Anyone doing factory presets only, with no Save button?

[dannytaurus]

All my existing Maize-based plugins ship with factory presets only, and no way for the user to save their own presets.

They just get the ability to tweak the knobs to modify the sound, then rely on the DAW session to recall it.

In my first HISE synth, I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I'm using a minimal version of the stock Preset Browser so users can load my factory presets, but there's no Save button for them to save their own presets.

Does anyone else do this?

[David Healey]

@dannytaurus I'm doing this for my Sordina effect plugin, for my sample libraries I let them save though.

[ustk]

@dannytaurus I am personally pro user presets. Especially when you want to import the same FX/sound between DAW sessions.

[dannytaurus]

@ustk That's exactly the reason. With my current system, if someone gets a great tweaked preset in one DAW session, the only way they can us it another is to reproduce it by hand from taking notes, or a screenshot.

[ustk]

@dannytaurus I don't know many DAWs as I know Pro Tools, but here you can always import anything from another session. But it's a bit overkill just for a plugin...

[dannytaurus]

@ustk Yes, similar in Logic. I can save a channel preset and load it in another session. But that's quite a power-user feature that I don't think many people use.

Probably other DAWs, like Ableton Live, have the same feature too.

[Chazrox]

@ustk said in Anyone doing factory presets only, with no Save button?:

Especially when you want to import the same FX/sound between DAW sessions.

From a working Producer/Engineer....

re-setting parameters BAD. lol User-presets GOOD!

[Chazrox]

@dannytaurus said in Anyone doing factory presets only, with no Save button?:

power-user feature

It for sure is a power-move and not as intuitive as a user preset.