How can I bypass single insert effects via key commands

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Hi, I want to bypass single insert effects via a key command. Open/close for single insert effects can be controlled via key commands, but why not single insert bypass?

Thanks for your help!

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Hi,

Because there is no way, to select a dedicated Insert Effect (Slot) without using the mouse.

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Or MIDI Remote :slight_smile:

Unfortunately, we cannot always rely on key commands, and it’s exactly as Martin mentioned.

In such cases, we can use a combi of MIDI Remote (for handling the internal host values we need, in the case here, insert bypass) and external utilities (for converting a keyboard shortcut to a MIDI message the MIDI Remote is expecting).

Here’s a tiny MIDI Remote which creates 16 (or less if using a CB version below the Artist version) buttons for individually toggling the bypass state of the 16 insert slots of the currently selected track:
Test_Bypass Inserts.midiremote (1.2 KB)

And here’s a preset for BOME MIDI Translator Pro which assigns the keys 1→0, Q→Y to MIDI CCs 0→15 (you’ll need to unzip this first):
bmt16ccs.zip (1.5 KB)

Having this preset running in BMT, and the MIDI Remote in Cubase, you’ll get this missing (in the commands set) functionality.

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Hi!

Martin is right - there is no default key command to bypass a single insert slot, you have to either use one of @m.c 's brilliant scripts or assign a Project Logical Editor Preset.

The Project Logical Editor (PLE) allows you to bypass all inserts or sends of a selected channel at once or you can toggle a specific insert slot between activated/deactivated. To do the latter there are two steps involved:

  1. Create a new PLE preset

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    and save it under “Toggle Insert 1” or any other name of your choice.

  2. Go to Edit/Key Commands/ Project Logical Editor Preset > Pick your new Preset
    and assign a key command of your choice.

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Sure thing and pretty straight forward! The only diff is that this actually enables/disables the effect. The outcome will be the same, still if a plugin is heavy enough, we may have some performance issues. Nevertheless, this depends on our system :slight_smile:

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Yes, that’s correct - there is no option to bypass a single insert slot, only the option to

Or you can pick activate or deactivate instead of toggle.
I wish there were as much options available as there are for scripting. Not just for the PLE but also default key commands in general.

Anyways, there is almost always an easy way to get what you want in Cubendo - more or less. These are good examples. There’s a reason why Cubendo is known as the most feature-rich DAW on the market. Nonetheless, there’s always room for improvement :wink:

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100% agreed :+1:

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In addition to the aforementioned methods, I think the Generic Remote still allows for the disabling of insert slots by number.

I used that method all the time, before writing API scripts for my controllers a few months ago.

While the Generic Remote is not future proof, it still works in C14.

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