# Using MIDI Footswitch to switch plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Community\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/using-midi-footswitch-to-switch-plugin/3213 "2020-11-03T11:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![azer95](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/azer95/32/1189_2.png) [@azer95](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/azer95)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/using-midi-footswitch-to-switch-plugin/3213/1 "2020-11-03T11:16:19Z")
![Capture.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/neuraldsp/original/2X/0/087276df87b520cf42a33b8b9a278e5b38e0071f.jpeg) Hey guys, I’m using Cubase 10.5 and I recently purchased the FCB1010 Midi Controller (stock chip). After watching Steven Wards videos I figured out how to change presets within the same plugin (Plini) with the stomp buttons but I have many presets across all the plugins and I actually don’t want to mix and match all the individual components. I just want to be able to say press button 1 and it will activate my Abasi Clean preset and then press button 2 to activate my Cali Crunch preset AND disable the previous plugin. Or Press 3 and it will activate my OMEGA Heavy preset and disable the other plugins. And then Button 4 activate PitchProof -4 ON/OFF and Button 5 PitchProof -7 ON/OFF. I just cant figure out how to achieve any of this in either standalone or DAW. Has anybody managed to achieve this in either Standalone, Cubase or even FL Studio? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ModernaGit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@ModernaGit](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/ModernaGit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/using-midi-footswitch-to-switch-plugin/3213/2 "2020-11-28T23:33:56Z")
Not sure if you can switch between plug-in per se… you could set up a “dead patch” in each plug in that gets recalled to MUTE that plug-in while a “Live” preset is recalled in another… In Logic you can do much more with the Environment, not sure in Cubase. Unless you an recall Mixer presets (mutes) with a Program Change? ---
**Author:** ![MWS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MWS](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MWS)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/using-midi-footswitch-to-switch-plugin/3213/3 "2020-11-29T00:27:24Z")
Probably the easiest way to do this is with Cantabile. It’s a specialized DAW designed specifically for live use - hosting VSTi and VST in particular. The Solo or Performer version would be needed so you can define all of the midi routing needed.