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Pro Tools - Keyboard shortcuts to make Macro

By Fraser Grant @Fraser_Grant
    2023-01-28 11:54:24.716Z

    I'm trying to create an "open recent" macro to trigger from my stream deck for Pro Tools. I do the shortcut as a trigger and then add it to my deck but nothing happens..... any ideas?

    I really want to make a deck folder that has all the playlist options in it e.g new PL, make target PL, move selected to TPL, next PL etc...

    Thanks!

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    1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2023-01-30 01:14:18.194Z

      I do the shortcut as a trigger and then add it to my deck but nothing happens

      Hi Fraser. It sounds like you're confusing what a trigger is, and how to simulate pressing keystrokes.

      A trigger is what determines when your macro should run. If you add a keyboard trigger to a macro, that tells SoundFlow: "when you press this key on your keyboard, run the macro".
      If you want the macro to instead simulate that you were pressing a key, you would need to add the "Press Keys" command.

      See these videos for some examples, and why we generally recommend moving away from keyboard simulation and instead do UI automation where possible:

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