Pro tools style duplicate track

[issaminame]

Hey, first I don’t know nothing about creating reaper script, I just came up with an idea.

It would be super nice to have a script which would open a window with options for duplicating tracks. Pro tools does it in a nice way I attached a screenshot of it. If somebody with scripting knowledge is interested in working on something like this hit me up, I just don’t know nothing about scripting I’m just an engineer who wants his life easy haha.

Peace

Issa

[EricCutler]

Originally Posted by issaminame

Hey, first I don’t know nothing about creating reaper script, I just came up with an idea.

It would be super nice to have a script which would open a window with options for duplicating tracks. Pro tools does it in a nice way I attached a screenshot of it. If somebody with scripting knowledge is interested in working on something like this hit me up, I just don’t know nothing about scripting I’m just an engineer who wants his life easy haha.

Peace

Issa

Same here. I still use Pro Tools out of necessity but mostly moved over to Reaper. This is one thing I'd like to have in Reaper. I haven't found a script for this and I'm not skilled in scripting. Maybe suggest it on the Feature Requests forum.

[EricCutler]

I found a work around. Actions menu. Search for Delete Tracks. Click new action. Click new custom action. Drag "delete tracks" over to new action window. Stack them for how many duplicate tracks you want. Create hotkeys or a toolbar for the "duplicate tracks."
It's a little work to set it up but it's functional. Hope this made sense!

[EpicSounds]

check out this script Acendan and I worked on
https://reaper.blog/2022/05/smarter-duplicating/

[EricCutler]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

check out this script Acendan and I worked on
https://reaper.blog/2022/05/smarter-duplicating/

Looks great, thank you for sharing!

[issaminame]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

check out this script Acendan and I worked on
https://reaper.blog/2022/05/smarter-duplicating/

Thank you for sharing. It's not really what i'm looking for though.
I tried to "make" a script that toggles a toolbar with options for duplicating tracks but i can only do 1 option for 1 action so it's limited.

[Touristkiller]

Maybe you can make something with Pie menu 3000.
You can create a Pie style menu, but also a dropdown menu that is context sensitive. So, for example, if you press the pie 3000 shortcut on the TCP, you will get a menu specific to the TCP. You can then add the duplicate actions you want here.


To perform multiple options at the same time, you can create a custom action, which will then perform the actions you want at once

[smandrap]

Fighting with reapack, should be up shortly on my repo, link in signature. Name is (you guessed it) Duplicate Tracks.

Atm option not to duplicate Active fixed lane is not available (possible bug in reaper api, so i'll activate that if it's fixed).

Pro Tools "Insert after last selected track" is not implemented since in REAPER this potentially borks routing if user is not careful. Better leave it out for now

Will make announcement later, or when the api bug is fixed, or maybe not at all.

[issaminame]

Originally Posted by smandrap

Fighting with reapack, should be up shortly on my repo, link in signature. Name is (you guessed it) Duplicate Tracks.

Atm option not to duplicate Active fixed lane is not available (possible bug in reaper api, so i'll activate that if it's fixed).

Pro Tools "Insert after last selected track" is not implemented since in REAPER this potentially borks routing if user is not careful. Better leave it out for now

Will make announcement later, or when the api bug is fixed, or maybe not at all.

OMG Bro that’s amazing thanks a lot you’re a legend!!!

[smandrap]

You’re welcome. Still rough and needs refining. Oh and also requires SWS, will add dependency check.

[issaminame]

Originally Posted by smandrap

You’re welcome. Still rough and needs refining. Oh and also requires SWS, will add dependency check.

One more thing, is it possible to have an option to not duplicate track items please? I just downloaded the script and it's the only thing it's missing for me, otherwhise it's exactly what i needed, thanks a lot!!

[smandrap]

Originally Posted by issaminame

One more thing, is it possible to have an option to not duplicate track items please? I just downloaded the script and it's the only thing it's missing for me, otherwhise it's exactly what i needed, thanks a lot!!

That’s what I’m talking about in regards to the api bug ( I posted about that on bug reports forum ). At the moment, I can’t delete active (playing) lanes without weird stuff happening , so items in those lanes remain there.

I’ll see what I can do, but I need some time

[ArKaDaTa]

Originally Posted by smandrap

Fighting with reapack, should be up shortly on my repo, link in signature. Name is (you guessed it) Duplicate Tracks.

Atm option not to duplicate Active fixed lane is not available (possible bug in reaper api, so i'll activate that if it's fixed).

Pro Tools "Insert after last selected track" is not implemented since in REAPER this potentially borks routing if user is not careful. Better leave it out for now

Will make announcement later, or when the api bug is fixed, or maybe not at all.

Been cooking, well done, nice to see it in action 🪄

[smandrap]

Originally Posted by ArKaDaTa

Been cooking, well done, nice to see it in action 🪄

Thank you and sexan for the help

[issaminame]

Originally Posted by smandrap

That’s what I’m talking about in regards to the api bug ( I posted about that on bug reports forum ). At the moment, I can’t delete active (playing) lanes without weird stuff happening , so items in those lanes remain there.

I’ll see what I can do, but I need some time

Oh okay i understand. For now I just mapped Shift+D to SWS action « remove all item on track » to do the trick after using your script!

[smandrap]

Originally Posted by issaminame

Oh okay i understand. For now I just mapped Shift+D to SWS action « remove all item on track » to do the trick after using your script!

Hmmm that works only when you make 1 copy. if you duplicate 2 times, first duplicate will still have items. Looking into a (temporary) solution

EDIT: pushed update, duplicated tracks are selected (so your workaround works for any number of duplicates until i find a better solution)

[issaminame]

Originally Posted by smandrap

Hmmm that works only when you make 1 copy. if you duplicate 2 times, first duplicate will still have items. Looking into a (temporary) solution

EDIT: pushed update, duplicated tracks are selected (so your workaround works for any number of duplicates until i find a better solution)

Awesome! Thank you

[Touristkiller]

Very nice smandrap! Thanx for this 👍

[smandrap]

I can’t delete active (playing) lanes without weird stuff happening

maybe solved this (but would be better if @devs solved the lanes Undo bubus). Updated

[Tone Ranger]

Originally Posted by smandrap

maybe solved this (but would be better if @devs solved the lanes Undo bubus). Updated

This script is SO damn useful on so many levels, thanks so much for sharing!! Just to add something to the wish list, if there was an option to have the script remember the last used settings, that would make it an even bigger time saver! 🙂

[smandrap]

Originally Posted by Tone Ranger

remember the last used settings,

Sure, will do done, but left out number of duplicates (i think default to 1 is better, but you're free to change my mind)

[EricCutler]

Originally Posted by smandrap

Fighting with reapack, should be up shortly on my repo, link in signature. Name is (you guessed it) Duplicate Tracks.

Atm option not to duplicate Active fixed lane is not available (possible bug in reaper api, so i'll activate that if it's fixed).

Pro Tools "Insert after last selected track" is not implemented since in REAPER this potentially borks routing if user is not careful. Better leave it out for now

Will make announcement later, or when the api bug is fixed, or maybe not at all.

This is great! Thank you smandrap!

[smandrap]

i think it's done, see https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=290327