Pro Tools "Save Track Preset" Batch

Hi @Bradley_Denniston, legend!

Below is a script that will store track presets for all tracks in your session that end with a suffix of "_" followed by the Artist name. eg "_Bradley Denniston".

So if one of the tracks was named "Audio 1_Bradley Denniston" a preset would be created like this.

Please note that I've only done limited testing on this script, so let me know if there are any issues, and I'll take a look.

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Here are the steps to create the command

• In SoundFlow, click "+New" and select "Script", name it "Store Track Presets" and press OK.

• Copy and paste the following script into the new script you've created.

function storeTrackPreset({ name, categoryPath }) {
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.titleButton.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Save Track Preset..."],
        isRightClick: true
    });

    const saveTrackPresetWindow = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Save Track Preset").first;

    saveTrackPresetWindow.elementWaitFor();

    saveTrackPresetWindow.popupButtons.first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: categoryPath
    });

    // Set "Name:" field
    saveTrackPresetWindow.textFields.first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
        value: name
    });

    saveTrackPresetWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is("OK").first.elementClick();

    saveTrackPresetWindow.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" });
}

function storeTrackPresets({ artistName, presetRootFolder, trackPresetsDirectory }) {
    // Location of artist's track presets folder in finder
    const targetPresetDirectory = `${trackPresetsDirectory}/${presetRootFolder}/${artistName}`;

    // Create artist track preset folder if it does not already exist
    if (!sf.file.directoryExists({ path: targetPresetDirectory }).exists) {
        sf.file.directoryCreate({
            path: targetPresetDirectory,
        });
    }

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

    const tracks = sf.app.proTools.tracks.invalidate().allItems;
    const targetTracks = tracks.filter(t => !t.isHidden && t.name.endsWith(`_${artistName}`));
    const targetTrackNames = targetTracks.map(t => t.name);

    targetTrackNames.forEach(name => {
        // Select the track
        sf.app.proTools.selectTracksByName({ trackNames: [name] });

        sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name }).track.trackScrollToView();

        // create preset name by removing the artistNameSuffix from the track Name
        const presetName = name.replace(`_${artistName}`, "").trim();

        storeTrackPreset({
            name: presetName,
            categoryPath: [presetRootFolder, artistName],
        });
    });
}

storeTrackPresets({
    artistName: "Bradley Denniston",
    presetRootFolder: "User Presets",
    trackPresetsDirectory: "~/Documents/Pro Tools/Track Presets",
});

• Update the artist name, preset root folder, and track preset directory (if needed).

• Assign a keyboard shortcut to the Script or add it to a deck. :-)

• Name the tracks you want to create preset names for with an "_Artist Name" Suffix, then run the script. (Note: This script could also be adapted to just work on the selected tracks rather than having the suffix added.)

Let me know if you get stuck.
Rock on!