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Geert

I think if you close it, you have to reselect it again, along with any presets. If you save it in a user profile, then the effect GUI appears (without any use of the browser) at the last saved state.

I get some inconsistent behaviour with AU instruments and effects. I've been using Guitar Rig as an in-line effect. For some reason if I use GR, I can never quit Eigen D, I always have to force quit. Also, you can set up a rack, then open the parameter list, and it will reflect the rack, but you can't make any change to the rack and have it reflected in the parameter list. You have to close and re-open again. Another example, I've been using the Les Paul in EastWest's Ministry of Rock (Play sampler). It sounds great but there is no pop out parameter list available on the RHS.

Nick

Hi Geert

Yes, agree on your first point, that would be useful.

If Version 4 is the latest one, it's the one I've got, so it's interesting to hear that you don't have that problem. I'll play around with it some more!

Ministry of Rock is a quick way to get a really good sound but it's fully effected so you can't do a hell of a lot with it: most additional guitar effects diminish the sound. And you're right, if you pitch bend / vibrato one note it will effect any others held at the same time, but that's OK for single-note solo runs. I like the way you can vibrato at just the front edge of the Pico key so you only get an increase in pitch. I can't get a decent vibrato though without holding the Pico firm into my lap (if sitting down!) and not using the thumb hooks at the back to hold it.

So the soundfont sampler in slots 1/2/3 allows individual note pitch bend / vibrato? I hadn't realised that. It would seem to be a better way to go with some dry-ish guitar samples feeding through to a Guitar Rig in-line FX - I'll try that, thanks. Of course, I could play the guitar instead! However, I think the attraction is in switching between different sounds on the Pico in the same song even if, for example, you could play at least one of them (in my case guitar), on the 'native' instrument.

Regards, Nick

Geert
Brilliant thanks. I'll look to update GR and take a look a the soundfont.
Regards
Nick

Perhaps using the unused 'Scroll key 1' as another special 'mode' key to toggle AU GUIs on or off would work? i.e. hold that and hit the button that usually browses for AU, and it'll toggle the GUI instead? (I've suggested this in another thread)