I would LOVE to have infinite inserts, it’s been on my Cubase wishlist for 10 long years. I’m an advanced user and I’m not happy with the suggested workarounds (render, use a 3rd party chainer, route through busses, use less inserts, use sends creatively, etc).
My top request would be to have infinite inserts. HOWEVER, I understand the concerns that this could upset the existing mixer, which I absolutely wouldn’t be in favour of. More inserts would have to be implemented in a way that’s invisible to any user who only ever uses a handful of inserts.
I’ve created a thread with a poll about my idea for a potential solution, which I’ve quoted an excerpt from here: