Why program changes might be useful in DS

Question

I actually had to take DecentSampler out of my Ableton performance template bc it couldn't accept program changes. I use program changes to change patches/presets on the fly. Most VSTs (at least the ones I use) allow this by assigning 16 banks worth of program changes to its directory of saved presets, which allows instantaneous switching of sounds. I assign specific midi CC to program change #s so I can trigger different patches/instruments at the touch of one button. So the basic use-case here is triggering different instruments in DS as efficiently as possible. Because I need to click around to load up specific sounds, I'm not able to use it on stage.

Answer 1

So I've been working on a (secret) Headless version of DS, and, as you might imagine, it does contain support for program change message. I'd be happy to add this functionality into the real, full plugin as well, but I have a question for you:

Because each Decent Sampler Instrument can contain any number of different presets, I actually have the PROGRAM CHANGE "BANK" control which instrument is loaded and have the actual PROGRAM CHANGE control the internal preset. Would this be useless for you?