# Plugin Link Groups

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [July 27, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769 "2026-07-27T06:28:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Atardecer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/atardecer/32/126552_2.png) [@Atardecer](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Atardecer)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769/1 "2026-07-27T06:28:40Z")

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Something I’ve found myself needing somewhat often - a means to assign plugins to certain control groups. Maybe it’s just niche for me, but I’m often needing to A/B processing from multiple plugins on group busses.

So this is “kinda” possible with track linking at the moment - select your group channels and link only inserts. The problem with this is it applies to all inserts on the groups, where I’m needing to say, bypass, select plugins. So it’s really not useful at all for that.

I’d love to see an option to be able to link any chain of plugins across any defined tracks at least with bypass functions so you can quickly A/B different types of processing on the fly.

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**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769/2 "2026-07-27T06:36:55Z")

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Hi,  
have you checked out ABLM? For that kind of ABing you will need loudness matching, too.

> **[ABLM](https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/ablm)**
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> ABLM is a gain control which enables level matched and sample accurate AB comparison of FX chains.

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**Author:** ![Atardecer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/atardecer/32/126552_2.png) [@Atardecer](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Atardecer)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769/3 "2026-07-27T06:44:11Z")

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No, I’ll check it out - thanks. I already use Perception AB by MeterPlugs for loudness matching in other stuff (looks pretty similar?) so I assume you could simply add it to a plugin link chain to accommodate loudness matching with this function.

[https://www.meterplugs.com/perception-ab](https://www.meterplugs.com/perception-ab)

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**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/plugin-link-groups/1037769/4 "2026-07-27T13:01:36Z")

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If you already own Perception AB then yes, it’s basically the same.