Soundflow not going to designated track in script, causing script to fail.

@Kitch and @Randall_Smith – it might be worth it to try to isolate the part of this script that causes the random track selection. That should speed up this process :)

Please note that this is still using Window configurations, which I won't recommend. It's better to use SoundFlow to close, move windows as necessary.

Randall, are there cases where the guide track might not be scrolled to / not be visible? I don't see a trackScrollToView anywhere, but the automationModeSet commands are simulating mouse clicks (if HUI is not set up), so this might be needed.

@chrscheuer, good call.

I'll make some adjustments to the script to remove the Window Configurations, and add a trackScrollToView.

If that does not work I'll isolate the issue and see if we can work out what is going on. :-)

Hi @Randall_Smith

In this iteration of the script, at Christians suggestion, I have removed the Windows Configurations, and have moved the AudioSuite plugin to the center of the screen. I've also added a trackScroll to view in case that was causing an issue.

const guideTrackName = "Guide Track";
const targetLoudnessValue = -24.1;
const windowConfigurationName = "1: Blank";

function moveAudioSuiteWindow({ audioSuiteWindow }) {
    const mainWindowFrame = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.frame;

    audioSuiteWindow.windowMove({
        position: {
            x: mainWindowFrame.w / 2 - audioSuiteWindow.frame.w / 2,
            y: mainWindowFrame.h / 2 - audioSuiteWindow.frame.h / 2
        },
    });
}

function measureClipLoudness() {
    //Open the Vis LM2 AudioSuite window
    const visLm2Window = sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteOpenPlugin({
        category: "Sound Field",
        name: "NUGEN VisLM2",
    }).window;

    //Wait for Vis LM2 AudioSuite window
    visLm2Window.elementWaitFor();

    //Center the AudioSuite Window
    moveAudioSuiteWindow({
        audioSuiteWindow: visLm2Window
    });

    //Analyse the selection
    visLm2Window.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Analyze').first.elementClick();

    //Wait for Analysis to finish
    sf.ui.proTools.waitForNoModals();
}

/** @param {{numberField:AxElement, targetValue: string}} args */
function setNumberFieldValue({ numberField, targetValue }) {
    if (numberField.value.invalidate().value.trim() !== targetValue) {

        const oldClipboardText = sf.clipboard.getText().text;

        try {
            const text = targetValue;
            sf.clipboard.setText({ text: text });

            numberField.elementClick();

            sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "cmd+v", });

            var i = 0;

            do {
                sf.wait({ intervalMs: 1 });
                i++

                if (i >= 5) { throw `Could not update the number field` }
            } while (numberField.value.invalidate().value !== targetValue);

            sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'return' });
        } finally {
            sf.clipboard.setText({ text: oldClipboardText });
        }
    }
}

function main() {
    //Activate and invalidate Pro Tools main window 
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    //Get windows whose title does not start with "Edit: "
    const nonEditWindows = sf.ui.proTools.windows.filter(win => !win.title.invalidate().value.startsWith("Edit: "))

    //Close all windows whose title does not start with "Edit: "
    nonEditWindows.forEach(win => win.windowClose());

    //Copy selected Clip(s) to clipboard.
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Copy"], });

    let guideTrack = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: guideTrackName, makeVisible: true }).track;

    //The guide track may be added to the main window, if so, invalidate is needed.
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    //Scroll "Guide Track" into view
    guideTrack.trackScrollToView();

    //Select and Make Visible guide track
    guideTrack.trackSelect();

    //Paste clips to guide track.
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Paste"], });

    //Open VisLM2 and Analyse the loudnes of the selection.
    measureClipLoudness();

    //Prompt user for Loudness value
    const measuredLoudnessValue = sf.interaction.displayDialog({
        title: "Loudness",
        prompt: "Please enter the measured loudness value",
        buttons: ["Cancel", "Submit"],
        cancelButton: "Cancel",
        defaultButton: "Submit",
        defaultAnswer: ""
    }).text;

    //Calculate the loudness difference
    const loudnessDifference = (Number(targetLoudnessValue) - Number(measuredLoudnessValue)).toFixed(1);

    //Re-activate Pro Tools main window
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow()

    //Set Guide Track to "touch" & "Trim"
    if (!guideTrack.automationModeButton.value.invalidate().value.includes("touch")) {
        guideTrack.automationModeSet({ automationModeName: "touch", });
    }

    //Set Guide Track to "touch" & "Trim"
    if (!guideTrack.automationModeButton.value.invalidate().value.includes("trim")) {
        guideTrack.automationModeSet({ automationModeName: "trim", });
    }

    //Ensure that the Pro Tools Automation window is open.
    sf.ui.proTools.automationWindowRequireOpenAutomationWindow();

    //Enable Automation Preview
    sf.ui.proTools.automationPreview({
        targetValue: "Enable"
    });

    const guitdeTrackFloatingOutputWindowTitleBtn = sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.invalidate().buttons.whoseTitle.is("Track selector\n" + guideTrackName).first;

    //Open guide track's floating output fader window
    if (!guitdeTrackFloatingOutputWindowTitleBtn.exists) {
        guideTrack.trackOutputToggleShow();
    }

    //Wait for floating output fader window.
    guitdeTrackFloatingOutputWindowTitleBtn.elementWaitFor();

    const outputVolumeNumericalField = sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.invalidate().textFields.whoseTitle.is('Volume Numerical').first;

    //Click the output fader volume's numerical input field
    setNumberFieldValue({
        numberField: outputVolumeNumericalField,
        targetValue: loudnessDifference,
    });

    //Write automation to selection and clear
    sf.ui.proTools.automationWriteAutoToSelectionAndClear();

    //Deactivate Trim Automation mode on track
    if (guideTrack.automationModeButton.value.invalidate().value.includes("trim")) {
        guideTrack.automationModeSet({ automationModeName: "Trim", });
    }

    //Coalesce Volume Automation to Clip Gain
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Edit", "Automation", "Coalesce Volume Automation to Clip Gain"],
    });

    //Close guide track's floating output fader window
    if (sf.ui.proTools.mainTrackOutputWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Track selector\n" + guideTrackName).first.exists) {
        guideTrack.trackOutputToggleShow();
    }

    //Log loudness adjustment
    log(`The loudness was adjusted by ${loudnessDifference}`);
}

main();

If the above script still continues to select a random track, try creating a new script and add the following code. If this script does not select and scroll to the guide track let me know.;

const guideTrackName = "Guide Track";

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

const guideTrack = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: guideTrackName, makeVisible: true }).track;

guideTrack.trackScrollToView();
guideTrack.trackSelect();

Thanks for your patience Randall :-)