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2.8 Backuping Presets and MIDI maps
There are basically two ways to backup your presets and MIDI maps: exportation
and database backup. The database backup is more efficient when there is a large
number of elements to backup.
The exportation methods consists in using the Export command from the File
menu as explained in section 2.7. Once you have exported the elements you wish
to archive, just save the export file(s) to your usual backup location or medium.
The second backup method will enable you to archive the entire material present
in the browser. The content of the browser, including presets, MIDI maps and fold-
ers is saved into a database file. This second backup method simply consists in
archiving this file. The database file location is different whether you are working
on a Mac OS or Windows system.
• On Windows systems: C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\Applied
Acoustics Systems\Lounge Lizard Session 3.
• On Mac OS systems: [System Drive]:Users:[User]:Library:Application Sup-
port:Applied Acoustics Systems:Lounge Lizard Session 3.
The name of the database file is LoungeLizardSession.tdb. In order to archive
your database, just copy this file to your usual backup location or medium. In order
to restore a database, replace the version of the LoungeLizardSession.tdb file with
a previously archived one. It is also possible to synchronize different systems by
copying this file on different computers where Lounge Lizard Session is installed.
2.9 Restoring the Factory Presets and MIDI Links
If necessary, it is possible to restore the original factory library and program list by
using the Restore Factory Library from the File menu. This operation makes a
backup of your current database file in the preset database folder as explained in
Section 2.8 and creates a new preset database containing only the factory presets
and MIDI maps. The next time you open Lounge Lizard Session, both the browser
and the program list will be in exactly the same state as when you first installed the
application.
Note that restoring the factory library should be done with caution as you will
loose all the work you might have saved into the library and that this operation
can not be undone easily. If you wish to recuperate a certain number of presets