"Insert Virtual Instrument on New Track" Action Behavior
Is there any way to customize the defaults for the "Insert Virtual Instrument on New Track" action? Didn't see anything in Project > Track/Send Defaults.
I understand that you can use Track Templates to do the same thing (I do), it just seems odd to me that I couldn't find a way to customize something in Reaper
Is there any way to customize the defaults for the "Insert Virtual Instrument on New Track" action?
Not that I know of. But what exactly do you want to change or customize in this case?
In general, although it might be possible to make a Custom Action for inserting at customized Track, it's probably easier or faster to just make and use Track Templates.
In my case I want to make sure all virtual instrument tracks only listen to Channel 1. So I made a Track Template, assigned it to Shift+I, and replaced this in the drop down menu.
I guess I just found it odd that the 2nd option by default in the Insert menu is "Insert Virtual Instrument" but there aren't any corresponding settings for it.
In my case I want to make sure all virtual instrument tracks only listen to Channel 1. So I made a Track Template, assigned it to Shift+I, and replaced this in the drop down menu.
I guess I just found it odd that the 2nd option by default in the Insert menu is "Insert Virtual Instrument" but there aren't any corresponding settings for it.
Yeah. As far as I know 'Insert Virtual Instrument' is a predefined Action (without any option to change its parameters).
Maybe the Action SWS/S&M: Set selected tracks MIDI input to channel 1 might also be useful to you, but I guess using Track Templates is probably the easier option in this case ...
If you're mainly working with MIDI Tracks, maybe setting up the default Record Config under Project > Track/Send Defaults with Input MIDI > Channel 1, Monitor Input and Record arm enabled might also be a useful option for your workflow.
"Insert Virtual Instrument on New Track" Action Behavior
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