# How-to guide on managing Presets

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**Created:** [16 June 2020 19:27 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/how-to-guide-on-managing-presets/115 "2020-06-16T19:27:18Z")\
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Hi montag, I don’t know if this may help you (3 years later), I don’t even know if this is the way to go. Anyway, I arrived here looking for a guide on creating factory presets.  
Looking at the code, I could create VST3 factory presets that are working on Reaper/Windows.

In `IPlugVST3_Defs.h` I added a the following define:

```auto
#ifndef VST3_PRESET_LIST
  #define VST3_PRESET_LIST
#endif

```

In my plugin’s header I declared the number of presets

`const int kNumPresets = 2;`

Then in the plugin’s constructor I created the presets after declaring the params.

```auto
//... declaring params
  GetParam(kStereoLink)->InitBool("Link Channels", false);
  GetParam(kLookAhead)->InitBool("Look Ahead", false);
//...

  // Factory Presets
  // Params in order: kGain, kRatio, kThreshold, kAttackMs, kReleaseMs, kStereoLink, kLookAhead
  MakePreset("Bass Attack", 6., 5.4, -20., 30., 300., true, false);
  MakePreset("Kick Drum Sustain", 6. , 2.5, -20., 10., 50., true, true);

```

Hope it helps somebody. If my response is wrong or out of the subject please let me know and I’ll delete it.

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