save & import channel strip settings

[bob0172]

Can anyone give me a breakdown of how to save & import channel strip settings in pt11?

thanks so much

[albee1952]

Look on youtube for "saving plugin presets in pro tools"(without the quotes). Basically, there is a little arrow at the top of all Avid plugins and clicking on it opens a box with the option to save settings as a preset. Once you save a preset, every time you call up that plugin, where it says Default near the top(as in the default settings) you can click on that "button" and it will open to give you a list of presets, including the one you saved

[bob0172]

Hi Albee
Thank you for your import.
I really need to be able to save "channel strip settings" in stead of plugin settings. This is because i have complex routing i need to able to make more accessible

[holler]

I believe there's a submission of this at the ideascale, has been for several years, but I would love a for lack of better words "Logic-type" one. It is great! Lets hope we'll see one soon!!

[albee1952]

Okay, I thought you were referring to the Channel Strip plugin(now a stock Avid plugin). So you are actually referring to all the plugins on a given channel? So what you want is to create/save "track presets". This is an undocumented feature since PT9 and I suggest searching youtube for video help as its a bit complicated to explain in print only. But yes, this CAN be done, and almost every track I add to a session these days is from my own batch of track presets. For example, if I want to record an acoustic guitar, I call up my acoustic preset, which consists of 2 audio tracks(I record with 2 mics), with EQ and compressor plugins in place, a reverb track with my "go to" acoustic reverb in place, sends on the audio tracks to the reverb, and sends for all 5 of my available headphone mixes. My Drum preset has all the audio tracks I need, with all the plugins I use(including inactive mix plugins), drum buses for bus compression and reverb, plus a drum master VCA. BTW, these presets are also color-coded too. There is also a way(I am still unclear at the moment) of importing MIX data from another session, without importing audio or automation. But, track presets are a major time saver here

[Peter Baird]

From any session that has the channel strip setups you want:
File>Import>Session Data.

Either click Match Tracks or assign them as you will.

In Track Data to Import choose All.

Deselect Clips and Media.

Do not import the Main Playlist.

Click OK.

Shazam, your channel strips are now ready to go.

Peter

[sonicpalace]

Originally Posted by Peter Baird

From any session that has the channel strip setups you want:
File>Import>Session Data.

Either click Match Tracks or assign them as you will.

In Track Data to Import choose All.

Deselect Clips and Media.

Do not import the Main Playlist.

Click OK.

Shazam, your channel strips are now ready to go.

Peter

Thanks Peter, it worked! I was searching a while back and the only thing I could find was the pro tools expert preset hack but that was for 10.
I knew there must be a way so I searched again today, you da man