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336MainStage Instruments
• Re-Analyze Transients and Tempo: Re-analyzes the current audio for transient and
tempo changes, following edits you have made.
• Reimport Optimized: Reimports the current audio with optimized tuning, loudness, and
length characteristics of the source file. Quick Sampler automatically adds loop and
crossfade markers to the waveform display for appropriate material and crops (cuts)
silence at the beginning or end of the source audio, shortening the imported content.
• Reimport Original: Reimports the current audio with the tuning, loudness, looping, and
length characteristics of the source file.
• Retune: Analyzes the audio content and sets the root key and tuning value
automatically.
• Write Sample Loop to Audio File: Saves the loop data to the file header of the audio file.
To save the new audio file with a different name, click the Name field and choose the
Rename Current Audio command.
Use slice markers to create new instruments and regions
In the Slice mode waveform display, drag the slice handles to adjust existing transient and
start and end markers. You can also choose a number of commands from the Action and
shortcut menus. Control-click to access available options from the shortcut menu.
In MainStage, do any of the following:
• Click to the right of the start marker in the lower part of the waveform display, then:
Drag to a software instrument, Drummer, Drum Machine Designer, or MIDI track.
A curved arrow is shown to indicate the region can be dragged to a track. A new MIDI
region which contains note-on events that correspond to each slice between the start
and markers is created on the target track. You can edit these as you can any other MIDI
region.
• Choose Create Slice Marker from the Action or shortcut menu to insert a slice marker at
the pointer position, if required.
• Choose Delete Slice Marker from the Action or shortcut menu to delete the highlighted
slice marker. Move the pointer over a slice marker to highlight it.
• Choose the Copy MIDI Pattern command from the Action pop-up menu to analyze and
copy all slice markers between the start and end markers to the Clipboard.
You can paste the Clipboard contents to a MIDI or instrument track as a new MIDI
region. This feature is ideal for creating perfectly synchronized instrument parts and for
drum replacement, Foley, and other uses.