Add Plugin to Multiple Tracks at Once
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 826 posts since 25 Aug, 2006
Is there a way to add a plugin to all selected tracks at the same time instead of having to add it again and again to each individual track. I looked in the manual and didn't see anything. Adding tracks to Edit Groups didn't do it either.
I know ideally I would've started with an Edit Template that already had the plugin across all tracks but I didn't think that far ahead.
W10.4.2
Thanks for any help.
I know ideally I would've started with an Edit Template that already had the plugin across all tracks but I didn't think that far ahead.
W10.4.2
Thanks for any help.
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- KVRist
- 487 posts since 16 Mar, 2017
Not that I know of, but you could add to one of the tracks then duplicate the plugin onto the other tracks (offhand I think it is command+drag on the Mac?) which should be at least a bit quicker than adding it separately to each one.
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- KVRist
- 228 posts since 2 Feb, 2015
Yes, the following macro will do it:
'DD Delay' is the plugin name, insert your own.
'0' is the position the plugin will be inserted in the track, in this case first on the track.
'VST' is the plugin type. It can be VST, VST3 or AudioUnit
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var tracks = Tracktion.getSelectedEditElements ('track');
var numTracks = tracks.length;
for (var i = 0; i < numTracks; ++i)
Tracktion.insertPlugin (tracks[i], 'DD Delay', 0, 'VST');
'0' is the position the plugin will be inserted in the track, in this case first on the track.
'VST' is the plugin type. It can be VST, VST3 or AudioUnit
- KVRist
- 347 posts since 26 Feb, 2017 from Lituania,Vilnius
I can get more macro? Maybe there are page? ThankAGreen wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:19 pm Yes, the following macro will do it:
'DD Delay' is the plugin name, insert your own.Code: Select all
var tracks = Tracktion.getSelectedEditElements ('track'); var numTracks = tracks.length; for (var i = 0; i < numTracks; ++i) Tracktion.insertPlugin (tracks[i], 'DD Delay', 0, 'VST');
'0' is the position the plugin will be inserted in the track, in this case first on the track.
'VST' is the plugin type. It can be VST, VST3 or AudioUnit
Orion, Bitwig, Tracktion, Mixbus
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Win 10, intel i7, ram 20 steinberg UR22mkII
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- KVRist
- 487 posts since 16 Mar, 2017
That is fine as long as the plugin will have the same settings for all of the individual tracks and will not have a unique chain of additional plugins coming after it for the individual tracks and you are not routing the output of the individual tracks to different places after they get processed by the plugin and ... and ...
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- KVRist
- 228 posts since 2 Feb, 2015
Yes you can add your own macros in the keyboard shortcut page in the settings tab. Click on the "Show api" in the script editor window to see the available commands.
There's also the "Compilation of Working Macros" sticky thread you can take a look at. It has a lot of macros you can use.
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- KVRian
- 520 posts since 1 Oct, 2019
Yes, it can get complicated. I haven't ever read about multibus effects with individual settings for each bus. Propably not a good idea.fde101 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:58 pm That is fine as long as the plugin will have the same settings for all of the individual tracks and will not have a unique chain of additional plugins coming after it for the individual tracks and you are not routing the output of the individual tracks to different places after they get processed by the plugin and ... and ...
- KVRian
- 506 posts since 10 Nov, 2018
You could use submixes so long as you want to process all the tracks with the same set of plugins (bus processing). Otherwise, what fde101 suggested is a very quick way to add the same plugins to the tracks you desire.
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- KVRist
- 487 posts since 16 Mar, 2017
The macro from AGreen should be a good option too if you frequently want to add the same plugin(s) to a number of tracks.
It shouldn't be hard to modify that to add several plugins for that matter as long as they are the same ones on each selected track.
It shouldn't be hard to modify that to add several plugins for that matter as long as they are the same ones on each selected track.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 826 posts since 25 Aug, 2006
Yes, this is exactly what I needed to add Neutron3 to all the rendered tracks before I start mixing.AGreen wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:19 pm Yes, the following macro will do it:
'DD Delay' is the plugin name, insert your own.Code: Select all
var tracks = Tracktion.getSelectedEditElements ('track'); var numTracks = tracks.length; for (var i = 0; i < numTracks; ++i) Tracktion.insertPlugin (tracks[i], 'DD Delay', 0, 'VST');
'0' is the position the plugin will be inserted in the track, in this case first on the track.
'VST' is the plugin type. It can be VST, VST3 or AudioUnit
Big thanks for sharing this code.
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- KVRist
- 228 posts since 2 Feb, 2015
Yes, it's useful for adding plugins you use all the time or that you invariably add to multiple tracks when you use them. You can create a seperate macro for each plugin, but it's not practical for handling hundreds of them.
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- KVRAF
- 1895 posts since 30 Jun, 2014 from Pacific NW
Not the same, but related: if you pretty much always use some plugins, create a template, instead of adding them after the fact.
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- KVRian
- 1371 posts since 9 Jan, 2018
Presets are another way to add favorite VSTs to tracks very quickly, especially if you have different preferred presets in the same VST.
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and even Deezer, whatever the hell Deezer is.
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