Looking for a quicker way to load a track template - scripts?

[The Utter East]

So I've got a track pre-set up with EQ and High and Low shelves. Since most tracks require these things I think it'll be easier to start with them loaded, and then remove (or just leave zeroed) if not required.

I've saved the FX Chain, I've saved the track as a template, and I've set up an action to load a track template, but I can't find any way to open that specific track template with just one button. I can't find a way to load an FX chain with an action at all.

Is it possible to write a script to do this? A quick look through the documentation doesn't suggest to me that it is, but I'm far from an expert when it comes to such things.

[Michael AD]

I just right-click, choose load track template, and I am given a choice of all my saved track templates, including some that may have an FX chain.

Why do you need an action?

[Edgemeal]

Originally Posted by The Utter East

I can't find a way to load an FX chain with an action at all.

Open FX Browser window, Select 'FX Chain' folder in left column, in right column right-click a FX Chain and select Create Shortcut from menu, if you only interested in adding the chain as a toolbar button then just close the dialog. You'll now have a new action in the Actions window, these are named "Insert FX chain: NAME OF CHAIN HERE". You can now add the actin to a toolbar button or whatever you want.

[The Utter East]

Originally Posted by Michael AD

Why do you need an action?

Because it's quicker. All the little things you can do quicker add up to better workflow.

You're talking about making 3 clicks and moving/scrolling around to get what you're after. I'm talking about pressing 1 button.

It all adds up.

[Edgemeal]

To load track template from toolbar button you can make Lua script, example,..

local path = reaper.GetResourcePath() .. '/TrackTemplates/' .. 'Guitar/AmpliTube 4/Bass 4x10.RTrackTemplate'
reaper.Main_openProject(path)

Just replace the end part 'Guitar/AmpliTube 4/Bass 4x10.RTrackTemplate' with the path/filename of your own track template.

FWIW, I made an Exe for Windows that makes these scripts for me by just dropping track templates onto the app.

[The Utter East]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Open FX Browser window, Select 'FX Chain' folder in left column, in right column right-click a FX Chain and select Create Shortcut from menu, if you only interested in adding the chain as a toolbar button then just close the dialog. You'll now have a new action in the Actions window, these are named "Insert FX chain: NAME OF CHAIN HERE". You can now add the actin to a toolbar button or whatever you want.

That's perfect, thanks. To make it even better, I added in "Open/close UI for FX#1 on last touched track", so that the track remains the focus rather than the FX.

[Hartley Mays]

As long as you have the SWS extensions installed, you can use the SWS Resources window to load FX Chains and Track Templates and then assign them to tracks quickly. The resources window can be populated with all your templates or chains, and then there are existing actions to load one from a specific slot to all selected tracks, or to pick the slot to load from. So this works particularly well when creating a new project.

Good luck,
Hartley