3.5

371MainStage Instruments
Do any of the following to zoom:
• In the Mapping or Zone panes, use a pinch gesture to zoom.
• In the Mapping pane, use the zoom slider.
• In the Zone pane, use a two-finger vertical swipe to zoom with the trackpad, or a single-
finger vertical swipe with a Magic Mouse to zoom the waveform.
• In the Zone pane, use the zoom buttons.
Tip: You can double-click any pane button in the Navigation bar to quickly switch
between a maximized view and the current view of that pane.
Do any of the following to resize:
• Drag vertically on the top or bottom edge of the Sampler window to change the window
height.
• Drag horizontally on the left or right edge of the Sampler window to change the window
width.
• Drag diagonally on any corner of the Sampler window to change both the window height
and width.
A resize handle is shown when you move the pointer over any edge or corner of the
Sampler window.
• Double-click the name at the top of any pane to change its height.
• Drag vertically on the top or bottom edge of a pane to change the pane height.
A resize handle is shown when you move the pointer over the boundary between panes.
The adjacent pane is also resized.
Tip: You can double-click any pane button in the Navigation bar to quickly switch
between a maximized view and the current view of that pane.
Load and save instruments in Sampler
A sampler instrument is the file type that is loaded into Sampler with the plug-in Settings
pop-up menu. When you choose a sampler instrument, the associated audio files are
automatically located on the hard disk (or disks) and are loaded into your computer’s RAM.
Load an instrument from the plug-in Settings pop-up menu
1. In the MainStage Sampler plug-in header, click the plug-in Settings pop-up menu.
2. Browse to the instrument family, Factory, or other folder, then choose the sampler
instrument you want to play or edit.