Elastic Audio and ARA Track Select Macro for Pro Tools 2025.10

also, a more general question for @Kitch

still trying to get my head around when invalidate is required and wondering when it should be used at the beginning of a script. and wondering why it wouldnt be used at the end of a script also if something in the interface or tracks changes.

also, when this script works it will be great and thinking there should be a repository for all of the scripts in the forum.

My bad... Poor script from me. I'll update it shortly.

I've updated the script now. Let me know if that works for you now. :-)

Hi @Emilio_Diaz

Are you on the latest version of Pro Tools? 2025.10? and SoundFlow 6.0.1+

If so, it's important to note, with SoundFlow's new SFX integration that a script like this no longer needs to open the pop-up menu to click the menu path. So double-check that the Elastic audio or ARA plugin was not added to the track without you realizing.

To test the script, please copy and paste the following code into a new script.

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

/**
 * @param {object} obj
 * @param {string} obj.pluginName
 * @param {'Elastic Audio plugin'|'ARA plugin'} obj.pluginType
 */
function selectElasticAudioOrAraPlugin({ pluginName, pluginType }) {
    const track = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack;
    const trackHeight = track.frame.h;

    if (trackHeight <= 43) {
        const trackOptionsPopupMenu = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.getFirstWithTitle("Track options");

        const subMenu = "Elastic Audio/ARA"
        const subPath = pluginType;

        trackOptionsPopupMenu.popupMenuSelect({
            menuPath: [subMenu, pluginType, pluginName],
            isOption: true,
            isShift: true,
        });
    } else {
        const elasticAudioOrAraPlugInSelectorBtn = track.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is("Elastic Audio or ARA Plugin selector").first;

        elasticAudioOrAraPlugInSelectorBtn.popupMenuSelect({
            menuPath: [pluginType, pluginName],
            isOption: true,
            isShift: true,
        });
    }
}

selectElasticAudioOrAraPlugin({
    pluginName: "Varispeed",
    pluginType: "Elastic Audio plugin",
});

Then select an audio track in Pro Tools in the Edit window, and run the script. Varispeed should then be selected for the track.

If the above steps don't work, it would be great if you could provide a screen recording to help troubleshoot further.

Thanks in advance.