Managing presets – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Creating Subfolders for Settings

To make it easier to find specific types of set-
tings, you can subdivide settings files by creat-
ing subfolders for them.

To create a settings subfolder:

From the Plug-in Settings menu, choose Save

Settings

Click the New Folder button and type a name

for the subfolder.

Name the preset and click Save. The plug-in

settings file is saved within the subfolder.

Managing Presets

Use the Plug-in Settings menu to manage plug-
in presets.

To save a preset:

Choose Save Settings from the Plug-in Settings

menu.

Type a name and click OK. The setting appears

in the Plug-in Librarian menu.

To load a plug-in preset:

Choose the name of the preset from the Plug-

in Librarian menu.

To import a preset:

Choose Import Settings from the Plug-in Set-

tings menu.

Locate the settings file you want to import

and click Open. Pro Tools loads the setting and
copies it to the root destination folder.

To copy plug-in settings:

Choose Copy Settings from the Plug-in Set-

tings menu.

To paste plug-in settings:

Open the destination plug-in.

Choose Paste Settings from the Plug-in Set-

tings menu.

To create a custom User Default preset:

Create and save a plug-in settings file.

Select Set As User Default from the Plug-in Set-

tings menu.

To make a plug-in default to your custom preset:

From the Plug-in Settings menu, select Set-

tings Preferences > Set Plug-in Default To > User

Setting

Changing Presets with the Next (+) and
Previous (–) Setting Buttons

These buttons let you select the next or previous
preset in the Plug-in Librarian menu.

Press Control+Shift+S (Windows) or Com-
mand+Shift+S (Mac) to save plug-in set-
tings.

Press Control+Shift+C (Windows) or Com-
mand+Shift+C (Mac) to copy plug-in set-
tings.

Press Control+Shift+V (Windows) or Com-
mand+Shift+V (Mac) to paste plug-in set-
tings.