# Creating and restoring snapshots

This page explains how to create and restore snapshots of tuning and system settings for currently active projects. 

The Snapshots feature enables quick saving and restoring of project states in HOLOPLOT Control. It creates snapshots of tuning data, such as Main EQ, Function Groups, and Beam Tuning, for the currently active preset, enabling experimentation and reverting to them. Snapshots also capture system settings such as routings, network, processor configurations, and overall system state, facilitating easy return to a known configuration for the active project.

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**For reliable results, it is strongly recommended to create a separate snapshot for each preset you intend to use.** 

Snapshots are created for the entire project, with the active preset at the time. When a snapshot is restored, the system automatically switches to that preset, and all tuning settings are applied to the beams defined in the active preset. Changes made to other presets before creating the snapshot are also saved in the project snapshot, even if they are not currently active.
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## Tuning snapshots

Tuning snapshots refer to gain, delay and EQ settings made at a system level, Function Groups and Beams. To create and restore a tuning snapshot, navigate to the **Tuning** page in HOLOPLOT Control.

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### Creating a tuning snapshot

Once you've set the desired tuning values, click the snapshot button in the top-right corner of the screen, then select "Download Tuning Snapshot." Choose the settings you want to save when the dialog appears and confirm. The snapshot file will be saved in your downloads folder.&#x20;

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Remember to name the snapshot with the Preset name that will be used when recalled.
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### Restoring a tuning snapshot

Click the snapshot button in the top-right corner of the screen, then select "Restore Tuning Snapshot." Choose the tuning settings you want to restore when the dialog appears, then confirm. Control will tell you how many settings were changed, not found, new, or unchanged.

## Settings snapshots

Settings Snapshots include all system and project settings, including tuning. To create and restore Settings Snapshots, navigate to **Settings**, to the "Active Project" menu.

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### Creating a settings snapshot

Navigate to **Settings,** click the "Active Project" menu and select "Download Settings Snapshot". Choose the settings you want to save when the dialog appears and confirm. The snapshot file will be saved in your downloads folder.&#x20;

### Restoring a settings snapshot

Navigate to **Settings,** click the "Active Project" menu and select "Restore Settings Snapshot".   Choose the settings you want to restore when the dialog appears, then confirm. Control will tell you how many settings were changed, not found, new, or unchanged.


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