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Settings menu commands include:
Save Settings Saves the current settings. This
command overwrites any previous version of
the settings. The setting then appears in the Li-
brarian menu.
Save Settings As Saves the current settings un-
der a different name.
Copy Settings Copies the current settings. You
can then apply these settings to the same type of
plug-in on a different track by choosing the
track in the Plug-in window and pasting the set-
tings with the Paste Settings command.
Paste Settings Pastes settings copied with the
Copy Settings command.
Import Settings Imports a settings file from a lo-
cation other than the Root Settings folder or Ses-
sion folder.
Delete Current Settings File Permanently de-
letes the current settings file from disk.
Lock Settings File Prevents the current settings
from being overwritten by the Save command.
If you attempt to save control settings, you will
be required to save them using a different name
or disk location.
Set As User Default Defines the current settings
as the User Default for a specific plug-in.
Settings Preferences
The Settings Preferences sub-menus are for
choosing preferences for saving and importing
plug-in settings. They include:
Set Plug-in Default To
Sets the default setting to
either Factory Default (the standard default set-
ting for that plug-in) or User Default (your cus-
tom setting).
Save Plug-in Settings To Selects the folder where
plug-in settings are saved. If you choose Session
Folder, the settings are saved in a folder named
“Plug-in Settings” within the current Session
folder. If you choose Root Settings Folder, the
settings are saved in the folder you specified
with the Set Root Settings Folder command.
Set Root Settings Folder Selects a location or
root folder for saving and importing settings.
This root settings folder must be named “Plug-in
Settings.” Use this command only if you want to
choose a location other than the default Plug-in
Settings folder.
The default location for the Root Plug-in Set-
tings folder is as follows:
Windows Program Files\Common Files\
Digidesign\DAE\Plug-in Settings
Mac Library/Application Support/
Digidesign/Plug-in Settings
Choosing a Destination for
Settings
Before you save plug-in settings, select their des-
tination folder.
To select a destination folder:
■
From the Settings pop-up menu, choose Set-
tings Preferences > Save Plug-in Settings To, and
choose Session Folder or Root Settings Folder.
If you choose Root Settings folder, Pro Tools
saves to the default Root Plug-in Settings folder
unless you have specified a different location for
the Root Settings folder.
To save plug-in settings to any location
other than the default Plug-in Settings
folder, you must first create a folder named
“Plug-in Settings” in the new location and
then save to that folder.