Recording Take Counter and Wildcard

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Just in case, I wrote this small script, that shows the maximum RecPass-value in the project.

X=tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "X", X, true))
Y=tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "Y", Y, true))
W=tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "W", W, true))
H=tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "H", H, true))
Dock=tonumber(reaper.GetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "Dock", Dock, true))

if X==nil then X=0 end
if Y==nil then Y=0 end
if W==nil then W=300 end
if H==nil then H=100 end
if Dock==nil then Dock=0 end

gfx.init("Display RecPass-State", W, H, Dock, X, Y)
gfx.setfont(1, "Arial", 20, 0)

function GetItemRecPass(MediaItem)
  -- check parameters and prepare statechunk-variable
  local retval
  if reaper.ValidatePtr2(0, MediaItem, "MediaItem*")==true then 
    retval, statechunk=reaper.GetItemStateChunk(MediaItem,"",false) 
  else 
    return 
  end
  
  -- get value and return it
  statechunk=statechunk:match("RECPASS( .-)%c")
  if statechunk==nil then return nil end
  statechunk=statechunk.." "
  local O=statechunk
    
  return tonumber(statechunk:match(" (.-) ")), 
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- .- .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- .- .- .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- .- .- .- .- (.-) ")),
         tonumber(statechunk:match(" .- .- .- .- .- .- .- (.-) "))
end

function GetRecPassNumber()
  local RecPass=0
  for i=0, reaper.CountMediaItems(0)-1 do
    local item=reaper.GetMediaItem(0,i)
    local val=GetItemRecPass(item)
    if val>RecPass then RecPass=val end
  end
  return RecPass
end

function SetFontSize(text)
  for i=0, 200, 2 do
    gfx.setfont(1, "Arial", i)
    w,h=gfx.measurestr("Current RecPass: "..GetRecPassNumber())
    if w>gfx.w-40 then break end
  end
end

function main()
  newRecState=reaper.GetPlayState()&4
  if oldproject~=reaper.EnumProjects(-1) then
    gfx.x=0
    gfx.y=0
    SetFontSize(text)
    Text="Current RecPass: "..GetRecPassNumber()
    gfx.drawstr(Text)
    A=reaper.time_precise()
    oldproject=reaper.EnumProjects(-1)
  end
  if oldw~=gfx.w or oldh~=gfx.h then
    gfx.x=0
    gfx.y=0
    SetFontSize(text)
    Text="Current RecPass: "..GetRecPassNumber()
    gfx.drawstr(Text)
    A=reaper.time_precise()
    oldw=gfx.w
    oldh=gfx.h
  end
  if oldRecState&4==4 and newRecState&4==0 then
    gfx.x=0
    gfx.y=0
    SetFontSize(text)
    Text="Current RecPass: "..GetRecPassNumber()
    gfx.drawstr(Text)
    A=reaper.time_precise()
  end
  oldRecState=newRecState
  key=gfx.getchar()
  if key~=-1 then reaper.defer(main) end
end

oldRecState=reaper.GetPlayState()
main()

function exit()
  Dock=gfx.dock(-1)
  A,X,Y,W,H=gfx.dock(1,1,1,1,1)
  reaper.SetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "X", X, true)
  reaper.SetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "Y", Y, true)
  reaper.SetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "W", W, true)
  reaper.SetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "H", H, true)
  reaper.SetExtState("mespotine_show_recpass", "Dock", Dock, true)
end

reaper.atexit(exit)

It updates the counter every time a recording has stopped.
It's quick and dirty and when you use the reset-action, it will not show the reset counter, until you either delete all items(with recpasses already in place) or record enough items until you cross the highest rec-pass-number available.

Haven't tested, if it works, when recording a take into an existing item, so as I said, it's quick n dirty...

Edit:
supports now changing the project as well

[benmiller]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

Just in case, I wrote this small script, that shows the maximum RecPass-value in the project.

Great!! Thanks for this! will be using this tomorow

[benmiller]

Here's the script with a small modification.
When not recording it displays the upcoming recpass number.
While recording it displays the recpass number currently beeing recorded.
(with prefix "next:" and "now:" for clarity)

[DJS]

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....hlight=recpass

[benmiller]

in a projects with 20 tracks and 100+ takes (recpasses), the script takes a few seconds to spit out the new number. I guess having to go through the state chunks of every single item is really not ideal...

So having a native display window or at least a lua command to access the current recpass would still be very helpfull.

[slip_right]

Thanks everyone. If Reaper were able to copy the way Sadie handles metadata and recpass displays this would be exactly what we're all looking for I think. With Sadie you can choose to view the BWAV metadata while recording, and edit it right up until you stop recording. Useful for adding notes on takes for example.

It also has an incrementing, user editable, numeric take counter. Just like RecPass. The beauty of the Sadie implementation is that you can make this visible as shown in the screengrabs here at make it any size you want so everyone in the control room can see it. You can also edit the number whilst recording if required.

BWAV file names are then created based on this metadata - if required too.

TAKE001_TrackNumber_TrackName_ProjectName

[slip_right]

Bumping this feature request up. Thanks.

Originally Posted by slip_right

Thanks everyone. If Reaper were able to copy the way Sadie handles metadata and recpass displays this would be exactly what we're all looking for I think. With Sadie you can choose to view the BWAV metadata while recording, and edit it right up until you stop recording. Useful for adding notes on takes for example.

It also has an incrementing, user editable, numeric take counter. Just like RecPass. The beauty of the Sadie implementation is that you can make this visible as shown in the screengrabs here at make it any size you want so everyone in the control room can see it. You can also edit the number whilst recording if required.

BWAV file names are then created based on this metadata - if required too.

TAKE001_TrackNumber_TrackName_ProjectName

[slip_right]

Feature Request for viewing $recpass counter in a resizable window like Sadie and Pyramix

Originally Posted by slip_right

Thanks everyone. If Reaper were able to copy the way Sadie handles metadata and recpass displays this would be exactly what we're all looking for I think. With Sadie you can choose to view the BWAV metadata while recording, and edit it right up until you stop recording. Useful for adding notes on takes for example.

It also has an incrementing, user editable, numeric take counter. Just like RecPass. The beauty of the Sadie implementation is that you can make this visible as shown in the screengrabs here at make it any size you want so everyone in the control room can see it. You can also edit the number whilst recording if required.

BWAV file names are then created based on this metadata - if required too.

TAKE001_TrackNumber_TrackName_ProjectName

[slip_right]

Bumping this up as a feature request again please

Originally Posted by slip_right

Feature Request for viewing $recpass counter in a resizable window like Sadie and Pyramix

[chmaha]

As I just mentioned in another similar thread, adding the current global rec counter as an optional display on the Big Clock Window would also be great!