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Cannot select presets in Exponential Audio plugins

By Dario Ramaglia @dario.ramaglia
    2023-02-09 16:21:18.350Z

    Title

    Cannot select presets in Exponential Audio plugins

    What do you expect to happen when you run the script/macro?

    This script used to work up until now. All the Exponential Audio Plugins cannot open presets anymore. The script stops at line 15.

    Are you seeing an error?

    Could not select preset (Stratus 3D - Newsbury Street Alley - DR - Temprary: Line 15)

    What happens when you run this script?

    I run the script, everything runs fine and then the script spots and log the error while it tries to open the presets menu

    How were you running this script?

    I used a keyboard shortcut within the target app

    How important is this issue to you?

    4

    Details

    {
        "inputExpected": "This script used to work up until now.\nAll the Exponential Audio Plugins cannot open presets anymore.\nThe script stops at line 15.",
        "inputIsError": true,
        "inputError": "Could not select preset (Stratus 3D - Newsbury Street Alley - DR - Temprary: Line 15)",
        "inputWhatHappens": "I run the script, everything runs fine and then the script spots and log the error while it tries to open the presets menu",
        "inputHowRun": {
            "key": "-Mpfwh4RkPLb2LPwjePT",
            "title": "I used a keyboard shortcut within the target app"
        },
        "inputImportance": 4,
        "inputTitle": "Cannot select presets in Exponential Audio plugins"
    }

    Source

    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["AudioSuite","Reverb","Stratus3D"],
    });
    
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Audio Suite: Exponential Audio Stratus3D\nStrat3D\nStr3d\nS3D").first.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: {"x":1,"y":1},
        anchor: "TopRight",
    });
    
    sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.audioSuiteSetOptions({
        processingInputMode: "EntireSelection",
        processingOutputMode: "CreateContinuousFile",
    });
    
    sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.audioSuiteSelectPreset({
        presetMenuPath: ["DR Settings","Exterior - Newbury Street Alley - DR"],
    });
    
    sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.audioSuiteRender();
    
    sf.ui.proTools.colorsSelect({
        colorTarget: "ClipsInTracks",
        colorBrightness: "Medium",
        colorNumber: 22,
    });
    
    
    sf.keyboard.press({
        keys: "cmd+shift+r",
    });
    
    sf.keyboard.type({
        text: "Echo - Newbury Street Alley",
    });
    
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();
    
    sf.ui.proTools.viewCloseFocusedFloatingWindow();
    
    
    

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    • 5 replies
    1. Dario Ramaglia @dario.ramaglia
        2023-02-09 16:28:10.617Z

        I discovered something new.

        This only happens when an EXPONENTIAL AUDIO plugin is not on the main monitor, I have 3 monitors.

        1. Does it only happen on this plugin, or only on this plugin on the non-main monitor - or all plugins on non-main monitors?

          Does the preset menu open before the error occurs?

          This is the relevant log file content

          09.02.2023 17:16:51.42 <info> [Backend]: !! Command Error: Stratus 3D - Newbury Street Alley - Temporary [user:ck6w5ai1e0000g410qn3ns2vm:clcaaw6cd0005yc100aao390g]:
          Could not select preset (Stratus 3D - Newbury Street Alley - Temporary: Line 15)
              Could not open popup menu
              Popup menu was not found
              Popup window was not found after waiting 2000 ms
          
          1. It looks like something might be stealing the focus away from the plugin window - either if you have macOS spaces turned on, if you've got a SoundFlow deck/surface opening up on the computer, or something else.
            If that happens, the mouse click that is simulated to open the popup menu would not result in the popup menu opening but intead just set focus.

            1. Dario Ramaglia @dario.ramaglia
                2023-02-13 07:10:41.653Z

                I found a solution that seems to be working at the moment.

                I removed this part of the script

                sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Audio Suite: Exponential Audio Stratus3D\nStrat3D\nStr3d\nS3D").first.mouseClickElement({
                    relativePosition: {"x":1,"y":1},
                    anchor: "TopRight",
                });
                

                I added this part because Soundflow couldn't find the Audiosuite window of the new versions of the Exponential Audio plugins. I think because they changed the way the window was named etc.

                I'll let you know if it stop working again,

                Thanks again ;)

              • In reply tochrscheuer:
                Dario Ramaglia @dario.ramaglia
                  2023-02-13 07:06:37.572Z

                  It happened only with Exponential Audio Plugins and preset menu pop-up very quickly and closed