use the aux to control the volume level and pan position of the channel strips.
Sending the output to an aux is also useful for adding EQ or compression to a group of
patches.
To send the output of a channel strip to an aux
1 In the Patch List, select the patch you want to control using an aux.
2 In the channel strip, click the Output slot and choose a bus from the menu.
When you send channel strip output to an aux, the volume fader of the channel strip
controls how much of the signal is sent to the aux.
To control the output of channel strips using an aux
1 In the Patch List, click the concert.
The concert is selected. The busses added to the concert appear in the Channel Strips
area along with the concert-level channel strips.
2 Drag the Volume fader on the aux to adjust the volume level of the overall aux output.
3 Drag the Pan knob on the aux to adjust the pan position of the overall aux output.
When you control the output of multiple channel strips using an aux, their relative volume
levels and pan positions are preserved, but the overall volume level and pan position are
modified by the aux Volume fader and Pan knob.
Adding Channel Strips at the Concert Level
You can add a channel strip at the concert level and use the concert-level channel strip
for a software instrument or audio input you want to use in every patch in the concert.
Important: When you add a channel strip at the concert level, it takes precedence over
the channel strips in the patches and sets in the concert. For example, if you add a
concert-level channel strip containing a software instrument, the software instrument
takes precedence over all of the software instruments in all of the patches and sets in the
concert, for the notes in its key range. This means that you will hear only the sound of
the concert-level software instrument and will not be able to play any software instruments
in a patch or set that fall in the same key range.
To add a concert-level channel strip
1 In the Patch List, select the concert.
2 Click the Add Channel Strip (+) button at the top of the Channel Strips area.
3 In the New Channel Strip dialog, select the type of channel strip you want to create.
99 Chapter 6 Working with Concerts