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5. Click the Multi button to switch to Multi edit mode.
6. Turn off a significant number of steps to make the pattern simpler. For example, enable
only steps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 15 to create a triplet polyrhythm.
7. Choose Off in the Trigger pop-up menu to prevent the arpeggiator from retriggering
when you play a chord.
8. You can choose to perform similar operations on further patterns, chosen with the
Pattern knob. Use different values for each pattern to create complex polyrhythms.
9. As a further option, Control-click the Pattern knob, then choose Add Modulation from
the shortcut menu, and link it to one of the performance controls. This lets you use the
assigned performance control to switch between patterns while playing.
Alchemy effects section
MainStage Alchemy effects overview
Effect modules are shown only in browse or advanced view. Click the Browse or Advanced
button to switch to either view, then click the Effect button in the Perform/Arp/Effects
section.
The Alchemy effects section houses a powerful multi-effects processor that provides five
independent effects racks: Main, A, B, C, and D. Each rack allows you to insert chains of
effects. The signal flows through inserted effects from the top to the bottom of each rack.
You can achieve different sonic outcomes by changing the order of effects in each rack.
• Individual sources (post source filters, if used) can be routed to the A/B/C/D racks. See
MainStage Alchemy source master controls and MainStage Alchemy source filters.
• The main filters can be independently routed to the Main/A/B/C/D racks. See MainStage
Alchemy main filter controls.
Output from the effects section is mixed with the dry output signal from the main or source
filter modules before being sent to the Alchemy main outputs.
For each effect loaded in each effects rack, there is a corresponding control panel shown
in the area to the right. The top-to-bottom order of the selected rack is shown from left-to-
right in the control panel area. Drag the gray scroll bar to view effects units or parameters
that are not visible in the control panel area.
Effect control panels display a variable combination of buttons, knobs, displays, menus,
and fields that are specific to the effect. Many effect control panels also include a File
button that opens a pop-up menu with Load, Save, Copy, Paste, and Clear commands.
These menu commands apply to the settings of the individual effect.
Note: The Clear command available in plug-in control panel menus restores default
settings for the effect. It does not bypass the effect or remove it from the effects rack.