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Working with track presets
Extracting sound from an instrument track or
VST preset
For instrument tracks, you can extract the “sound” of an
instrument track preset or VST preset, that means the VST
instrument and its settings. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the instrument track to which you want to apply
a sound.
2. Click the VST Sound button below the Output Rout-
ing field in the Inspector.
The Presets browser opens, showing a list of all available
presets.
3. Select an instrument track preset or VST preset by
double-clicking on it.
The VST instrument and its settings (but no inserts, EQs, or modifiers) on
the existing track are overwritten with the data of the track preset. The
previous VST instrument for this instrument track is removed and the new
VST instrument with its settings is set up for the instrument track.
Creating a track preset
A track preset can be created from an existing audio,
MIDI, or instrument track – or a combination of these. Pro-
ceed as follows:
1. In the Project window, select one or more tracks.
If several tracks are selected, all of them are stored in one combined
multi-track preset, see
“Multi-track presets” on page 333.
2. Right-click one of the selected tracks in the track list
and select “Save Track Preset” from the context menu.
The Save Track Preset dialog opens.
3. In the New Preset section, enter a name for the new
preset.
The track preset file name extension .trackpreset is assigned automatically.
• If you want to save attributes for the preset, click the
button below the “New Preset” section at the bottom left.
The Attribute Inspector section opens, allowing you to define attributes
for the preset. For further information about attributes, see
“The Attribute
Inspector” on page 323.
• If you create a track preset for a MIDI track, you can de-
cide whether you want to include the MIDI channel or the
MIDI patch.
Select “Include MIDI channel” when working with a pre-configured multi-
timbral external instrument (for example, a sampler). That way the correct
channel will be called up.
Select “Include MIDI Patch” when working with a multi-timbral external
instrument (e.
g. a MIDI expander), where all sounds are available on all
channels so that the sounds (patches) can be changed on the fly.
4. Click OK to save the preset and exit the dialog.
Track presets are saved within the application folder in the
“Track Presets” folder (in default subfolders named accord
-
ing to their track type: audio, MIDI, instrument, and multi).
Ö You cannot change the default folders, but you can add
further subfolders (by clicking the New Folder button).