ProChannel FX Chain question:

Suppose I load up all of my Waves CLA classic compressors in a Prochannel FX plugin Chain.  I leave the plugs disabled in the FX Chainer.  Do I lose any CPU headroom having them sit idle in the PC?   I would guess that there wouldn't be any hit on the system until they are enabled.

I thought the same - not much of a hit if they're disabled.

I wanted to set up the FX Chain to have the Mix Control Pro Channel Strip, Overtones PTC-2A Pultec and SPAN come up as defaults (disabled), but after "set modules for default", inserting a new audio track just brings up an empty FX Chain.

Oh well, would have been nice.

I ended up setting up the default PC to have an empty FX Chain module, then made a slew of FX Chain Presets in various combinations.

Since an FX Chain Preset ~remembers~ the settings of the individual modules inside that chain, this is working out a LOT better than my original idea of having a stock set of FX in a chain.

e.g. FX Chain Preset for rendered audio "Drums; Slate; Kick" is a lot different than "Drums; EZX; MM; OH" even though the same modules are in the Chain.
 

Just a couple of mouse clicks away to applying that preset to that track's empty FX Chain module.