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<p>
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All plugin control widgets, whether they are created by Ardour or
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by the plugin, have a common set of controls at the top of the window.
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These include 4 controls for managing <dfn>plugin presets</dfn>.
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<figure class="center">
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<img width="50%" src="/images/plugin-presets.svg" alt="The plugin presets toolbar">
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<figcaption>
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The plugin presets toolbar.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<h2>What Is a Plugin Preset?</h2>
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<p>
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A <dfn>preset</dfn> for a plugin is simply a saved set of values for
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all of a plugin's parameters. If you load a preset, you are restoring
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all the parameters of that plugin to the values stored in the preset.
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This is an easy, fast way to manage your preferred settings for
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particular plugins.
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<h2>The Preset Selector</h2>
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<p>
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The <dfn>preset selector</dfn> (1) is a regular selector that can be
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clicked to display a list of all known presets for this plugin. This
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will include presets that have been created by the user, and for some
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plugin formats, presets that come with the plugin itself.
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<h2>Loading a New Preset</h2>
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<p>
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Clicking on the preset selector pops up a menu showing the names of
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all available presets. Clicking on the name of a preset loads it, and various
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controls in the plugin editor change to reflect the new value of some or all
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parameters.
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<h2>Creating a Preset</h2>
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<p>
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Saving the current plugin settings as a new preset is done by clicking on the
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<kbd class="menu">Add</kbd> button (2) at the top of the window. A dialog
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will appear asking for a name for the preset.
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</p>
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<h2>Saving a Preset</h2>
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<p>
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To modify the settings in an existing preset, the preset selector must be used
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to load the preset, then, when the settings have been adjusted, the
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<kbd class="menu">Save</kbd> button (3) clicked. The new values will be stored,
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overwriting the previous version of this preset.
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<h2>Deleting a preset</h2>
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<p>
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Deleting an existing preset is achieved by loading the preset first, then
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clicking the <kbd class="menu">Delete</kbd> button (4). The preset will be
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removed, and the preset selector turns blank, showing that no preset is
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currently loaded (although the settings will stay as they were).
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