Activating or Deactivating all plugins on a single track.

Hi, @Dean,

Thanks for this!

Okay, let's try a similar method to the one I shared before, but let's try using the right-click menu, like you are in your version, instead of the mouse-click action I was using previously.

Let me know if this helps.

/**
 * Activate/Deactivate All Inserts on Selected Track
 */

if (!sf.ui.proTools.isRunning) throw `Pro Tools is not running`;

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

/**
 * Activate or Deactivate Inserts
 * @param {'Activate'|'Deactivate'} activateOrDeactivate
 */
function activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts(activateOrDeactivate) {

    // Show inserts
    const aEInsertMenuPath = ['View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts A-E'];
    const fJInsertMenuPath = ['View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts F-J'];

    const insertsAEWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts A-E').isMenuChecked;
    const insertsFJWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts F-J').isMenuChecked;

    if (!insertsAEWasChecked) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: aEInsertMenuPath,
            targetValue: "Enable"
        });
    }

    if (!insertsFJWasChecked) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: fJInsertMenuPath,
            targetValue: "Enable"
        });
    }

    let selectedTrack = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.invalidate();

    selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

    let inserts, menuPath;

    if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Deactivate') {
        // Array of Active Inserts - Active Inserts value is just "" or "open" (if plugin window is open)
        // The title.value of an active insert is something like "Insert selector A"
        // So we are mapping the active inserts to their Insert Selector names and then just slicing the last letter or "A"
        inserts = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "" || x.value.value == "open").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Inactive'];
    } else if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Activate') {
        // Array of Inactive Inserts - Inactive Inserts are "inactive", "inactive and open", or "unassigned"
        inserts = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "inactive" || x.value.value == "inactive and open").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Active'];
    }

    // Filter Insert Buttons by Active Inserts
    let insertButtons = selectedTrack.insertButtons.filter(insert => inserts.includes(insert.title.value.slice(-1)));

    // Deactivate each Active Insert 
    insertButtons.forEach((insert) => {

        // Map to the current selector button based on A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J
        let currentSelectorButton = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons.find(insertSelectorButton => insertSelectorButton.title.value.slice(-1) == insert.title.value.slice(-1));

        // Make Active or Inactive
        insert.invalidate().popupMenuSelect({
            isRightClick: true,
            menuPath: menuPath,
        });

        // Wait for the plug-in to deactivate
        if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Deactivate') {
            sf.waitFor({
                callback: () => {
                    currentSelectorButton.invalidate();
                    return currentSelectorButton.value.value == "inactive" || currentSelectorButton.value.value == "inactive and open";
                },
                timeout: 30000
            }, `Failed waiting`);
        }
        // Wait for the plug-in to activate
        else if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Activate') {
            sf.waitFor({
                callback: () => {
                    currentSelectorButton.invalidate();
                    return currentSelectorButton.value.value == "" || currentSelectorButton.value.value == "open";
                },
                timeout: 30000
            }, `Failed waiting`);
        }
    })

    // Set Menus Back
    if (!insertsAEWasChecked) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: aEInsertMenuPath,
            targetValue: "Disable"
        });
    }

    // Set Menus Back
    if (!insertsFJWasChecked) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: fJInsertMenuPath,
            targetValue: "Disable"
        });
    }
}

activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts("Deactivate");

Change the last line to this for "Activate" all inserts.

activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts("Activate");

Chad, you’re a genius! Thank you so much for your help with this issue. I’ve been searching online for this script for quite some time, and it’s perfect. Thanks again!

Hi Chad, I’m having an issue with the script today. I started a new session, and I have plugins on the AUX tracks, but I keep getting the same failed message. Any thoughts as to why this is happening? Thanks!

Hi Chad, after 2 days I keep getting the same failed message. Any thoughts as to why this might be happening? Thanks

Okay, I believe I understand the issue. I have five plugins in inserts A-E, and the F-J insert column is not activated. When I activate the F-J column, the script functions correctly.

Is there a way to modify the existing script to ensure that the command works regardless of whether inserts A-E or A-E and F-J are activated?

Thank again for your help.

Hi Chad, thanks for modifying the script.

I noticed something. If I have plugins on A-E but not on F-J, and the F-J Insert window is closed, when I deactivate or activate the command, it first opens and closes F-J before running the command.

Is it possible to configure SoundFlow to know that if I have only 1 to 5 plugins, it shouldn’t open the F-J Insert window? If I have more than 5 plugins, it should automatically activate and deactivate the plugins in A-E and F-J?

Also, when I try to activate the plugins, there’s a failed Line 78 message that pops up.

Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it.

Thanks Chad for modifying the script, but there seems to be another failed message.

No problem, Chad. I appreciate the help.

I'm not at the studio at the moment, but will definitely give this a try in the morning. Thanks again for your time.

Hi Chad, I tried your last script, and the Deactivate function works perfectly. However, when I activate the plugins, I receive a failed message at Line 80.

I believe I understand the issue. The third plugin in slot C is the UnFairchild, which takes a bit longer than most plugins to activate. This is when the failed message appears. After the failed message, I can run the command again, and it continues to activate the remaining plugins. Is there a way to manage this? Thanks so much. I appreciate your help.

Thank you Chad. I'll give that a try.

Strange, I'm still getting the same failed Line 80 message with the new script. I wonder why...

Hi Chad, this performed perfectly. What was added to make this work?

Thanks again!

Got it. Well thanks again for all your help. I appreciate it. :)

Hello,

Thanx, that's brillant !
Just noticed wasn't workin' with bypassed ones, so here's my modest contribution (I use option modifier to switch in "deactivate mode")

/**
 * Activate/Deactivate All Visible Inserts on Selected Track
 */

if (!sf.ui.proTools.isRunning) throw `Pro Tools is not running`;

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

const modifierState = event.keyboardState;

/**
 * Activate or Deactivate Inserts
 * @param {'Activate'|'Deactivate'} activateOrDeactivate
 */
function activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts(activateOrDeactivate) {
    const insertsAEWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts A-E').isMenuChecked;
    const insertsFJWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Inserts F-J').isMenuChecked;

    let selectedTrack = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.invalidate();

    let insertSelectorButtons;
    let insertButtons;

    if (insertsAEWasChecked && !insertsFJWasChecked) {
        insertSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons.slice(0, 5);
        insertButtons = selectedTrack.insertButtons.slice(0, 5);
    } else if (!insertsAEWasChecked && insertsFJWasChecked) {
        insertSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons.slice(5, 10);
        insertButtons = selectedTrack.insertButtons.slice(5, 10);
    } else if (!insertsAEWasChecked && !insertsFJWasChecked) {
        log('No Inserts are Visible Currently. Show Inserts A-E or Inserts F-J and run again.');
        throw 0;
    } else {
        insertSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.insertSelectorButtons;
        insertButtons = selectedTrack.insertButtons;
    }

    selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

    let inserts, menuPath;

    if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Deactivate') {
        // Array of Active Inserts - Active Inserts value is just "" or "open" (if plugin window is open)
        // The title.value of an active insert is something like "Insert selector A"
        // So we are mapping the active inserts to their Insert Selector names and then just slicing the last letter or "A"
        inserts = insertSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "" || x.value.value == "open" || x.value.value == "bypassed" || x.value.value == "bypassed and open").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Inactive'];
    } else if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Activate') {
        // Array of Inactive Inserts - Inactive Inserts are "inactive", "inactive and open", or "unassigned"
        inserts = insertSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "inactive" || x.value.value == "inactive and open" || x.value.value == "inactive and bypassed").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Active'];
    }

    // Filter Insert Buttons by Active Inserts
    insertButtons = insertButtons.filter(insert => inserts.includes(insert.title.value.slice(-1)));

    // Deactivate each Active Insert 
    insertButtons.forEach((insert) => {

        // Make Active or Inactive
        insert.invalidate().popupMenuSelect({
            isRightClick: true,
            menuPath: menuPath,
        });
    });
}
switch (true) {

    case (!modifierState.hasAlt):
        activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts("Activate");
        break
    case (modifierState.hasAlt):
        activateOrdeactivateActiveInserts("Deactivate");
        break
}

And here's same thing for the sends :

/**
 * Activate/Deactivate Allsends on Selected Track
 */

if (!sf.ui.proTools.isRunning) throw `Pro Tools is not running`;

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

const modifierState = event.keyboardState;

/**
 * Activate or Deactivate Sends
 * @param {'Activate'|'Deactivate'} activateOrDeactivate
 */
function activateOrdeactivateActiveISends(activateOrDeactivate) {
    const sendsAEWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Sends A-E').isMenuChecked;
    const sendsFJWasChecked = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('View', 'Edit Window Views', 'Sends F-J').isMenuChecked;

    let selectedTrack = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.invalidate();

    let sendSelectorButtons;
    let sendButtons;



    if (sendsAEWasChecked && !sendsFJWasChecked) {
        sendSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.sendSelectorButtons.slice(0, 5);
        sendButtons = selectedTrack.sendButtons.slice(0, 5);
    } else if (!sendsAEWasChecked && sendsFJWasChecked) {
        sendSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.sendSelectorButtons.slice(5, 10);
        sendButtons = selectedTrack.sendButtons.slice(5, 10);
    } else if (!sendsAEWasChecked && !sendsFJWasChecked) {
        log('No Inserts are Visible Currently. Show Inserts A-E or Inserts F-J and run again.');
        throw 0;
    } else {
        sendSelectorButtons = selectedTrack.sendSelectorButtons;
        sendButtons = selectedTrack.sendButtons;
    }

    selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

    let sends, menuPath;

    if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Deactivate') {
        // Array of Active Sends - Active Sends value is "" or "open" or "muted and open" or "muted"
        // The title.value of an active send is something like "Send selector A"
        // So we are mapping the active Sends to their Insert Selector names and then just slicing the last letter or "A"
        sends = sendSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "" || x.value.value == "open" || x.value.value == "muted and open"|| x.value.value == "muted").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Inactive'];
    } else if (activateOrDeactivate == 'Activate') {
        // Array of Inactive Sends - Inactive Sends are "inactive", "inactive and open", or "unassigned", or "inactive and muted", or "inactive and muted and open"
        sends = sendSelectorButtons.filter(x => x.value.value == "inactive" || x.value.value == "inactive and open" || x.value.value == "inactive and muted" || x.value.value == "inactive and muted and open").map(x => x.title.value).map(x => x.slice(-1));
        menuPath = ['Make Active'];
    }

    // Filter Send Buttons by Active Sends
    sendButtons = sendButtons.filter(send => sends.includes(send.title.value.slice(-1)));

    // Deactivate each Active Send 
    sendButtons.forEach((send) => {

        // Make Active or Inactive
        send.invalidate().popupMenuSelect({
            isRightClick: true,
            menuPath: menuPath,
        });
    });
}
switch (true) {

    case (!modifierState.hasAlt):
        activateOrdeactivateActiveISends("Activate");
        break
    case (modifierState.hasAlt):
        activateOrdeactivateActiveISends("Deactivate");
        break
}

Hope will help someone !

Have a great day

Awesome, thanks Cédric.

Hi Chad, I was wondering if you could help me with this issue.

Your script is fantastic, and I use it all the time. However, as an optional feature, could you create another script that doesn’t require me to highlight the track I’m deactivating or activating the plugins for? I’d like to keep using the script you created above, but also have the option to use another script that doesn’t require me to click on a specific track to run it. Would that be possible? I’d really appreciate it.

The specific track I need to activate and deactivate is called:

MASTER PLUGINS

Thanks a lot!

Hi Chad, thank you for the script, but I’m a bit confused.

Let’s say I have a 300-track session. I keep the MASTER PLUGINS tracks at the bottom before I print a track.

As per your original script, if I select the drum track, which is all the way at the top, I have to scroll all the way down to select the MASTER PLUGINS track and run your script to deactivate or activate it.

What I’m looking for is to select the drum track all the way at the top and then run your script to deactivate or activate the MASTER PLUGINS track. This way, I don’t have to scroll all the way down to do so. Does that make sense?

Hi Chad, thank you for the explanation. I'll give it a try tomorrow when I get to the studio.

Hi Chad,

The script works great, thank you.

One thing I’ve noticed is that when I have the Kick highlighted and run your script, it deactivates the MASTER PLUGINS but then highlights a different track instead of the Kick I was working on. Is it not possible to revert to the original track after running your script? Thanks!

Whether I highlight the Kick, Snare, or any of the tracks above Guitar NO, and run the deactivate or activate plugins using the script, the script ends up highlighting the Guitar NO tracks. (See screenshot.)

The same issue occurs if I select a track below the GUITAR NO track. After running the script, it highlights the track that is 19-90 below it.

Additionally, it’s a random issue, but when I activate the script, I get a failed message with Line 67. I believe this has something to do with the Unfairchild plugin taking longer than the other plugins to activate. Thanks!

Hi Chad,

Thank you for fixing the Unfairchild issue.

Regarding the external control, I do have an extensive S1/iPad system pictured below. You said: it's possible that the control surface you are using is not syncing up with the SoundFlow commands to select/scroll tracks.

I'll look into that. Thanks again!

Hi Chad, the select/scroll you're referring to, is that a setting in EuCon? Thank you

Hi Chad, I believe I’ve identified the issue. In Pro Tools, I modified all the track sizes to Micro and retained the two primary tracks, Kick and MASTER PLUGINS, at Medium. Consequently, I could now view all the tracks on my 27-inch Apple Display.

With the Kick track highlighted, I executed your latest script. It successfully deactivated the plugins in the MASTER PLUGINS tracks and then highlighted the Kick track once more. However, this process will only work if all the tracks are visible.

Thanks!