When you select a screen control in Layout mode, the parameters for the screen control appear in the Screen Control Inspector where you can edit them. Most screen controls share the same common parameters, but some types have different parameters according to their function. The parameters for each type are described in the following section.
For most Hardware Input parameters, there is no need to change the default values MainStage sets when you learn a controller assignment unless you intend to use the screen control for a specific, non-standard purpose.
In Layout mode, select the screen control. (When you drag a screen control to the workspace, it is selected.)
In the Screen Control Inspector, edit the parameters for the selected screen control by choosing the menu item, typing text, clicking the button, or selecting the checkbox for the parameters you want to edit.
You can “lift,” or copy, certain parameters from a screen control and “stamp” them onto other screen controls. This makes it easy to give multiple screen controls the same size, appearance, and text attributes to create a uniform look in your layout. Parameters affected by lift and stamp include the parameters in the Appearance and Text Labels headings in the Screen Control Inspector (except the control type), as well as the size of the screen control.
Control-click the screen control in the workspace, then choose Lift Attributes from the shortcut menu.
Control-click the screen control in the workspace, then choose Stamp Attributes from the shortcut menu.
You can Shift-click to select multiple screen controls, then Control-click the selection.
You can edit the following common parameters for button, knob, fader, knob, pedal, footswitch, mod/pitch wheel, meter, VU meter, organ drawbar, progress indicator, and parameter text screen controls.
If you plan to use more than one keyboard when you perform, be sure that screen controls such as faders and knobs are assigned to receive input from the correct controller using the Device and Channel pop-up menus.
Continuous Control: Includes knobs, rotary encoders, faders, and most pedals that send values in the range of 0-127. In most cases, these controls are set to Absolute. Some rotary encoders can be set to Relative after you program the hardware device to send relative controller messages. The different types of Relative control messages represent different encoding types used by different vendors (who may refer to them by proprietary names).
Button Control—Toggle Only: Includes buttons that send either one (Single) or two (Alternating) values.
Button Control—Toggle or Momentary: Includes drum pads and other buttons that send a value when the button is released as well as when it is pressed.
If you are using a keyboard controller or another MIDI device that sends MIDI note messages, your layout should include a keyboard (or MIDI activity) screen control. You can edit the following parameters for keyboard screen controls.
MIDI activity screen controls can indicate when MIDI note messages are received and can also be used as smaller, “noteless” keyboard screen controls. You can edit the following parameters for MIDI activity screen controls.
You can use drum pad screen controls with hardware drum pads. You can edit the following parameters for drum pad screen controls.
Note: If the Device parameter for a drum pad screen control is set to All, the MIDI note that triggers the drum pad (set in the Note value slider) is not sent to any keyboard screen controls in the patch, and so does not produce sound from any software instrument plug-ins “played” using those keyboard screen controls.
You can use waveform screen controls to display the audio waveform of the audio file for a Playback plug-in. You can edit the Color and Hide Ruler parameters for waveform screen controls.
You can use selector screen controls to display and select patches and sets, or to display and select markers in audio files used by a Playback plug-in. You can edit the following parameters for selector (patch or marker selector) screen controls.
You can edit the following parameters for text screen controls after adding text to the text field.