Sylvain Guieu
Description:
Allow any AUv3 instrument/effect to appear as a
widget
on the canvas—resizable, theme-aware, and mappable—so performers can tweak plugins directly without opening floating windows.
Problem:
AUv3s open in separate panels that obscure the layout, break flow on stage, and don’t persist well across pages. Users want always-visible, space-efficient plugin controls that live with their loops, faders, and macros.
Proposed Solution:
  • Widget Type:
    “AUv3 Widget” that hosts the plugin’s view inside a framed, resizable container (XS → Fullscreen).
  • Layout & Views:
    Multiple
    view modes
    :
    Full UI
    ,
    Compact UI
    (plugin-provided), and
    Mini Panel
    (user-selected parameters as knobs/faders + meters). Snap-to-grid, aspect locks, safe-area padding.
  • Focus & Control:
    Optional
    Focus-Follow
    (hardware maps to the widget’s plugin when selected);
    Focus Lock
    to prevent steals.
  • Parameter Mapping:
    Pick parameters into the Mini Panel, add per-control range/curve, and bi-directional feedback. Learn from gestures or MIDI.
  • State & Presets:
    Per-widget
    Preset selector
    ,
    A/B compare
    , and
    State recall
    with project; “Copy state to all instances of this plugin.”
  • Performance:
    GPU-friendly compositing;
    Sleep when offscreen
    (optional),
    Auto-Suspend
    when silent; per-widget CPU meter and tail handling.
  • Safety:
    Sandboxed; restore on crash;
    Safe Mode
    fallback to Mini Panel if the full UI fails to render.
  • Actions & Variables:
- Actions:
Show/Hide AUv3 Widget
,
Toggle View Mode
,
Select Preset
,
Randomize Params
,
Bypass/Enable
,
Open Native Window
.
- Vars:
au.name
,
au.preset
,
au.cpu
,
au.isBypassed
,
au.focused
,
au.param["Cutoff"]
.
  • Automation & Themes:
    Themeable frame (title, icon, color), title-bar shortcuts, and page-level visibility rules (only show on Page X).
Benefits:
  • Keep critical plugin controls
    in sight
    and integrated with the performance layout.
  • Faster tweaks, fewer window toggles, less risk on stage.
  • Consistent mappings and presets per page/project.
  • Lower CPU surprises with suspend/sleep plus inline meters.
Examples:
  • Place a
    reverb AUv3
    as a Mini Panel (Mix/Time/HP/LP) next to vocal loops; tap to expand to Full UI during soundcheck.
  • Use
    Focus-Follow
    so an 8-knob controller always controls the
    selected AUv3 widget
    ; lock focus for precise edits.
  • A
    synth AUv3
    widget on the keys page shows macro knobs; a footswitch triggers
    Preset Next
    while the widget confirms the name.
  • On dense pages, widgets default to
    Compact
    ; opening the editor temporarily pops the Full UI; closing returns to Compact automatically.
This summary was automatically generated by GPT-5 Thinking on 2025-09-26.
Original Post:
AUv3 widget
A widget acting as a place older for an AUv3 content, inside a page. This could be specially helpful for MIDI plugins, for things we cannot achieve with Loopy Pro widgets. Or to drop effect AUv3 in a page without having to remap anything.