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Elastic Properties Window: Open EP Window on an elastic audio enabled clip, prompt and change the pitch (Semitone or Cents) and close

By Bergatron Music @Bergatron_Music
    2025-03-28 20:50:32.686Z2025-04-01 18:30:47.886Z

    Hey SF.
    As the title explains, I'm trying to create a macro that will open the "Elastic Properties" window of an Elastic Audio enabled clip, give a prompt asking the amount you want to change the pitch (semitone or cents), then changing it to that amount and then closing the "Elastic Properties" window.

    Here is a video of how I was setting it up, sorry for the (vertical video):
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FipyOb_ZgUr_swUJakRwuV1nU5Sg3AcR/view?usp=sharing

    I got the idea from a video Chad posted a few days ago on your YouTube channel about opening the quantize window and setting the strength amount. A script for this is above my skill level, but I've converted it to a script and pasted below. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

    const text = sf.interaction.popupText({
    title: "Semitone pitch amount?",
}).text;

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["Clip","Elastic Properties"],
});

sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first.elementWaitFor();

sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first.groups.whoseTitle.is(",j").first.textFields.whoseTitle.is("mCoarsePitchField").first.elementClick();

sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first.groups.whoseTitle.is(",j").first.textFields.whoseTitle.is("mCoarsePitchField").first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
    value: text,
    useMouseKeyboard: true,
});
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    1. Kitch Membery @Kitch2025-03-29 05:06:50.993Z

      Try this @Bergatron_Music,

      sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

const text = sf.interaction.popupText({ title: "Semitone pitch amount?", }).text;

const elasticProperties = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first;

const wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible = elasticProperties.invalidate().exists;

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Clip", "Elastic Properties"] });
}

elasticProperties.elementWaitFor();

const mCoarsePitchField = elasticProperties.groups.whoseTitle.is(",j").first.textFields.whoseTitle.is("mCoarsePitchField").first;

mCoarsePitchField.elementClick();

elasticProperties.elementRaise();

mCoarsePitchField.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
    value: text,
    useMouseKeyboard: true,
});

const operator = Number(text) > 0 ? "+" : Number(text) < 0 ? "" : "";

sf.waitFor({
    callback: () => mCoarsePitchField.value.invalidate().value === `${operator}${text}`,
    timeout: 1000,
});

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    elasticProperties.windowClose();
}

      Limited testing, but it should do the trick. :-)

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      1. Bergatron Music @Bergatron_Music
          2025-03-31 17:00:24.132Z

          Hey Kitch.

          Thanks for sending this! The script seems to be acting funny. Sometimes it enters the number, but it doesn't change the pitch. Here's a vid to show you what's happening:
          https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uqKGyNH0nAI9-7zY7rjwr4OCj8Fy3e1a/view?usp=drive_link

          Maybe its a ProTools glitch? You'll notice when I manually entered the Semitone that it didn't change...
          System Info:
          Mac OS 14.7.4
          ProTools Ultimate 2024.10.2
          SF v5 10.2

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          1. Kitch Membery @Kitch2025-03-31 18:06:21.180Z

            Ahhh, I was not testing it on real audio so I missed one line of code to press return once the value had been written to the text field. Untested, but try this updated script.

            sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

const text = sf.interaction.popupText({ title: "Semitone pitch amount?", }).text;

const elasticProperties = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first;

const wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible = elasticProperties.invalidate().exists;

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Clip", "Elastic Properties"] });
}

elasticProperties.elementWaitFor();

const mCoarsePitchField = elasticProperties.groups.whoseTitle.is(",j").first.textFields.whoseTitle.is("mCoarsePitchField").first;

mCoarsePitchField.elementClick();

elasticProperties.elementRaise();

mCoarsePitchField.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
    value: text,
    useMouseKeyboard: true,
});

const operator = Number(text) > 0 ? "+" : Number(text) < 0 ? "" : "";

sf.waitFor({
    callback: () => mCoarsePitchField.value.invalidate().value === `${operator}${text}`,
    timeout: 1000,
});

sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "return" });

sf.wait({ intervalMs: 200 });

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    elasticProperties.windowClose();
}
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            1. Bergatron Music @Bergatron_Music
                2025-03-31 18:09:59.644Z

                As always Kitch, you're the man! Works perfect. THANK YOU!

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                1. Kitch Membery @Kitch2025-03-31 18:10:43.138Z

                  Awesome! :-)

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                  1. Bergatron Music @Bergatron_Music
                      2025-03-31 22:27:59.322Z

                      Hey @Kitch

                      I tried to figure it out, but I'm stuck! How can I change this script so that I have a "Cents" option as well? Thank you in advance!

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                      1. Bergatron Music @Bergatron_Music
                          2025-04-01 18:23:38.013Z

                          @Kitch

                          I figured it out! I just needed to change every "CoarsePitchField" to "FinePitchField". Thanks to your latest Youtube vid, I was able to figure out what was missing by using the "pick" button. Look out, he's learning!

                          Here is the script if anyone needs it:

                          
const text = sf.interaction.popupText({ title: "Cents pitch amount?", }).text;

const elasticProperties = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Properties").first;

const wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible = elasticProperties.invalidate().exists;

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Clip", "Elastic Properties"] });
}

elasticProperties.elementWaitFor();

const mFinePitchField = elasticProperties.groups.whoseTitle.is(",j").first.textFields.whoseTitle.is("mFinePitchField").first;

mFinePitchField.elementClick();

elasticProperties.elementRaise();

mFinePitchField.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
    value: text,
    useMouseKeyboard: true,
});

const operator = Number(text) > 0 ? "+" : Number(text) < 0 ? "" : "";

sf.waitFor({
    callback: () => mFinePitchField.value.invalidate().value === `${operator}${text}`,
    timeout: 1000,
});

sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "return" });

sf.wait({ intervalMs: 200 });

if (!wasElasticPropertiesWinVisible) {
    elasticProperties.windowClose();
}
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                          1. Kitch Membery @Kitch2025-04-01 23:01:20.820Z

                            Nice!!!

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