[Zynewave]

@kyran wrote:

I use bypass all the time:
1. To see if the effect is actually improving the sound
2. I’ll have 5 different fx on a track and bypass/enable sets of them to see what actually works well and what does not
3. When I come back to a tune and I don’t remember what each sound actually does.

I sometimes even automate those switches (I haven’t done that in podium yet though) because I’d like some fx only to present in certain parts of a tune.

But my workflow might not be so widespread ofcourse

Thanks for the workflow description.

I had a quick look at some other host mixers: The Cubase mixer seems to use two lines for each effect; one for the name and a second line for assorted buttons, including a power button. The Logic Pro 9 mixer does not have bypass buttons, but uses option+click to toggle bypass. I don’t see any bypass buttons in the Reaper mixer strips either.

I think having the “show bypass buttons” option satisfies most users. I wouldn’t call it a “step backward” just by having them hidden in the default setup 😉

The reason I would like to have them hidden, is to provide more space for the effect name. A lot of plugins have long names which will be truncated in the narrow buttons on the mixer strips.