Shortcut for spacing audio clips equally

[joachim]

Quantizing to grid will make them all start at a certain grid, but not necessarily end on one.
If the clips are not of equal length, then there will always be a different amount of time between the end of a clip and the start of the next clip. And due to this difference,a tempo operation will not create an equal amount of spacing. It will enlarge the difference.
Clips with equal lengths is a "special case" , I was thinking of a "general" solution.

The bottom track is the original, the clips were pasted to the track above, and then a tempo operation from 120bpm to 60 bpm.

[Carl Kolchak]

Originally Posted by joachim

Quantizing to grid will make them all start at a certain grid, but not necessarily end on one.

Of course !

Sorry, major brain fart there.

The thing is, I'm certain I solved this problem years ago, and that this was at least part of the procedure - I'm sure it will show up in an old post of mine, just wracking my brain to try and remember (a big problem I've noticed since posting from a phone, rather than whilst in front of the DAW - too much background noise to focus my mind ).



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[joachim]

Your idea with the tempo operation is totally valid and smart, when dealing with clips of equal length.

[Unskirmisher]

Thanks for this, Joachim. Unfortuantely, I'm running PT on mac.

[Unskirmisher]

Sorry for being late here. To clarify I want the same amount of space (time) in between clips (of different lengths, by the way) - from the end of clip A to beginning of clip B, and so on.

[joachim]

https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/

For Mac. Highly recommended by Mac users.
Scripting opens unbelievable possibilities.
And the code for this spacing action is simple.

[zoff]

Originally Posted by joachim

https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/

For Mac. Highly recommended by Mac users.
Scripting opens unbelievable possibilities.
And the code for this spacing action is simple.

Copy and paste the following into Script Editor, save it as an application:

activate application "Pro Tools"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Pro Tools"
key code 48 using {shift down} -- forward tab Key
delay 0.5
key code 9 using {command down} -- v key
delay 0.5
key code 48
delay 0.5
key code 48
end tell
end tell

Select the the amount of space you want in an empty section of a track, Copy, Select Shuffle mode, go to the end of the first clip and run the application.

[joachim]

That looks like Stig's idea in post #2, but in code. Thanks for sharing.
How is your script triggered again for subsequent clips ? I am not familiar with Apple Script.

[zoff]

Originally Posted by joachim

That looks like Stig's idea in post #2, but in code. Thanks for sharing.
How is your script triggered again for subsequent clips ? I am not familiar with Apple Script.

There are several application launchers available, but you can just keep double clicking the app in the Finder until your done.

This was just meant to be a simple example of what can be done with just macOS built in apps.

[joachim]

Another example, again with Autohotkey for Win, with a GUI, Video : https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl8m0xsosd...Start.mp4?dl=0

Code :
Gui, New,,Spacing Clip End to Clip Start
Gui,+AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Add, Text,, First Clip must be selected and placed manually before this action.
Gui, Add, Text,, Minutes ?
Gui, Add, Edit, Number vMinutes gLimit
Gui, Add, Text,, Seconds ?
Gui, Add, Edit, Number vSeconds gLimit
Gui, Add, Text,, Milliseconds ?
Gui, Add, Edit, Number vMilliseconds gLimit
Gui, Add, Text,, How many Clips after the already placed one to be placed ?
Gui, Add, Edit, Number vConsecutive gLimit
Gui, Add, Button, Default gSpaceNextClipNow, Space next single Clip now
Gui, Add, Button, Default gSpaceDefinedNumberOfClipsNow, Space defined Number of Clips now
Gui, show
WinMenuSelectItem, Pro Tools, , View, Main Counter, Minutes:Se&conds
return

SpaceNextClipNow:
{
Gui, Submit, NoHide
WinActivate, ahk_class DigiAppWndClass
send {Up}
send {NumpadDiv}
send {NumpadDiv}
send {NumpadDiv}
sleep 10
send %Minutes%
sleep 10
send {Right}
send %Seconds%
sleep 10
send {Right}
send %Milliseconds%
sleep 10
send {Enter}
send {Up}
send {Shift}+{NumpadDiv}
send {Tab}
send {Shift}+{Tab}
send h
send {Shift}+{NumpadDiv}
Gui, show
return
}

SpaceDefinedNumberOfClipsNow:
Loop, %Consecutive%
gosub , SpaceNextClipNow
return

Limit:
Gui, Submit, NoHide
if Minutes > 9
ControlSend, Edit1, {Ctrl Down}a{Ctrl Up}{Del}
if Seconds > 59
ControlSend, Edit2, {Ctrl Down}a{Ctrl Up}{Del}
if Milliseconds > 999
ControlSend, Edit3, {Ctrl Down}a{Ctrl Up}{Del}
if Consecutive < 1 then Consecutive = 1
return




And actually, I hope that some scripting gurus might chime in to correct/optimize/give hints/ ... , because I am a scripting dummb nut.
(Shan, I would appreciate your opinion ... )