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Audio effects
3. In the File name field in the lower part of the dialog you
can enter a name for the new preset.
4. Click OK to store the preset and exit the dialog.
About earlier VST effect presets
As stated previously, you can use any VST 2.x plug-ins in
Cubase AI. For a description of how to add VST plug-ins
see “Installing and managing effect plug-ins” on page 15.
When you add a VST 2 plug-in, any previously stored pre-
sets for it will be of the old FX program/bank (.fxp/.fxb)
standard. You can import such files, but the preset han-
dling will be slightly different. You will not immediately be
able to use the new features like the Preview function until
you have converted the old “.fxp/.fxb” presets to VST 3
presets. If you save new presets for the included VST 2
plug-ins these will automatically be saved in the new “.vst-
preset” format.
• For all the plug-ins in the “Earlier VST Plug-ins” cate-
gory (or any other VST 2 plug-ins you may have installed),
you can import presets of the previous “.fxp/.fxb” standard
to ensure backwards compatibility.
Importing and converting FXB/FXP files
To import .fxp/.fxb files, proceed as follows:
1. Load an effect from the “Earlier VST Plug-ins” folder
(or any VST 2 effect you may have installed), and click on
the VST Sound button to open the Preset Management
pop-up menu.
2. Select “Import FXB/FXP…” from the pop-up.
This menu item is only available for VST 2 plug-ins.
3. In the file dialog that opens, locate the file and click
Open.
If you loaded a Bank, it will replace the current set of all effect programs.
If you loaded a single effect, it will replace the currently selected effect
program only.
4. After importing, you can convert the current program
list to VST Presets by selecting “Convert Program List to
VST Presets” from the Preset Management pop-up.
After converting, the presets will be available in the Preset browser. The
new converted presets will be stored in the VST3 Preset folder.
Installing and managing effect plug-
ins
Cubase AI supports two plug-in formats; the VST 2 format
(extension “.dll”) and the VST 3 format (extension “.vst3”).
The formats are handled differently when it comes to in-
stallation and organizing.
Installing additional VST plug-ins
Installing VST 3 plug-ins under Mac OS X
To install a VST 3.x plug-in under Mac OS X, quit Cubase
AI and drag the plug-in file to one of the following folders:
• /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
This is only possible if you are the system administrator. Plug-ins in-
stalled in this folder will be available to all users, for all programs that
support them.
• Users/Username/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
“Username” above is the name you use to log on to the computer (the
easiest way to open this folder is to go to your “Home” folder and use the
path /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/ from there). Plug-ins installed in this
folder are only available to you.
When you launch Cubase AI again, the new effects will ap-
pear on the effect pop-up menus. In the VST 3 protocol, the
effect category, sub-folder structure etc. is built-in and can-
not be changed. The effect(s) will show up in the assigned
category folder(s) on the Effect pop-up menu.
Installing VST 2.x plug-ins under Mac OS X
To install a VST 2.x plug-in under Mac OS X, quit Cubase
AI and drag the plug-in file to one of the following folders:
• /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
This is only possible if you are the system administrator. Plug-ins in-
stalled in this folder will be available to all users, for all programs that
support them.
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Plug-ins in Mac OS 9.X format cannot be used.