ReaNamer (track-item-region renaming utility) [amagalma & gianfini]

[lexaproductions]

A bit like this great app:

https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/

[amagalma]

I use this application, it is great.

In the ReaNamer we have 14 actions, some of them beginning with the same letter as others... I ll have to think about the key shortcut assignments..

[amagalma]

Would these shortcuts make sense? :

Alt + A --> swAp case
Alt + C --> Clear
Alt + E --> trim End
Alt + K --> Keep
Alt + L --> Lowercase
Alt + N --> Number
Alt + P --> Prefix
Alt + R --> Replace
Alt + S --> trim Start
Alt + T --> Titlecase
Alt + U --> Uppercase
Alt + W --> strip Whitespaces
Alt + X --> suffiX
Alt + Z --> capitaliZe

[Skorobagatko]

Originally Posted by amagalma

Would these shortcuts make sense? :

Alt + A --> swAp case
Alt + C --> Clear
Alt + E --> trim End
Alt + K --> Keep
Alt + L --> Lowercase
Alt + N --> Number
Alt + P --> Prefix
Alt + R --> Replace
Alt + S --> trim Start
Alt + T --> Titlecase
Alt + U --> Uppercase
Alt + W --> strip Whitespaces
Alt + X --> suffiX
Alt + Z --> capitaliZe

Perfect!

[lexaproductions]

Totally

[amagalma]

v1.20 changelog

- fix: some buttons could be pressed even if there were no items/tracks/regions in the list
- fix: better UNDO/REDO naming when using Replace
- fix: various other small fixes
- change: Ctrl+T key for Tracks mode, Ctrl+R key for Regions mode, Ctrl+I key for Items mode
- add: Key shortcuts (the ones with Alt are clearly shown when Alt is pressed)

• Esc to close script
• Ctrl+Z for Undo
• Ctrl+Shift+Z for Redo
• Alt+A for swAp case
• Alt+C for Clear
• Alt+E for trim End
• Alt+K for Keep
• Alt+L for Lowercase
• Alt+N for Number
• Alt+P for Prefix
• Alt+R for Replace
• Alt+S for trim Start
• Alt+T for Titlecase
• Alt+U for Uppercase
• Alt+W for strip Whitespaces
• Alt+X for suffiX
• Alt+Z for capitaliZe

[Skorobagatko]

Originally Posted by amagalma

v1.20 changelog

- fix: some buttons could be pressed even if there were no items/tracks/regions in the list
- fix: better UNDO/REDO naming when using Replace
- fix: various other small fixes
- change: Ctrl+T key for Tracks mode, Ctrl+R key for Regions mode, Ctrl+I key for Items mode
- add: Key shortcuts (the ones with Alt are clearly shown when Alt is pressed)

• Esc to close script
• Ctrl+Z for Undo
• Ctrl+Shift+Z for Redo
• Alt+A for swAp case
• Alt+C for Clear
• Alt+E for trim End
• Alt+K for Keep
• Alt+L for Lowercase
• Alt+N for Number
• Alt+P for Prefix
• Alt+R for Replace
• Alt+S for trim Start
• Alt+T for Titlecase
• Alt+U for Uppercase
• Alt+W for strip Whitespaces
• Alt+X for suffiX
• Alt+Z for capitaliZe

not in ReaPack yet?

[amagalma]

I have committed it but again it takes ages .. It should be up in a few hours..

[Skorobagatko]

Wow, it's another level. Thanks a lot!

[lexaproductions]

Seems to be working great!
Only thing:

I love how you made it so that when I hit the Alt key, the letters gets highlighted. Only thing is that if
Alt-R => Replace
SHIFT-Alt-R => nothing

Hit other modifiers along with the alt button should not trigger not actions?

What do you think?

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by lexaproductions

Seems to be working great!
Only thing:

I love how you made it so that when I hit the Alt key, the letters gets highlighted. Only thing is that if
Alt-R => Replace
SHIFT-Alt-R => nothing

Hit other modifiers along with the alt button should not trigger not actions?

What do you think?

I see what you mean.. From now on, they will work strictly as defined (which is, for example, Alt+Shift+R should not open Replace, nor any other key combination except Alt+R etc -- the same applies to all key shortcuts, Alt+key or Ctrl+key)


v1.21 changelog:
- fix: key shortcuts should now work strictly as defined

[lexaproductions]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[PitchSlap]

This has been a huge time saver, but I'm wondering if there's a way to have it remember the last used settings.

I use track renaming 100% of the time but it seems to randomly switch between track/items when opened.

[amagalma]

It opens according to the last clicked context. If before opening it you had clicked on a track, it will open with tracks. Similarly for items. Takes mode is set manually.

[PitchSlap]

Originally Posted by amagalma

It opens according to the last clicked context. If before opening it you had clicked on a track, it will open with tracks. Similarly for items. Takes mode is set manually.

Good to know, that makes sense. I thought I'd always been clicking on tracks and having it be random sometimes but I'll pay closer *attention.

*EDIT*
Unfortunately that's not how it's working for me. Even when no items are selected and the tracks were the last thing touched it will sometimes default to items (even when I'd just previously used it in track mode).

[amagalma]

v1.22 changelog:
- change: items mode is automatically selected when launching the script, only if there are selected items and the last mouse click was in the arrange view, but not on an envelope

In all other cases tracks mode is automatically selected

[PitchSlap]

Originally Posted by amagalma

v1.22 changelog:
- change: items mode is automatically selected when launching the script, only if there are selected items and the last mouse click was in the arrange view, but not on an envelope

In all other cases tracks mode is automatically selected

Thanks for the change.

[depaffect]

This is great!

But I'm having trouble naming regions. It simply doesn't work when using a time selection - the region names don't change in the script.

When there's no time selection, it works as expected - with the limitation that you can't narrow down which regions to name.

Am I doing something dumb or is this a bug?

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by depaffect

This is great!

But I'm having trouble naming regions. It simply doesn't work when using a time selection - the region names don't change in the script.

When there's no time selection, it works as expected - with the limitation that you can't narrow down which regions to name.

Am I doing something dumb or is this a bug?

Could you make a licecap?

It should work:


Do you have loop points and time selection unlinked? Maybe you set the loop points instead of the time selection?...

[sytch]

Originally Posted by depaffect

This is great!

But I'm having trouble naming regions. It simply doesn't work when using a time selection - the region names don't change in the script.

When there's no time selection, it works as expected - with the limitation that you can't narrow down which regions to name.

Am I doing something dumb or is this a bug?

@amagalma It looks like I am having exactly the same problem.
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/poEC/Kf5ULSsfn

[GameAudioRvlzzr]

Awesome! Where has this been all my life?

[Input_studio]

I'm also having a similar issue.
The weird thing is, is that when I try to do any action related with the regions, the UNDO and the RESET buttons blink (like in sytch gif).

Originally Posted by sytch

@amagalma It looks like I am having exactly the same problem.
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/poEC/Kf5ULSsfn

[amagalma]

Hey guys! I've just checked and confirm the bug with region renaming. I'll fix it!

[amagalma]

v1.23 changelog:
- fix: region renaming when less than all regions are selected

[Input_studio]

Originally Posted by amagalma

v1.23 changelog:
- fix: region renaming when less than all regions are selected

you da man!

Working like a charm!

It seems that you've forgot to change the local version, it's still on 1.21

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by Input_studio

It seems that you've forgot to change the local version, it's still on 1.21

:S .. Updating it now.. Thanks!

[dagamusik]

I found this plugin amazing amagalma! I truly thank you

Question: is there a chance to have Wildcards like in render window? or a list of the most common track names, guitars, bass, vox, drums...

That would make life so easy when importing tracks like i.e.

$p becomes percussion as a Prefix

[amagalma]

Thanks! Hmm.. I can't see how this would work...

[dagamusik]

Originally Posted by amagalma

Thanks! Hmm.. I can't see how this would work...

Oh I see. And a function to save usual names, similar to what happens in ReaNoir saving palettes?

[amagalma]

Could you provide an example of how could this work in more details?

[dagamusik]

Originally Posted by amagalma

Could you provide an example of how could this work in more details?

This would be a rough idea of what I imagine.

I know the space I used in the image is reserved for hints, just to show you in images the concept. This combined with auto track color would speed up a lot when importing tracks into reaper.

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by dagamusik

This would be a rough idea of what I imagine.

I know the space I used in the image is reserved for hints, just to show you in images the concept. This combined with auto track color would speed up a lot when importing tracks into reaper.

Thank you for the nice mockup, but I still do not get how you would use this in practice.. Let's say you have a project with the following track names:
vox

pno

gtr 1
gtr 2
bass
oh
sn
tom1
tom2
bd
hh


What exactly would you want to do and how would this be done with your proposition? This is the part that I didn't get!

[dagamusik]

For example I mix and export using a system of giving a function to every instrument to colorize tracks and to have them in order in reaper and in the file explorer. In your example that will be renamed like this:

melody vox
---
harmony pno
harmony gtr 1
harmony gtr 2
---
bass
---
perc. oh
perc. sn
perc. tom1
perc. tom2
perc. bd
perc. hh

[amagalma]

So the idea is to use wildcards so that you don't have to type "harmony", "melody" and "perc." when using the prefix function, right?

[dagamusik]

Originally Posted by amagalma

So the idea is to use wildcards so that you don't have to type "harmony", "melody" and "perc." when using the prefix function, right?

Yes that would be an example of that. Also things like , left, right, mono, clean, etc.

[amagalma]

I'll consider it, but it is not very probable to happen as it is too much work for little benefit.

[amagalma]

Make as many copies of this script as you require and change the prefix to your taste:

local prefix = "Harmony"

local track_cnt = reaper.CountSelectedTracks( 0 )
if track_cnt == 0 then return end

reaper.PreventUIRefresh( 1 )
for tr = 0, track_cnt-1 do
  local track = reaper.GetSelectedTrack( 0, tr )
  local _, name = reaper.GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String( track, "P_NAME", "", false )
  reaper.GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String( track, "P_NAME", prefix .. " " .. name, true )
end
reaper.PreventUIRefresh( -1 )

reaper.Undo_OnStateChangeEx( "Add '" .. prefix .. "' to track names", 1, -1 )

[dagamusik]

Hi Amagalma, I understand it could be not useful for you as it for me. This is just an idea and there's no problem writing the whole name your script will be as good as it is!

Is that code an idea for me? I haven't touched an script ever. Is that easy?

Again, thanks a lot for taking the time to answer.

[amagalma]

Originally Posted by dagamusik

Hi Amagalma, I understand it could be not useful for you as it for me. This is just an idea and there's no problem writing the whole name your script will be as good as it is!

Is that code an idea for me? I haven't touched an script ever. Is that easy?

Again, thanks a lot for taking the time to answer.

Yes it's for you!

Open Notepad and paste inside the code above. Then save as your_preferred_name.lua (making sure that Save as type is set to All Files (*.*)) in your Reaper Resources/Scripts folder. (Action List: Show REAPER resource path in explorer).
Make as many copies as you like and change inside each copy the prefix string to whatever you need. (Harmony, perc. etc)
Import the scripts in the Action List (New Action -> Load Reascript)

[amagalma]