3.5

431MainStage Instruments
• When you drop an audio file onto the Key Mapping Editor above the keyboard, it is
mapped to a range of keys. As you drag toward the top of the Key Mapping Editor,
the key range expands.
The root key is shown in gold, and the key range is shown across the keyboard.
Multiple gold keys and key ranges are shown when you drag more than one
audio file.
Add multiple files to the Zone view and create a new group
In you can add audio files to the Mapping pane in several ways and in different editor
views.
1. Click the Mapping button in the Navigation bar to view an empty Mapping pane. Click
the Zone view button if not already shown.
2. From the Finder, Loop Browser, or File Browser, drag one or more audio files onto the
Zone view. Shift-click or Command-click to select multiple files.
A group is automatically created and the audio file is added to the group. When you
drop multiple audio files, all are added to the group.
Create a new, empty instrument
1. In MainStage, insert Sampler into an instrument channel.
2. Click the Mapping or Zone buttons (or both) in the Navigation bar to turn on these
panes, if they are not shown.