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Feature Request: Option to disable overwriting plugins in insert chain when another plugin is dragged on top of it.

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asked Feb 10, 2023 in Instruments and Plug-Ins by bradboatright (500 points)
edited Feb 16, 2023 by bradboatright
This happens a lot, and it's frustrating. When I add plugin by dragging it from the browser, if I don't place it exactly between two other plugins, it overwrites/replaces the one onto which it's dragged.

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answered Feb 12, 2023 by LHandley (3,490 points)
No offense, but it only takes a modicum of care to make sure of where you're dropping an effect, and the current behavior is more efficient. Perhaps a better suggestion would be the option to turn that behavior on or off, because I think (speculating) most people prefer the current behavior. That might be more complex to implement, but it would satisfy your suggestion without alienating other users who prefer the current behavior.

I'll up-vote this anyway, but hopefully Presonus, if they do anything, will make it a CHOICE rather than a CHANGE.
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answered Feb 13, 2023 by bradboatright (500 points)
No offense taken...despite already taking more than a modicum amount of care, it still happens, as I have mild hand tremors. I agree that the option is definitely the best, well, option.

Thanks for the input!
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answered Feb 13, 2023 by tothrec (31,900 points)
FWIW, this has never happened to me!

Didn't know we could replace a plug-in so easily.

Sounds like the same type of behavior we currently have for Instruments (option to replace or add)
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