GlennO
Ha ha. What a well constructed argument. You almost had me. Logical as it was, i am not swayed. I stand by my opinion. Why? Because something like “Delete VST Instrument” tells a user exactly what will happen when you click on it. I say screw the rules of syntax when it comes to an action that transforms a VST plug-in into free-floating molecules.
-respectfully,
Weasel
Onward to page 3
Hurray! The easy way was there all along. Great find!
Yes this one should be in the manual, cause clicking no****** (vstfx or vsti) can sometimes need a lot of scrolling when the used plugin is in a long list, the “no vst” is not always in view.
Cheeeeers!
Using the name to select delete is everywhere else as well, I spent half an hour trying to delete a pedal from the VST Rack, there it was again, click on the name. Did I mention? If you want to delete anything from anything in Cubase, try clicking the name.
Years ago actor Brian Dennehy was enjoying a sailing holiday on the west coast of Ireland when his boat got stranded on a sandbank and he had to wait for high tide to get free. Later that evening, he was on a rant in the local pub about how there should be a buoy to warn people about the sandbank when one of the old local fishermen replied “But sure, don’t we all know it’s there!”.
Recently actor John Grownham was enjoying a sailing holiday on the west coast of ireland when his boat got stranded on a sandbank and he had to wait for high tide to get free. Later that evening, he was on a rant in the local pub about how there should be a buoy to warn people about the sandbank when one of the old fishermen replied “Well, the sandbank is documented in all the nautic maps available”.
From this time on John Grownham decided to return to literacy.
Reallllyy?!
Calling an original feature and the only way of originally adding vst instruments an advanced feature and the use of the ‘newer’ feature of instrument tracks being for novices is quite frankly…absurd. This has absolutely no bearing on reality whatsoever. I hope you are not offended by this
Discoverability is more important for novices than for experienced users. Discoverability in an advanced feature rarely used by novices is relatively unimportant, especially when compared to consistency and adherence to the metaphor.
Do I think the Cubase GUI needs improvement? Yes. But I disagree that this particular feature has a problem, let alone a “lousy implementation”.
Whether or not long ago there was a less convenient way to do something, and which is now largely obsolete, has no bearing on this.
You have made this assertion before. Why do you think that the instrument rack is an advanced feature and not used by new users? Wouldn’t that depend on how they use Cubase? If all they want to do is record audio you may be right. However, if they rely on MIDI it is very likely they use the instrument rack.
The instrument rack was originally the only way in Cubase to add virtual instruments to your project. The instrument rack is flexible, but other DAWs had the notion of virtual instrument tracks that were a simpler way to work. Eventually, Cubase also added instrument tracks, which largely eliminates the need to use the instrument rack. Nowadays, the instrument rack is generally only used for advanced cases, for example multitimbral virtual instruments. However, most virtual instruments aren’t multitimbral. Plus, Steinberg has been making enhancements to instrument tracks lately that even eliminate this reason for using the instrument rack. Also, with the rise of multi-core processors, it’s generally best to use multitimbral instruments monotimbrally anyway. It’s getting increasingly difficult to find a reason for using the instrument rack.
Is that what you mean? Sorry if I misunderstood your question.
You did not answer my question. Is it possible you don’t have an answer? I have another question. Do you use instrument racks?
Anything’s possible, I suppose. But in this case, look a couple of posts up. I wrote a lengthy answer to your question 
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There are a few threads about the differences between Track Instrument and Rack Instrument. I think the key is finding the right updated and accurate threads, because Steinberg has made great strides with Track Instrument from the beginning.
One differences, which i haven’t checked lately, is the use of Load Selected and Save Selected. And atm, I can’t remember if it’s missing with Track or Rack Instruments.
For me, after so many years, another great discovery!
I think you’re still missing that this thread is about what discoverability Is needed by novices, not about what film score composers need.
FYI, there is no need to use the instrument rack to use multitimbral instruments. The examples you cited could just as easily be done with instrument tracks.
Also, it is quite rare that you should use instruments multitimbrally. The advantages are minuscule compared to the cpu efficiency advantages when used monotimbrally. The only reason I made Omnisphere multitimbral was to support Live mode.
Nice Gif, that’s how I do it. I think that’s the fastest way.
+1 for “muli-timberal giants”
Great posts, Brian. Thanks for sharing your insights and expertise in the forums.
Thank you for that clear explanation. Finally after reading threads and threads, your post did the trick.