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Modifying the Layout of a Concert
You can modify an existing layout by adding and arranging screen controls in the
workspace, changing existing controller assignments or making new ones, and editing
screen control parameters. The following sections describe how to add and arrange
controls onscreen, make hardware assignments, change the appearance of screen controls,
and edit layout parameters. You can also export a layout and import the layout into a
different concert. For information about importing and exporting layouts, see Exporting
a Layout.
To work with the layout of a concert, you switch to Layout mode.
To switch to Layout mode
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Click the Layout button at the upper-left corner of the MainStage window.
Working with Screen Controls
Screen controls are objects in a MainStage concert that correspond to the physical controls
on your music hardware. Screen controls can also display patch numbers, parameters
values, and other information and update the displayed information in real time.
You can add screen controls to the workspace of your concert, where you can move and
resize them, group them together, and edit their appearance in different ways.
After you have arranged the screen controls for your concert, you make connections
between your MIDI hardware and the concert by assigning physical controls on your
hardware to the screen controls in the workspace. You only need to make hardware
assignments for a concert once, as long as you are using the same music hardware.
After you make controller assignments, you can map screen controls to channel strip
parameters in your patches or to actions. You map parameters in Edit mode. For
information about mapping parameters, see Mapping Screen Controls.
Screen Control Types
There are three types of screen controls you can use in a MainStage layout: panel controls,
shelf controls, and grouped controls. In the Screen Controls palette, located below the
workspace in Layout mode, each type has its own tab; in addition, there is a tab for all
controls. You can add screen controls to the workspace by dragging them from the palette
to the workspace.
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