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Editing and saving effect presets

Some effects, such as the equalizer and amp simulation effects, include groups of settings called “presets,” which you choose from the effect’s preset pop-up menu. You can adjust effect presets, and save your own presets to use with other instruments or in another project.

To adjust and save an effect preset:

  1. Click the Edit button (with the pencil icon) next to the effect’s preset pop-up menu.
  2. Drag the sliders in the window that appears to adjust the settings in the preset.
  3. To save the new preset, choose Make Preset from the pop-up menu, then type a name for the preset in the Save dialog.

When you adjust an effect preset, it appears as “Manual” in the pop-up menu, so you know you’ve changed it from the original preset. You can go back and forth between your Manual settings and other presets to compare them before saving the new preset.

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