MST5K v1.2.73 - Advanced MIDI Note Selection by Lemerchand

[lemerchand]

Originally Posted by Kr3eM

I encouter an issue when trying to set the Float at mouse values, the second one adds the number five as it pleases... like I set -100 and when reopen it says -1005 and so on... is it just me or can anyone confirm it ? (v1.2.71 on reaper 6.21 x64 windows 7)

Okay, I just pushed an update (v1.2.73). Let me know if it fixes your issue! Sorry for the trouble.

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

crash when shift-Right-click on Time section

console output
...pts\Scripts by Lemerchand\MIDI Selector Tool\libs/cf.lua:179: attempt to concatenate a nil value (local 'filename')

separate issue
the refocusing of the editor stopped working after I saved some presets. Not sure if that's the cause but its when I noticed the issue. it was working fine yesterday

I think I resolved both of your issues. Install the new update (v1.2.73) and let me know if it's still an issue! Sorry for the inconvenience.

[todd_r]

Thanks for the brilliant tool Lemerchand! I would love it if the items to be selected were done so in real time as you picked the options so you get to preview what your doing. Would this be possible?

[MajorLeo]

This is really a great and useful tool. I've been using this to correct the timing of the legatos of cinematic studio brass and cinematic studio woodwinds. I made a macro that select, for example, all notes below velocity 64 and apply the timing correction in milliseconds, then above 64, apply correction, etc...

Only thing I haven't figured out is how to exclude from the selection the notes that are not "legato", meaning the notes that don't have an overlapping note at the start note. Would it be possible that add this feature? Or maybe there's a script somewhere that does this that I haven't heard of yet that I could add to the macro.

[Kr3eM]

Originally Posted by lemerchand

Okay, I just pushed an update (v1.2.73). Let me know if it fixes your issue! Sorry for the trouble.

Yes, the Float at mouse function is fixed. Thank you very much.

[Suzuka]

Hi! Thanks for making this script! I saw the Jon's video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtlaVO4ABw) and I loved it.

Sadly is not working for me, I get this error when running the script:

MIDI Selector Tool.lua:30: attempt to call a nil value (field 'JS_Window_GetFocus')

(Maybe its because I'm using latest SWS (v2.12.1 #3)?)

[daniellumertz]

Hi Suzuka!Do you have installed the js extension? Is a requirement for the script hehe

[Suzuka]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

Hi Suzuka!Do you have installed the js extension? Is a requirement for the script hehe

Aw, my bad, didn't know that! Thank you so much Daniel, now works perfect!

[mozart999uk]

Is there a way to get this to have a wider PPQ and also to select notes that are slightly early?

[lemerchand]

Originally Posted by mozart999uk

Is there a way to get this to have a wider PPQ and also to select notes that are slightly early?

It's been a while since I've been under the hood, but if you are willing to go into the script you can probably get away with changing the max ppq variable. If that's something you're interested in let me know and I'll see if I can find the file and line number for you, and beyond that I'll keep it in mind for when I do an update (something I'm terrified of because it's been so long since I've wrapped my head around the code haha plus everyone wants me to make it work on retina which might not be an easy task!)

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by lemerchand

It's been a while since I've been under the hood, but if you are willing to go into the script you can probably get away with changing the max ppq variable. If that's something you're interested in let me know and I'll see if I can find the file and line number for you, and beyond that I'll keep it in mind for when I do an update (something I'm terrified of because it's been so long since I've wrapped my head around the code haha plus everyone wants me to make it work on retina which might not be an easy task!)

Thanks so much for the great response :-) It's a great script!

Yep definitely interested in that. Is there a way to widen it so that it can find notes that come slightly before the beat as well?

I was trying to filter snare hits in a brushed jazz midi file that only occurred on beats 2 and 4. Being swung and played on drum triggers in real time they're not quantised so some of the slightly early hits were being missed....

[lemerchand]

Originally Posted by mozart999uk

Thanks so much for the great response :-) It's a great script!

Yep definitely interested in that. Is there a way to widen it so that it can find notes that come slightly before the beat as well?

I was trying to filter snare hits in a brushed jazz midi file that only occurred on beats 2 and 4. Being swung and played on drum triggers in real time they're not quantised so some of the slightly early hits were being missed....

I'm not very good with rhythm, especially swing. But iirc the ppq threshold should work for both early and late notes. If you go into the main script I believe the value is set to +/- 30 ticks. You can increase the value and play around with it until you find a number that suits you, though I'm not sure how exactly since MST doesn't deal with swing.

The max ppq threshold can be found on line 516 if the main script. Let me know if that helps at all! Also I'm glad you're enjoying it the script!

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by lemerchand

I'm not very good with rhythm, especially swing. But iirc the ppq threshold should work for both early and late notes. If you go into the main script I believe the value is set to +/- 30 ticks. You can increase the value and play around with it until you find a number that suits you, though I'm not sure how exactly since MST doesn't deal with swing.

The max ppq threshold can be found on line 516 if the main script. Let me know if that helps at all! Also I'm glad you're enjoying it the script!

Brilliant. Worked a treat thanks!

Can I check something else with you?

For me anyway, the note selection range seems to be an octave out. So to select what's showing in the editor as G3, I need to set the range to include G4.

It might be me or the way I have something setup here.....


PS very much looking forward to a larger gui. My tired old eyes are struggling a bit these days :-)

[daniellumertz]

The misplace octave might be because octave numbers don't have an standard. By deafult reaper middle c is c4 you might have changed it to c3 (the other common number for octaves)

You change that in
Media>MIDI>MIDI Octaves Names Display offset [ x ] octaves

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

The misplace octave might be because octave numbers don't have an standard. By deafult reaper middle c is c4 you might have changed it to c3 (the other common number for octaves)

You change that in
Media>MIDI>MIDI Octaves Names Display offset [ x ] octaves

Thanks for your reply. So I have that pref set as zero. No offset.

I've manually inputted a note which shows in properties as "60 C4" but to get MST5k to select it I have to choose "C5"

[daniellumertz]

hm yeah it is right. It happens here too, c4 is c5 in MST5K which is a uncommon octave offset

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

hm yeah it is right. It happens here too, c4 is c5 in MST5K which is a uncommon octave offset

Thanks for confirming. It's not the end of the world but would be nice to be fixed :-)

[samdixonmusic]

Thanks for the awesome script! Curious has anyone found a way to get MIDI Editor scripts like this one to run docked on startup? I'd normally use the SWS startup actions feature, but it seems limited only to Main actions.

[daniellumertz]

hm I think you can add MST5K to your main action list and run from there with no problem and use SWS to load on startup

Also MST5K have a option to open docked in settings

[lemerchand]

Originally Posted by samdixonmusic

Thanks for the awesome script! Curious has anyone found a way to get MIDI Editor scripts like this one to run docked on startup? I'd normally use the SWS startup actions feature, but it seems limited only to Main actions.

Glad you like MST! In it's current state, running docked may require some finesse on your part, that is, I think it will throw an error if you try to use ti when there is no active midi editor. Other than that, try what Daniel mentioned. I've ran it a few times docked in between editors just fine, although I never loaded it on startup.

[dima matkovsky]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

do you have Julian Sanders Extension installed ?

Hi, is it reply for Dupont? you recomended to install
Julian Sanders Extension, I have the same problem and I couldn find this extention to download..
I think I didn't install it right way because I never did it. But it's in my Actions list now.

[daniellumertz]

yeah you need JS Extension to run this script.
No worry that you have installed this script first, just go to your Reapack and search for the js extension and download it. Then try to run this script again

[dima matkovsky]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

yeah you need JS Extension to run this script.
No worry that you have installed this script first, just go to your Reapack and search for the js extension and download it. Then try to run this script again

Thanks a lot! It works!!!

[daniellumertz]

wow! That is nice! Good use of it!

[Redapple2237]

It took me ages to find and install this script, but now that I have it – and it's working! – I am just so happy and I know that I will save loads of time in the future! :-) (Except if I have triplets :P)

[daniellumertz]

For more complex divisions you can try Note Selector from JS

[IXix]

Nice work! Somewhat late to the party, might I request a font size setting? It's a bit squinty here.

[GeneralMidi]

Hi. I've been playing with this and it doesn't seem to work when you have multiple items selected (items are set to editable). It doesn't seem to obey the selection criteria over more than one item. Can someone confirm please?

If this is the case, would you please consider adding this functionality, as I use FeedTheCat's Midi Editor Magic scripts to display more than one midi item for string arranging etc. Cheers.

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by IXix

Nice work! Somewhat late to the party, might I request a font size setting? It's a bit squinty here.

Yep. +1 from me too :-)

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by Redapple2237

It took me ages to find and install this script, but now that I have it – and it's working! – I am just so happy and I know that I will save loads of time in the future! :-) (Except if I have triplets :P)

A way to work with triplets would be great :-)

[henu]

Is it possible to just filter the currently selected notes? so its not running on the complete midi item?

edit: the timeselection is actually all I need now used in tandem with "time selection to notes" kinda action... but might be cool to be able to persistently edit the selections straight on existing selection.

[henu]

can we get a midi channel filter in this thing as well?

Thanks!

[henu]

Wondering whats up with the inconsistent selection of the first note in a bar/first beat? adjusting the ppq threshold doesnt seem to do much to help this one. Things are åperfrectly quantized but the selection of the downbeat doesnt seem to work right regardless.

[Miscreant]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

hm I think you can add MST5K to your main action list and run from there with no problem and use SWS to load on startup

Also MST5K have a option to open docked in settings

Just following up on this, since I too am running into the problem of not being able to create custom actions that include actions from the main section and from the midi editor:

I want this to dock when I run the script as well, and the option 'dock on start up' isn't working. So how I can send this script over to the main actions window instead?

[JimDiGritz]

My project is in 3/4, when I select Beat 1, it defaults to the 1st of a 4/4 time signature.

Eg As per the screenshot in a 4 measure selection it selects notes 1, 5 & 9 (which would be the first notes of a 4/4 measure.

I could be missing something!!!