Import tracks does not work with the rack instruments...?

[gidash]

This is the one feature which is making me decide to move from rack to track with my large template in Vienna for orchestral sound.

Today track can do all rack was used to do.

But there is one thing that you can do with tracks which is not working for racks.
The import function

If I try to import a project made with rack, rack and its output is not imported, while it works with tracks. This is a super important feature to introduce modularity in template design.

Any of you have an idea if this import function can also work with rack or if there is a workaround?

thanks

[mart]

As of yet this is still an inconistency with Import Tracks from Project. It is the final piece (that I can see anyway) that is not possible to import from another project - and because I use Rack Instruments and not Instrument Tracks it causes me issues

[cacophonix]

It is a notorious lack of import/export track function… FYI, Expression maps are not saved either…

That kind of things makes me more and more looking at Presonus Studio One…

[gidash]

Really a pity, this would make the work of creating template much easier and modular

Hope Steinberg will look at this soon

[gidash]

by the way
today track can do all rack was created to do

so I am planning to switch my template on track with vienna ensemble pro loaded, multi input and multi output

at least the import function would work

[mart]

Yes I did this a little while back and it makes templating and importing instrument tracks then possible from other projects! I consequently don’t use Racks much now

[Greg_Purkey]

I have pretty much abandoned Rack Instruments except when loading old projects that I have shelved over the years.

Rack Instruments came long ago. I doubt they would ever be abandoned because of backwards compatibility.

Track Instruments came later, but at first there were good reasons to still use Racks. Over time Tracks have evolved to the degree that I don’t miss Racks.

As a matter of fact for myself the only missing feature, and I doubt it would ever be implemented, is the “save selected” and “load selected.” As noted here another one is Import tracks.

If there are any other missing functions/features of Track Instruments, I would love to read about them…or make a separate thread.

[mlib]

@Greg_Purkey

If there are any other missing functions/features of Track Instruments, I would love to read about them…

Here are some broken features.

Show Automation, Instrument Track w/ multiple outputs

The following commands do not work properly on Instrument Tracks where additional outputs have been activated. Show Automation (In certain cases) Show Used Automation (Selected Tracks) Show All Used Automation Hide All Automation The following step-by-step was tested on Cubase Pro 12.0.60, Win10Pro 22H2 19045.2913. Preferences were disabled as well as 3rd party plugins. I also tested on the latest version of Cubase 10 Pro with the same results.

Step-by-step

Create a new Blank project. Create…

[Greg_Purkey]

@mlib

Here are some broken features.

Did those automation features ever work at one time? I would not say it’s broken if they never worked.

And the status with these is the same in C13? Let me follow your steps…

[mlib]

@Greg_Purkey

I would not say it’s broken if they never worked.

Why not? They are features that does not function as they do on other track types.

[Greg_Purkey]

To me, a broken feature is a function that worked as intended in the past, but due to a programming change, regardless of intentions, does not work today.

If i understand you correctly, these features have never worked with Instrument Tracks.

[mlib]

These features works as intended on every track type other than instrument tracks with multiple outputs enabled. Hence, for instrument tracks with multiple outputs enables, these features are broken.