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Chapter 8 Perform live with MainStage 121
Switch to Perform in Window
m Choose View > Perform in Window (or press Command-3).
In Perform mode (both Perform in Window and Perform in Full Screen), Time Machine backups
are disabled automatically. This avoids any impact on your performance.
Select patches in performance
Select patches in performance overview
In Perform mode, you can view and select patches using the patch selector screen control in
your layout. Patches and sets appear in the patch selector in the same order as in the Patch List
in Edit mode. Skipped items do not appear in the patch selector and cannot be selected, but
patches in collapsed sets do appear and can be selected. For information about skipping items,
see Select items in the Patch List on page 38.
When you select a patch, you can start playing it instantly. If you are sustaining notes from the
previous patch, they will continue to be sustained until you release the notes or the sustain
pedal. If the previous patch contains eects (such as a reverb or delay eect) with a release
“tail,” the eect tail continues sounding for the amount of time set in the Silence Previous Patch
pop-up menu in MainStage preferences. For more information, see General preferences on
page 148.
When performing, keep in mind the dierence between patch-level mapped parameters and
those mapped at the concert level. When you select a patch, its mapped parameters are set to
the values at which you last saved the patch (if On Patch Change is set to “Reset to saved value”
in the General preferences pane), or the values set the last time you played the patch (if On Patch
Change is set to “Keep current value”). Parameters mapped at the concert level keep their current
value when you select new patches, regardless of the On Patch Change setting.
Also keep in mind that when you select a patch, the screen controls for knobs, faders, and other
controls in the workspace show the parameter values for the patch, which may be dierent than
the positions of the physical controls on your controller. When you move the physical controls,
the screen controls instantly update to show the current value.
Select patches using key commands
You can select patches in the patch selector using key commands.
Select patches in the patch selector
Do any of the following:
m To select the previous patch: Press the Up Arrow.
m To select the next patch: Press the Down Arrow.
m To select the rst patch in the previous set: Press the Left Arrow.
m To select the rst patch in the next set: Press the Right Arrow.
Select patches by typing
You can select a patch in the Patch List by typing the rst few letters of its name.
Select a patch by typing its name
m Type the letter “f,” then begin typing the name of the patch. To cancel typing, press Enter.
Once you type enough letters to uniquely identify the patch name, the patch is selected.