2 scripts: Copy track settings and Paste track settings to multiple tracks

[Thonex]

Here are 2 scripts... It copies: Track settings (vol, pan, mute state etc), Sends and FX.

One is to copy a track. The other is to Paste the copied track settings to selected tracks. It will not rename the track... just change the settings.

Please test it out and let me know if it has any issues.




Copy track parameters and values

-- written by Thonex

-- COPY track data

function Msg (param)
  reaper.ShowConsoleMsg(tostring (param).."\n")
end


function Copy_Track_Vals ()
  reaper.ClearConsole()

  tr =  reaper.GetSelectedTrack( 0, 0 )
  
  stored_val = {}
  
  trk_info_val_id ={"B_MUTE", "B_PHASE", "IP_TRACKNUMBER", "I_SOLO", "I_FXEN",
                    "I_RECARM", "I_RECINPUT", "I_RECMODE", "I_RECMON", "I_RECMONITEMS",
                    "I_AUTOMODE", "I_NCHAN", "I_SELECTED,", "I_WNDH", "I_TCPH", "I_TCPY",
                    "I_MCPX", "I_MCPY", "I_MCPW", "I_MCPH", "I_FOLDERDEPTH", "I_FOLDERCOMPACT",
                    "I_MIDIHWOUT", "I_PERFFLAGS", "I_CUSTOMCOLOR", "I_HEIGHTOVERRIDE",
                    "B_HEIGHTLOCK", "D_VOL", "D_PAN", "D_WIDTH", "D_DUALPANL", "D_DUALPANR",
                    "I_PANMODE", "D_PANLAW", "P_ENV", "B_SHOWINMIXER", "B_SHOWINTCP",
                    "B_MAINSEND", "C_MAINSEND_OFFS", "B_FREEMODE", "C_BEATATTACHMODE",
                    "F_MCP_FXSEND_SCALE", "F_MCP_SENDRGN_SCALE", "I_PLAY_OFFSET_FLAG",
                    "D_PLAY_OFFSET"}--, "P_PARTRACK", "P_PROJECT"

  
  for i = 1, #trk_info_val_id do
    stored_val [i] = reaper.GetMediaTrackInfo_Value( tr, trk_info_val_id[i] )
   -- Msg(trk_info_val_id[i].. " = ".. stored_val [i])
  end
  val_table = table.concat(stored_val, ",")
  reaper.SetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "Values", val_table, true)
  --Msg(reaper.GetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "Values"))
  
  
  --if reaper.GetTrackNumSends( tr, 0 ) > 0 then
    copy_sends = reaper.NamedCommandLookup("_S&M_COPYSNDRCV3")
    reaper.Main_OnCommand( copy_sends,0 )
    reaper.SetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "Sends", reaper.GetTrackNumSends( tr, 0 ), true)
 -- end
  --
  --if reaper.TrackFX_GetCount( tr ) > 0 then
    copy_fxs = reaper.NamedCommandLookup("_S&M_COPYFXCHAIN5")  
    reaper.Main_OnCommand( copy_fxs,0 )
    reaper.SetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "FX", reaper.TrackFX_GetCount( tr ), true)
 -- end
end

Copy_Track_Vals ()

Paste track parameters and values

-- PASTE track data

function Msg (param)
  reaper.ShowConsoleMsg(tostring (param).."\n")
end



function GET_EXT_STATE() -- gets the values from the system

    local str = reaper.GetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "Values") 
    
    if str and str ~= "" then
        vals = SPLIT_STRING(str, ",")
    end   
end

function SPLIT_STRING(inputstr, sep) -- Splits string example:  vals = SPLIT_STRING(retvals_csv,",")
    if sep == nil then
            sep = "%s"
    end
    local t={}
    for str in string.gmatch(inputstr, "([^"..sep.."]+)") do
            t[#t+1] = str                          
    end
    return t
end

function Paste_Track_Vals ()
  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(1)
  reaper.ClearConsole() 
  reaper.Undo_BeginBlock()
  
  
  
  local num_sel_tracks =  reaper.CountSelectedTracks( 0 )
  
  if num_sel_tracks == 0 then return end
  
  
  stored_val = {}

  
  GET_EXT_STATE() -- vals[] are the ext state array
 
  
  local trk_info_val_id ={"B_MUTE", "B_PHASE", "IP_TRACKNUMBER", "I_SOLO", "I_FXEN",
                    "I_RECARM", "I_RECINPUT", "I_RECMODE", "I_RECMON", "I_RECMONITEMS",
                    "I_AUTOMODE", "I_NCHAN", "I_SELECTED,", "I_WNDH", "I_TCPH", "I_TCPY",
                    "I_MCPX", "I_MCPY", "I_MCPW", "I_MCPH", "I_FOLDERDEPTH", "I_FOLDERCOMPACT",
                    "I_MIDIHWOUT", "I_PERFFLAGS", "I_CUSTOMCOLOR", "I_HEIGHTOVERRIDE",
                    "B_HEIGHTLOCK", "D_VOL", "D_PAN", "D_WIDTH", "D_DUALPANL", "D_DUALPANR",
                    "I_PANMODE", "D_PANLAW", "P_ENV", "B_SHOWINMIXER", "B_SHOWINTCP",
                    "B_MAINSEND", "C_MAINSEND_OFFS", "B_FREEMODE", "C_BEATATTACHMODE",
                    "F_MCP_FXSEND_SCALE", "F_MCP_SENDRGN_SCALE", "I_PLAY_OFFSET_FLAG",
                    "D_PLAY_OFFSET"}--, "P_PARTRACK", "P_PROJECT"
  
  
  for ii = 0, num_sel_tracks -1 do
    local tr =  reaper.GetSelectedTrack( 0, ii )
    for i = 1, #vals do
      --Msg(vals [i])
      reaper.SetMediaTrackInfo_Value( tr, trk_info_val_id[i],vals [i] )
    end
  end  
 
    
  if tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "Sends")) > 0 then
    paste_sends = reaper.NamedCommandLookup("_S&M_PASTSNDRCV3")
    reaper.Main_OnCommand( paste_sends,0 )
  end
  
  if tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("Copied Track Parameters", "FX")) > 0 then
    paste_fxs = reaper.NamedCommandLookup( "_S&M_COPYFXCHAIN10")
    reaper.Main_OnCommand( paste_fxs,0 )
  end
  
  reaper.PreventUIRefresh(-1)
  reaper.UpdateArrange()
  reaper.Undo_EndBlock("Paste Track Parameters",-1) 
end

Paste_Track_Vals ()

[Thonex]

Updated Paste script to paste track settings to all selected tracks.

[DynamicK]

Thanks Andrew.

[amagalma]

Thanks! Can be useful! A more advanced version could be one script that has a GUI where the user could check what settings would like to be copied, and could set from there the Copy From Track and the Copy To Track(s).

[X-Raym]

Indeed, a GUI version would be more flexible, even if you only want to preserve one original track value like color.


Using Lokasenna GUI with checkbox should be fine

[TonE]

Can not sws snapshots do this as well?

[Thonex]

@amagalma and @X-Raym,

Thanks... and that's a pretty good idea. Personally I just wanted something I could bind to a key command and not have to make checkbox selections. But I could see how that would be appealing. Now... to learn how to integrate Lokas' awesome GUI into a script :O

@TonE

Maybe... but I've never been able to understand what these snapshots do. Just now I tried to copy some settings and nothing happened. So clearly I don't know how to use them.

[TonE]

Oh with snapshots you can do almost anything you can imagine. At some point I tried some crazy idea, doing all kind of step, including undo's inbetween, and yes, in the end it was working exactly as I imagined initially.

Meaning: When combined with custom actions, you can do almost anything.

But it is always good having multiple similar solutions, better for the market. Thanks for sharing.

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by TonE

Oh with snapshots you can do almost anything you can imagine. At some point I tried some crazy idea, doing all kind of step, including undo's inbetween, and yes, in the end it was working exactly as I imagined initially.

Meaning: When combined with custom actions, you can do almost anything.

But it is always good having multiple similar solutions, better for the market. Thanks for sharing.

I still have no clue what snapshot does LOL... but that's ok... I'm a little slow!

[akademie]

Working great.
Thank you Thonex

P.S.: Would it be possible to add a 3rd script, that would save track copied parameters to a new lua script (would ask for filename...) as a kind of template?
I mean that one could then prepare few such templates (like -6dB/solo/left, other like 0dB/center, other 0dB/mute/right, etc. if you understand what I mean).

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by akademie

Working great.
Thank you Thonex

P.S.: Would it be possible to add a 3rd script, that would save track copied parameters to a new lua script (would ask for filename...) as a kind of template?
I mean that one could then prepare few such templates (like -6dB/solo/left, other like 0dB/center, other 0dB/mute/right, etc. if you understand what I mean).

Very good idea.

I'm trying to learn the Lokas' GUI builder and injecting code into it. Maybe one day

[Edgemeal]

Thanks Thonex!

[daniellumertz]

Originally Posted by amagalma

Thanks! Can be useful! A more advanced version could be one script that has a GUI where the user could check what settings would like to be copied, and could set from there the Copy From Track and the Copy To Track(s).

good idea amagalma

and good script Thonex

[todoublez]

Brilliant

Is it possible to apply tracks settings from track template ?