What is up with Macros - when using a User Specific template?

[Vocalpoint]

This one has bothered me for longer than I can remember - but I wanted to throw it out here.

If I do a heavy customize to empty session file and get the workspace file looking exactly perfect with all the VERY specific things I want to see (and not see) everytime I use the new template - WHY does the Macro toolbar have a mind of it's own and not respect that fact that it is also part of the template?

Earlier this week - I finally got around to getting the new Toolbox Heaven going in v7.11 (from the awesome crew at Kulture Sounds). I had to do some very heavy macro housecleaning to rid all the previous TB 1, TB II related macros - in favor of the newly supplied Magic Toolbar v3.

Once my macro folder was finally clean and the new Magic Toolbar v3 installed - I did some basic testing using the VERY empty (New->User->Record and Mix supplied template) and messed around for 10 minutes checking the TB Heaven stuff. Closed that out and exited Studio One.

Then I come in this morning for a voiceover session - using my very specific VO template with what I thought was my very specific Macro Toolbar - and there I see the Toolbox Heaven Magic Toolbar 3 layout still taking center stage instead of my VO specific macro bar.

Now - I get that it is easy to simply switch - but why oh why - with what appears to be about 97% coverage in place for templates - Presonus cannot seem to get it in their heads that a user might just want their specific Macro bar to also be part of their template?

There must be a reason for this and I am racking my brains as to what it might be.

VP

 

[Lukas]

Sorry - your text was too long for my attention span after a long text

What is your specific complaint or request?

The selected macro toolbar should be saved and recalled via template? Or the alignment of the macro toolbar should be saved per template? Both?

There must be a reason for this and I am racking my brains as to what it might be.

The most likely reason is that you're expecting a functionality that hasn't been implemented.

 

[Vocalpoint]

Hey Lukas.

Sorry for the long winded setup but yes - in a nutshell:

Save template with specific macro bar visible = No.

Would like it to be Yes

VP

 

[Lukas]

So it's just about the macro toolbar being visible or not?

 

[Vocalpoint]

Oh there is a macro bar visible. Just not the one that I thought I saved with my template.

Clearly any connection between a macro bar displayed when a template is saved simply does not exist.

VP

 

[Lukas]

Just not the one that I thought I saved with my template.

I see. Yes the selected macro toolbar is not saved with songs (or templates). Studio One always remembers (and restores) the last selected toolbar page.

 

[Vocalpoint]

I see. Yes the selected macro toolbar is not saved with songs (or templates). Studio One always remembers (and restores) the last selected toolbar page.

Which really does does not compute when one is counting on having all one's tools at their disposal when creating a template.

This disconnect really defeats the purpose of building a template in the first place considering the power than can reside in a macro toolbar.

VP

 

[ianaeillo]

Oh my gosh I thought I was doing something wrong. Thank you for bringing this up.