Use Pedalboard import mode in MainStage

Pedalboard has a feature you can use to import parameter settings for each type of pedal. In contrast to the plug-in window Settings pop-up menu, which you use to load a setting for the entire Pedalboard plug-in, this feature can be used to load a setting for a specific stompbox type.

Turn import mode on or off

Import Mode button: In MainStage, show all pedals used in the most recent Pedalboard setting. When the Import Mode button is active, the Pedal Browser switches to an alternate view mode that displays imported settings. When import mode is inactive, the normal Pedal Browser view is shown.

Import pedal settings into the Pedal Browser

In MainStage, click the Import Mode button to activate import mode.
Note that the View menu changes to the Select Setting button.
Note: If this is your first attempt to import settings, a dialog opens where you can select a setting to import.
Select Setting button: Select a setting, then click Open. One or more stompboxes appear in the Pedal Browser.
The name of the imported setting is shown at the bottom of the Pedal Browser.

Add an imported pedal to the Pedal area

In MainStage, do one of the following:

Pedal area: Drag the stompbox that you want to add from the Pedal Browser to the appropriate Pedal area position. This can be to the left, to the right, or in between existing pedals.
Make sure that no pedal is selected in the Pedal area, then double-click a stompbox in the Pedal Browser to add it to the right of all existing effects in the Pedal area.
Note: The parameter settings of pedals added in import mode are also imported.

Replace a pedal setting in the Pedal area with an imported pedal setting

In MainStage, click the pedal you want to replace in the Pedal area.
It is highlighted with a blue outline.
Click the stompbox in the Pedal Browser to replace the selected pedal (or pedal setting) in the Pedal area.
The blue outlines of the selected pedal in the Pedal area and Pedal Browser blink on and off to indicate an imported setting. The setting name area at the bottom of the Pedal Browser displays “Click selected item again to revert.”
Note: If you want to make your replacement permanent, click the background in the Pedal Browser, or click the Import Mode button.
To restore the previous setting, click the highlighted stompbox in the Pedal Browser. The Import Mode button and the outline of the selected pedal (in the Pedal area) become solidly highlighted, indicating that the original setting has been restored.

Download the guides:

MainStage User Guide: Apple Books | PDF

MainStage Instruments: Apple Books | PDF

MainStage Effects: Apple Books | PDF

Helpful?