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49MainStage User Guide
Change patch icons in MainStage
Each patch has an icon that appears in the PatchList next to the patch name. By default,
the patch icon shows the type of channel strip created when the patch was added. You
can choose a new icon for a patch and use icons to visually distinguish patches in the
PatchList.
Change the icon for a patch
• In the Attributes tab of the MainStage Patch Settings Inspector, choose an icon from the
Icon pop-up menu.
Transpose the pitch of incoming notes for a patch in MainStage
You can set the transposition for a patch, so that all the channel strips in the patch are
transposed by the same number of semitones when the patch is selected. You can raise or
lower the pitch of incoming MIDI notes in semitone increments, to a maximum of 8 octaves
higher or lower.
Transpose the pitch of incoming notes for the selected patch
• In the Attributes tab of the MainStage Patch Settings Inspector, click the Transpose
Patch slider and do one of the following:
• Drag the value up or down.
• Use the arrow keys to raise or lower the value.
• Type the number of semitones higher or lower you want to transpose the patch.
Note: The total amount of pitch transposition applied to incoming notes is the sum total of
all transpose settings. For example, if you have set the Transpose Concert setting to +12,
the Transpose Set setting to +12, and the Transpose Patch setting to +12, your incoming
notes are raised in pitch by 36 semitones.
Change the tuning for a patch in MainStage
By default, patches use the same tuning method as the concert (or the set, if they are in
a set with its own tuning method). You can change the tuning for a patch so that it uses
a different tuning. When you change the tuning for a patch, it overrides any concert- or
set-level tuning method. Available tuning methods include:
• Use parent tuning: The patch uses the same tuning as the set (if it is in a set with its
own tuning method) or the concert.
• Equal tempered tuning: The standard tuning for most Western music, with an equal
distance between all semitone intervals.
• Fixed: Lets you choose from a number of fixed tuning scales and keys. Fixed Tuning
mode tunes musical keys (to different degrees) for scaled tuning systems, and delivers
a key signature character. When playing mostly white keys (in the Pure setting, and
with C as the root key), C major is the main focus, and tuning is scaled to that chord.
An A major chord that is played immediately after a C major (and is therefore subject to
C major scaled tuning) is affected somewhat by the scaled tuning effect, but does not
sound completely tempered. If you normally play polyphonic music, this mode (when
using the Pure setting) sounds most pleasing to your ears. The Fixed Tuning scales are
ideal for a number of baroque and medieval instruments and styles of music.