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125MainStage User Guide
The first time you open a concert, the first patch is selected and the PatchLibrary is open
so you can easily choose a patch setting. When you reopen a concert, the patch that was
selected when you last saved the concert is selected.
If any audio files or other assets are not found when you open a concert, a dialog appears
showing which assets are missing, and asking if you want to search for the assets, locate
them manually, or skip them.
By default, when you open a concert, it opens in Editmode. You can change the default
behavior in MainStage > Preferences > General. For more information, see General
preferences in MainStage.
Note: When you open a concert created with an earlier version of MainStage, it opens as
an untitled concert, and MainStage prompts you to save the concert in the current version.
Reopen a recently open concert
In MainStage, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Open Recent Concert, then choose a concert from the submenu.
• Open the Choose Template dialog, click Recent Concert, then choose the concert you
want to open.
Close a concert
• In MainStage, choose File > Close Concert.
If you have edited the concert since the last time you saved it, you are prompted to save
your changes.
Save concerts in MainStage
When you save a concert, changes to mapped parameter values are saved for the selected
patch or set, but not for other patches or sets.
Some patches or plug-ins may use assets such as audio files, virtual instruments, Ultrabeat
samples, and SpaceDesigner impulse response files. You can save the assets used in a
concert with the concert, so they are available if you copy or move the concert file.
Save a concert
1. In MainStage, choose File > Save.
2. The first time you save a concert, the Save dialog appears. Enter a name for the
concert, browse to the location where you want to save it, then click Save.
You can save a copy of a concert with a new name by choosing File > Save Concert As.