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Audio effects
This dialog is very similar to the Preset browser, but there
is a difference in how the effect presets are loaded:
• If you use the “Load Preset” dialog, this allows you to se-
lect different presets and to audition them without actually
loading them. If you chose to cancel the operation and exit
the dialog, the preset that was selected before opening the
dialog will be reloaded exactly as it was, including any un-
saved changes. See “Auditioning presets” on page 14.
• When you use the Preset browser, selecting another
preset will load it directly, replacing the previous preset.
3. When you have selected an effect preset in the list to
the left, click OK to confirm the selection in case you used
the Load Preset dialog, or simply click outside the
browser window.
Auditioning presets
A new VST 3 feature is the option to audition effects be-
fore you load them. This works as follows:
1. Load an effect as usual for the track you wish to pro-
cess.
2. Start playback.
It may be helpful to set up cycle playback of a section to make compari-
sons between different preset settings easier.
• Open the Load Preset dialog by clicking the VST Sound
button in the effect slot and select “Load Preset” from the
pop-up.
3. Activate “Auto Preview” below the Viewer display.
4. With playback still running, you now can step through
different presets in the list and hear the results instantly!
• If you activate “Preview” in step 3 it works similarly, but
you have to activate Preview for each selected preset to
audition the settings.
• To confirm a preset selection and to load it, click OK.
• If you click Cancel, the previously loaded preset will re-
main, including any unsaved settings.
Saving effect presets
You can save your edited effects for further use (e.g. in
other projects):
1. Click the VST Sound button to open the Load/Save
Preset pop-up.
2. Select “Save Preset…” from the pop-up.
This opens a dialog where you can save the current settings as a preset.
Presets are saved into a default folder named VST3 Pre-
sets. Within this folder, there is a folder named “Steinberg
Media Technologies” where the included presets are ar-
ranged in subfolders named after each effect.
You cannot change the default folder, but you can add fur-
ther subfolders inside the individual effect preset folder.
Under Windows, the default preset folder is located in the
following location:
Boot drive/Documents and Settings/User name/Application data/VST3
Presets.
• Under Mac OS, the default preset folder is located in
the following location:
Users/Username/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Presets/