Quickly save FXChains and Track Templates to project directory.

[Ozman]

I just can't find this.
Odd that it's not there already.

I'm trying to create a custom action which sets the Resources paths to be sub-directories of the current/opened project for easy saving of track templates and FX Chains. However, it seems that these commands are not available in the Action List, as they are in the Resources menu. Can you please add them? Or is there another founded way to quickly set the Resources path to a project-local location and save track templates and fx chains there?


Set auto-save directory to project path (/FXChains)
Set auto-save directory to project path (/TrackTemplates)

[Ozman]

Ok, maybe I'm missing something.
Is there a setting or something to have these resources autosaved in the project directory?

The reason this is important for me, is that while I'm working on projects, I may venture to previous projects where I audition and even reuse previous instruments and effects. It's just so much easier with some chains and track templates to store them by project instead of having to always organize everything in one place. I usually do a few experiments a day, render an mp3, and would like to reference those sounds based on that experiment, instead of always having to categorize the instrument/sound/effect within a global FXChain directory.

I would like to do this automatically, like a setting, shucks even a custom action which automates setting the directories to sub-directories within the project.

The best idea/option is to have them automatically saved when project is saved and when tracks are frozen.

I'd still settle for a custom action/macro to set these directories instead of having to go into the Resources window.

It's just that right now, having to adjust these settings every project is a bummer, it even has to be done over and over when using a default project as well, b/c those paths are set to what they were then instead of adapting to the new project.


Set auto-save directory to project path (/FXChains)
Set auto-save directory to project path (/TrackTemplates)


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[Ozman]

Actually... ya'll can disregard this request.

I'm now seeing that Resources paths are a global setting, not project-based.

I guess I'm now back to learning lua to parse project files for their tracks and fx chains.

[jico27]

+ 1!!!

[mpl]

See ReaPack/mpl_Save all track FX chains, it is very outdated though and should be recoded in more optimised way.
Saving TrackTemplates is pretty simple. Save trach chunks to properly named files. Note: I don`t recomment to do this with big projects and big chunks if you use native GetTrackStateChunk API.
Saving FX chains in also relatively simple (note about big projects same as above). Something like

  tr = reaper.GetTrack(0,0)
  _, chunk = reaper.GetTrackStateChunk(tr, '', false)
  fx_chain = chunk:match('<FXCHAIN.-WAK 0\n>')

Originally Posted by Ozman

I'm now seeing that Resources paths are a global setting, not project-based.

project_path = reaper.GetProjectPath(0,'')
_, project_name = reaper.EnumProjects(0,'')