Logic workflows

Hi Dan,

Even with what you've already got working - can you elaborate a bit on exactly what these macros do? Aligning, tuning, etc.
What we are looking for is to build a comprehensive list of macro actions, what kind of input they should need, what they would do and in which context (on the selected track, should they ask the user anything, etc).
The more specific, the better :)

Thank you! In which of these workflows did you find yourself having to rely on XY / mouse coordinates?

Hey guys, I have a simplified version of stem bounce. I can do 1 group of instruments at a time. Also unpack take folders, take selction, sum regions before hand.

Ive got the Melodyne ARA script like Pro tools minus taking off 1st plugin and moving others. You would have to move your plugs first.

I used the mix window and open pop up menu and select item press keys right+enter, to load mono if on mono track. Stereo if on stereo. Dual mono you would create another command with right + down + enter. All the tracks selected first slot (usaully autotune for me) will replaced with melodyne ARA. Click play then stop after 2 seconds. Tune them then I made the command to go through each track in the main window and bounce them with the right name and dialog checkbox settings. Hard thing is getting SF to recognize the Logic bounce window and make sure the wait for ui element to disipear times are set right before it goes to the next track. Hope this helps you guys. Those were the biggest issues I ran into creating mine.

Hi Alex,

There's only a couple of packages in the Store right now with Logic content, AFAIK, and they probably aren't very stable. This thread tracks ideas & feature requests for when we will eventually add full Logic support to SF.
At the moment, as you said, it's quite hard to get started with Logic & SF, unfortunately.

This looks great. I've just posted in the How To section about how best to select a patch from the library.

cc @Kitch :) Kitch is the developer of our Logic package, so he's our expert in knowing what's currently possible to automate in Logic.

Hi @Zvonimir_Dusper,

Thanks for reaching out!

A lot of the workflows you are trying to achieve here have not yet been implemented in our official Logic Pro package.

I'll take a look early next week and see what is possible. I can imagine, being able to achieve them with SoundFlow would save quite some time. :-)

Hi @Zvonimir_Dusper,

Obviously, your workflow will be more bespoke, but the following will open a specified template and set the tempo in Logic Pro 11.1, so that's steps 1 and 2 (possibly) sorted. :-)

More to come in the next few days, along with some questions about the manual steps you'd take to complete the workflow you're after, ie how you'd read the folder, files, tempo, project folder location, and track information for importing into Logic Pro, and how you want to pass this information onto SoundFlow.

const templateProperties = {
    category: "Project Templates",
    templateName: "Hip Hop",
    tempo: 60,
};

const logic = sf.ui.logic;
logic.appActivate();
logic.invalidate();

const chooseProjectWindow = sf.ui.logic.windows.whoseTitle.is("Choose a Project").first;
const projectWindowPanel = chooseProjectWindow.splitGroups.first;


/**
 * Sets slider value
 */
function setSliderValue({ slider, targetValue }) {
    const currentValue = slider.value.intValue;
    const delta = Math.abs(currentValue - targetValue);
    const adjustValue = (step) =>
        Array.from({ length: delta }).forEach(() => slider.value.intValue += step);

    adjustValue(currentValue > targetValue ? -1 : 1);
}

/**
 * Opens the "Choose a Project" window.
 */
function openChooseAProjectWindow() {
    logic.menuClick({ menuPath: ["File", "New from Template…"] });

    chooseProjectWindow.elementWaitFor();
}

/**
 * Selects a template category from the left panel of the "Choose a Project" window
 */
function selectCategory(category) {
    //Click "Project Tempaltes"
    const leftPanel = projectWindowPanel.scrollAreas.first.children.whoseRole.is("AXOutline").first;
    const categoryRows = leftPanel.children.whoseRole.is("AXRow").slice(1);
    const categoryRow = categoryRows.find(r => r.childrenByRole("AXCell").first.childrenByRole("AXStaticText").first.value.value === category);
    const categoryCell = categoryRow.childrenByRole("AXCell").first;

    // Select the Category
    categoryCell.mouseClickElement();

    // Invalidate the "Choose a Project" window as elements may have changed
    chooseProjectWindow.invalidate();
}

/**
 * Selects a template from the right panel of the "Choose a Project" window
 */
function selectATemplate(templateName) {
    const templateButtonGroups = projectWindowPanel
        .groups.first
        .scrollAreas.first
        .children.whoseRole.is("AXList").first
        .children.whoseRole.is("AXList").first
        .groups;

    // Get the template button
    const templateButtonGroup = templateButtonGroups.find(
        btnGrp => btnGrp.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").first.value.value === templateName
    );

    // Click the template button
    templateButtonGroup.groups.allItems[1].buttons.first.elementClick();
}

/**
 * Opens the "Details" panel in the "Choose a Project" window
 */
function openDetailsPanel() {
    const detailsPanel = projectWindowPanel.groups.first.children.whoseRole.is("AXDisclosureTriangle").first;
    const isDetailsPanelOpen = detailsPanel.isCheckBoxChecked;

    // Ensure the "Details" panel is open
    if (!isDetailsPanelOpen) {
        detailsPanel.elementClick();

        // Wait for the panel to be open
        sf.waitFor({ callback: () => detailsPanel.invalidate().isCheckBoxChecked, timeout: 2000 }, `The "Details" panel di not open.`);

        // Invalidate the "Choose a Project" window as elements may have changed
        chooseProjectWindow.invalidate();
    }
}

function newProjectFromTemplate(settings) {
    const { category, templateName, tempo } = settings;

    // Ensure the "Choose a Project" window is open
    openChooseAProjectWindow();

    // Select a category from the left panel of the "Choose a Project" window
    selectCategory(category);

    // Select a template from the right panel of the "Choose a Project" window
    selectATemplate(templateName);

    // Ensure the "Details" panel is open
    openDetailsPanel();

    // Get all Sliders
    const sliders = chooseProjectWindow.splitGroups.first.groups.first.groups.first.sliders;

    // Get the "Tempo" slider
    const tempoSlider = sliders.find(slider => slider.getString("AXValueDescription").split(", ").pop() === "Tempo",);

    // Set the projects "Tempo" slider
    setSliderValue({
        slider: tempoSlider,
        targetValue: tempo,
    });

    // Click "Choose"
    chooseProjectWindow.splitGroups.first.groups.first.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Choose").first.elementClick();

    // Wait for the "Choose a Project" window to disappear
    chooseProjectWindow.elementWaitFor({ waitForNoElement: true });

    // Wait for the project to be created, by checking the "File"=>"Close Project" menu's enabled state
    sf.waitFor({
        callback: () => logic.invalidate().getMenuItem("File", "Close Project").isEnabled,
        timeout: 4000,
    }, `Failed creating project with the "${templateName}" template.`);

    // Testing purposes only
    log("Created");
}

newProjectFromTemplate(templateProperties);

Also, I'd be happy to jump on a Zoom call with you sometime to give you a walk-through of SoundFlow's Official Logic Pro package. If that's something you'd be interested in please reach out to me via email at support@soundflow.org.

Rock on! :-)