# Silence/Bypass hidden faders

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/silence-bypass-hidden-faders/3928>\
**Category:** General discussion\
**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/silence-bypass-hidden-faders/3928 "2025-09-17T21:25:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![michaelhaefliger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@michaelhaefliger](https://forum.electra.one/u/michaelhaefliger)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/silence-bypass-hidden-faders/3928/1 "2025-09-17T21:25:14Z")

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Is there a way to bypass a fader so that it doesn’t send any data when recalling snapshots? The goal would be to bypass all hidden faders. Is there a practical solution for this?

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**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/silence-bypass-hidden-faders/3928/2 "2025-09-24T21:26:36Z")

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at this point only controls with their message type set to “None” are excluded from the snapshot operations. You could use `<message>:setType(type)` to silence hidden parameters. I have not had a chance to test it out, but I think it could work for you.

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**Author:** ![michaelhaefliger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@michaelhaefliger](https://forum.electra.one/u/michaelhaefliger)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/silence-bypass-hidden-faders/3928/3 "2025-09-25T18:34:32Z")

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I just tested it and it worked right away. Thanks a lot for your suggestion!