Use the Delay Designer Tap display in MainStage

The view buttons determine the parameter shown in the Tap display.

The Toggle bar is shown below the view buttons. You can use it to turn parameters on or off for each tap.

You can use the Overview display to zoom and to navigate the Tap display area.

Figure. Tap Display, indicating Overview display.

Tip: If the Overview display is hidden behind a tap, you can move it to the foreground by holding down Shift.

Select the parameter shown in the Tap display

In MainStage, click one of the following buttons to select the parameter or parameters shown in the Tap display.
- Cutoff button: Show the highpass and lowpass filter cutoff frequencies of taps.
- Reso(nance) button: Show the filter resonance value of each tap.
- Transp(ose) button: Show the pitch transposition of each tap.
- Pan button: Show the pan parameter of each tap.
  - For mono to stereo channels, each tap contains a line showing its pan position.
  - For stereo to stereo channels, each tap contains a dot showing its stereo balance. A line extending outward from the dot indicates stereo spread.
- Level button: Show the relative volume level of each tap.
  Tip: Press Option-Command to temporarily switch the Tap display to Level view from another view.

Use Delay Designer tap toggle buttons

Each tap has its own toggle button in the Toggle bar. These buttons provide a quick way to graphically turn parameters on and off. The parameter being toggled is determined by the current view button selection.

In MainStage, click the view button for the parameter you want to toggle.
Click the toggle button of each tap that you want to change:
- Cutoff view: Turn the filter on or off.
- Reso view: Switch the filter slope between 6 dB and 12 dB.
- Pitch view: Switch pitch transposition on or off.
- Pan view: Switch between the Flip modes.
- Level view: Mute or unmute the tap.

Note: The first time you edit a filter or pitch transpose parameter, the filter or pitch transposition module automatically turns on. After you manually turn off either of these modules, however, you need to manually switch it back on.

Temporarily switch the mute state of taps

In any view in MainStage, Option-Command-click a toggle button.
When you release the Option and Command keys, the toggle buttons return to their standard functionality in the active view.

Zoom the Tap display

In MainStage, do one of the following:

Vertically drag the highlighted section (the bright rectangle) in the Overview display.
Horizontally drag the highlighted bars—to the left or right of the bright rectangle—in the Overview display.

Note: The Autozoom button needs to be turned off when you manually zoom in the Overview display. When you zoom in on a small group of taps, the Overview display continues to show all taps. The area shown in the Tap display is indicated by the bright rectangle in the Overview display.

Move to different sections of the Tap display

In MainStage, horizontally drag the middle of the bright rectangle in the Overview display.
The zoomed view in the Tap display updates as you drag.

Download the guides:

MainStage User Guide: Apple Books | PDF

MainStage Instruments: Apple Books | PDF

MainStage Effects: Apple Books | PDF

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