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71MainStage Instruments
• Paste to existing group: Paste content from the Clipboard to an existing group chosen
from the submenu.
• Paste to new group: Create a new group, and paste content from the Clipboard into it.
• Exchange sample: Open the Import browser where you can choose a replacement
sample for the zone. The import mode used by the previous sample is retained, and the
import mode buttons are dimmed. See MainStage Alchemy Import browser.
• Assign to existing group: Move the selected zone or zones from the current group to an
existing group chosen from the submenu.
• Assign to new group: Create a new group, and move the selected zone or zones from
the current group into the new group.
Select and edit the values of one or more zones
1. In MainStage, select the zone by doing one of the following:
• Click a rectangle in the keymap editor.
• Choose the zone name from the pop-up menu in the zone section of the inspector.
• Command-click a region containing overlapping zones, then drag horizontally to
cycle through each zone.
2. Hold down Shift, then click multiple zones in the keymap editor to select them.
All selected zones are highlighted with a white border, and Multiple is shown in the
inspector zone name field.
3. Drag the left, right, top, or bottom edge of the zone. When multiple zones are selected,
drag the edge of one selected zone to apply the same relative change to all other
selected zones.
Delete one or more zones
1. In MainStage, select the zone by doing one of the following:
• Click a rectangle in the keymap editor.
• Choose the zone name from the pop-up menu in the zone section of the inspector.
2. Hold down Shift, then click multiple zones in the keymap editor to select them.
All selected zones are highlighted with a white border, and Multiple is shown in the
inspector zone name field.
3. Press the Delete key.
The zone or zones are deleted. All associated sample, additive, or spectral data is
removed from the source.
Audition a zone
Enable the > icon below the keymap editor to hear a preview whenever a zone is clicked.
The sample is previewed, inclusive of loop settings but ignoring zone parameters such as
Tune, Volume, and Panning.
1. In MainStage, select the zone by doing one of the following:
• Click a rectangle in the keymap editor.
• Choose the zone name from the pop-up menu in the zone section of the inspector.