I actually believe that’s exactly why Track Archives aren’t the solution either.
Why would anyone go through all that effort to manually recreate information inside Cubase when most of it already exists inside the VST instrument itself?
Don’t get me wrong — I’ve created a few of my own instruments, but I eventually stopped because it simply takes far too much time.
What I’m trying to say is this:
The developer of a VST instrument already defines a default configuration. They know the playable range, articulations, controller assignments, available outputs, notation behavior, and much more. They also design the VST interface and define the instrument’s MIDI and audio capabilities.
So most of the needed information already exists within the Instrument itself.
Now take Expression Maps and Drum Maps as an example.
When creating one of them, you’re essentially doing two different things at the same time:
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You describe the instrument itself and what sounds it contains, which MIDI notes they are assigned to, and how Cubase should interpreted them.
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You’re customizing those settings to match your own workflow and preferences, telling Cubase how you personally want to interpret and work with that instrument.
Those are two completely different responsibilities, yet today they are handled as if they were the same thing.
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The first step is describing the capabilities oft the instrument. This could be largely automated because the required information already exists inside the intrument itself.
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The second step is personal customization. This is where every user creates their own unique workflow, and that should always remain fully customizable.
Track Archives are excellent for preserving your own setup, but they don’t eliminate the need to manually describe every instrument before you can customize it and save it as a Track Archive.
Whether someone owns 10, 500, or 20,000 instruments, user templates or not, the same problem remains: those initial setup steps have to be repeated at least once for every instrument by manually recreating information that already exists inside the instrument.