Section 14 · Presets and synths

Install a preset pack

What it is for

Put a preset pack in the right folder for each synth, so Sonora (and the synth itself) can see it.

Video

T14 · ≈ 3 min

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This video tutorial is still being recorded. Until then, the steps below cover everything.

Video script
  1. First, set where the presets of each synth go.
  2. On the Presets tab, click Install Preset Pack.
  3. Give it a name, choose the folder and the synth.
  4. Click Install. The pack shows up in the table.
  5. Already have presets on your PC? Point to the folder, without copying.
  6. To undo, remove the pack.

Before you start: set the destinations

Under Settings › Folders › Presets, choose where the presets of each synth go. If a synth shows as “Not set”, Sonora warns that the presets for that synth will not be installed.

Step by step

  1. Open the Presets tab and click + Install Preset Pack.
  2. Pack name: e.g. Future Bass Pack.
  3. Preset folder: click Select and choose the folder you downloaded.
  4. Plugin: choose the synth (Serum, Diva, Spire…). The Destination (from Settings) shows next to it, read-only.
  5. Click Install.
  6. The pack shows up under Installed presets (columns VST, Pack, Presets, Installed).
  7. To undo: select the pack in the table and click Remove selected. Show folders opens the folder in Windows.

I already have presets on my PC and do not want to copy them again

  • Under Settings › Folders › Presets, use + Add folder to point Sonora at an existing folder. It lists the presets where they are, without copying.
  • Sonora also reads each synth’s presets where the synth’s own installer put them (Default folders, marked with the “default” badge) and never changes or deletes those presets.

Tips

  • The pack’s folder structure is kept when copying; Sonora avoids overwriting files that already exist.
  • A “container” pack (a folder inside a folder) is resolved automatically.

If something goes wrong

I installed the pack and it does not show in the Presets tab.
Click Refresh and check that the pack went to the right synth’s folder.
I removed the pack and the presets vanished from the synth.
That is expected: removing deletes the copy Sonora installed. Reinstall the pack.

Still stuck? See Section 23 or talk to Support.

Questions about this section

The synth I want is not in the “Plugin” list. What do I do?

Sonora installs presets for the synths under Settings › Folders › Supported synths. For the others, add the presets folder with + Add folder and open the synth through the Plugin Host.

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