Is there a way to do this? (select take directly)

[Steviebone]

I have a group of one measure takes that have been collected into a single container. The takes number in the hundreds. I need a way to be able to navigate directly to specific takes without using the painfully slow previous/next take function.

I see in the actions panel that there are actions for selecting takes 1 - 9, but nothing above that. How can I write an action that allows me to access other takes directly? Can someone show me a script example of how to access a take by number? I could then duplicate the scripts as needed and attach them to buttons allowing me to gain the direct access I need to operate efficiently.

BTW, these are MIDI items, not audio.

[Steviebone]

I found this script courtesy of KAWA: (https://forums.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=1852714)

--================================================== ==================
local function DBG(msg) --debug message function
if ( msg == nil )
then
reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("nil" .. "\n");
else
reaper.ShowConsoleMsg(tostring(msg) .. "\n");
end
end
--================================================== ==================
-- main
local incrementStep = 1; -- next Take
local proj = 0; -- current project;
local selectedItemNum = reaper.CountSelectedMediaItems( proj);
local count = 0;
while ( count < selectedItemNum)
do
--================================================== ==============
local mediaItem = reaper.GetSelectedMediaItem(proj, count);
local activeTakeNumber = reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value(mediaItem, "I_CURTAKE");
local availableTakeNumber = reaper.GetMediaItemNumTakes(mediaItem);
local nextCurrentTakeNum = math.abs( (activeTakeNumber+incrementStep) % availableTakeNumber ) ; -- between [0 ~ availableTakeNum-1],
-- DBG ( nextCurrentTakeNum );
local result = reaper.SetMediaItemInfo_Value( mediaItem
, "I_CURTAKE"
, nextCurrentTakeNum
);
--================================================== ==============
-- reaper.UpdateItemInProject(mediaItem);
count = count +1;
end
--================================================== ==================
reaper.UpdateArrange();
--================================================== ==================

I can change the increment number (incrementStep) to jump in various leaps. This works fine. I couldn't make it jump to directly to a specific take tho. Any help there?

[dsyrock]

Hi, maybe this script can help you

reaper.Undo_BeginBlock()

selectednum=reaper.CountSelectedMediaItems(0)

if selectednum==1 then 

  _,num=reaper.GetUserInputs("Input a number", 1, "The number of take you wanna select", "")

  item=reaper.GetSelectedMediaItem(0,0)

  take=reaper.GetMediaItemTake(item,num-1)

  reaper.SetActiveTake(take)
  
end

reaper.UpdateArrange()

reaper.Undo_EndBlock("",-1)

What you need to do is

• select the item that contain the take you wanna select

• run the script

• input the number of take

PS: You must select exactly ONE item

[X-Raym]

Also, consider

• Item: Choose active take for item under mouse
• Take: Activate take under mouse

But with hundred of take, I don't even know if the track can display that many takes ^^