These preferences let you set the tuning of software instruments, set the volume and output for the metronome, choose what happens when you open MainStage, reset alerts, and set whether screen controls highlight when their parameter values change.
Do Nothing: Does nothing. You can access the Choose Template dialog by choosing File > New.
Create New Concert from Template: Opens the Choose Template dialog.
Open Most Recent Concert: Opens the last open concert in the same mode it was in when you closed it.
Open Most Recent Concert in Perform Mode: Opens the last open concert in Perform mode.
To preserve changes to parameter values when you change patches, choose “Keep current value.”
To return values to the last saved value, choose “Reset to saved value.”
To have screen controls instantly change to match the hardware value, choose “Jump.”
To have screen controls change when the hardware control matches its current value, choose “Pickup.”
To have screen controls move relative to the hardware control, choose “Relative.”
Note: FFor performance reasons, autosaving doesn’t occur in Perform mode. However, the concert is autosaved when you switch to Perform mode.