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2. 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
1. In MainStage, click the pedal you want to replace in the Pedal area.
It is highlighted with a blue outline.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Use the MainStage Pedalboard Pedal area
Pedalboard stompbox effect pedals not only resemble their physical counterparts; they are
also used in much the same way, albeit without patch cords, power supplies, and screws
or locking mechanisms. The Pedal area layout mirrors a traditional pedalboard, with signals
running from left to right.