Location/file paths of presets in Cubase and Nuendo

The charts below show where to find presets (among others, plug-in, channel strip and FX chain presets and project templates) used by Cubase and Nuendo .

If needed, the preset files can be copied for backup purposes or used for data exchange between compatible Cubase/Nuendo versions.

Please note: Changing preset files manually may cause problems with Cubase/Nuendo. To restore missing or corrupted factory presets, it might be necessary to re-install Cubase/Nuendo.
 

macOS

Custom presets

Plug-in presets /Users/your_username*/Library/Audio/Presets Project templates /Users/your_username*/Library/Preferences/Cubase 9.5*/Project Templates FX chain presets /Users/your_username*/Library/Audio/Steinberg/FX Chain Presets Channel strip presets /Users/your_username*/Library/Audio/Steinberg/Strip Presets Track presets /Users/your_username*/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Track Presets

Factory presets

Plug-in presets /Library/Audio/Presets/Steinberg Media Technologies Plug-in sub-presets /Library/Application Support/Steinberg Project templates /Applications/Cubase 9.5.app*/Contents/Project Templates (Right-click on Cubase resp. Nuendo in the Applications folder, select "Show packet contents" from the context menu. Templates for specific hardware /Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Project Templates Further Steinberg presets (Logical Editor, MIDI-Plug-ins, Input Transformer) /Users/your_username*/Library/Preferences/Cubase 9.5*/Presets

*'your_username' is a placeholder for the locally used username.
'Cubase 9.5' is a placeholder for the installed Cubase/Nuendo version.

Windows

Custom presets

Track presets C:\Users\your_username*\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Track Presets Channel strip presets C:\Users\your_username*\Documents\Steinberg\Strip Presets Plug-in presets C:\Users\your_username*\Documents\VST3 Presets\Steinberg Media Technologies FX Chain presets C:\Users\your_username*\Documents\Steinberg\FX Chain Presets Project templates C:\Users\your_username*\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Cubase 9.5_64*\Project Templates

Factory presets

Plug-in presets C:\Users\your_username*\Dokumente\VST3 Presets\Steinberg Media Technologies Plug-in sub-presets C:\ProgramData\Steinberg Project templates C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 9.5*\Project Templates Templates for specific hardwaren C:\ProgramData\Steinberg\Project Templates Further Steinberg presets (Logical Editor, MIDI-Plug-ins, Input Transformer) C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 9.5*\Presets

*'your_username' is a placeholder for the locally used username.
'Cubase 9.5' is a placeholder for the installed Cubase/Nuendo version.