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127MainStage Instruments
• Value Snap pop-up menu: Set a value that automatically snaps edits you make to
sequence steps. For example, set to 1/3 to limit edits to 100%, 66%, 33%, or zero
values. Off disables quantization, which lets you set step values freely.
Note: Value Snap doesn’t move existing step values into alignment with quantized
positions; it only affects the response of step values when you move or create them in
the step editor.
• Scroll bar: Drag the middle of the scroll bar to view steps that are not visible in the
display area.
Alchemy Arpeggiator Multi edit mode parameters
• Gate On buttons: Turn individual steps on or off. These buttons actually display the
Velocity sequence values, with any step value greater than zero displayed as on.
Switching to Multi edit mode from step edit mode does not change existing Velocity
sequence values. However, if you turn off a step in Multi edit mode, then turn it back on,
that step is set to 100% rather than its previous value.
• Tie buttons: Perform the same function as the tie buttons under each step in step mode:
the step is tied to the next to make one longer note.
Note: Any Velocity sequence value greater than zero is ignored for the subsequent tied
step, as is the Pan sequence value. Pitch offsets work for the tied steps, however, so
you can create pitch glides over tied steps by adjusting the Glide value in the master
voice section, setting the Num(ber) of voices to 1, and setting the voice mode to
Legato. See MainStage Alchemy master voice section.
• Tune fields: Drag vertically to set tuning offsets for each step in semitones. Double-
click to reset the offset to zero.
• Pan knobs: Set panning offsets for each step. Double-click to reset the offset to zero.
• Scroll bar: Drag the middle of the scroll bar to view steps that are not visible in the
display area.
MainStage Alchemy arpeggiator menu commands
The arpeggiator is shown only in browse or advanced view. Click the Browse or Advanced
button to switch to either view, then click the Arp button in the Perform/Arp/Effects
section.
File button: Opens a pop-up menu with a number of useful arpeggiator pattern
management commands.
Alchemy Arpeggiator file menu items
• Preset: Choose from a submenu of preset sequencer patterns.
• Save: Save the current sequencer pattern as a new preset.
• Copy: Copy the current sequencer pattern to the Clipboard.
• Paste: Paste a pattern from the Clipboard to the selected sequencer pattern.
• Clear: Reset the selected sequencer pattern to default values.