Script to insert silence of specific length on specific points?

[o_e]

Hi,

I have a track of audio and want to insert silence on certain points. I have a list which contains pairs like:
01:30- 00:30 which means at 1:30 should be a silence of 30 seconds length inserted (and so forth).
Do you think something like this could be scripted?
I'am willing to donate a little bounty, would 20€ be ok?

thanks!

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by o_e

Hi,

I have a track of audio and want to insert silence on certain points. I have a list which contains pairs like:
01:30- 00:30 which means at 1:30 should be a silence of 30 seconds length inserted (and so forth).
Do you think something like this could be scripted?
I'am willing to donate a little bounty, would 20€ be ok?

thanks!

Would this be across all tracks? If so check out this Action:

Time selection: Insert empty space at time selection (moving later items)

[o_e]

Originally Posted by Thonex

Would this be across all tracks? If so check out this Action:

Time selection: Insert empty space at time selection (moving later items)

Thanks for your answer! It is only one track and I have multiple points where I want to insert silence (of a specific length) and there is only one time selection at a time, right? So I don't see how that action can help..?

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by o_e

Thanks for your answer! It is only one track and I have multiple points where I want to insert silence (of a specific length) and there is only one time selection at a time, right? So I don't see how that action can help..?

When you say "Silence" do you mean you want to move the item 30 seconds later without anything in front of it? So in essence spacing out the item 30 seconds away from the tail of the previous item?

I wrote a script where you can marquee as many items as you want, type in a "seconds" value and it will create X seconds of space between the items.

Would that help? Or does it have to read from your list?

[o_e]

Originally Posted by Thonex

When you say "Silence" do you mean you want to move the item 30 seconds later without anything in front of it? So in essence spacing out the item 30 seconds away from the tail of the previous item?

I wrote a script where you can marquee as many items as you want, type in a "seconds" value and it will create X seconds of space between the items.

Would that help? Or does it have to read from your list?

That sounds great, so I can make all the cuts first (according to the first values of my list) and than marquee the first two items, type in the length of the 'gap' and than move one to the next cut and so forth. Not as elegant as I was hoping but doable..

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by o_e

That sounds great, so I can make all the cuts first (according to the first values of my list) and than marquee the first two items, type in the length of the 'gap' and than move one to the next cut and so forth. Not as elegant as I was hoping but doable..

Do you want cut length values also? So you just marquee the items enter 90 seconds for item length, and 30 seconds for space, then it will make all items 90 seconds with a 30 second space between them.

[o_e]

Originally Posted by Thonex

Do you want cut length values also? So you just marquee the items enter 90 seconds for item length, and 30 seconds for space, then it will make all items 90 seconds with a 30 second space between them.

I have files of approx. 50min length and I would make cuts at (different, not equal) points where the space (of a certain length, always different) should be inserted..
I hope this is understandable, sorry for being unclear but english is not my first language..

[Neutronic]

Originally Posted by o_e

Not as elegant as I was hoping but doable..

In case you didn't notice, I PMed you a couple of days ago right when you posted your request. It can be scripted the way you want it and in a timely fashion. You can find all the details in the PM.
If you're interested, please PM / email me directly.
Thanks!

[Thonex]

Hey e_o,

Here is a script I wrote that I use for myself... it is almost what you want. Give it a shot. Otherwise I'm sure Neutronic will be able to help. Note the instructions in the code.

--[[  Written by Thonex aka Andrew K
      
      Instructions:
      Simply select all the Item you want moved (even across multiple tracks).
      The first selected item on a track will be the “anchor” (meaning it won’t be moved) and
      all the other items will be moved according to the number os seconds you entered in the
      input field.
      You can use decimal also. If you want silence of 1:30 min then enter “90” as your seconds of silence.
--]]


function Add_X_Seconds_Space_Before_Selected_Items ()
  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(1)
  reaper.ClearConsole() 
  reaper.Undo_BeginBlock()


  retval, retvals_csv = reaper.GetUserInputs( "Add Silence Before Selected Items", 1, "X seconds", 2 )

  Num_Sel_Items = reaper.CountSelectedMediaItems(0)

  Sel_Item_ID = {}
  Item_Pos = {}
  Item_ID_Len = {}
  Item_ID_End_Pos ={}
  
  -- log slected items
  for i = 0, Num_Sel_Items - 1 do -- get all original positions and end points
    Sel_Item_ID[i] = reaper.GetSelectedMediaItem(0,i)   -- gets Item's ID
    Item_Pos[i]= reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value( Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_POSITION")
    Item_ID_Len[i] =  reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value(Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_LENGTH")
    Item_ID_End_Pos[i] =  Item_Pos[i] + Item_ID_Len[i]

  end
  
  -- move items X seconds from previous end
  i=0
  while i < Num_Sel_Items do 
  
    if  i>0 and reaper.GetMediaItemTrack(Sel_Item_ID[i]) ~= reaper.GetMediaItemTrack(Sel_Item_ID[i-1]) then
      i=i+1
    end
  
    if i>0 then
      reaper.SetMediaItemPosition( Sel_Item_ID[i],Item_ID_End_Pos[i-1]+retvals_csv, 1 )

      Item_Pos[i]= reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value( Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_POSITION")

      Item_ID_Len[i] =  reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value(Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_LENGTH")
      Item_ID_End_Pos[i] =  Item_Pos[i] + Item_ID_Len[i]
    end
  i=i+1
  end

  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(-1)
  reaper.UpdateArrange()
  reaper.Undo_EndBlock("Insert X Seconds between Takes",-1)

end

Add_X_Seconds_Space_Before_Selected_Items ()

[o_e]

Thank you both so far!

[SonicAxiom]

Originally Posted by Thonex

Hey e_o,

Here is a script I wrote that I use for myself... it is almost what you want. Give it a shot. Otherwise I'm sure Neutronic will be able to help. Note the instructions in the code.

--[[  Written by Thonex aka Andrew K
      
      Instructions:
      Simply select all the Item you want moved (even across multiple tracks).
      The first selected item on a track will be the “anchor” (meaning it won’t be moved) and
      all the other items will be moved according to the number os seconds you entered in the
      input field.
      You can use decimal also. If you want silence of 1:30 min then enter “90” as your seconds of silence.
--]]


function Add_X_Seconds_Space_Before_Selected_Items ()
  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(1)
  reaper.ClearConsole() 
  reaper.Undo_BeginBlock()


  retval, retvals_csv = reaper.GetUserInputs( "Add Silence Before Selected Items", 1, "X seconds", 2 )

  Num_Sel_Items = reaper.CountSelectedMediaItems(0)

  Sel_Item_ID = {}
  Item_Pos = {}
  Item_ID_Len = {}
  Item_ID_End_Pos ={}
  
  -- log slected items
  for i = 0, Num_Sel_Items - 1 do -- get all original positions and end points
    Sel_Item_ID[i] = reaper.GetSelectedMediaItem(0,i)   -- gets Item's ID
    Item_Pos[i]= reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value( Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_POSITION")
    Item_ID_Len[i] =  reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value(Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_LENGTH")
    Item_ID_End_Pos[i] =  Item_Pos[i] + Item_ID_Len[i]

  end
  
  -- move items X seconds from previous end
  i=0
  while i < Num_Sel_Items do 
  
    if  i>0 and reaper.GetMediaItemTrack(Sel_Item_ID[i]) ~= reaper.GetMediaItemTrack(Sel_Item_ID[i-1]) then
      i=i+1
    end
  
    if i>0 then
      reaper.SetMediaItemPosition( Sel_Item_ID[i],Item_ID_End_Pos[i-1]+retvals_csv, 1 )

      Item_Pos[i]= reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value( Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_POSITION")

      Item_ID_Len[i] =  reaper.GetMediaItemInfo_Value(Sel_Item_ID[i],"D_LENGTH")
      Item_ID_End_Pos[i] =  Item_Pos[i] + Item_ID_Len[i]
    end
  i=i+1
  end

  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(-1)
  reaper.UpdateArrange()
  reaper.Undo_EndBlock("Insert X Seconds between Takes",-1)

end

Add_X_Seconds_Space_Before_Selected_Items ()

Would it be possible to add a "ripple later items" option to this script? This would allow to insert a specific amount of silence before selected items but then also move later, unselected items preserving their existing distances.

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