Parameter Value Lock
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Parameter Value Lock
By right-clicking a parameter control in any Softube plug-in it is possible to lock the value for that parameter when changing presets.
When a parameter value is locked it means that that parameter is ignored when switching presets. This can be useful in a number of circumstances, for instances when setting Dry/Wet for a reverb plug-in or the Input Gain in a compressor.
If you want to lock many parameters, you can select “Lock All” and then unlock the ones you are not interested in from the Plug-in Preset Browser.
The default behaviour for all plug-ins is that the locked status is remembered for new instances of the plug-in. You can change this in the Settings menu if you prefer new plug-ins to always load with all parameters unlocked instead.
Furthermore, locked parameters are not considered when detecting a preset as changed unless you configure the plug-ins to do so. What this means is that a parameter value can differ from the value in the preset without it being indicated as changed if the parameter’s value is locked.
Parameters controlling something in another plug-in (such as a section in Console 1 or a module in Modular) are not possible to lock. This is because these parameters can change meaning when switching preset, potentially even control something in a different plug-in.