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67MainStage User Guide
Open the Channel Strip Inspector
1. In MainStage, enter Edit mode, either by clicking the Edit button on the toolbar,
choosing Edit from the View menu, or via key command.
2. Choose Show Inspectors from the View menu. If the Inspector is already displayed, you
can skip this step.
3. Select a channel strip in the Channel Strips area.
Choose channel strip settings in MainStage
You can quickly change the instrument, effects, and other parameters for a channel strip
by choosing a new channel strip setting. You can choose a new channel strip setting from
the Channel Strip Library or from the Settings menu at the top of the channel strip.
You can also search for channel strip settings by name.
Choose a channel strip setting from the Channel Strip Library
1. In the MainStage Channel Strips area, select the channel strip you want to change.
The selected channel strip is highlighted with a blue outline.
2. In the Channel Strip Inspector, click the Channel Strip Library tab.
Available settings for the channel strip appear in the Channel Strip Library. MainStage
built-in channel strip settings appear in a series of folders with different instrument
categories. If you have GarageBand installed, or have one or more JamPacks installed
on your computer, those settings appear below the built-in settings.
3. Click a category from the column on the left, then click subcategories from the columns
on the right until you see the settings you want.
You can select a recent channel strip setting by clicking Recent in the column on the left
and then selecting a recent setting from the second column.
Choose a channel strip setting from the Settings pop-up menu
In MainStage, click the Settings button at the top of the channel strip, then choose a new
setting from the pop-up menu that appears.
When you choose new channel strip settings from the Settings pop-up menu, the selected
channel strip setting does not appear selected in the Channel Strip Library.