Presets

Bitcrust ships with 97 factory presets across ten categories and supports unlimited user presets. Presets are stored as plain XML files.

Factory preset categories

• Low End — basses, subs, drones (Wobble Bass, Hubbard Saw Bass, Reese Bass, FM Sub, etc.)
• Keys — organs, electric pianos, bells (Leslie Organ, Wurli Electric, Inharmonic Bell, Celesta, etc.)
• Lead — mono and poly leads (Classic Saw Lead, PWM Lead, Ocean Loader, Wizball Lead, etc.)
• Pad & Atmosphere — strings, drones, evolving textures (PWM Strings, Crystal Pad, Dark Drone 6581, etc.)
• Chord Memory — stacked voicings (Minor Triad, Power Chord, Quartal Stack, etc.)
• Pluck & Arp — short envelopes and rhythmic patches (Arp Pluck, Kalimba, Sequencer Pluck, etc.)
• FX & Texture — sound design (Acid SID, Resonant Sweep, Glitch Stab, Vinyl Crackle, etc.)
• Sequenced — step-sequencer-driven patches
• Drum Kit — single-hit drums (SID Kick, Snare, Hi-Hat, Tom, Clap)
• Init — blank starting point

Browsing presets

Open the PRESETS tab (keyboard shortcut 1) to access the full browser.

• Category sidebar — click a category to filter the list. All Presets shows everything. Favourites shows starred presets.
• Search — type in the search box to filter by name, author, or description. Matches are instant.
• Tag filter chips — below the category sidebar, tag chips let you narrow results further (e.g. #Bass, #6581, #Mod-Matrix). Click a tag to toggle it; click Clear to remove all tag filters.
• Preset list — click a row to select it and preview its metadata in the detail pane on the right. Double-click or press LOAD PRESET to apply it.
• Arrow buttons — the < and > buttons in the header step through presets sequentially. Keyboard shortcuts: [ (previous) and ] (next).

Favourites

Click the star icon next to any preset (in the list or in the header bar) to mark it as a favourite. Favourited presets appear under the Favourites category in the sidebar.

Saving presets

Click SAVE in the header bar to store the current state as a new user preset. The save modal asks for:

• Name (required)
• Group (category)
• Author
• Description
• Tags (semicolon-separated)

User presets are kept separate from factory presets and survive plugin updates.

A/B compare

The header bar has A+, A, B, and B+ buttons:

• A+ captures the current state into snapshot A
• B+ captures the current state into snapshot B
• A and B recall the respective snapshot

Snapshots are session-scoped and include the full synth state plus FX rack ordering. They are not persisted to disk.

Import and export

In the PRESETS tab, use the IMPORT and EXPORT buttons at the bottom of the detail pane to exchange individual preset XML files.

User preset storage