Saving patch names

[terrybritton]

This is interesting, just shared again in a different thread close by:

Can we share Cantabile fxb Banks at Community Site?

The deciding factor is the number of VST preset slots the plugin supports. If the plugin supports multiple preset slots (eg: Ivory) then Cantabile works directly with those and exports as FXB files. If the plugin only supports one preset slot (eg: Omnisphere) then Cantabile switches to “pseudo preset mode” where it maintains a copy of the entire plugin state for each preset slot. Under the covers Cantabile maintains an FXB for each preset and on selecting the preset loads that internally man…

Brad’s explanation describes how the import/export bank function works in Cantabile there.

EDIT - see also:

Difference cantabille/fxp programs?

Here’s the low down: FXB/FXP programs are the standard VST formats for transferring plugin banks and programs. Use these to move things between programs. CantabileFxb is an old format that saved pseudo-preset information. ie: saved an entire bank of any plugin that inherited Cantabile’s pseudo preset support. CantabileFxp - no such thing. CantabileProgram and CantabileBank supercede CantabileFxb and save plugin preset/bank information but also include morph and randomize settings. See “Othe…

Terry