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82 Chapter 7 Working in Layout Mode
You can also filter incoming MIDI messages for individual channel strips. For
information on filtering MIDI messages, see “Filtering MIDI Messages” on page 60.
Exporting a Layout
You can export a layout so that you can save it independently from the concert, and
import it into other concerts.
To export a layout:
1 Choose File > Export Layout (or press Command-Shift-Control-S).
2 In the Save As dialog, type a name for the layout, and browse to a location where you
want to save the layout (or use the default location).
3 Click Save.
Importing a Layout
You can import an exported layout into another concert, and then adjust it to work
with the mappings in the concert.
To import a layout into a concert:
1 Choose File > Import Layout (or press Command-Control-O).
2 In the Open dialog, select the layout you want to import.
3 Click Open.
The layout for the concert changes to the imported layout.
When you import a layout into a concert, MainStage analyzes the layout and attempts
to convert the assignments and mappings in the layout to work with the concert. It
uses the following rules to convert imported assignments and mappings:
 Screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls of the same type if they
exist in the imported layout.
 Keyboard screen controls are assigned only to keyboard screen controls.
 If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is similar to their arrangement in
the imported layout, screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls in
the same positions in the workspace.
 If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is different, MainStage tries to
assign and map screen controls starting from the top-left corner of the workspace to
the bottom-right corner.