diff --git a/include/ResourcePreviewer.h b/include/ResourcePreviewer.h
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+/*
+ * ResourcePreviewer.h - header file for ResourcePreviewer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _RESOURCE_PREVIEWER_H
+#define _RESOURCE_PREVIEWER_H
+
+#include "track_container.h"
+
+class ResourceItem;
+class instrumentTrack;
+
+
+class ResourcePreviewer
+{
+public:
+	ResourcePreviewer();
+	~ResourcePreviewer();
+
+	void preview( ResourceItem * _item );
+
+
+private:
+	class PreviewTrackContainer : public trackContainer
+	{
+		virtual QString nodeName( void ) const
+		{
+			return( "PreviewTrackContainer" );
+		}
+	} ;
+
+	PreviewTrackContainer m_previewTrackContainer;
+	instrumentTrack * m_previewTrack;
+
+} ;
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/ResourcePreviewer.cpp b/src/core/ResourcePreviewer.cpp
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+/*
+ * ResourcePreviewer.cpp - implementation of ResourcePreviewer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#include "ResourcePreviewer.h"
+#include "ResourceItem.h"
+#include "instrument_track.h"
+#include "mmp.h"
+
+
+ResourcePreviewer::ResourcePreviewer() :
+	m_previewTrackContainer(),
+	m_previewTrack( NULL )
+{
+	// do not clutter global journal with items due to changing settings
+	// in preview classes
+	m_previewTrackContainer.setJournalling( false );
+	m_previewTrack = dynamic_cast<instrumentTrack *>(
+				track::create( track::InstrumentTrack,
+						&m_previewTrackContainer ) );
+	m_previewTrack->setJournalling( false );
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+void ResourcePreviewer::preview( ResourceItem * _item )
+{
+	switch( _item->type() )
+	{
+		case ResourceItem::TypePreset:
+			// fetch data, load into multimedia project and
+			// load it as preset
+			m_previewTrack->loadTrackSpecificSettings(
+				multimediaProject( _item->fetchData() ).
+					content().firstChild().toElement() );
+			m_previewTrack->getMidiPort()->setMode(
+							midiPort::Disabled );
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+#include "moc_ResourcePreviewer.cxx"
+