How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...??

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2011/08/29 17:21:51 (permalink)

How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...??

...and can I keybind a shortcut to do it?  What I'd like to be able to do is hit a hotkey and open the GUI of the instrument on the active track.  Is this doable??
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    John
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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 17:25:37 (permalink)
    I have always doubled clicked on the VST/DXFX in the FX bin to open the plugin's GUI.

    I wondering if a hot key is possible because which one would be opened if one has more then one?

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 17:30:31 (permalink)
    I'm not talking about FX in the Bin.  I'm talking about the Synths, Samplers, Drums and such.  In other words, if I want to open Lounge Lizard and I have that track active...can I hit a hot key and pop open the GUI.  I don't like double clicking the little track header icon (which is what I do now) and since they've moved the synth rack to the browser I never use it. 

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 17:35:02 (permalink)
    Nuts that was where I was going to say go- the synth rack and just click on the icon there. The way you are describing it one would think it could be done. I rely on the mouse for this stuff, sorry.

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 21:36:34 (permalink)
    Yea, I know, ol pal, it seems like an obvious thing for a hotkey.  Anyone??  Scott??  Colonel??

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 23:32:40 (permalink)
    See...this is frustrating.  If started a thread that said either "X1 sucks big time"  or "X1 possibly the definitive DAW" I'd have more activity and posts than Carter's got little liver pills.  But I ask a simple question regarding existing functionality (or lack thereof) in X1 and with a couple of exceptions....the sound of crickets chirping.

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/29 23:48:56 (permalink)
    Sorry man but you do have way with words. I am so LOL.



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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/30 01:06:02 (permalink)
    I usually double-click on the Output dropdown in the track header. 

    I don't know any way to open a synth using only keystrokes. Alt-8 opens the synth rack (or sets focus to it if already loaded) and P opens a synth from there, but there is no way to blindly select a specific synth in the rack (must use arrow keys and visually stop at the desired slot).


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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/30 06:56:24 (permalink)
     Hey ol pal - you can stick all your instruments in the multi dock. Then just click the tab for your instrument when you want to open it's GUI. It's not a keybind - but it's nice and easy. That's what I do anyway...

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/30 09:38:07 (permalink)
    I usually double-click on the small track icon to the left of the track name .... 

    Using Xray windows, I can easily manipulate the synth and still keep working in track view
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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/30 10:30:19 (permalink)
    Yea, that's what I do too, eternal85, ol pal.  I might give jbraner's method a try although I don't really use the multidock.  I would really like a single hotkey binding that would both open and close an instrument gui on the currently active track tho...looks like feature request time.

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    Re:How many ways are there to open an active tracks VST GUI...?? 2011/08/30 10:52:58 (permalink)
    I use xray a LOT!  Very handy.



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