User manual APPLE MAINSTAGE

[. . . ] All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. [. . . ] For audio channel strips, you can change the format between mono and stereo using the Format button. For software instrument channel strips, you can change the instrument using the Input slot. Because MainStage is designed for live performance rather than recording and arranging, there are a few differences between MainStage channel strips and Logic Pro 8 channel strips: Â MainStage channel strips include an Expression dial so that you can easily see the current MIDI Expression being received by the channel strip. Chapter 6 Working in Edit Mode 51 Â MainStage channel strips do not have a Record Enable or Bounce button. Â MainStage audio channel strips do not have an input monitoring (i) button. Â In MainStage, you can use the Format button to select mono or stereo format. Â In MainStage, the selected channel strip is indicated by a blue rectangle. Â In MainStage, the name of the channel strip changes when you select a new channel strip setting, unless you have renamed it. Â In MainStage, the channel strip number (at the bottom of the channel strip) reflects its order in the patch, not the concert. Additionally, some plug-ins available in Logic Pro 8, including surround plug-ins and plug-ins that are not optimized for real-time performance (because they introduce a high degree of latency) are not available in MainStage. For more information about working with channel strips, see Chapter 10, "Working with Instruments and Effects" and Chapter 25, "Mixing" in the Logic Pro 8 User Manual. For complete information about the instruments and effects available in Logic Studio, see the Logic Studio Instruments and Effects manual. The procedure for adding channel strips is described in "Adding a Channel Strip to a Patch" on page 27. Selecting Channel Strips When you add a channel strip to a patch (or add a channel strip at the set or concert level), the channel strip is selected in the Channel Strips area, and available settings appear in the Channel Strip Settings browser. You can select a channel strip directly by clicking it in the Channel Strips area, and also select an adjacent channel strip by using key commands: Key command Left Arrow Right Arrow Selection The channel strip to the left The channel strip to the right 52 Chapter 6 Working in Edit Mode Choosing Channel Strip Settings You can quickly change the instrument, effects, and other parameters for a channel strip by choosing a new channel strip setting. You can choose a new channel strip setting in one of two ways: by using the Channel Strip Settings browser, or by using the Settings button at the top of the channel strip. To choose a channel strip setting from the Channel Strip Settings browser: 1 In the Channel Strips area, select the channel strip you want to change. The selected channel strip is highlighted with a blue outline, and available settings for the channel strip appear in the Channel Strip Settings browser. In the Channel Strip Settings browser, Logic Studio content appears in a series of numbered folders with different instrument categories. If you have GarageBand installed, or have one or more Jam Packs installed on your computer, those settings appear below the Logic Studio settings. 2 Click a category from the column on the left, then click subcategories from the columns on the right until you see the settings you want. You can select a recent channel strip setting by clicking Recent in the column on the left, and then selecting a recent setting from the second column. As in Logic Pro 8, you can also choose a new channel strip setting from the Settings menu at the top of the channel strip. To choose a channel strip setting from the Settings menu: m Click the Settings button at the top of the channel strip, then choose a new setting from the menu that appears. Note: When you choose new channel strip settings from the Settings menu, the selected channel strip setting does not appear selected in the Channel Strip Settings browser. [. . . ] By default, channel strips receive input from the first controller in the layout. You can set a channel strip to receive input from another device in the Input pop-up menu. Using a Different Hardware Setup in Performance If you use MainStage with a complex hardware setup, for example with multiple MIDI controllers or MIDI interfaces, or with multiple audio inputs, you will achieve the best results when using exactly the same hardware setup you used when you created your concert. If you plan to use MainStage with different controllers, interfaces, or other devices than the ones you used to create your concert, you need to relearn your hardware assignments using your performance hardware setup. To facilitate working in this situation, you can create two separate layouts, one for your studio setup and another for your performance setup, with corresponding screen controls in each layout. [. . . ]