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95MainStage Instruments
• MSEG. See MainStage Alchemy multiple segment envelopes.
• Sequencer. See MainStage Alchemy sequencer.
• Envelope Follower. See MainStage Alchemy envelope follower.
• ModMap. See MainStage Alchemy ModMap.
• MIDI control. See MainStage Alchemy MIDI control modulators.
• Note Property. See MainStage Alchemy note property modulators.
• Perform. See MainStage Alchemy perform control modulators.
View or edit modulations assigned to a parameter
• In MainStage, click the parameter knob.
The parameter name is shown in the Target pop-up menu at the top left of the
modulation section. Directly below the Target pop-up menu is a modulation rack with up
to ten slots (one is shown by default). Click a different knob, and the mod rack updates
to reflect the new selection. See MainStage Alchemy modulation rack controls.
Use the modulation source shortcut menu
• In MainStage, Control-click a modulation target knob (filter Cutoff, for example), then
choose a command from the shortcut menu.
• Add modulation: Assign a new modulator by choosing it from a submenu. The new
modulation assignment is shown in the first empty slot of the modulation rack.
• Clear modulation: Removes all modulations from the knob, leaving the modulation
rack empty.
• Copy modulation: Copies information about all currently assigned modulators to the
Clipboard.
• Paste modulation: Applies all modulator information from the Clipboard. Use of the
Copy and Paste commands lets you quickly assign the same modulations to multiple
targets.
Assign a basic modulation with the modulation rack
As an alternative to the shortcut menu, you can assign modulation sources to targets in
the modulation rack. This example assigns the LFO 1 modulation source to the source A
Volume target. These steps apply equally to other modulation sources and targets. See
MainStage Alchemy modulation rack controls.
1. In MainStage, from the Name bar, click File then choose Initialize Preset to initialize the
preset.
Play a note to hear the default sawtooth wave.
2. In the source section, click the Vol knob for source A. In the modulation section, the
Target pop-up menu changes to read Vol A.
3. Click in the top slot of the modulation rack, then choose LFO > LFO 1 from the pop-up
menu. Click the LFO button to display the LFO controls in the area to the right of the
modulation rack.