re. LV2 Plug-in Patch parameter/properties automation and MIDI Controller assignment/learn are now a possibility.
this are not the least related to your question: it's a LV2 specific thing (LV2 Patch properties) that were not automate-able before.
re. if it was possible to adjust the volume of e.g. calf synth tracks through the mixer instead of always having to open the plugin GUIs...
you can set one of those plugin parameters as in so called "direct-access" mode: on that a little slider will overlay the plugin list entry so that you'll have, yes, direct access to that plugin control right from the mixer strip, without having to open the plugin's own GUI (plugin > Edit); you can set once this "direct access" from the plugin's context menu (plugin > Direct Accesss > ...) or from the generic plugin's GUI (plugin > Properties...).
re. LV2 Plug-in Patch parameter/properties automation and MIDI Controller assignment/learn are now a possibility.
this are not the least related to your question: it's a LV2 specific thing (LV2 Patch properties) that were not automate-able before.
re. if it was possible to adjust the volume of e.g. calf synth tracks through the mixer instead of always having to open the plugin GUIs...
you can set one of those plugin parameters as in so called "direct-access" mode: on that a little slider will overlay the plugin list entry so that you'll have, yes, direct access to that plugin control right from the mixer strip, without having to open the plugin's own GUI (plugin > Edit); you can set once this "direct access" from the plugin's context menu (plugin > Direct Accesss > ...) or from the generic plugin's GUI (plugin > Properties...).
hth.
cheers