Understanding different Acqua Effects presets types

There are different types of presets available with the Acqua Effect plug-ins.

1. No presets are available.
2. Standard presets.
3. AI presets.
4. AAX format presets.
5. Custom N4 presets.
6. Host (DAW or NLE) presets.
7. Preset toolbar.
8. Preset manager.

1. No presets available:

In some products, no presets are available.

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it using the latest version of the Aquarius Desktop application.

2. Standard presets:

The standard presets are in the left plug-in zone. The standard presets are static presets that do not interact with the sound program available and the audio track.

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it using always the latest version of the Aquarius Desktop application.

3. Artificial intelligence (AI) presets:

We gave an artificial intelligence (AI) prototype plug-in to a group of selected audio engineers, and they processed the audio with this prototype by modifying the parameters at regular intervals. The prototype plug-in will generate a log file, and fill a special AI folder with information like the incoming audio attributes (frequency response, phase, loudness, etc.), each plug-in parameter value, the modification(s) lapse, etc.
To apply an AI preset, the end-user should play the audio program, and the plug-in will capture the audio information; then, the user should select the AI preset that he/she wants to use. The plug-in will apply the settings on the plug-in parameters according to the incoming audio and the information acquired with AI (artificial intelligence).

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it using always the latest version of the Aquarius Desktop application.

Note: the standard preset will be unavailable when AI presets are present.

4. AAX format presets:
Sometimes, we provide additional presets in the host (DAW or NLE) format. For example, in El Rey Acqua Effect, plug-in standard presets are available for Pro Tools AAX format.

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it, always using the latest version of the Aquarius Desktop Application.

5. Custom N4 presets:

If you install an Acqua Effect plug-in as an N4 library format, you can save and recall your custom settings as standard presets for N4 using the N4 presets explorer.

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it using always the latest version of Aquarius Desktop application.

6. Host (DAW or NLE) presets:

Each host (DAW/NLE) has a preset and bank system, Acqua Effect plug-ins are compatible with VST2 preset format (.FXP extension), and will work only if the host saves preset information in FXP open format. However, it transmits plug-in presets to the host plug-in window, which is disabled due to a possible recall issue.

If you find problems with the Acqua Effect plug-in preset, we recommend first uninstalling the product and reinstalling it using always the latest version of the Aquarius Desktop application.

7. Preset toolbar:

The preset toolbar allows you to save; load presets as well as perform an A/B comparison with two different parameter setups. Copy the parameters between both setups is possible using copy and paste buttons. The preset toolbar file format is ".acquapreset".

• Load: You can load presets created with the preset toolbar. The file format is ".acquapreset".
• Save: You can save your current parameters setting with the preset toolbar. The file format is ".acquapreset".
• A/B: You can switch between two different sets of parameters, setup A and setup B, to perform an A/B settings comparison.
• A to B (or B to A): You can copy the parameters from setup A to setup B, or vice versa, from setup B to setup A.
• Copy: You can copy the current set of parameters.
• Paste: You can paste a set of previously copied parameters.

Preset toolbar limitations:

• The preset toolbar is not available in VST2 format on macOS and Windows.
• The preset toolbar is not available on macOS 11 and macOS 12.

8. Preset manager:

The preset manager allows you to manage factory pre-installed presets and user-created presets. Both preset libraries are stored in single files. However, it is possible to save an individual preset as a separate file and exchange it with other plug-in formats, computers, or users using the export and import functions.

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