The tool that speaks your console's language.
load·in starts from a rider, a typed list or a photo of a list and ends in your desk's own file, through supported, scoped console workflows. Free includes native X32/M32 scene import and one native export to any desk. Below is what ships today, including the limits.
A current, checkable comparison.
Native desk files, per-channel processing, icons, riders, languages, and price — sourced from the shipping app and from public information about other show-prep apps, side by side.
| Feature | load·in | Stageplot Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Free tier | 3 saved plots, watermarked PDF/PNG, free X32/M32 scene import, one native export to any desk | Every feature is currently advertised as free during early access: unlimited plots, clean PDF, share links, cloud save, and custom branding |
| Paid tier | Free app with one native export to any desk; first desk $19.99 one-time with Soundcheck, more desks $6.99 each — unlimited native files for that desk (X32/M32/X-Air, WING, Yamaha CL/QL, DM, TF, RIVAGE PM, Allen & Heath SQ and dLive, DiGiCo SD and Quantum, Avid VENUE S6L, Midas HD96, Soundcraft Si and Vi are each a family), plus unlimited plots, clean documents, DAW templates, and Pro export tools | A $69/year Pro plan is advertised as planned, but is not yet for sale; every feature is currently unlocked during early access |
| Console files | ||
| Native desk families | X32/M32/X-Air/WING (.scn/.snap), Yamaha CL/QL (.CLF), DiGiCo SD7–SD12 (.ses), Allen & Heath SQ (folder/.zip), Allen & Heath dLive (native archive in a USB-folder bundle), Avid VENUE S6L (.dsh), and the further families listed on Desk vs desk. The export preview states the verified fields and limits for the selected workflow. | 1 — X32/M32 (.scn), with an AI-generated starting mix |
| Additional formats | Yamaha DM3 (.dm3f) and scoped RIVAGE PM (.RIVAGEPM) workflows — use the in-app compatibility warnings and validate in the official editor | Allen & Heath Avantis/dLive channel CSV. Its current Yamaha CL/QL guide says that CSV remains held pending verified ground truth. |
| Import existing show files | ✓ imports supported files, keeps unedited native data untouched on verified imports and exports, and translates the channel-identity fields shown in the export preview; processing is not promised across desk families | — |
| DAW templates | Reaper, Ableton Live, Adobe Audition, Cubase/Nuendo, Ardour/Mixbus | — |
| Per-channel processing control | ||
| Per-channel Strip * | Filter, EQ, gate, and compressor planning and editing inside the app. Native write-back is limited to the fields identified for the selected desk in the export preview | — no manual per-channel Strip editor is advertised |
| AI-generated starting mix in export | — | ✓ genre-aware levels, monitor sends, EQ, gate, compression, DCA and FX choices written into X32/M32 exports |
| Icons | ||
| Icon library | 425 selectable elements backed by 457 icon assets across 22 categories | 311 icons across 23 categories |
| Custom icons | ✓ build your own — glyph builder or photo upload | ✓ currently unlocked during early access; listed for the planned Pro tier |
| Stage plot features | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-generated input list & monitor requirements | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D interactive preview | — | ✓ |
| Documents, cloud & devices | ||
| PDF/PNG export | Watermarked on Free; clean on Pro | ✓ clean PDF during early access |
| Shareable browser links | Read-only crew link from a signed-in account: opens in a browser without an account, opens the show in load·in with one tap, and the exported PDF carries a QR code that opens it. Exported PDF, PNG, CSV, and portable .show files can be shared too. | ✓ no-login viewer links |
| Saved-project continuity | Portable local .show projects move between the PWA and iOS app; optional account sync is offered only when the app confirms it is active | Saved plots are currently unrestricted during early access; the planned Free tier lists up to 3 |
| Custom document branding | — not part of the current free contract | ✓ currently unlocked during early access; listed for the planned Pro tier |
| Mobile editing | ✓ touch editing on phones and tablets | Desktop/laptop editing; mobile viewing and sharing |
| Riders & RF | ||
| Tech rider export | ✓ | — |
| Monitor-mix planning | ✓ | ✓ monitor assignments feed its X32/M32 starting mix |
| Manual DCA planning | ✓ | AI DCA assignment is advertised for X32/M32; a separate manual DCA planner is not advertised |
| RF band reference | ✓ legal wireless-mic and IEM bands by region, for reference — not a coordination tool | — |
| Languages | ||
| Interface languages | 10 — EN, NL, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT, JA, KO, ZH | — |
| Apps | ||
| Platforms | Installable Progressive Web App plus an iPhone/iPad app. Build and edit your plot, and open your saved shows, after the PWA is loaded; account, payment, sharing, and exporting a console file need a connection. | Web app |
Stageplot Pro facts are based on its public product page and pricing page as checked July 22, 2026; early-access terms can change. load·in figures reflect the shipping app at time of publish.
The free products are not identical. Stageplot Pro currently provides more free document, cloud, sharing, branding, 3D, and AI-mix features. load·in provides one free native export to any desk, mobile editing, RF and rider tools, with additional verified desk and DAW workflows in Pro.
* Strip is an in-app planning and editing view. X32/M32 has the broadest verified parameter write-back. Other desks expose only the fields identified in their export preview; dLive supports verified native import-and-export-back and selected field patches, not blanket X32-equivalent processing. Always verify a generated file in the official editor or target console before a show.
Preamp gain is never part of any translation, on any workflow — it always stays exactly as the engineer set it at the desk. Phantom power (48V) is written only when you switch it on or off yourself in the app, on desks where that's proven; a translation never moves it on its own. That's a safety decision: a shared or split preamp means a wrong gain is someone else's input, and phantom sent to the wrong place can damage a mic or DI.
Other tools that convert a show or control a desk.
Each row is what the tool's own page says it does, and where that page says it stops. They do different jobs from load·in, so this is a list, not a score.
| Tool | What it does | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|
| Console Flip | Converts shows for Allen & Heath dLive, SQ and Avantis. EQ, compressors, names, colors, faders and aux sends carry. The result opens in the target desk's own offline editor. | Scene data is listed as planned. |
| Showfile | A free, open-source (GPL-3.0) browser tool for desk show files. | Its page lists X32/M32, X-Air/MR and WING. |
| Yamaha Console File Converter | Converts show files between Yamaha consoles: RIVAGE PM, CL/QL, PM5D, M7CL and LS9. | Parameters the target console cannot take reset to default. |
| DiGiCo SD & Q Convert | Converts a session from any SD or Quantum console to another SD or Quantum console. | Does not convert from the S-series to SD. |
| Mixing Station | Remote control for mixers. Its scenes store mixer parameters on the device and recall them on another manufacturer's desk, with a channel-remap preview. | It controls a mixer live. Its App Store listing says it does not play any audio, and its documentation describes no export or import of a mixer's own show file. Each mixer model needs its own purchase to connect. |
Facts as read on 2026-10-19 from each tool's own page; the Yamaha and DiGiCo rows are from excerpts of the vendors' pages. Supported desks and prices change, so check the vendor's page before you rely on a row.
Where load·in stops: it carries channel names, colors, stereo links and the fields listed in each desk's export preview, not whole-desk settings.
Start free: one native export to any desk.
X32 and M32 native scene import costs nothing and needs no account, and Free includes one native export to any desk. Your first desk ($19.99 one-time with Soundcheck, each further desk $6.99) adds unlimited native exports for that desk, plus DAW workflows.