MIDI plug-ins are inserted in software instrument channel strips and process or generate MIDI data—played from a MIDI region or a MIDI keyboard—in real time. Included are the Arpeggiator, Chord Trigger, and Modulator, along with plug-ins for transposition, randomization and other processing. Scripter enables you to create your own MIDI processing and generation scripts.
MIDI plug-ins are connected in series before the audio path of a software instrument channel strip.
MIDI plug-ins have a MIDI input, the MIDI processor, and a MIDI output. The output signals sent from MIDI plug-ins are standard MIDI events such as MIDI note or controller messages.
In MainStage, click the space between the EQ graphic and the Instrument slot of a software instrument channel strip.
Choose the name of the MIDI plug-in you want to use from the MIDI plug-ins pop-up menu.
The selected MIDI plug-in window opens, and a green label with the MIDI plug-in name is shown in the channel strip.
To insert additional MIDI plug-ins, move the pointer over the top or bottom edge of the inserted MIDI plug-in label in the channel strip, then click when you see a green line.
Note: The plug-in window does not open automatically for MIDI plug-ins inserted in this way. Click the label to open the plug-in window.
In MainStage, drag the label of the MIDI plug-in that you want to move over the label of the target MIDI plug-in.
If the target MIDI plug-in is in the top slot: It is moved down the list.
If the target MIDI plug-in is in the bottom slot: It is moved up the list.
If the target MIDI plug-in is in a middle slot: The positions of the two plug-ins are swapped.
In MainStage, click the arrows near the right edge of the MIDI plug-in label that you want to remove, then choose No Plug-in from the pop-up menu.
In MainStage, click the Bypass button near the left edge of the MIDI plug-in label.
The plug-in label is dimmed. All parameter settings of the plug-in are retained when bypassed.
Click the Bypass button to restore the MIDI plug-in.
