How asHost handles presets
Preset Display + Set Modes
Accessable via the plugin's properties OR Mixer > Right-Click > Preset Display + Set Modes.
"s.Std-FXB":
Plugins like LFX1310 do support proper banks in FXB-files, each bank(FXB) contains a number of presets.
asHost loads a FXB-file into the plugin when selecting a bank in the Presets-panel,
and sends a "setProgram" message
to the plugin when selecting a presets in the Presets-panel.
"p.FXP-Banks":
Plugins like Sampletank2.5(AKA ST2.5) and Albino don't really support banks(FXB-files) with multiple presets.
Instead these plugins basically only use preset-files(AKA programs, stored FXP-files)
asHost loads only select a "FXP-bank" folder when selecting a bank in the Presets-panel,
and loads a FXP-file into the plugin when selecting a preset in the Presets-panel.
"x.Std-FXP":
Only used for WusikStation.
"m.MIDI":
Plugins like Samplelord, which is a multitimbral plugin, uses again another scheme, namely FXP-files each
containing a list of file-names and MIDI programs and settings. You change presets by sending MIDI PrgCh
and Bank MSB/LSB messages to the plugin.
asHost sends MIDI messages to the plugin when you select presets/banks
in the Presets-panel.
FXB/FXPmode
Accessable via the plugin's properties.
"s.Std-FXB":
Always save/load FXB-files in VSTprofiles and VSTprojects.
"p.FXP-Banks":
Always save/load FXP-files in VSTprofiles and VSTprojects.
"x.Std-FXP":
Only used for WusikStation, always save/load FXP-files in VSTprofiles and VSTprojects.
Example
Here is an example on how to set up and use SampleTank2.5:
In the Properties Dialog for ST2.5 it is best to set "Preset Display + Set Mode"="p.FXP-Banks" and "FXB/FXP mode"="p.FXP-Banks"
Also set "FXPfolder" to the folder where you want to Load/Save FXP-files.
In the Mixer-panel Right-Click on the ST2.5 plugin and click on "Save VST profile".
From then anytime you load ST2.5, it will load the VSTProfile, showing the available FXP-files in the Presets-panel.
When you e.g. double-click on a FXP-preset, then it will be loaded in ST2.5.
Instead of double-click you can also use , and . keys if the Presets-panel has the input-focus. OR type the preset-number using the numeric-keypad ...
If you have loaded a preset from the Presets-panel and "Save VST profile", then next time you load ST2.5,
it will automatically load that preset ...
You may also have one level of sub-folders in the presets-folder of ST2.5, these will then the "preset banks" in
the Presets-panel ...
ST2.5 does support FXB-files, but their content is identical to a FXP-file, making them awkward to use,
and you miss the Preset/Bank structure available in "P.FXP-Banks"
When saving a project, the PresetMode and the Folder/FileNames are stored in the VPRJ-file ...
