What features would you like to see in a plugin-manager?

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by thin ice

1 When I realise that I no longer use a plugin, it goes to the unused folder to slim down the menus. It would be good if that plugin could automatically be retrieved if an old session is opened with it.

This would be fantastic, though I think it would need to be implemented within ProTools, not a 3rd party app.

[audiolex1]

Audiosuite Rack. Load what plugins you want. Process in order with one process click.

I know it isn't plugin manager. I think anything beyond what they have now would be better.

[Cheesehead]

+1 for an Audiosuite rack!
Something like the Soundminer one maybe.
Surely that would be fairly easy to implement?

[Ben Jenssen]

I can't really see what a "Audiosuite Rack" would do for me that I can't do with track presets and commit/freeze?

[DaveF]

Well, I see a lot of useful ideas here. Maybe I missed this but it would be nice if a manager could tell which plugin(s) are actually causing the crash when Pro Tools inevitably does.

[audiolex1]

Originally Posted by Ben Jenssen

I can't really see what a "Audiosuite Rack" would do for me that I can't do with track presets and commit/freeze?

It is more for post. Cutting dialog you need a screen full of different plugins do do various things in a certain order rather than having to process, wait, process wait etc.

There are no plugins running through the insert in this case. Ergo, Audiosuite Rack.

[audiolex1]

Floating plugin browser., Icons and drag and drop to inserts.

[moogboy100]

I use several Internet Development Environment applications (WebStorm, Visual Studio Code, etc.)

They all have PlugIn Managers. Pro Tolls NEEEDS This. It's not hard.

1. A tab showing your current installed plugins. And a little "Update" button next to each one that can be updated

2. A tab showing like a marketplace. Where you can search/sort every AAX plugin there is. Along with a "Install" button to install it (licensing and purchasing would be handled via web browser).

Attached are some examples from IDE's. Come on Avid. Take your Marketplace menu and make it something actually worthwhile!

[jayq]

On going discussion

the ability to create sub folders in the Plugin dropdown ( like logic :-/ )

A reverb sub folder drop down for reverbs types

PLATES
SPRINGS
HALLS

be nice to have the ability to drag all the PLATES i have from various manufactures in to the PLATES sub folder

same again with different dynamic types.. VCA, FET, Vari mu , Opti etc
SO when i am looking for example a VCA Compressor, all my VCA style comps are all in in place form varying maunfatures .. including the ones a dont remember buying!!

Same again with different delay plug ins and types etc

[Actionmusic]

I'd settle for a "plugin folder" manager as that's possible without Avid involvement.

Something that can database plugins, keep alternative/previous version numbers elsewhere perhaps, allow favourite lists "most minimal", "composing essentials","trying new stuff","suspect these crash but need for recall" etc Maybe something that could parse a text export of a session info and place correct versions into the plugin folder for that recall.

I've experimented with macOS Tags and you can after a fashion make your own lists, 1 Factory, 2 Essential etc and sort via Finder with tags visible, dragging back and forth into unused. Plugin vendors that make their own folders are a bit of a pain for this though and any update breaks it.

The new PT scanning and activating when the program is running mean somebody could perhaps make something as the new functionality helps, or maybe there's a macOS tag app that could be refashioned?

I'd try something if ZX Basic programming worked on Mac, my level of skill.

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