Preset
a.k.a. a tone / a patch
A preset is one complete saved tone: amp, cab, effects and all their settings, plus any Scenes inside it. In THU a single preset exports as an OVP file.
Everything you need to export presets from Overloud THU. Learn exactly how presets, preset banks, OVP and OVB files and the presets.db library work, so you can export your tones, back them up, import them, and get every preset ready to share or sell.
Before you export anything, it helps to know how Overloud organizes your tones inside THU. These few ideas cover the whole THU family, on desktop, standalone and mobile.
A preset is one complete saved tone: amp, cab, effects and all their settings, plus any Scenes inside it. In THU a single preset exports as an OVP file.
A preset bank is a collection of presets grouped together. A whole bank exports as an OVB file, which is the easy way to move or share many tones at once.
A preset can use a captured Rig from a Rig Library and an IR, a WAV cab file, in the cabinet or SuperCabinet. Keep these with the preset when you move it.
A single preset file. It lives inside a preset bank and holds one complete THU tone.
A preset bank file that contains many presets, perfect for sharing or selling a whole pack in one file.
The database that holds every preset in THU. Copy it to back up or move your entire collection at once.
Exporting presets from Overloud THU takes just a few things. Get these ready first and the how to below becomes a quick job.
THU Premium, THU Slate Edition or the free THU Essentials, running as a plugin in your DAW or as the standalone app. There is also a mobile version.
Sign in to authorize THU and any Rig Libraries you own, so your captured rigs and models are unlocked on this computer.
Know whether you are exporting a single preset as an OVP, a whole bank as an OVB, or your entire library through the presets.db file.
A clear folder on your computer to keep your exported OVP and OVB files, along with any IRs and captured rigs a preset needs.
Always get THU, updates, Rig Libraries and manuals straight from Overloud, never a third party mirror. Sign in with your Overloud account to authorize your products, and back up your presets.db before a reinstall or a move to a new computer.
THU makes this simple. From the preset browser you can export a single preset as an OVP file, or a whole bank as an OVB file. Here is the full process.
Launch THU as a plugin in your DAW or as the standalone app, and open the preset browser. Dial in and save the tone you want to export.
Decide whether you are exporting one preset, which becomes an OVP file, or a whole bank of presets, which becomes an OVB file.
Select the preset and use the export command to save it as an OVP file to your backup folder. That single file is your exported preset, ready to store, share or sell.
To send many tones at once, export the bank as an OVB file. One OVB carries a full pack of presets, ideal for a bundle.
If a preset uses a captured Rig or a custom IR, note the Rig Library it needs and save any custom IR file alongside the preset, so the tone stays complete.
Bought a preset pack, or restoring a backup? Importing into THU is as easy as a drag and drop. Bring the file into the banks window and it loads straight in.
If your download is a zip file, decompress it first. Inside you will find an OVP preset file or an OVB bank file.
Launch THU as a plugin or standalone and open the banks window, where all your preset banks are shown.
Drag the OVB bank or OVP preset onto the banks window. THU loads it in, and the new presets appear ready to play.
If a preset needs a captured rig, drag the Rig Library file into the THU window and authorize it. Load any custom IR into the cabinet so the preset points at the right sound.
A preset needs the sounds it references. If a THU preset uses a captured rig from a Rig Library you do not own, or a custom IR you are missing, it will not sound right until you add them. When you share or sell a preset, always say which Rig Library and IRs it needs.
Overloud gives you two clean ways to keep your THU tones safe. Pick whichever fits, and always back up before a reinstall or a move to a new machine.
Export each bank you care about as an OVB file into a backup folder. This is the tidy way to keep and share specific sets of presets.
Open the menu, hold Option on Mac or Alt on Windows, choose Reveal user data files, and copy the presets.db file. It holds every preset at once.
Install THU on the new machine, then place your saved presets.db in the same user data folder. All your presets appear exactly as before.
The export steps above apply across the THU family, but each edition and format has its own notes. Find your setup below.
The complete amp sim with modeling, capturing and Fluid IR. Export presets as OVP and banks as OVB, and load Rig Libraries.
The same export workflow. Save your presets as OVP or OVB files and back up the whole library through presets.db.
Free with each Rig Library. It reads and exports the same OVP and OVB files, so presets move between editions with ease.
The mobile version of THU. Manage and load presets on the go, and keep your desktop OVP and OVB files as your master backups.
Thousands of captured rigs. Drag the library file into THU and authorize it, so presets built on those rigs play correctly.
Load your own WAV IRs into the cabinet, and even export a finished IR from SuperCabinet to use in a hardware modeler.
Earlier Overloud amp sims. TH3 also loads preset banks by dragging an OVB file onto its banks window.
If your Overloud amp sim uses presets and banks, the OVP and OVB export steps above apply.
Before you reinstall THU or switch computers, copy your presets.db so your whole library comes back in one step.
Selling or sharing a set of tones? Export the bank as one OVB file so the buyer loads everything with a single drag and drop.
If a preset is built on a captured Rig Library, tell the buyer which one, so they can play it exactly as you made it.
A preset relies on its custom IR. When you share or move it, include the IR WAV file so the cabinet sounds right.
Quick answers about THU presets, banks and backups
A preset is one complete THU tone. A preset bank is a group of presets. A single preset exports as an OVP file, and a whole bank exports as an OVB file.
An OVP file is a single preset. An OVB file is a preset bank that holds many presets, so use OVB when you want to move or sell a full pack at once.
Open the menu, hold Option on Mac or Alt on Windows, choose Reveal user data files, and copy the presets.db file. It contains every preset in THU.
Open THU, then drag and drop the OVB bank or OVP preset onto the banks window. The presets load straight in, ready to play.
No. Exporting OVP and OVB files works fully offline. You only need internet to download THU, updates and Rig Libraries, and to authorize your products.
It probably uses a captured Rig Library or a custom IR you do not have yet. Add and authorize the Rig Library, and load the IR it needs, then it will play correctly.
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