Lately I've been adding an SSL Channel vst to pretty much every audio track, more often than not.   Is there a way to get Sonar to automatically add a specific plugin to any audio track it creates or that I create? 
 
For example, if I were to load NI's Battery 4, it will open up a lot of audio tracks (like 16 - 30 or so) and it is a chore to go to each audio track and insert the SSL Channel plugin.  Or,  seven times out of ten I will also add a FabFilter Q-2 to an audio track.
 
Maybe there is a way to write a script for this?  Thanks!

I don't know about every audio track, but I would love to add just those I highlight/choose.
 
If anyone knows, I'm all ears!

Jimbo21
I don't know about every audio track, but I would love to add just those I highlight/choose.
 
If anyone knows, I'm all ears!

I found a thread from a little over a year ago where it was mentioned that Cakewalk was going to work on the thing you want to do - I'd be happy with that too, just selecting all of the tracks I need and inserting the plugin.

You can create a Track Template that contains the plug-ins you want, then load the Track Template instead of creating a normal audio track.
 
If you're starting a new song, then you could clone that track for as many tracks as you want. 
 
You can also create a template file that starts off a project with as many tracks as you like with as many "default" plug-ins as you want.

Anderton
You can create a Track Template that contains the plug-ins you want, then load the Track Template instead of creating a normal audio track.
 
If you're starting a new song, then you could clone that track for as many tracks as you want. 
 
You can also create a template file that starts off a project with as many tracks as you like with as many "default" plug-ins as you want.

I never have any idea how many tracks I'll want, and most of them are created with via a vst instrument :) But I will keep that in mind and try working with it...I usually have around 10 - 15 actual recording / sample tracks.  I could just try to get used to them being in a certain order, and not in the order I create them, which how I usually work. Thanks. 

I already do the track template thing and use it in every project. Sometimes, I want to add a plugin to a group of tracks i.e. several similar backing vocal tracks and I just copy from one to the other. In that case, it'd be nice to select those tracks and add them once, instead of copy from one track to the next to the next etc...
 
I do clone tracks too and that helps, but sometimes they're already there and then you decide you want this other plugin on them...
 
Since Hammer brought it up, I thought I'd pile on.

Hammerhole

Anderton
You can create a Track Template that contains the plug-ins you want, then load the Track Template instead of creating a normal audio track.
 
If you're starting a new song, then you could clone that track for as many tracks as you want. 
 
You can also create a template file that starts off a project with as many tracks as you like with as many "default" plug-ins as you want.

I never have any idea how many tracks I'll want, and most of them are created with via a vst instrument :) 

Got it. FWIW there's no limit to how many track templates you can have, and a lot of people don't realize "Track Template" is kind of a misnomer because a Track Template can consist of multiple tracks (ctrl+click them before saving as a track template). So you could have a Track Template that loaded, for example, your top four most-used instruments with their effects and even busing if that was relevant.
 
I totally understand that given the way you work, you'd like to be able to have started on a project and partway through, add any effect you want to multiple tracks. That's a valid way of working. Over the years, I've gotten into starting with what I'm going to need at my fingertips, then deleting what I don't use. It gets me started faster, and means fewer interruptions during the creative process because I don't have to "fetch" anything - it's already there. It's just another way of working, but I find it really works for me.

This feature has been requested by MANY users. As you can see it's been in the Feature Request forum for a year and a half:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Insert-audio-FX-into-Insert-Bin-utilizing-Quick-Groups-m3151317.aspx
 
Can you go in and up-vote it as well? This is a standard feature in most DAW's. I really hope it's implemented soon. So tired of having to click and drag 30 - 40 times just to add a plugin.

Cant express enough how important Track Templates are to an Engineers Toll box.
I live off track templates and screensets every project. then again I live off project templates as well.
 
what I would like is to be able use track template on existing tracks.

chuckebaby
Cant express enough how important Track Templates are to an Engineers Toll box.
I live off track templates and screensets every project. then again I live off project templates as well.
 
what I would like is to be able use track template on existing tracks.

THAT would rock!!!!