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101MainStage User Guide
Map MainStage screencontrols to actions
In addition to mapping screen controls to channel strip and plug-in parameters, you can
map them to MainStageactions. Actions let you select patches and sets; silence MIDI
notes; control the Tuner and the metronome; tap a new tempo; display information about
patches, MIDI messages, and other information; and perform other functions using screen
controls.
For a complete table of actions, including descriptions and usage notes, see Overview of
actions in MainStage.
The Actions folder, which appears in the Parameter Mapping browser along with available
parameters, contains actions for selecting patches and sets, showing the Tuner, activating
tap tempo, MasterMute, Panic, and other functions. The Actions folder also contains an
AppleScript subfolder with useful scripts.
You can map button screen controls to actions for selecting different patches and use
physical buttons on your MIDI device to select patches when you perform. You can also
map buttons to actions for selecting different sets or selecting the concert. For information
about assigning buttons, see Button assignments in MainStage.
Map a screen control to an action
1. In the MainStage workspace, click the screen control you want to map.
The ScreenControl Inspector appears below the workspace, showing the settings
for the selected screen control. If the screen control is currently mapped, a tab with
the name of the mapping is visible in addition to the General and Mapping tabs. If the
control is unmapped, the tab is labeled “Unmapped.”
2. Click the Unmapped (or name of mapping) tab.
The Parameter Mapping browser appears below the workspace. The Actions folder is
available in the Parameter Mapping browser.
3. In the column on the left of the Parameter Mapping browser, click the Actions folder.
The available actions appear in the second column of the browser.
4. Select the action you want to map.