Any idea how to select all empty tracks in a session?

Something like this could work. For this to work all tracks (that you want to operate on) need to be visible, and you need to manually select the first track before starting the script.

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

var lastSelectedName;

function selectNextTrack()
{
    //Select next track
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'semicolon' });

    //Make sure we changed tracks (we're not on last track)
    var newName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];
    if (newName === lastSelectedName)
        return false;
    lastSelectedName = newName;
    return true;
}

//Repeat for each track until someone breaks the loop
while(true)
{
    var mi = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Track', 'Delete');
    if (mi.exists)
    {
        //If this menu item exists it means the track is empty
        mi.elementClick();
    }

    if (!selectNextTrack())
        break; //we're out of tracks, break the while loop
}

@dieffe also looking forward to seeing some of your own scripts in a package soon :) I'm sure you have a good collection. Please let me know if there's anything holding you back from being able to share.

Hey! This is cool, but it deletes the AUX tracks! It also takes quite a lot of time :-)

Hi there,

Thanks for the script, Christian.

Would it be possible to do this:

• On Audio Tracks Only,
• that are part of a selection, not the entire session?
• In stead of delete, hide and make inactive?

I am working on some pretty track heavy sessions and have to go and find all empty audio tracks that don't contain anything, and then hide and make inactive manually. This would tremendly help!

Thanks!

Vanessa G.

I tweaked it for audio tracks selection as well

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

function isTrackEmptyAudioTrack(trackName) {
    var track = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: trackName }).track;
    var trackIsAudioTrack = track.title.value.indexOf('Audio Track') >= 0;

    if (!(trackIsAudioTrack)) return false;

    track.trackSelect();
    if (sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0] !== trackName)
        throw 'Could not select track: ' + trackName;

    //Refresh menu
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'comma, period' });

    var trackIsEmpty = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Track', 'Delete').exists;
    return trackIsEmpty;
}

function ensureSettings() {
    //Ensure Link Track and Edit Selection is turned on
    if (sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.cursorToolCluster.linkTrackAndEditSelectionButton.value.invalidate().value !== "Selected")
        sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.cursorToolCluster.linkTrackAndEditSelectionButton.elementClick();
}

function main() {
    ensureSettings();

    var originalTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.visibleTrackNames.slice();
    var trackNamesToSelect = originalTrackNames.filter(isTrackEmptyAudioTrack);

    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
        names: trackNamesToSelect,
        deselectOthers: true,
    });

    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'comma, period' });
}

main();

Hello All,
Im getting a SF error:
"delete empty tracks failed
referenceerror reply not defined
(DELETE EMPTY TRACLS line 41)

any idea what I might be doing incorrectly?

thanks for your time

Hi Christian,
When I am attempting to take your advice, and re-copy and paste.
I’m currently seeing this when booting SF today

Any advice in what I might be doing wrong?

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vfhqrrpbxafz413imi7pk/IMG_5067.MOV?rlkey=d3i72oeedlrd10vue8x83drcl&dl=0