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121MainStage User Guide
Add text notes to a set in MainStage
You can use the Notes tab of the Set Settings Inspector to add text notes and other
information about a set.
1. In MainStage, click on the Notes tab of the Set Settings Inspector.
2. Enter your text in the Notes field.
The Notes field lets you use special ASCII characters and any installed languages, font
symbols, and emoji. You cannot style text or change the font.
You can display your text notes in your layout by choosing a Parameter Text screen control
and mapping the Current Notes action to it. See Add common screencontrols in MainStage
and Map MainStage screencontrols to actions for more information.
Share patches and sets between MainStage
concerts
You can export patches and sets from a concert and import them into another concert.
When you import a set, all the patches in the set are imported.
Export a patch
In MainStage, do one of the following:
• Drag the patch from the PatchList to the Finder.
The patch appears as a .patch file in the Finder.
• Select the patch, choose Save as Patch from the Action pop-up menu in the PatchList,
then click Save.
The patch is exported to the ~/Music/Patches folder.
Export a set
In MainStage, do one of the following:
• Drag the set from the PatchList to the Finder.
The set appears as a .patch file in the Finder.
• Select the set, choose Save as Set from the Action pop-up menu in the PatchList, then
click Save.
The set is exported to the MainStage Patches folder.
Note: You can also export an entire concert as a set by selecting the concert and choosing
Export Set from the Action pop-up menu.
You can export multiple patches or sets. When you export multiple patches by dragging
them to the Finder, each patch is exported as a .patch file. When you select multiple
patches and export them using the Export Patch command, the patches are grouped
into a single exported set. You can import patches or sets from the Finder to another
open concert.