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5. When you have found the preset that you want, dou-
ble-click on it (or click outside the Presets browser).
The preset is applied.
• To return to the preset that was selected when you
opened the Presets browser, click the “Revert to Last Set-
ting” button.
• You can also open the Presets browser by clicking the
button to the right of the preset field an selecting “Load
Preset” from the pop-up menu.
Ö The preset handling for VST 2 plug-ins is slightly differ-
ent, see “About earlier VST effect presets” on page 142.
The Browser sections
The Presets browser contains the following sections:
• The “Results” section lists the available presets for the
selected effect.
• The Filters section shows the available preset attributes
for the selected effect.
This section is similar to the Filters section in the MediaBay, see “The Fil-
ters section” on page 215. To show the Filters section, click the “Set Up
Window Layout” button and activate the Filters option.
• The Location Tree section allows you to specify the
folder that is searched for preset files.
To show the Location Tree section, click the “Set Up Window Layout”
button and activate the Location Tree option. Note that this is only avail
-
able if the Filters section is also active.
Saving effect presets
You can save your edited effect settings as presets for
further use (e.
g. in other projects):
1. Open the Preset Management pop-up menu.
2. Select “Save Preset…” from the pop-up menu.
The Save Preset dialog opens.
3. In the New Preset section, enter a name for the new
preset.
• 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.
4. Click OK to store the preset and exit the dialog.
User-defined presets are saved in the following location:
• Windows: \Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\VST3
presets\<company>\<plug-in name>
• Mac: /Users/<user name>/Library/Audio/Presets/<com-
pany>/<plug-in name>
Ö You cannot change the default folders, but you can
add further subfolders inside the individual effect preset
folders (by clicking the New Folder button).