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3. Type in the Enter New Tag field, then click OK. Click Cancel if you do not want to switch
to a new tag or want to close the Enter New Tag field.
The user tag is added to the New Tag pop-up menu, and the Enter New Tag field closes.
The new tag is shown below the menu commands in the pop-up menu.
4. Click the User Tags button, then choose the newly created tag name from the pop-up
menu.
The new tag is assigned to the preset. This is indicated by a tick beside the tag name.
5. To remove an assigned tag, click the User Tags button, then choose the tag name from
the pop-up menu. Assigned tags are indicated by a tick beside the tag name.
The tag is removed from the preset, but the tag is not deleted. No tick is shown beside
the tag name. This tag can be reassigned to another preset.
6. To delete a user tag, click the User Tags button, then choose the tag from the Delete
Tag submenu.
The tag is immediately removed.
Rate a preset
1. In MainStage, click a preset name to select it.
2. Click a star in the Ratings column to set the rating between 1 and 5. Unrated presets
display 3 stars.
Note: You can limit the preset results list to match any star rating by entering the
number of stars in the text search field. A search for **** displays only 4-star rated
presets.
Alchemy sound sources
MainStage Alchemy source overview
Source components are shown only in advanced view. Click the Advanced button to switch
to advanced view.
Alchemy sound generating modules are called sources. Four independent sources are
available in each preset (A, B, C, and D). Each source has an identical set of components.
Each source provides multiple sound generating elements based on different methods of
synthesis. See MainStage Alchemy source elements overview.