Presets vs all the others. Which to choose?

Elektron Gear Tonverk
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I’ve had the Tonverk for a bit and have learned a lot, enough that I know I need to get organized about adding samples and whatnot to it.

But I’m struggling to know which path to take. For example when using ConvertWithMoss I have the choice of creating a preset or a multisample instrument. Do I make both?

Presets seem to be where it’s at. They have tagging & categories and search and they their own convenient button. Plus, if I modify a preset and do a save-as and I have a different version but with the same category and tags by default.

So, why not make everything a preset? Because I can’t audition them easily, although loading presets via the file menu does take a keystroke off. Also the categories are a bit scant with only “drums” and “keys”. But will that be expanded in the future?

Single samples, drum kits, multi-sample instruments can all be auditioned easily from their respective menus, but all lack tags, categories, and search. Although single samples can use directories to help with organization.

Which do you prefer to use? Do you make presets, or just work with the other forms?

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Both, but in a specific order.

Presets are the only thing the search and tags see, so that’s where your organization lives. But a preset is just a pointer at a multisample instrument plus settings. If you make presets first and later decide the mapping is off, you’re rebuilding the instrument (and any preset that points to it).

So build the multisample instrument, audition it from its own menu until the root notes and zones are right, then save a preset from it and tag it there.

Since the categories are just drums and keys, I’d put the real information in the preset name (source, character, a key if it’s pitched) and let search do the work.

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