vst preset, fxb/fxp and live set project in Ableton Live

[julienb]

hello friends,

I'd need to know where vst parameters and preset are store in the ableton project folder
I know about fxb & fxp but even if you make a collect & save there aren't copied into the project folder so...


I need that cause:
I have to use some vsti in my live set.
I'm using racks and I need a quiet big number of vsti.
I want to keep my liveset all-in-one to be the most independant as possible.
I guess this information is stored in the als file (I didn't check it by unzipping the file considered here.. stupid guy I am)

fxb and fxp can be used too, in live.

did someone use it already?

any infos about that would be appreciated

[julienb]

thanks a lot for feedback!

if I don't use fxb/fxp (what I actually do) where are stored the preset assignation?
I mean, I'm using 10 vsti in my set. I save it, reload it without any problem and without using fxb/fxp things.
where are stored these parameters?

[julienb]

here is a (very) litle part of one .als file unzipped.
the xml tree contains plugins info
here, an Absynth5 preset is used.
no preset name clear.. I guess the data leaf contains a kind of hashed name.

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<VstPluginInfo>
										<Dir>
											<Type Value="2" />
											<Data>
												43003A005C0044004100540041005C004D0055005300490043005C005F0056005300540069003300
												32005C000000
											</Data>
										</Dir>
										<FileName Value="Absynth 5.dll" />
										<PlugName Value="Absynth 5" />
										<UniqueId Value="1131179317" />
										<Inputs Value="0" />
										<Outputs Value="0" />
										<NumberOfParameters Value="20" />
										<NumberOfPrograms Value="128" />
										<Flags Value="67123463" />
										<Preset>
											<VstPreset>
												<OverwriteProtectionNumber Value="5" />
												<ParameterSettings />
												<IsOn Value="true" />
												<PowerMacroControlIndex Value="-1" />
												<PowerMacroMappingRange>
													<Min Value="64" />
													<Max Value="127" />
												</PowerMacroMappingRange>
												<IsFolded Value="false" />
												<StoredAllParameters Value="true" />
												<Type Value="1178747752" />
												<ProgramCount Value="128" />
												<ParameterCount Value="20" />
												<ProgramNumber Value="0" />
												<Buffer>
[...]
												</Buffer>
												<Name Value="" />
												<PluginVersion Value="1" />
												<UniqueId Value="1131179317" />
												<ByteOrder Value="2" />
												<PresetRef />
											</VstPreset>
										</Preset>
										<Version Value="1" />
										<VstVersion Value="2400" />
										<WinPosX Value="604" />
										<WinPosY Value="84" />
										<IsShellClient Value="false" />
										<Category Value="2" />
										<PresetDirectory>
											<Type Value="0" />
											<Data />
										</PresetDirectory>
									</VstPluginInfo>