UAD‑2 Live Rack Manual
Chapter 4: Live 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 macOS 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
displayed 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
navigation within the PRESETS tab.
Preset Sub-Folders
Each plug‑in’s preset folder can contain a maximum of one nested sub‑folder for
additional 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 Live Rack configuration files).
Channel strip files have the “.uadchannel” suffix. File suffixes are only visible in the
macOS Finder when the “Show all filename extensions” option is checked in the macOS
Finder’s Preferences window.
