MPL QuantizeTool - align anything to anything

[Infidel]

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[David Else]

thanks so much for all the awesomeness

i am using a graphics pen rather then mouse, but i don't think it should make any difference.

rightclick is working on VST plugins fine, i have no other scripts to test

when i right click 'usergroove' nothing happens. i tried making a directory called 'Grooves List' but still no luck. My install is portable in 'Reaper 5'

[mpl]

And right click elsewhere (swing for example to type swing manually) works right?
You don't need to create something, but you should enable 'Grooves' when you're installing SWS. And right click on usergroove should show all of these sws grooves.

If right click elsewhere works and menu doesn't opening even if grooves installed - could be bug with gfx.showmenu() on OSX

[David Else]

Originally Posted by mpl

And right click elsewhere (swing for example to type swing manually) works right?
You don't need to create something, but you should enable 'Grooves' when you're installing SWS. And right click on usergroove should show all of these sws grooves.

If right click elsewhere works and menu doesn't opening even if grooves installed - could be bug with gfx.showmenu() on OSX

Right click not working anywhere on your script. Right click on a Reaper track and immediately i get the menu starting 'insert new track'.

I can double click on 'usergroove' and it just highlights and nothing happens.

Right click works in VST plugins fine.

I have SWS installed with Grooves. I am running on a PC, 64 bit.

[mpl]

Need someone who can check variable RMB_state from IDE on OSX. If this variable doesn't respond to right click - this could be a Reaper bug, I guess.

Win7/8 x64 Reaper x86 - right click works fine.

[X-Raym]

Mac OSX 10.10
RMB_state pass from false to true while Rigth Mouse Button is pressed.

It seems to be the desired behabior.

[mpl]

Strange, can't see something wrong here, but I'll take a look of course.

[David Else]

Originally Posted by mpl

Strange, can't see something wrong here, but I'll take a look of course.

Thanks I know another Reaper guy who uses a graphics tablet, will PM him and see if he is having same problem.

[musicbynumbers]

Originally Posted by David Else

Thanks I know another Reaper guy who uses a graphics tablet, will PM him and see if he is having same problem.

Here I am!

I can confirm that I can't get any kind of right click functions up so far.

I'm on windows 8.1 64bit with latest reaper 5 pre 504 and the latest version of this amazing quantize tool! (1.3 build 2)

I'm using a few wacom intuos tablets but can't get pen, finger/touch or an old microsoft mouse to work either. I might be clicking in the wrong places?

I wonder if it's related to the wacom prefs and the ability to turn off "windows ink" plus that annoying circle that right clicks use to cause on win 8.1 with wacom. Could be something like that?

[X-Raym]

Tested rigth click button on mac with graphic tablet... still works for me ^^ Problem is elsewhere.

[mpl]

LMB_state = gfx.mouse_cap&1 == 1 
RMB_state = gfx.mouse_cap&2 == 2
MMB_state = gfx.mouse_cap&64 == 64

- this I use from 1.3.

Before it was like

if gfx.mouse_cap == 2 then RMB_state = true

But I think that's not a problem. Right click works for me still, no changes from 1.0 in mouse contexts.

Just to say, right click:
- restore positions or bypass (apply slider)
- open user groove list (reference - UserGroove)
- type swing value (swing slider)
- type gravity value (gravity slider)
- reset grid to project grid(reference-custom grid)
- as left click open any menu

[mpl]

OK. 1.3 build 9 - now mouse buttons are captured with this:

    if gfx.mouse_cap == 1 then LMB_state = true else LMB_state = false end 
    if gfx.mouse_cap == 2 then RMB_state = true else RMB_state = false end
    if gfx.mouse_cap == 64 then MMB_state = true else MMB_state = false end

But if this willn`t let to use right clicks within script for OSX users, the problem is way deeper, I guess.

[David Else]

I have found where the problem is coming from, but not the solution.

Please see attached .jpg. I have the tablet set to 'pen mode', as i am sure most people do. When i set it to 'mouse mode' then the right click in your script works!

Afraid it is no solution for me as I need the tablet in pen mode, but I hope this discovery brings us closer to a solution.

[mpl]

Hmm, ok. Try to run this. Is this show some number (other than 0) when you are right clicking in pen mode?

function exit() gfx.quit() end 

function run()
  gfx.x, gfx.y = 50,50
  test_cap = gfx.mouse_cap
  gfx.printf(tostring(test_cap)) 
  gfx.update()
  if gfx.getchar() ~= -1 then reaper.defer(run) else reaper.atexit() end
end
reaper.atexit(exit)
gfx.init('test', 100, 100)
run()

[David Else]

Originally Posted by mpl

Hmm, ok. Try to run this. Is this show some number (other than 0) when you are right clicking in pen mode?

function exit() gfx.quit() end 

function run()
  gfx.x, gfx.y = 50,50
  test_cap = gfx.mouse_cap
  gfx.printf(tostring(test_cap)) 
  gfx.update()
  if gfx.getchar() ~= -1 then reaper.defer(run) else reaper.atexit() end
end
reaper.atexit(exit)
gfx.init('test', 100, 100)
run()

double click shows 1.0, right click shows nothing, no reaction or change in the number.

[mpl]

Thanks for test, I`ll make additional buttons to simulate right click.

[David Else]

Originally Posted by mpl

Thanks for test, I`ll make additional buttons to simulate right click.

Awesome Thanks!

[G-Sun]

Originally Posted by mpl

Hope restore stretch markers now works for loop sourced items.

Thanks!
Still not working right:

[G-Sun]

Originally Posted by mpl

G-Sun, not sure wiki is needed. Even Cockos wiki mostly outdated. But thanks anyway.

Whatever you prefer Yes, Main wiki is a mess. But 3rd party-stuff can get a nice place for documentation, with graphics, toc, links and shows up in Google.
eg. http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.ph...pping_with_SWS

[mpl]

David Else, G-Sun, 1.4 build 1.

G-Sun, it is a good example, but I`m not good at writing and creating help stuff. If you feel you can create help wiki page for my tool, I would thank you very much.

[sinkmusic]

Hello, MPL
Thank you very much for your nice script.
however, while i'm used to Reaper, i'm still a LUA newbie, and trying to run your script gives me an error message (which i don't understand) :

Am I doing something wrong ?
Thank you in advance,

[mpl]

sinkmusic, install last version of SWS.

1.4 build 2 - check for SWS Version on startup (not native solution though).

[sinkmusic]

Ah, thank you, MPL, it works !

[mpl]

Ok. Thanks to Nick Efremov for helping to get UserGroove works on OSX only if address of grooves directory is:

reaper.EnumerateFiles('/Volumes/Data/UserName/Library/Application Support/REAPER/Grooves', 1)

And reaper.GetExePath() returns '/Applications'.

Any thoughts how to get this folder relatively?

[David Else]

Fantastic, thanks for the graphics tablet update.

I am going to have a go at making a tutorial tonight. I have not yet sat down properly and used all the features, looking forward to getting deep inside this new tool!

[mpl]

Mac users,
you may have sometimes font problems (could be bigger), second line is font size

fontsize_menu_name  = 16

[snooks]

Originally Posted by mpl

Ok. Thanks to Nick Efremov for helping to get UserGroove works on OSX only if address of grooves directory is:

reaper.EnumerateFiles('/Volumes/Data/UserName/Library/Application Support/REAPER/Grooves', 1)

And reaper.GetExePath() returns '/Applications'.

Any thoughts how to get this folder relatively?

You use reaper.GetResourcePath() to get the Application Support/REAPER directory. It works here on OSX and Windows (App Data... on Windows).

[mpl]

snooks, thanks.
1.4 build 9 - can you check if this works now?

I did this:

groove_name = reaper.EnumerateFiles(reaper.GetResourcePath()..'/REAPER/Grooves', i)

[musicbynumbers]

Thanks MPL. The new buttons work great!

I found that on win 8.1 64bit. I had to actually copy the grooves folder over from %appdata%/reaper" to the normal C: drive folder.

It would be great if it looked in the %appdata% area so new users didn't need to copy it but I'm guessing that might need admin access or something?

[David Else]

Hello,

First up, THANKS for amazing work. I don't want to sound negative about anything, i am only reporting bugs and a few ideas, but i can't really get things to work at the moment.

Spent a couple of hours starting to make a video tutorial but afraid I am having too many problems to continue. I don't know if it is because I am using a graphics pad or other people are having similar issues. I have made a little video to show them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vae1...ature=youtu.be

Here are some of the issues in text, and a few other points, v1.4 build 6:

Bugs
----

1. 'r >' button does not do anything, could we get a 'right click' button like buttons above?

2. (VIDEO) apply slider does not scroll from 0% to 100% accurately. every time it goes to a different % on each end, sometimes stops at 3% or 4% on the left, 90% or 96% on the right.

3. (VIDEO) when selecting and controling custom grid and swing grid, when the mouse reaches the far left or right then a menu opens when it should not

3. (VIDEO) open grooves, try to select MPC 16th triplet subz 4 bar and it loads Logic_8F. It keeps loading the wrong groove, not the one selected.

4. on the reference side only the 'custom grid' and 'swing grid' can have their values altered, they are different types of control to the others that only have one meaning, ie click items selects items

there is a nice GUI with shadows that appears around swing grid as you move it. it stays that way when you move the mouse away. when you select custom grid it appears and then goes away when you move the mouse away.

Possible Improvements
---------------------

1. space bar not passed through, can't start and stop as changing parameters

2. add a button to go forward and backwards through groove presets to check them all out and see what fits

3. control bar reads 'Apply (LMB) / Quantize Strength / Rerstore (RMB)

this makes no sense to the user, what is 'applying' and 'restoring' with moving the amount of quantize percent? what does LMB and RMB mean? just having a big 'Quantize strength + percent value' would be much better?

[snooks]

Originally Posted by mpl

snooks, thanks.
1.4 build 9 - can you check if this works now?

I did this:

groove_name = reaper.EnumerateFiles(reaper.GetResourcePath()..'/REAPER/Grooves', i)

Almost, it just needs to be '/Grooves/'. It works on OSX if you do that, I've just checked. You should be using ResourcePath on Windows as well, which will return the AppData folder with a full install and the exe folder with a portable.

Also, you don't need to use '\\' on Windows because it doesn't care if you use '/' instead. So you can use ResourcePath and '/' and it will work on OSX and Windows.

Btw, the path you posted before was to the general Library folder in OSX, not the user one that we are interested in. The user one, like AppData on Win, is hidden by default. But you can open it via Reaper using the action "Show Resource Path in Finder" to drag stuff into it, even if it's not unhidden in Finder (same as in Windows). Like the Grooves from wherever they were put from an SWS install (by the user).

[mpl]

snooks, thanks, you helped a lot!
David Else, thanks, not sure I`m able to solve all of this cause I`m not actually good at scripting deeply like planetnine or spk77, but I`ll try to work on it this week.

Apply slider:
- left mouse button apply quantize
- middle mouse button click open window you can type strenght value
- right mouse button restore objects position to the moment you stored them ("R>" button should works after 1.5)

on the reference side only the 'custom grid' and 'swing grid' can have their values altered, they are different types of control to the others that only have one meaning, ie click items selects items

Can you explain this? My English is not so good. What behaviour you suppose should be?

[Outboarder]

Thanks for this useful tool.
Everything works fine except, the CPU usage is quiet high and it remains high when the mouse is idle (No parameter changes).

Is it normal ?

http://i11.pixs.ru/storage/4/4/0/Idl...4_18982440.gif

[mpl]

Outboarder, CPU usage is mostly GUI (Corei5: 4-6% without GUI and 27-30% with GUI in empty project when nothing happend), so I can`t do anything with this. 1.5 - performance should be better(not gui relative)

David Else, hope, I didn`t broke something...

1.5 build 1
Show QT in actions info line (undo history)
Added undo points to some operations
Highlight grid and swing slider under mouse cursor
Stretch markers restore/quantize code improvements
Space key pass through and run Transport:Play/Stop
Prevent opening left menu and type swing window when drag swing slider
Fixed wrong groove name
Fixed properly 'Groove' path finding both on OSX and Windows
Fixed add null stretch markers when quantize/restore
Fixed new restore button doesn`t work
'reference grid' generated only where destination points placed +-1bar (should free cpu when quantize much objects)

[G-Sun]

Originally Posted by mpl

Outboarder
1.5 build 1
Added undo points to some operations

Working very good on initial tests here

Stretch markers restore/quantize code improvements

Seems to work excellent. Thank you!

A lot of good stuff here.
Well done wit the ref. get/select

Save as groove: Is that possible?

[mpl]

Yes, check left menu.
1.5 build 2 - this also should works for Mac users.

[G-Sun]

Originally Posted by mpl

G-Sun, it is a good example, but I`m not good at writing and creating help stuff. If you feel you can create help wiki page for my tool, I would thank you very much.

Sure.

There are a few suggested conditions:

1. You need an account for the wiki
   So you can edit things yourself
2. It's choice
   So, your current help-format becomes obsolete. You can keep it for internal notes and as change-log. But help-content for users are updated foremost on the wiki.
3. You'll add a link in the menu to the wiki

I'll help out with formating, structuring and images (or whatever you need help with)

A pdf-file for offline-users are optional. Typical not updated as often as the wiki. Could be in home-directory (your zip) with a second link in menu.

Just give me a note, and I'll start

[mpl]

Will be glad if you`ll help with that. Thanks!
Again str.markers little bugs when extreme editing, did many tests, should works in 1.5 b3.

[David Else]

Thanks!!! The main bugs are now fixed

- apply quantize now smoothly goes from 0 - 100 % reliably
- the reset quantize button works
- the right groove loads, and thanks for the up and down select

could you explain in other words what the difference between global and pattern mode is?


Quote:
on the reference side only the 'custom grid' and 'swing grid' can have their values altered, they are different types of control to the others that only have one meaning, ie click items selects items

Can you explain this? My English is not so good. What behaviour you suppose should be?

i was just trying to explain a graphics bug with the shaded slider image that used to stay on top of the swing grid, it seems fixed now, so no worries

[mpl]

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