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560MainStage Instruments
• Swap with Clipboard: Exchanges and replaces the selected sound with the sound
from the Clipboard.
• Init > (submenu): Opens a submenu that contains a few starting-point (Init) sounds.
Select one of these to replace the target drum sound. The Sample Init sound
initializes the filter and pitch parameters to neutral settings, which are ideal as a
starting point for programming sample-based drum sounds.
These commands affect only the selected drum sound. The sequence and sound
data of the other 24 sounds are unaffected.
Note: The shortcut menu commands Paste and Swap with Clipboard require an initial
Copy command—to place data in the Clipboard—before you can use them.
Change the attributes of all voices
You can change the attributes of all voices with the following operations.
• In MainStage, Command-drag the Volume of a voice to set this volume value for all
voices.
• Command-drag the Output of a voice to set this output assignment for all voices.
Import sounds into MainStage Ultrabeat
Ultrabeat can directly import sampler instruments, in addition to loading audio samples and
its own settings, or Drum Synth settings. This provides enhanced sound design and rhythm
processing options for sampler instruments, along with the ability to play and control
Sampler drum kits with the intuitive drum mixer layout and Ultrabeat sequencer.
There are two key elements that you use to import sounds and sequences into Ultrabeat:
• Import button: Choose a kit that contains sounds or sequences you want to import.
• Import list button: Hide or show the import list, then add drum sounds or sequences
from Ultrabeat settings or sampler instruments to the active kit.
Open an Ultrabeat setting or sampler instrument with the import list
1. In MainStage, click the Import button.