Realtime Rack Manual
Chapter 4: Realtime Rack Application
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Factory Presets
Factory presets are plug-in settings created by the plug-in developers for typical
use case scenarios. All UAD plug-ins developed by Universal Audio include a batch
of factory presets. They can be used as-is, or modified as desired.
All factory presets are read-only; they cannot be overwritten, renamed, deleted, or
moved. However, factory presets can be saved under a different name or in a different
file location. Factory presets are indicated by a lock icon at the left of a preset icon.
Note: Not all Direct Developer (3rd-party) plug-ins include factory presets.
Presets Folder Location
All factory and user preset files are stored at the following location within the Mac OS X
file system:
• Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Universal Audio/Presets
Plug-In’s Preset Folder
Inside the presets folder are folders named with the title of each UAD plug-in.
Each of these folders contain all factory and user presets for that particular
plug-in. This is the plug-in’s preset folder. The contents of this folder is dis-
played in the PRESETS column when the PRESETS tab is selected.
Note: User presets can only be saved to the plug-in’s preset folder. Therefore, the
plug-in’s preset folder is the starting point, and highest level, for file system navi-
gation within the PRESETS tab.
Preset Sub-Folders
Each plug-in’s preset folder can contain a maximum of one nested sub-folder for ad-
ditional preset organization capability. This additional folder is the preset sub-folder.
The contents of this sub-folder (if any) is displayed in the SUB-FOLDER column when a
folder in the PRESETS tab is selected.
Channel Strip Defined
A Channel Strip is a complete collection of plug-ins within a single channel,
and all parameter settings within those plug-ins, that is saved as a disk file
so the channel strip can be subsequently recalled into the same or a different
channel. All Channel Strips are user-created.
Note: Channel Strip files do not contain a channel’s I/O gain values. However, I/O
gain values are stored within Snapshots (complete Realtime Rack configuration
files).
Channel strip files have the “.uadchannel” suffix. File suffixes are only visible in the OS
X Finder when the “Show all filename extensions” option is checked in the OS X Finder’s
Preferences window.
