Sorry, don't know where to post this.

I have used Vegas Pro 15 & 16 for a while now, and even tried out 19 and these... things are still there: on not there. Just want to propose some changes from an audio editing perspective. I tried looking up ways top fix these or do work arounds, so if I missed something, I am sorry.

- Bypass all VST effects: There needs to be a button to Disable/Enable all VST effects both in the Track effects window and individual track window. This is a common button in any other NLE/DAW. Yes you can individually click each one, but makes it really annoying for checking before and after. This would be a simple, yet huge improvement. Including this button on the Visible Button Set would be cool too.

- Categorize VST effects: A system where VST plugins can be sorted by category would be really nice. For example, group channel strips, compressors, limiters, etc. Even custom categorization. For someone like me who has a lot of plugins, just seeing a window with them all listed can be daunting sometimes when trying to find a plugin of a certain type. If I am looking for a compressor for example, I either need to have a specific plugin in mind, or I need to read a long list of plugins, not just compressors, to find one that I want for a specific situation. I know there is the folder system, but I don't think it is user friendly.

- Sidechaining/Ducking: Incorporate the ability to do side chaining. In my use cases, I would love this feature for ducking other audio tracks for voice over. As far as I am aware, the only way to do this is to manually automate volume levels. Sidechaining would make this soooo much faster. And open up other possibilities for audio effects.

- VST3 Compatibility: Not sure of the technical implications of this one, but yeah. Isn't the industry standard now VST3? Adding VST3 would greatly reduce CPU resources when a plugin is inactive and make things more optimized. This would be great for muting and soloing tracks. I am not an expert in it. Everything I know is from articles like this: https://www.musicianwave.com/vst2-vst3-differences/. All I do know, is that there are some plugin effects that only come as VST3. But I can't use them unless I use an external editor.

- Decrease Audio Processing Latency: Not sure of the technical implications of this either. I feel like there has been little improvement on the audio processing side of Vegas Pro over the years. I mean I don't have the greatest computer in the world, but it is pretty beefy. That being said, I still encounter latency issues where audio is processed on delay. Sometimes, when I have the plugin interface active while playing, the audio will cut out completely because it cannot keep up. VST3 compatibility might help? I posted a Forum question on this as well: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vst-plugin-feedback-delayed-about-1-second-latency-issue--135159/

- WAVES Plugins no longer support Vegas: I know they are a different company, but is there a technical reason they cannot support Vegas anymore? Can that be fixed? They only support Vegas up to waves version 9.6. They are on 13 or something now.

- Improve stock Vegas VSTs: This one might be taken care of already in newer versions but here it goes anyway. The plugins work fine as is (not saying some added features wouldn't be appreciated ;P), I'm more talking more about aesthetics. I am looking at the XF2 plugins which may not even be supported any more? I also got the eFX plugins which may be a leftover of the Vegas 19 trial I had? Do they replace the XF2? Anyway, the eFX plugins look fine, but if the XF2 plugins (if they are even used in the recent version) look way out of date. Especially compared to any of the many third party plugins out there.

Thanks for reading!