Feature Request: Exclude Plugins from Snapshots

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Hi,

I was hoping for this function too. I tend to use just 1 pedalboard with all the different sounds I want. After playing a lot with CV and complex pedalboards, I was back using snapshots, but I needed to exclude some plugins.

In my opinion the 2 main advantages for snapshots are 1) the possibility to select an item of a list in different plugins (like presets, amps models, ir files,..), and 2) with an external MIDI controller sending PC messages, there is a feedback on the Dwarf with the snapshot name.

So while I’m waiting for the next news from the MOD Team… I did 2 small modifications in the mod-ui code and I got Snapshots with exclude plugins working!! if there is interest in this, I will be happy to send a pull request…

I tried last days and looks quite stable, at least for my use …

Mainly I don’t use snapshots to turn On-Off effects, because for this there are already some great plugins for this like

Companion plugin for external MIDI control buttons

I had a need for this, so wrote it; if there is interest in this, I will be happy to send a pull request to be included after gate-keeping due diligence steps are done. The plugin has two buttons that work with each other thus - if the first one is mapped to an external MIDI controller and the second to a hardware button on the device, turning the latching MIDI on will turn on the hardware button display and off if turned off, and output a CV signal that can be used to control effects on the pe…

or Tetr4 switch - MOD Audio

This solution is not the cleanest, but I don’t have enough experience (..and time) for something better. But it just does what I need

Instead of a new parameter for each plugin like “Included or Not Included in Pedalboard Snapshot”, I just tried to reuse the existing ones. So there are 2 options I exclude a plugin (when saving snapshots or pedalboard)

#1: the actual plugin preset ends with “_NotInSS”
#2: the plugin is bypassed except its preset end with “_InSS”

So if there is some problematic plugin status, I can always add it to the SS and it works like before.

So now in my pedalboard I have 3 NAM models for 3 different Amps with different Gains, each one with his corresponding Cab IR. I’m able to change to each combination with just a button of the chocolate plus midi controller and the status of other effects like Reverb, Tremolo,.. or even the looper does not change (could be ON or OFF).

I thought it was good to share…