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Originally Posted by John_Toolbox
...I would never want to use effects like Eqs and compressors that you constantly tweak during a project.
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+1. These new "plug-in chain hosting" type of plug-ins(Slate, Waves etc) that are starting to become trendy have a few drawbacks in their most basic form. What you don't get is instant visual feedback to the plug-in chain that is inserted on your track. With individual plug-ins, you can quickly glance at the
insert name in the DAW mixer and know what's inserted. This isn't the case with a plug-in that hosts multiple other plug-ins inside of it. Another issue is quick access to make changes. Once the plug-in host is open, you'll need to click on a thumbnail image, button, or scroll bars, just to access/open the UI of the actual individual plug-in you want to make changes to. This brings us to other issues like quick access to setting up and displaying automated parameters, quick access to individual presets via hardware controllers, and quick access to individual parameter hardware controller setup etc. Talking about really slowing down production and defeating the whole concept of using a computer. This type of workflow would never fly in a post production mix, or any moderate to large mix for that matter.
Shane