Clearing up all the Factory Plugin Presets

[antonis]

Finally made it to Mojave. Fresh install.

Re-installing Pro Tools reminded me:

As I have no use for the majority of the plugin presets that the stock Avid Plugins provide, I used to - in the past - manually delete them.

I cannot remember since which version of PTHD this started but basically PTU re-populates the factory plugin presets every time one relaunches the app - if these appear as missing inside the:

Home -> Documents -> Pro Tools -> Plug-In Settings -> Channel Strip (using Channel Strip here as an example).

My only way around is to manually clear the contents of the a preset folder inside the Plug-In Settings folder and then lock the folder from the Get Info window which, comes with its own drawbacks.

Is there an alternative solution to this?

[antonis]

Typing the above seems that has forced the memory of a way round it.

fI a subfolder is created first and after that the Preset folder gets locked, this gives the ability to save presets inside the subfolder. Which, is absolutely fine.

The only drawback is that if I have to create a new subfolder, I need to navigate back to the Home -> Documents -> Pro Tools -> Plug-In Settings folder, unlock it, create the subfolder, name it and then lock the main Preset folder again.

It's not a massive deal, it just takes 2mins but stil gets you out of the flow a bit. Anyway...

[matt-o-]

Originally Posted by antonis

Finally made it to Mojave. Fresh install.

Re-installing Pro Tools reminded me:

As I have no use for the majority of the plugin presets that the stock Avid Plugins provide, I used to - in the past - manually delete them.

I cannot remember since which version of PTHD this started but basically PTU re-populates the factory plugin presets every time one relaunches the app - if these appear as missing inside the:

Home -> Documents -> Pro Tools -> Plug-In Settings -> Channel Strip (using Channel Strip here as an example).

"Rant on"
This is one of my favourite annoying objects... it started with PT 10 or 11, that the users of ProTools are no longer considered "Pro" but "Stupid". Now you have to scroll through endless numbers of presets like "acoustic guitar" and "female vocal", which maybe of interest for the absolute first time user and beginner, but are useless and impedent for everyone else, until you reach your personal relevant presets. This hinders your workflow and creates aggression day for day. This must have been a decision of someone in the marketing dept., who has absoluteley no clue, what "ProTools" mean.
Sorry , "rant off"...

[antonis]

Hey Matt,

Rant excused.

I hope that little way round this posted above helps at all.

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