Pedalboard overview in MainStage

Pedalboard simulates the sound of a number of famous “stompbox” pedal effects. You can process any audio signal with a combination of stompboxes.

You can add, remove, and reorder pedals. The signal flow runs from left to right in the Pedal area. The addition of two discrete busses, coupled with splitter and mixer units, lets you experiment with sound design and precisely control the signal at any point in the signal chain.

All stompbox knobs, switches, and sliders can be automated. Eight Macro controls enable real-time changes to any pedal parameter with a MIDI controller.

Stompbox effects can be used in the Pedalboard plug-in, or you can use them individually in channel strip effect slots. See Stompboxes.

To add Pedalboard to your concert, choose Amps and Pedals > Pedalboard in a channel strip Audio Effect plug-in menu. See Add and remove plug-ins in MainStage.

• Pedal Browser: Shows all pedal effects and utilities. These can be dragged into the Pedal area as part of the signal chain. See Use the Pedalboard Browser. This interface area is also used for the alternative import mode.

• Pedal area: This is where you determine the order of effects and set effect parameters. You can add, replace, position, and remove stompboxes here. See Use the Pedalboard Pedal area.

• Router: Used to control signal flow in the two effects busses (Bus A and Bus B) available in Pedalboard. See Use the Pedalboard Router.

• Macro Controls: Used to assign eight MIDI controllers, which can control any stompbox parameter in real time. See Use Pedalboard Macro Controls.