Call a VST window to the front and center?

Cubase
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Is it possible to summon a VST instrument’s dialog/window to jump to the center and at the top most visible layer? It can really get cluttered with many VST windows.

Thanks!

B

2

possibly with screensets?

3

Thanks for the tip!

4

I use Workspaces. Alt + 1 thru 9.

For instance, work space #1 is always just the main track view.

2 is my Mixer view [Mixer #3].

3 is BDF or SD 2 Drums.

4 & # 5 are Kontakt 4 & 5 respectively. That way I know if I want to edit an instrument in either, I just have to hit Alt + 4 or Alt + 5.

Alt + 9 is all my reverbs.

HTH

5

+1. Same here.
Forum member SteveinChicago really helped me to get my head around using ‘Workspaces’.
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6

Very useful, thanks for the tip.

Only just switched back to Cubase from Logic, and I was struggling to find an alternative solution to Logic’s s screensets, as I am really dependant on a fast, smooth workflow.

7

You’re welcome - took me a few minutes to figure out the layout & organization of it, ie: the window you’re on is the one the newly loaded VST will display in when you call it up via the F11 VST Instruments, until or unless you close it & reopen it in the window workspace number you want it in, posted as my prefs above.

[One handy thing about that though, is that there isn’t any saving to do. If you open another VST it will remain there even when you switch back & forth to other Window/Workspace numbers.]

But then when I went to Window>Workspaces>Organize and fiddled around a bit, I could set them up in order and also click ‘Auto Instantiate Presets’ for them to be setup globally, which saves me quite a bit of time.

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I need to get into workspaces, and some of the other screen features in the Mac itself, I’m really lazy with that stuff. TBH I actually limit channel/track counts because of real estate, which is good and bad, but a pathetic thing to do for music.

9

great tip

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No need if you’re using 7.5! Take advantage of the ‘Track Visibility’ feature in the main track view, and also consider using Track Folders to combine & reduce tracks that you don’t need for a while.

Sometimes I’ll have just 2-4 tracks visible at a time and hide the rest.

Easy enough to just click them back into view.
I Sync them to the mixer[s] as well. Too easy! :slight_smile: