Once inside the 'Preferences', click on the 'Display' tab at the top left. You can find Preferences under the 'Pro Tools' and 'Setup' menu. Go to 'Preferences' in Pro Tools and we’ll explore how this works. To help you gain a better understanding of where to start with plug-in management we will take a look at the different preferences you can set to organize your plug-in list. One of the main caveats of having a lot of plug-ins is that it can lead to less time creating and more time searching for settings. Understanding how to organize and manage you plug-in library can help you for mixing, music creation, composition, post-production, etc. It's common in today's DAW rich world that you might wind up with a massive collection of plugins.
With the ever increasing number of plug-ins available for Pro Tools, managing your workflow has become a very important reality in modern session work. In this article, Avid Instructor Nelson Oliveros shows you how to manage your plug-in library in Pro Tools.