Apple OS X Musical Table User Manual


 
Chapter 4 Get started with MainStage 36
Try out Perform mode
After learning controller assignments and mapping screen controls, you can try playing your
patches as you would in a performance. You can have the workspace occupy the entire screen,
presenting the screen controls as large as possible for easy viewing in concert environments,
or you can view the workspace in a window, so you can use the toolbar buttons and access
other applications.
Switch to Perform mode
Do one of the following:
m Choose View > Perform in Full Screen (or press Command-4).
Note: By default, the Perform button opens the workspace in full screen. For information about
changing this preference, see Display preferences on page 151.
m Click the Perform button in the toolbar.
View the workspace in a window
m Choose View > Perform in Window (or press Command-3).
You can use either workspace view to play the patches you added or modied and use the
controls on your MIDI controller to modify the parameters you have mapped to screen controls.
Use Quick Help
You can view a brief description of windows, controls, and other elements of the MainStage
interface without leaving the application or interrupting your workow. In both Edit mode and
Layout mode, Quick Help is available in the lower-left corner of the MainStage window.
View Quick Help
m Choose Help > Quick Help.
Some Quick Help topics include links to more detailed information. You can access the additional
information by pressing Command-Shift-H while the pointer is over the corresponding control
or area.