Cursor based preset auditioning in the V17 preset browser

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I love the new V17 preset browser… Especially the left/right/up/down cursor navigation. But I wish there was a way to actually load the presets as I’m scrolling through them with the cursor keys.

What if control+up/down functioned just like it does now, but it would actually load the presets when the ctrl key is held? That would be perfect.

I guess what I’m really asking for is a hotkey for the next/previous buttons. I found the “Detach by Default” option which is awesome – I strongly prefer the detached mode.

But I have to click down > enter, down > enter, down > enter repeatedly to hear the next preset when navigating by keyboard.

Is there already a way to cycle through presets by keyboard? If not, it seems like a relatively small update that would be appreciated by some of us keyboard users!

Thanks for your consideration, and congratulations again on the V17 release. Another great update!

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For anyone interested, you can do this in Autohotkey (free Windows open source macro engine.)

The script I used is:

SetTitleMatchMode RegEx
#if WinActive("ahk_class wvWavesV17")
{
*pgDn::
SetKeyDelay 20
Send {Down}
Send {Enter}
return

*pgUp::
SetKeyDelay 20
Send {Up}
Send {Enter}
return
}

This allows me to use the cursor keys to navigate the presets, but when I want to audition them I use PageUp/PageDown (which sends a cursor up/down followed by enter.)

The Regex and IfWinActive is a partial name detector so the hotkeys are only active if the Waves preset browser is open.

Waves! Keyboard based preset auditioning feels great. Please consider supporting it one way or another. There’s a variety of UX flows that could work – it could even just be a checkbox for “automatically audition preset.”

The never-ending left click of a mouse can cause carpal-tunnel like fatigue… So this qualifies as an accessibility feature if that helps sell the idea. :heart:

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Anything that makes finding and auctioning patches faster is a good idea. Great suggestion.

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