panning mono tacks to specific values in pro tools

Hi Nick.

Can you link us to the thread you found? Then perhaps we can help adapt that script (we've got thousands of forum entries so can be hard to know which one you're referring to without a link).

You may also be able to find inspiration in my package "Pro Tools Clip Panning" in the Store.

Hi again Christian,

I just figured out how to do this using UI automation! Got it working on mono tracks pretty smoothly.

Here is a copy of my macro as a script (sorry I can't seem to figure out how to format it like the scripts other people post):

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackOutputToggleShow();

sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Front Pan Numerical').first.elementWaitFor();

sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Front Pan Numerical').first.elementClick();

sf.keyboard.type({
    text: "-100",
});

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "numpad enter",
});

sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.getElement('AXCloseButton').elementClick();

sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('LEAD_1 - Audio Track ').first.elementWaitFor({
    waitType: "Disappear",
});

Two quick follow up questions:

• If the selected tracks output window is aready open, the toggle function closes it and the marco doesn't work. Are there any solutions for this?

• Seems like with the above UI automation method i'll need to make separate macros for stereo or mono tracks. Is there a simple bit of code or macro to check if the track is mono or stereo first, and then decide which macro to run? So kinda one umbrella macro that would check track type and then trigger the appropriae actions?

Sorry if these are basic questions that I should not be buggin you with (feel free to let me knwo if they are!!), I'm just begining to learn the world of macros and java.

-nick

Hey there! Trying to expand on this script and iterate this operation across several selected tracks. Is this possible somehow?

Hey Guys,

This is really great! Alex particular like the random panner element. I was wondering if you could help me make a version that takes the number of selected tracks and divides that by total pan values and spreads them evenly if that makes sense?

thanks so much in advance!
Joe.

Here's where Ive got to with auto spread panner. Sometimes the roundup function seems to work and sometimes not? Any help much appreciated to make this more solid/effective etc please!
Im also not sure how im applying the panning to the Stereo channels is the best way to do it but it does work....

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

var tracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackHeaders;
var num_of_tracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames.length;
var originterval = Math.floor(200 / (num_of_tracks - 1));
var interval = Math.floor(200 / (num_of_tracks - 1));
var pan = Math.floor(-100 - originterval)

for (var i = 0; i < num_of_tracks; i++) {

    if (tracks[i].outputWindowButton.value.invalidate().value !== 'open')

        tracks[i].trackOutputToggleShow();

    sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Front Pan Numerical').first.elementClick();

    function round(x) {
        return Math.ceil(x / 5) * 5;
    }

    var pan1 = pan + interval;
    (round(pan1));
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });

    var pan2 = pan1

    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });

    var pl = pan1.toString();
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });
    var pr = pan2.toString();
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });


    sf.keyboard.type({ text: pl, });
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });

    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "numpad enter", });
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });

    var interval = Math.floor(originterval + interval);


    if (sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Link').exists) {

        sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Front Pan Numerical').allItems[1].elementClick();

        sf.keyboard.type({ text: pr, });
        sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });

        sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "numpad enter", });
        sf.wait({ intervalMs: 20 });


    }

}

thanks so much in advance