v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023

[Edgemeal]

v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023
* Includes feature branch: envelope list window improvements
* Includes feature branch: video processors in containers
* Includes feature branch: media items on higher numbered lanes optionally mask playback of lower lanes
* Includes feature branch: large number of video items CPU use optimizations
* Includes feature branch: record armed tracks obeying 'do not run muted tracks' preference
* Includes feature branch: increase fixed lane limit to 256 lanes
* Includes feature branch: support non-SMPTE 7.1 channel order
* Includes feature branch: support copying comp area edits back to source lanes
* Includes feature branch: optionally limit media item edge edits to start/end of source media
* Includes feature branch: ReaSurround support for 128 inputs
+ CLAP: prevent misbehavior when preference enabled to flush FX on loop [t=285644]
+ Lanes: action to minimize lane usage respects track edit grouping
+ Lanes: add action, menu item, mouse modifier to refresh comp areas with no matching media in comping lane
+ Lanes: delete unsynced comp areas before running action to minimize lane usage
+ Lanes: fix comping into a new copy of lane with MIDI media [t=285639]
+ Linux: add drag/drop preview [p=2737763]
+ MIDI editor: display MIDI take names in Contents submenu
+ MIDI editor: display lane information in track list
+ MIDI editor: do not list non-visible, non-playing lanes on non-fixed-lane tracks in MIDI editor track list
+ MIDI editor: sort media items in track list by lane
+ ReaScript: GetSetMediaItemInfo("C_LANEPLAYS") returns -1 if media item is on a non-visible, non-playing lane on a non-fixed-lane track
+ ReaScript: add support for GetSetMediaTrackInfo("P_LANENAME:n")

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[Edgemeal]

+ Lanes: fix comping into a new copy of lane with MIDI media [t=285639]

Looks good chief!

[elcalen]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

+ Linux: add drag/drop preview [p=2737763]

Nice! Seems to work pretty much as expected.

Only issue I'm immediately seeing is the font for the "new track" text, outside of the actual new item area, looks kinda awful. This is on Default 7 theme, 100% size. (Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11, if that matters.)

[goto]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

+ MIDI editor: display MIDI take names in Contents submenu
+ MIDI editor: display lane information in track list

On Linux here. Selecting the take/item names in the contents submenu or the track list doesn't necessarily focus on the MIDI item. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Depends on the zoom level, it seems. Sometimes the focus gets you a few measures away from the selection. You don't see it at all.
An option to automatically move the edit cursor at the beginning of the take item when we select it would be useful.
What would be nice is an autoscroll effect toward the part to visually understand its location, depending on zoom size but that another topic.

[DerTonmeister]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023
* Includes feature branch: envelope list window improvements

which improvements? Can we have an option for collapsed item parameters when opening the envelope window please?

[MonkeyBars]

What is the "envelope list window"?

[Edgemeal]

+ ReaScript: add support for GetSetMediaTrackInfo("P_LANENAME:n")

How to use "P_LANENAME:" ? I tried like this to get name of lanes, but it returns false with empty string.

local track = reaper.GetSelectedTrack(0,0)
local num_lanes = reaper.GetMediaTrackInfo_Value(track, "I_NUMFIXEDLANES")
reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("# lanes = " .. num_lanes .. '\n')

for i = 1, num_lanes do
  local retval, buf = reaper.GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String(track, "P_LANENAME:" .. tostring(i) , "", false) 
  reaper.ShowConsoleMsg(tostring(retval) .. ", " .. buf .. '\n')
end

[elcalen]

Originally Posted by elcalen

Nice! Seems to work pretty much as expected.

Only issue I'm immediately seeing is the font for the "new track" text, outside of the actual new item area, looks kinda awful. This is on Default 7 theme, 100% size. (Kubuntu 23.10/KDE/X11, if that matters.)

Additional note to this: if I enable the preference "Faster text rendering (reduces antialiasing)", the text looks fine! Seems like the antialiasing is really doing a whammy on it.

With reduced antialiasing it looks pretty OK, although it still looks kinda messy when drawn on top of existing items... (I don't know if there's any easy solution for that, though, nor do I know if it looks the same on other platforms. It's a pretty minor thing, anyway.)

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

How to use "P_LANENAME:" ? I tried like this to get name of lanes, but it returns false with empty string.

Sorry, it was only hooked into GetSetMediaTrackInfo() for extension use, not GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String() for ReaScript use. Fixing. Also please note the lane numbers are zero-indexed, so your script would want to do

"P_LANENAME:" .. tostring(i-1)

[bolgwrad]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBars

What is the "envelope list window"?

New links to parameters, pretty awesome IYAM.

[BenK-msx]

This build rescanned all my plugins and lost my airwindows ones.

This expected in some way?

[schwa]

No, did you install the right architecture?

[Vagelis]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023

+ Lanes: add action, menu item, mouse modifier to refresh comp areas with no matching media in comping lane

Thank you devs! Regarding the action, it would be great if could work also for selected track and not just for track under mouse.

[thommazk]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023

+ MIDI editor: do not list non-visible, non-playing lanes on non-fixed-lane tracks in MIDI editor track list

Since you're changing MIDI item's visibility for non-playing lanes this FR for MIDI notes in items within non-playing lanes would also be a good fit:
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=285104

[EvilDragon]

Yeah I'm not sure I see any improvements in the envelope list window?

[MonkeyBars]

Originally Posted by EvilDragon

Yeah I'm not sure I see any improvements in the envelope list window?

I don't recall there being param or mod btns or the UI checkbox. What does that latter do?

[Edgemeal]

Originally Posted by schwa

Sorry, it was only hooked into GetSetMediaTrackInfo() for extension use, not GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String() for ReaScript use. Fixing. Also please note the lane numbers are zero-indexed, so your script would want to do

"P_LANENAME:" .. tostring(i-1)

Noted and thank you!

[schwa]

Originally Posted by EvilDragon

Yeah I'm not sure I see any improvements in the envelope list window?

The changes are mostly on the implementation side, there are a few UI changes, for example the highlight field is now a filter.

[EvilDragon]

Is it just me or is the option "Automatically add envelopes when tweaking parameters in automation write modes" not working in this build?

EDIT: Same for last touched param. It doesn't show in the "Param" menu of the plugin window.

[Vagelis]

Regarding the new mode, there were quite a few times that I wanted to add a fade to an item that's playing and listen to it without moving the edge of the adjacent area. Not that it's not useful to sort of crossfade, but if I want to prevent this, I must split at the edge where the audible area starts. I think it would be useful to have an option to prevent moving adjacent area edges with fades.

[schwa]

Originally Posted by EvilDragon

Is it just me or is the option "Automatically add envelopes when tweaking parameters in automation write modes" not working in this build?

EDIT: Same for last touched param. It doesn't show in the "Param" menu of the plugin window.

Seems fine here. What plugins are you trying with?

[MonkeyBars]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBars

I don't recall there being param or mod btns or the UI checkbox. What does that latter do?

Ah, that controls showing that parameter's knob in the TCP.

[goto]

Nothing is shown at present.
A focus on the horizontal range of the notes of the media item would be helpful.
Also adding an option to place the edit cursor at the beginning of the selected Media Item would be useful.

[BenK-msx]

Originally Posted by schwa

No, did you install the right architecture?

yeh in a rush and installed x86 not universal.

HOW EMBARASSING.

[EvilDragon]

Originally Posted by schwa

Seems fine here. What plugins are you trying with?

NI Raum, Reaktor, Kontakt 6, GSI VB3-II... (all VST2). Kontakt 7 (VST3), Waldorf Attack, Largo (VST2).

Seems to work fine for u-he CLAPs (but not ChowDSP's ChowTapeModel, say). Weird.


This definitely didn't happen before. Looks like I have more plugins where "last touched" doesn't work than not now.

[pcartwright]

[QUOTE=Edgemeal;2738077]v7.06+dev1128 - November 28 2023
+ MIDI editor: display lane information in tracklist
+ MIDI editor: do not list non-visible, non-playing lanes on non-fixed-lane tracks in MIDI editor track list

Better, but I'm not sure if exactly the desired behavior:



This is what I would expect to see in the notation view:

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Would it be possible to add rec into lane-attribute to Get/SetMediaTrackInfo_Value as well? Or some kind of dedicated api for it?
It would be great if setting the next lane as recording could be scripted for faster workflows.

Unless I missed something in the api...

[EvilDragon]

Originally Posted by schwa

Seems fine here. What plugins are you trying with?

OK looks like this is because I had Parameter automation notifications set to "Ignore all notifications". I wonder why is this even an option, where is this useful, if it breaks other things?

[schwa]

It's a compatibility setting, some plugins flood the host constantly with notifications. I've seen plugins that send notifications on every buffer block because an LFO is changing.

[EvilDragon]

Oh wow. Well that's horrific.

But maybe then it should just be a per plugin rather than a global seetting (with global staying at current default)?

[schwa]

You can change the default in preferences, or change the setting per-plugin in the compatibility menu.

[Coachz]

Can't wait to test it. Thanks for all the hard work

[FeedTheCat]

Something in this dev release changed the padding in Messageboxes (on Linux).

v7.06+dev1127


v7.06+dev1128

[Justin]

Originally Posted by FeedTheCat

Something in this dev release changed the padding in Messageboxes (on Linux).

v7.06+dev1127


v7.06+dev1128

ah, yeah. fixing!