Topic: Preset Bank Library Folders

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  • #2716
    The Telenator
    Participant

    “The Create Library Presets For All Programs command will create a series of library presets for all programs found in the plugin. Creating library presets with these commands will place the presets in a separate “Library” subfolder within the device definition folder of the plugin.” Guide, p. 116

    Hey there, Herr Doktor Zynewave, or anyone who has done this and might know: Fairly soon I’d like to generate a bunch of fxp’s or some entire fxb’s of several of my most-used VST plugs.

    My question is, in Windows 7, where is this “device definition folder” maintained on my PC? AppData folder? Program Data? And Podium generates the library folders, too? I figure this can’t refer to C:Program FilesVSTPlugins folder. The other Podium goodies — ini. files, etc. — are in AppData.

    #21575
    The Telenator
    Participant

    If I remember correctly, it seems to me that not all plugins create folders in AppDataRoaming when installed, although I know many do.

    #21577
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    The library presets are stored as preset objects in the project file, and not as separate files. The device definition folder can be found by browsing for the plugin folder under “Devices” in the Podium object browser.

    This is a system that I’m not satisfied with, and I indeed plan to make this file based, so that any saved library presets are available for all projects.

    #21579
    The Telenator
    Participant

    Thanks for explaining that because the project files did cross my mind, but AppData seemed like a more probable location. “Library” suggested to me a separate, dedicated location. Yes, if they can be stored like other important Podium data somewhere in there, they then could function globally, which would be totally awesome, Frits. Not too tough a change, aye? Two lines of code maybe? Hmm? I can’t see any reason that users couldn’t link other hosts to that file collection and save time by not having to duplicate or “herd” all these presets around in their PCs — a second DAW, audio editors, my cool old Cantabile 1.0 edition, some stand-alone versions of VSTi’s I have, etc. Anytime you use a given plugin anywhere, you have all your presets waiting for you, ready to go. This would aid me greatly, as this is my work style — I spend untold hours setting things up very precisely, practically anything I could need at the ready. I need things to be idiot-proof! At this point I’ve got Podium so completely tweaked and customized my cat could probably run it if he could learn how to use my touchpad or a mouse.

    I can wait on creating and amassing a full collection of personal presets until you design a convenient location for the file(s) to hold them. I finally got a chance to read the entire Guide, so aside from stepping up the pace now, my other project is reviewing to see what few features I missed when I was figuring things out on my own.

    #21591
    Levendis
    Participant

    @Zynewave wrote:

    …I indeed plan to make this file based, so that any saved library presets are available for all projects.

    +1 to a centralised preset library.

    There are menu entries to save in universal preset formats, .fxp (program) and .fxb (bank)

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