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To save the current settings of a device as a default preset, open the (PC) /
(Mac) context menu on the device's header and select Save as Default Preset. This works
for all of Live's instruments, MIDI effects and audio effects (including the various types of
Racks). If you have already saved a default preset for a particular device, Live will ask you
before overwriting it.
To specify how Live behaves when dragging a sample to a Drum Rack or the Track V iew of
a MIDI track:
Create an empty Simpler
Adjust the parameters as you like
Drag the edited device to the On Drum Rack or On Track View folder, which can
be found at Library/Defaults/Dropping Samples
16.2 Using Plug-Ins
The collection of devices that you can use in Live can be extended with plug-ins. Live
supports Steinberg Media's VST Plug-ins format, as well as Apple Computer's Audio Units
(AU) Plug-ins format (Mac OS X only). You can use up to four VST/AU instruments and six
VST/AU effects per Set.
Working with VST and Audio Units Plug-ins is very much like working with Live devices. VST
and AU instruments can only be placed in Live MIDI tracks and, like Live instruments, they
will receive MIDI and output audio signals. Plug-in audio effects can only be placed in audio
tracks or following instruments. Please see the previous section, Using the Live Devices, for
details.
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