What I want to achieve should be simple enough: load presets on the fly
I'm using both external plugins and native effects.
I save them in racks.
I want to switch between presets, just like Macro Variations, triggering them from a clip, when I launch a scene.
The problem with macro variations is that they are very limited (16 values only), and can't be triggered from a clip, only MIDI.
I use ClyphX to send midi messages mapped to a Macro Variation but that's quite heavy, and hard to maintain.
I had high expectations of version 12, since it came with a "Performance Pack" with a "Variations" plugin that could solve my presets issues...but it's not: the plugin itself is SO SLOW and doesn't work very well, it doesn't seem to store/restore parameters correctly (when using with many parameters/presets), nor keeping state between sets... I clearly don't recommend to use it at all for professional use.
I also tried Smooth Automator plugin, but it does not work at scale either.
I can use "Program Change" messages to switch between presets in external VSTs, but I have yet to find anything like that in Live ?
Of course, I don't want to use chains, because I want to use the same effects (mapped to controllers), just with different settings.
So... it's 2024, it's version 12, presets are still a mess ?!
For now, I think I'll stick with ClyphX, but that's far from ideal.
Any tips or idea appreciated
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