How to "tap tempo" in Pro Tools?

SoundFlow Team

2020-12-08 17:52:12.107Z

Asking for a friend.

Does any of you have any knowledge of whether there is a way to control Pro Tools' midi tempo (dynamically, in real-time) with a MIDI message or some other form of input (for example through a SF script)?
Maybe something through Ableton Link?

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Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2020-12-08 19:51:42.147Z

Hi @chrscheuer,

I made this script a while back for tapping tempo... if that is what your friend is after.

const conductorBtn = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.midiControlCluster.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Conductor Track').first;

if (conductorBtn.value.invalidate().value === "Selected") {
    conductorBtn.elementClick();
}

const midiCluster = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.midiControlCluster;

if (!midiCluster.exists) {
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('ToolbarOptionsMenu').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["MIDI Controls"],
    });
    midiCluster.elementWaitFor();

    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
}

const tempoValueField = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.midiControlCluster.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Tempo value').first;

if (!tempoValueField.isFocused) {
    tempoValueField.elementClick();
}

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: 't',
});

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