Reverb Tail Fader Down

2021-10-27 00:25:58.536Z

Hello,

I'm not sure how simple of a script this would be but this is what I'm trying to do:
When cutting to a new scene, I'd like to have a script that selects a 6 second range, then dips the volume automation to -inf (or -138db) for my selected reverb track, and puts a 1 frame ramp down to -inf (or -138db) from the first automation node so there is no pop (for the immediate fade down). Essentially killing any reverb tails that would go into the next scene with a quick macro.
I've seen a couple of scripts in the forums here that Mr Scheps has had a hand in but I'm not sure how to dial them down to just needing the selected track.
Preferably this would be for a 23.976/48k session (if that matters for the selected amount).

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Blake Bunzel @Blake_Bunzel

2021-10-27 18:02:58.826Z

Ok I kinda have a jerry rigged script that I put together. It works though trying to figure out how to do to all selected tracks:

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

sf.ui.proTools.selectionSet({
selectionLength: '00:00:06:00'
});

const TARGET_TRACKS = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;
const VOLUME = '-138';
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
const checkBoxes = [
{ Title: 'I/O', State: "Enable" },

];
function setCheckboxState(item) {
sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
menuPath: ['View', 'Edit Window Views', item.Title],
targetValue: item.State,
onError: "Continue",
})
}
function setupScreen() {
//Make sure I/O visible in Edit window
checkBoxes.forEach(setCheckboxState);
}

function setVolume() {
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();
if (sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputWindowButton.value.invalidate().value != 'open')
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputWindowButton.elementClick();

var win = sf.ui.proTools.floatingWindows.allItems.filter(function (w) {
    return w.children.whoseTitle.is('Volume').exists;
})[0];

win.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Volume Numerical').first.elementClick();
sf.keyboard.type({ text: VOLUME });
sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'enter' });

}

function main() {
setupScreen();

TARGET_TRACKS.forEach(function (track) {
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: [track] });

    //Set the volume
    setVolume();
});

//Select original track(s) again
sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: TARGET_TRACKS });

}

main();

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

sf.ui.proTools.automationWindow.writeAutoToSelectionButton.proToolsAutomationClickButton();

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

sf.ui.proTools.selectionSet({
selectionLength: '00:00:00:02'
});

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

Chris Shaw @Chris_Shaw

SoundFlow Ambassador

2021-10-27 18:23:31.190Z

Hey Blake,
When you get a moment you should run through this tutorial and re-edit this post so your code displays properly. This makes it much, much easier for others to help with your code.

B Blake Bunzel @Blake_Bunzel

2021-10-27 18:29:51.931Z

Sorry about that! Newb move there. One thing I noticed is that while this does work, it does require to have the volume automation lane to be visible.


sf.ui.proTools.selectionSet({
        selectionLength: '00:00:06:00'
});


const TARGET_TRACKS = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;
const VOLUME = '-138';
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
const checkBoxes = [
    { Title: 'I/O', State: "Enable" },

];
function setCheckboxState(item) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ['View', 'Edit Window Views', item.Title],
        targetValue: item.State,
        onError: "Continue",
    })
}
function setupScreen() {
    //Make sure I/O visible in Edit window
    checkBoxes.forEach(setCheckboxState);
}

function setVolume() {
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();
    if (sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputWindowButton.value.invalidate().value != 'open')
        sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputWindowButton.elementClick();

    var win = sf.ui.proTools.floatingWindows.allItems.filter(function (w) {
        return w.children.whoseTitle.is('Volume').exists;
    })[0];

    win.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Volume Numerical').first.elementClick();
    sf.keyboard.type({ text: VOLUME });
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'enter' });
}

function main() {
    setupScreen();

    TARGET_TRACKS.forEach(function (track) {
        sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: [track] });

        //Set the volume
        setVolume();
    });

    //Select original track(s) again
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: TARGET_TRACKS });
}

main();

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

sf.ui.proTools.automationWindow.writeAutoToSelectionButton.proToolsAutomationClickButton();


sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

sf.ui.proTools.selectionSet({
        selectionLength: '00:00:00:02'
});


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

B Blake Bunzel @Blake_Bunzel

2021-10-27 19:15:35.646Z

Ok I found this in the forum to toggle the view of the track but looks like it doesn't work if the track is anything smaller than the "medium" view. I think I can put a small script to toggle the track view to medium but thinking there might be a sleeker workaround?

const viewTwo = 'volume'

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

const oldView = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is("Track View selector").first.value.invalidate().value;

if (oldView === viewOne) {

    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is("Track View selector").first.popupMenuSelect({
        isShift: true,
        isOption: true,
        menuPath: [viewTwo],
    });

} else {

    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is("Track View selector").first.popupMenuSelect({
        isShift: true,
        isOption: true,
        menuPath: [viewOne],
    });
}```

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