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Working with Track Presets
VST effect plug-ins are available in VST3 and VST2 for-
mat. Presets for these effects are also saved as VST pre-
sets. These that can be part of audio track presets (see
“Audio track presets” on page 156).
Ö In this manual, “VST presets” stands for VST3 Instru-
ment presets, unless stated otherwise.
Applying track presets
When you apply a track preset, all saved settings are ap-
plied, see “Types of track presets” on page 156. Track
presets can be applied to tracks of their own type only, i.e.
audio track presets to audio tracks, etc. The only excep-
tion are instrument tracks: for these VST presets are also
available. Note that applying VST presets to instrument
tracks leads to removal of modifiers, inserts or EQs, since
these settings are not stored in VST presets, see “Previe-
wing MIDI, instrument and VST presets independently of
tracks” on page 159.
Applying track or VST presets via drag and drop
1. Open the Save Track Preset dialog for the desired
track type and select a preset.
2. Drag and drop it onto a track of the same type.
Ö You can also drag and drop track presets from the
Windows Explorer or the Mac OS Finder.
Applying track or VST presets in the Inspector
or the context menu of the track
1. Select a track in the Project window.
2. Click the VST Sound button in the Inspector or right-
click the track to open the context menu and select “Apply
Track Preset”.
The Presets browser opens. Here, the files are presented in list form.
3. Select a track or VST preset from the list.
If needed, activate the Categories option in order to show a customiz-
able filter section.
4. Click outside the browser to apply the selected preset
or click the Reset button below the list to return to the un-
changed track.
Applying a multi track preset
1. Select several tracks in your project.
The selected tracks have to be of the same type, number and sequence
as the tracks in the track preset.
2. Right-click the track to open the context menu and se-
lect “Apply Track Preset”.
The Presets browser opens. Only multi track presets corresponding to
the selection of tracks in the project will be shown.
3. Select a multi track preset from the list.
4. Click outside the browser to apply the selected preset
or click the Reset button below the list to return to the un-
changed track.
Reloading track or VST presets
To revert to the default settings of the applied preset, click
the “Reload Track Preset” button.
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Once a track preset is applied, you cannot undo the
changes! It is not possible to remove an applied pre-
set from a track and return to the previous state. If you
are not satisfied with the track settings, you can either
edit the settings manually or apply another preset.