PLE to load a VSTi plug in?

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Anyone know if it’s possible to program a PLE to load a specific plug-in on an instrument track

Thx

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

Sorry, this is not possible.

[Johnny_Monteo]

I have added this comment to previous such requests:
It would be helpful if Steinberg would expand the macro system so that we can pass arguments along with the actual command.
Then we could make a macro: Create Instrument Track (Plugin, MIDI-In, Audio-Out, Event Type, Name)

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this would do it for me I could set up Metagrid to send a macro , if only we could tab to instrument !

C14 Love it. , but lets save some boring mouse clicks next

C14 has more, much more than I expected and I love it … I really don’t want to seem on a downer right after a new release . but can we please have a couple of simple functions updates next … Folders in the mixer , which can be a simple arrange window copy or VCA masters but the No.1 would be a Summing folder. Tab to plug in name ( so we can search for a VSTi without using the mouse) [Screenshot 2024-11-07 at 19.21.03]

[m.c]

A PLE no. I usually do it using one of the following two ways:

• By sending sequences of MCU commands (This can be useful for both instrument and fx plugins) and
• Properly setting up vstPresets and then having a macro for first opening the appropriate window, (Track Preset: Open Browser, when I want to replace the instrument and Using Track Preset… when I want to insert as a new track) and secondly feeding the search box with the name of the preset I made. This obviously needs an external utility to type in the letters, I use one made up by me, but AutoHotKeys, Bome MIDI Translator Pro and other can do it. As @Johnny_Monteo it would be far better and straight forward if there were user assignable arguments. Not sure of how complex this would be though.

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@m.c

AutoHotKeys

I am on Mac so keyboard maestro would probably do it , just trying to keep things a little bit simple these days.