MPL SendFader - controlling selected track sends

[mpl]

SendFader is a lua script for REAPER.
It provides manipulating selected track sends data.

Installation:

• install ReaPack extension,
• restart REAPER
• go to ActionList -> ReaPack: Browse packages... -> navigate and install SendFader package
• go to ActionList -> ReaPack: Browse packages... -> navigate and install ReaImGui extension if its not installed/updated yet

[musicbynumbers]

Awesome! thanks!

I'll give it a go as soon as possible.

I don't use many sends myself but do a lot of headphone mixes so could be useful for that too.

[heda]

you are amazing mpl

I wonder if there would be a way to start the script to open a specific id of send with a specific name as an additional action. it would involve another action to set the name and store it in a projstate or something, and then the new action that opens the script directly to that send. just an idea..

also
I removed a send and I got this
mpl_SendFader.lua:538: attempt to index a nil value (field '?')


awesome work as always!

[mpl]

Thanks for catch Heda, should be fixed now (hope I didn`t missed other places with checking for existing send data)!

About this

I wonder if there would be a way to start the script to open a specific id of send with a specific name as an additional action. it would involve another action to set the name and store it in a projstate or something, and then the new action that opens the script directly to that send

Can you exlplain a little bit? Something like store last opened send ID for track in current project?

[J Reverb]

Amazing !!

Is there any way to implement midi learn with this ?

Thanks for your brilliant work...

[mpl]

MIDI Learn to what?
Visible send volume?

[J Reverb]

That would be amazing !
Maybe a bit like your mapping panel but for send levels ?
Min/Max value setting would be great too .

[X-Raym]

@mpl
very nice to have meters !

Maybe to enhance a bit the usability, it should display track colors in some ways
I am thinking about small rectangle somewhere.

Also, small bugs with GUI unable to redraw correctly if size went down too much.


As we can set our own custom size, wouldn't be possible to have the interface fully flexible while the script is running ?

A part from nice, nice GUI !! Congrats !

[heda]

Originally Posted by mpl

Can you exlplain a little bit? Something like store last opened send ID for track in current project?

I was thinking to open the script to a specific send. Maybe by id. But there is no way to launch a script with parameters. Maybe store a project variable with another script. And if that variable exists then open the script and directly switch to that send id. This way I could put some buttons on my track inspector script for example on each send to open your script for a particular send directly.
Storing last used id would also be good.

[Bri1]

Pardon me,but dam your good mpl.
Many credits to your works. just can't get this image out of my head though



1 of the *JSFX Men*

[musicbynumbers]

Brilliant! lol

[mpl]

I did a little update for you, Hector. I guess GUID and send ID (1-based) is pretty enough for linking with your Track Inspector

Raymond, also did some improvements with indents and gfx.w/gfx.h redraw stuff. Colors come later

J Reverb, ok I thing it is possible to have external scripts for control current send volume and other one for selecting send.

Thanks, guys!

[J Reverb]

Awesome !
Re send control script,
Would that be reflected in the automation lanes for recording purposes ?
I'm sure this will make a lot of people very happy

[mpl]

External control should works now (hope I didn`t broke something).

[vanhaze]

mpl, this is amazing !!

[J Reverb]

Originally Posted by mpl

External control should works now (hope I didn`t broke something).

How does one get this to function ? I must be missing something obvious..

[mpl]

In the main script click 'Remote'. And link you midi/osc control to the script 'SendFader - set volume'.

[G-Sun]

Holy Moses. This looks soo good

[J Reverb]

Brilliant !

Is it fairly straight forward to implement soft takeover on external control? And finally is there a way of linking that to send automation lane for recording?

That would be the icing on the cake ...

Really great stuff mpl !!

[mpl]

Track automation - Latch mode

[J Reverb]

Been playing around with Latch mode, it works from the native send fader as expected but not with external control, Not sure if I am missing something here?
Also I have noticed there is an update lag which I think may be to do with the undo queue stacking up, not sure..

[mpl]

Sorry, J Reverb! Just tested it and yes, for some reason it doesn`t work for Latch mode (WTF, why?). So I guess the only way is to set envelope points directly which is pretty CPU hungry (get/set envelope every defer cycle).

Gurus from here, let me know if I`m wrong and it is just something wrong in the code.

[Paul99]

Sorry for off topic question: mpl how do you get the I/O window open? When I click something else, it always immediately closes.

[mpl]

Preferences/General/Advanced UI tweaks/Prevent closing routing

[Paul99]

Thank you MPL, but ahhmmm...I feel a bit like a blind old man because I cannot find that option? It's not in that UI tweak window. I also searched for "Prevent closing" and also for "Routing" but no option found in my Reaper v5.32 x64? What am I doing wrong?

[SoulOne82]

Here you go, Paul:

[Paul99]

Originally Posted by SoulOne82

Here you go, Paul:

OMG.....I really feel old now because I just looked at "prevent closing" in stead of something that would mean the same thing....
Thank you SoulOne82!

[J Reverb]

Originally Posted by mpl

Sorry, J Reverb! Just tested it and yes, for some reason it doesn`t work for Latch mode (WTF, why?). So I guess the only way is to set envelope points directly which is pretty CPU hungry (get/set envelope every defer cycle).

Gurus from here, let me know if I`m wrong and it is just something wrong in the code.

Gurus ?? This is a big thing here help mpl out he's pushed the boat out on this one Maybe this is one for Justin.....

[mpl]

Thanks to heda, it should works now.

[J Reverb]

Genius !
I think now that external script for midi control is getting run every time midi cc is received causing a lag, is it possible to bind a specific controller to send level and pan into the script itself, something like ch16 cc7 maybe..
This is a game changer for me, thanks

[Gianfini]

Great work!

Post Fader, Pre Fader, Pre FX button doesn't work here (doesn't actually changes anything)..

thanks!!

[mpl]

It works as expected for me (just not make changes dynamically in routing window).

[Gianfini]

Originally Posted by mpl

It works as expected for me (just not make changes dynamically in routing window).

Yes you're right... fine then since I'll not keep both windows open.

REQUEST: COULD YOU MAKE SIMILAR SCRIPT TO KEEP A TRACK MIXER FLOATING? IT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP ONE TRACK STRIPE WITH JUST VOLUME, SOLO, MUTE, PAN, WIDTH, MAYBE PHASE for one selected track.

So if I scroll right to track 156 I can keep ONE track at hand (I often use it for reference material to compare sound, etc.). It would be wonderful, even simple design (I don't know if you can use the graphics items of the theme in LUA...)

just as an additional challenge or maybe is more for a FR to Reaper Devs

g

[Mercado_Negro]

I just tried this script and it's an incredible time saver. I use tons of sends on my mixes so having something like this is definitely a major boost in my workflow. Thank you very much, Michael.

I have an idea... What if we could create send tracks from it? Let's say I select one or more tracks (with or without sends) and then it creates one track for each selected track with a given preffix and/or suffix (and ideally with their send track colors). For example, let's say I have:

Track 20: Lead synth
Track 21: Gtr ac rhythm
Track 22: Piano

and I select them all, right-click on the SendFader panel (or click on a button, dunno) and "create send tracks from selected tracks". This would ideally prompt for suffix and/or preffix and color. So I write: "RVB" as preffix and "main" as suffix and leave it as is for default color (or maybe there's a way so they can inherit the sending track color?) and it creates these tracks at the end of the tracklist:

Track 50: RVB Lead synth main
Track 51: RVB Gtr ac rhythm main
Track 52: RVB Piano main

Good? Bad? Too much work? Not interested?

[mpl]

Originally Posted by Mercado_Negro

What if we could create send tracks from it? Let's say I select one or more tracks (with or without sends) and then it creates one track for each selected track with a given preffix and/or suffix (and ideally with their send track colors).

I don`t think it should be implemented here.
But this code should works:

  -- Add sends to selected tracks
  
  function main()
    local retval, pref = reaper.GetUserInputs( 'Set send prefix', 1, '' ,'')
    local retval1, suff = reaper.GetUserInputs( 'Set send suffix', 1, '' ,'')
    if retval or retval1 then 
      for i = 1, reaper.CountSelectedTracks(0) do
        local tr = reaper.GetSelectedTrack(0,i-1)
        if tr then 
          track_col =  reaper.GetTrackColor( tr )
          _, src_name = reaper.GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String( tr, 'P_NAME', '',false )
          reaper.InsertTrackAtIndex( reaper.GetNumTracks(0), true )
          new_dest_tr =  reaper.CSurf_TrackFromID( reaper.GetNumTracks(0), false )
          reaper.SetTrackColor( new_dest_tr, track_col )
          new_send_id = reaper.CreateTrackSend( tr, new_dest_tr)
          if new_send_id >= 0 then
            new_name = pref..' '..src_name..' '..suff
            if new_dest_tr then
              reaper.GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String( new_dest_tr, 'P_NAME', new_name ,true)
            end
          end
        end
      end
      reaper.TrackList_AdjustWindows( false )
    end
  end
  
  main()

[Mercado_Negro]

That's very kind of you, Michael. Thanks!

Why do you think this won't fit in your SendFader script? Having a button to run that script would hurt the design?

[Gianfini]

Hi Michael, when I click on MIXER I see little track stripes below for all sends. Could you make them clickable so that when I click on a track the Floating Send changes for that send?

thanks

[mpl]

Gianfini, you can use mouse scroll in this window. Or select send from send name button context list.

Mercado_Negro, this is too specific. Instead I added this action to my reapack repo.

[Mercado_Negro]

Originally Posted by mpl

Gianfini, you can use mouse scroll in this window. Or select send from send name button context list.

Mercado_Negro, this is too specific. Instead I added this action to my reapack repo.

Fair enough. Thanks, Michael!

[J Reverb]

Hi Mpl,

On further testing the write envelope works great from the GUI !!
If I map a cc to the external Script: mpl_SendFader - set volume (MIDI OSC only).lua, there is a noticeable lag. Is this something that's easily fixed ?

Also soft takeover would be really nice to prevent value jumps when switching sends.

Really appreciate your amazing work on this one.

Cheers.