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Working with Track Presets
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).
Creating tracks from track presets
or VST presets
Using drag and drop
1. Open the Save Track Preset dialog for the desired
track type and select a preset.
2. Drag and drop the preset onto the Track list in the
Project window.
One or more (in case of multi track presets) tracks will be created. If you
drag and drop a VST instrument preset, this will result in an instrument
track.
Ö You can also drag and drop from the Windows Ex-
plorer or the Mac OS Finder.
Using the Browse Sounds dialog
1. Right-click the Track list to open the context menu and,
on the Add Track submenu, select “Browse Sounds…”.
The Browse Sounds dialog with all available presets opens.
2. Select a track or VST preset from the list of all presets.
At this point you can preview selected MIDI and instrument track presets
as well as VST presets, see “Previewing MIDI, instrument and VST presets
independently of tracks” on page 159. If you want to list a certain track pre-
set type only, open the respective folder in the Browser section.
3. Click OK to create one or more (in case of multi track
presets) tracks.
Using the Add Track function
1. Right-click the Track list to open the context menu and
select the desired option on the context menu.
• If you want to create more than one track of the same
type, enter the number in the Count field.
2. Click “Browse Presets” to open the Browse Presets
section of the “Add Track” dialog with the search pane
and a list of all available presets.
The view is filtered to show only the corresponding track presets.
• If you want to see the contents of presets subfolders
within the VST Sound node, click the “Show Location”
option to open the Browser section.
3. Select a track or VST preset.
4. Click OK to create the track.
Notice that the new track will not be named after the track preset.
Ö This method is not available for multi track presets.
Previewing MIDI, instrument and
VST presets independently of tracks
1. Open the “Browse Sounds” dialog and select a MIDI,
an instrument track or a VST preset.
2. Make sure the “In ‘All MIDI Inputs’” option is activated
for your MIDI input device (default setting).
Only MIDI data incoming via “All MIDI Inputs” is used for preview.
3. Click the MIDI Input button.
4. Play some MIDI notes via your MIDI input device, for
example a keyboard.
The Activity meter on the far right mirrors the MIDI in activity.
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You cannot change the default folders, but you can
add further subfolders, e.g. “drums” and “choir”.