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Can you create a trigger with multiple numeric keystrokes?

By Sean McDonald @Sean_McDonald5
    2023-06-18 05:37:27.236Z

    Hello All,
    My hope is to map all of my SF triggers to my Apple keyboard keeping my hands on my keyboard, as Im still using a majority of Avid's PT shortcuts.

    Ideally Id like to map with keystrokes things like "SHIFT + 33" to delete fades.
    But in all of my attempts, Im only able to get just one numeric keypad entry.
    Just "SHIFT+3"

    Am I doing something wrong?
    Or is this a limitation in the software?

    thanks in advance,
    Sean

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    1. Brenden @nednednerb
        2023-06-19 04:54:36.654Z

        I'm not sure of a built in multi keystroke trigger.

        One way might be to have Shift+3 be a trigger for a script with an opener prompt("which case?","")

        (That's an empty string as the default response to a pop up question)

        At the prompt you could type 1 or 2 or 3 then hit return.

        Pass that response to a switch case statement ( https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_switch.asp )

        Besides the UI of the prompt and hitting return, it's almost there. The first digit might be a catalog and the second "digit" could be anywhere from 0-999+ while a shorter set of "cases" would also work.

        Perhaps a more advanced code guru has a longer solution. (Or a simpler one!)

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        1. SSean McDonald @Sean_McDonald5
            2023-06-19 05:02:10.857Z

            thanks for the reply.

            So if I follow, the multiple keystrokes are NOT permitted with a keyboard based trigger?

            instead of unlearning top row "F keys" current PT shortcuts, and relearning new SF replacements in those locations.
            again my hope was for each trigger/task to have some relevance to the keystrokes.

            "edit smoothing" SHIFT + ES
            I think I would run out of options with single keystroke triggers.

            thanks again for the brain power.
            Best,
            Sean

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          • In reply toSean_McDonald5⬆:
            Kitch Membery @Kitch2023-06-19 19:10:42.954Z

            Hi @Sean_McDonald5,

            Right now SoundFlow does not have a built-in trigger that accepts multiple inputs like "Shift + 3" and then "3" again. If this is a feature you'd like to see added to SoundFlow please be sure to request it in the "Ideas" section of the forum so it can be logged and considered for a future update.

            Thanks in advance.

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            1. SSean McDonald @Sean_McDonald5
                2023-06-20 16:40:00.441Z

                Thanks!
                Will do👍👍

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