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