Yesterday was the last day of the 30% off upgrade promotion, so I pulled the trigger. It was time I got off of 6.5.
I’m already seeing benefits from the workflow streamlining. Being able to copy VST settings from one channel to another is such a boon. Now if I could be able to copy an insert by holding down Ctrl and dragging instead of having to add the insert manually, copy the settings, and then pasting the settings, things would be even better.
I only started playing with it last night. I can’t wait to see what other wonderful surprises are waiting for me.
To copy a plugin, hold Alt/Option when you drag and drop it. If you are wanting to duplicate multiple plugins on the same insert, I usually save an FX Chain Preset (click on the diamond to the right of Inserts in the Mixer), save, then load on the desired channel. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it!
Alt+Click? That’s disappointing since 99% of GUIs follow the same standard (Ctrl+Click). But nothing that I can’t get accustomed to.
I’m looking at the Strip functionality in the Mixer and am soliciting comments on:
Compressor: these vs. NI vs. FabFilter Pro-C
Tools: De-esser vs. FabFilter Pro-DS
Saturation: Magneto II vs. the other stock vs. Variety Of Sound’s FerricTDS I normally use VoS on the master bus in my mastering project and never use it on individual tracks. But I used to be a huge fan of using Magneto (the original) on individual tracks.
I didn’t try a full keyboard solution. From a usability perspective, you still have to use the mouse to select the destination insert slot so Ctrl+Click is the preferable solution, at least in my opinion.
technically no, you can navigate to the insert slot using the arrowkeys and keycommands, but in practical terms it’s probably safe to say the mouse, in this case, wins.
btw. if you drag where it says ‘inserts’ and drop onto another channel (no modifier keys), all the inserts get copied at once. no need to save a preset.
Nice, I jumped too and bought the upgrade from 6.5 artist to 8 pro.
I’m not installing it yet though, not until I have a new computer which could be a little while still. But the deal was good and an upgrade from 6.5 to 9 would probably not be possible or more expensive. If I wait with registering it I’ll get a grace update anyway should a new version come out before I get to use it.