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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Effects overview
- Amps and pedals
- MainStage Amps and Pedals overview
- Amp Designer
- MainStage Amp Designer overview
- MainStage Amp Designer models
- MainStage Amp Designer cabinets
- Build a custom MainStage Amp Designer combo
- MainStage Amp Designer amplifier controls
- MainStage Amp Designer EQ overview
- MainStage Amp Designer effects overview
- MainStage Amp Designer reverb effect
- MainStage Amp Designer tremolo and vibrato
- MainStage Amp Designer microphone parameters
- Bass Amp Designer
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer overview
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer amplifier models
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer cabinet models
- Build a MainStage Bass Amp Designer combo
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer signal flow
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer Pre-amp flow
- Use the MainStage Bass Amp Designer D.I. box
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer amplifier controls
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer effects overview
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer EQ
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer compressor
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer Graphic EQ
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer Parametric EQ
- MainStage Bass Amp Designer mic parameters
- Pedalboard
- MainStage Pedalboard overview
- Use the MainStage Pedalboard Browser
- Use MainStage Pedalboard import mode
- Use the MainStage Pedalboard Pedal area
- Use the MainStage Pedalboard Router
- Notes on Splitter utility and Mixer utility use
- Create a second bus routing
- Remove the second bus routing
- Remove an effect from the second bus
- Determine the split point between busses
- Switch between a Splitter utility and a bus split point
- Change a Mixer utility position in the Pedal area
- Change a Splitter utility position in the Pedal area
- Use MainStage Pedalboard Macro Controls
- MainStage Pedalboard distortion pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard pitch pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard modulation pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard delay pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard filter pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard dynamics pedals
- MainStage Pedalboard utility pedals
- Delay effects
- MainStage Delay effects overview
- Delay Designer
- MainStage Delay Designer overview
- MainStage Delay Designer main display
- Use the MainStage Delay Designer Tap display
- Create MainStage Delay Designer taps
- Edit MainStage Delay Designer taps
- Edit in the MainStage Delay Designer Tap display
- MainStage Delay Designer Tap parameter bar
- Use MainStage Delay Designer sync mode
- MainStage Delay Designer master parameters
- MainStage Echo
- Loopback
- MainStage Loopback overview
- Add a Loopback instance in MainStage
- MainStage Loopback interface
- MainStage Loopback waveform display
- MainStage Loopback transport and function controls
- MainStage Loopback information display
- MainStage Loopback Sync, Snap To, and Play From parameters
- Use the MainStage Loopback group functions
- MainStage Loopback Action menu
- MainStage Sample Delay
- MainStage Stereo Delay
- MainStage Tape Delay
- Distortion effects
- Dynamics processors
- MainStage Dynamics processors overview
- MainStage Adaptive Limiter
- Compressor
- MainStage DeEsser 2
- MainStage Enveloper
- MainStage Expander
- MainStage Limiter
- Multipressor
- Noise Gate
- Equalizers
- MainStage Equalizers overview
- Channel EQ
- Linear Phase EQ
- Match EQ
- MainStage Single-Band EQ
- Vintage EQ Collection
- Filter effects
- MainStage Filter effects overview
- AutoFilter
- EVOC 20 Filterbank
- EVOC 20 TrackOscillator
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator overview
- Vocoder overview
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator interface
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator analysis in controls
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator U/V detection controls
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator Synthesis in controls
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator oscillator controls
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator oscillator pitch controls
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator formant filter
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator modulation
- MainStage EVOC 20 TrackOscillator output controls
- Fuzz-Wah
- Spectral Gate
- Imaging processors
- Metering tools
- MainStage Metering tools overview
- MainStage BPM Counter
- MainStage Correlation Meter
- MainStage Level Meter
- MainStage Loudness Meter
- MultiMeter
- MainStage Tuner utility and plug-in
- MIDI plug-ins
- Use MIDI plug-ins in MainStage
- Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in overview
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in control parameters
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in note order parameters
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in note order variations
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in note order inversions
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in pattern parameters
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in Live mode
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in Grid mode
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in options parameters
- MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in keyboard parameters
- Use MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in keyboard parameters
- Resize the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in keyboard display
- Set up a keyboard split in the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
- Resize the Arpeggio or Remote zone in the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
- Move the Arpeggio or Remote zone in the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in
- Remote control the Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in with a MIDI keyboard
- Assign MainStage Arpeggiator controllers
- Chord Trigger MIDI plug-in
- MainStage Modifier MIDI plug-in
- Modulator MIDI plug-in
- MainStage Note Repeater MIDI plug-in
- MainStage Randomizer MIDI plug-in
- Scripter MIDI plug-in
- Use the MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in
- Use the MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in Script Editor
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in API overview
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in MIDI processing functions
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in HandleMIDI function
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in ProcessMIDI function
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in GetParameter function
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in SetParameter function
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in ParameterChanged function
- MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in Reset function
- JavaScript objects overview
- Use the JavaScript Event object
- Use the JavaScript TimingInfo object
- Use the Trace object
- Use the MIDI event beatPos property
- Use the JavaScript MIDI object
- Create MainStage Scripter MIDI plug-in controls
- MainStage Transposer MIDI plug-in
- Velocity Processor MIDI plug-in
- Modulation effects
- MainStage Modulation effects overview
- MainStage Chorus effect
- MainStage Ensemble effect
- MainStage Flanger effect
- MainStage Microphaser
- MainStage Modulation Delay
- MainStage Phaser effect
- Ringshifter
- Rotor Cabinet effect
- MainStage Scanner Vibrato effect
- MainStage Spreader
- MainStage Tremolo effect
- Multi Effects
- MainStage Multi Effects overview
- Phat FX
- Step FX
- Remix FX
- Pitch effects
- Reverb effects
- MainStage Reverb effects overview
- ChromaVerb
- MainStage EnVerb
- MainStage SilverVerb
- Space Designer convolution reverb
- MainStage Space Designer overview
- MainStage Space Designer interface
- Use impulse responses in MainStage
- Space Designer envelopes and EQ
- Space Designer global parameters
- Specialized effects
- Utilities and tools
- Legacy effects
- MainStage Legacy effects overview
- MainStage Legacy AVerb
- MainStage Legacy Bass Amp
- MainStage Legacy DeEsser
- Denoiser
- MainStage Legacy Ducker
- EQ
- GoldVerb
- MainStage Legacy Grooveshifter
- Guitar Amp Pro
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro overview
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro amplifier models
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro cabinet models
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro EQ
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro amplifier controls
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro effects
- MainStage Legacy Guitar Amp Pro mic parameters
- PlatinumVerb
- MainStage Legacy Silver Compressor
- MainStage Legacy Silver Gate
- MainStage Legacy Speech Enhancer
95MainStage Effects
• Lookahead slider and field: Set the pre-read analysis time for the incoming signal.
The Lookahead slider defines how far into the future of the incoming signal Enveloper
looks, to anticipate upcoming events. You generally do not need to use this feature,
except when processing signals with extremely sensitive transients. If you do raise the
Lookahead value, you may need to adjust the attack time to compensate.
• Display: Shows the attack and release curves applied to the signal.
• (Attack) Time knob and field: Set the time it takes for the signal to increase from the
threshold level to the maximum Gain level. Attack Time values of around 20ms and
Release Time values of 1500ms are a good starting point.
• (Release) Time knob and field: Set the time it takes for the signal to fall from the
maximum gain level to the threshold level.
• (Release) Gain slider and field: Boost or attenuate the release phase of the signal. When
the Gain slider is set to the center position—0%—the signal is unaffected.
• Out Level slider and field: Set the level of the output signal. Drastic boosting or cutting
of either the release or attack phase may change the overall level of the signal. You can
compensate for this by adjusting the Out Level slider.
MainStage Expander
Expander is similar in concept to a compressor, but increases, rather than reduces, the
dynamic range above the threshold level. You can use Expander to add liveliness and
freshness to your audio signals.
Expander parameters
• Input meter: Shows the input signal level.
• Expansion meter: Shows the amount of gain (expansion) applied to the signal.
• Output meter: Shows the overall output signal level.
• Threshold knob and field: Set the threshold level. Signals above this level are expanded.
• Ratio knob and field: Set the expansion ratio—the ratio of signal expansion when the
threshold is exceeded.
Note: Because Expander is a genuine upward expander—in contrast to a downward
expander, which increases the dynamic range below the Threshold—the Ratio knob
features a value range of 1:1 to 0.5:1.
• Gain knob and field: Set the amount of gain.