A fully automated Beat Detective script

Nice! Making quick work out of those drum edits!

I've run into a few snags with this - but am working on it

@Kris_Crunk Mate!

Really great work on this :-) You are kicking goals!

I've made some updates that hopefully make it a little more stable and easier to read.

Some of my changes are as follows;

• Stored all the settings in an object at the top of the script for easy editing.
• Deleted all fades before trying Beat Detective.
• Checked to see if the Beat Detective window was open before trying to open it.
• I used a function to make sure the text entry into the number fields completed before moving onto the next step.
• Used a function to select all tracks in the drums group.
• Changed the get track "Kick" to first selected track.
• Did some general refactoring to tighten up the code.
• Added Comments.

Hope this helps... And again, great work!

const beatDetectiveSettings = {
    selectionContains: "1/16 Note",
    sensitivity: '82',
    triggerPad: '3',
    crossfadeLength: '3',
    drumGroupName: "DRUMS",
};

/**
 * @param {AxElement} window
 * @param {AxElement} field
 * @param {string} num
 */
function setNumericEntryTextField(window, field, num) {
    window.elementRaise();
    field.elementClick();

    sf.keyboard.type({ text: num });

    var i = 0;

    while (field.value.invalidate().value !== num) {
        sf.wait({ intervalMs: 50 });
    };

    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'return' });
}

/**
 * @param {string} groupName
 */
function selectAllTracksInGroup(groupName) {
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.groupListView.childrenByRole("AXRow").filter(r => {
        r.childrenByRole("AXCell").allItems[1].buttons.first.title.value.split(/-\s/)[1] === groupName &&
            r.childrenByRole("AXCell").first.buttons.first.title.invalidate().value === 'Selected. , Track selection partially contains group'
        r.childrenByRole("AXCell").first.buttons.first.elementClick();
    });
}

function doBeatDetective(settings) {
    //Deconstruct Beat Detective Settings
    const { selectionContains, sensitivity, triggerPad, crossfadeLength, drumGroupName, } = settings;

    //Activate Pro Tools main window
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    //Get originally selected tracks
    const originalTracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

    //Delete Fades
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Edit', 'Fades', 'Delete'] });

    //Variable for Beat Detective window
    const beatDetectiveWindow = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Beat Detective').first;

    //Open Beat Detective
    if (!beatDetectiveWindow.exists) {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: ["Event", "Beat Detective"],
            targetValue: 'Enable'
        });
    }

    //Wait for Beat Detective Window.
    beatDetectiveWindow.elementWaitFor();

    //Variables for Beat Detective pannels.
    const operationPanel = beatDetectiveWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('Operation').first;
    const selectionPanel = beatDetectiveWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('Selection').first;
    const detectionPanel = beatDetectiveWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('Detection:').first;
    const smoothingPanel = beatDetectiveWindow.groups.whoseTitle.is('Smoothing:').first;

    //Enable "Clip Separation"
    operationPanel.radioButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip Separation').first.checkboxSet({
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    //Set "Selection Contains:" to 1/16 Note
    selectionPanel.popupButtons.first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: [selectionContains],
    });

    //Capture Selection
    selectionPanel.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Capture Selection').first.elementClick();

    //Analyze Selection
    detectionPanel.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Analyze').first.elementClick();

    //Variable for "Sensitivity" field
    const sensitivityNumberField = detectionPanel.textFields.whoseTitle.is('NumericEntryText').first;

    //Set "Sensitivity" field
    setNumericEntryTextField(beatDetectiveWindow, sensitivityNumberField, sensitivity);

    //Variable for "Trigger pad" field
    const triggerPadNumberField = detectionPanel.textFields.whoseTitle.is('NumericEntryText').allItems[1];

    //Set "Trigger pad" field
    setNumericEntryTextField(beatDetectiveWindow, triggerPadNumberField, triggerPad);

    //Activate Drum Group
    selectAllTracksInGroup(drumGroupName);

    //Activate "Drum Group"
    sf.ui.proTools.groupsActivateOnly({
        groupName: drumGroupName,
    });

    //Seperate
    beatDetectiveWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Separate').first.elementClick();

    //Clip Conform
    operationPanel.radioButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip Conform').first.checkboxSet();

    //Conform
    beatDetectiveWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Conform').first.elementClick();

    //Edit Smoothing
    operationPanel.radioButtons.whoseTitle.is('Edit Smoothing').first.checkboxSet();

    //Fill and Crossfade
    smoothingPanel.radioButtons.whoseTitle.is('Fill And Crossfade').first.checkboxSet();

    //Variable for "Crossfade Length" field
    const crossfadeLengthNumberField = smoothingPanel.textFields.whoseTitle.is('NumericEntryText').first;

    //Set "Crossfade Length" field
    setNumericEntryTextField(beatDetectiveWindow, crossfadeLengthNumberField, crossfadeLength);

    //Smooth
    beatDetectiveWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Smooth').first.elementClick();

    //Reselect original tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({names:originalTracks});

    //Solo Drums
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackSetSolo({
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    beatDetectiveWindow.getElement('AXCloseButton').elementClick();
}

doBeatDetective(beatDetectiveSettings);

Oh yeah! Def gonna try this puppy out.

This script works wonderfully. I've found the fields where to change the note value to 1/8, 1/4, etc. Any idea how/where in the script you'd be able to modify it for triplets?