Search Surge XT presets by sound
Find Surge XT patches by sound. Record into the mic, drop a sample, or pick a patch, and Presetti finds similar Surge XT sounds, offline and free.
Windows now · macOS coming soon
Surge XT is free and ships with a huge patch library, including hundreds of third-party patches. That's great value, and a lot to scroll through.
Presetti listens to your Surge XT patches and lets you search them by sound. Record, drop a sample, or pick a patch and hear the closest matches first.
What Presetti reads from Surge XT
- Tested with
- Surge XT by Surge Synth Team, VST3 plugin
- Surge XT patches (.fxp)
- Factory, third-party and user patches.
Where Presetti finds your Surge XT presets
You don't need to know where Surge XT keeps its presets. Presetti looks for them on its own, and you can point it at any other folder.
- The standard preset folders for Surge XT on your computer
- Built-in presets, when Surge XT makes them available
- Any extra folders you add, such as packs on another drive
Good to know
- Effect-only presets are skipped, since they aren't instrument sounds.
- "Audio In" templates are skipped: they process an incoming audio signal and make no sound on their own.
How it works with Surge XT
Presetti finds your synths
It scans your computer for supported instruments and their presets.
You choose what to add
Pick which synths join your search library. You stay in control of the set.
Search by sound
Record into the mic, drop a sample, or pick a preset to find more like it.
Surge XT questions
- Are the third-party patches that ship with Surge XT included?
- Yes. The factory and third-party patch folders are searched along with your own patches.
- Does Presetti upload my presets?
- No. Everything runs on your computer. No account, no upload.
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