# docimages_tracks.py # Sends commands to get images for the manual. # Images for https://alphamanual.audacityteam.org/man/Audio_Tracks # Make sure Audacity is running first and that mod-script-pipe is enabled # before running this script. import os import sys if( sys.platform == 'win32' ): print( "pipe-test.py, running on windows" ) toname = '\\\\.\\pipe\\ToSrvPipe' fromname = '\\\\.\\pipe\\FromSrvPipe' EOL = '\r\n\0' else: print( "pipe-test.py, running on linux or mac" ) toname = '/tmp/audacity_script_pipe.to.' + str(os.getuid()) fromname = '/tmp/audacity_script_pipe.from.' + str(os.getuid()) EOL = '\n' print( "Write to \"" + toname +"\"" ) if not os.path.exists( toname ) : print( " ..does not exist. Ensure Audacity is running with mod-script-pipe." ) sys.exit(); print( "Read from \"" + fromname +"\"") if not os.path.exists( fromname ) : print( " ..does not exist. Ensure Audacity is running with mod-script-pipe." ) sys.exit(); print( "-- Both pipes exist. Good." ) tofile = open( toname, 'wt+' ) print( "-- File to write to has been opened" ) fromfile = open( fromname, 'rt') print( "-- File to read from has now been opened too\r\n" ) def sendCommand( command ) : print( "Send: >>> \n"+command ) tofile.write( command + EOL ) tofile.flush() def getResponse() : result = '' line = '' while line != '\n' : result += line line = fromfile.readline() #print(" I read line:["+line+"]") return result def doCommand( command ) : sendCommand( command ) response = getResponse() print( "Rcvd: <<< \n" + response ) return response def do( command ) : doCommand( command ) def quickTest() : do( 'Help: Command=Help' ) def setup() : global path global sample path = 'C:\\Users\\James Crook\\' sample ='C:\\Users\\James Crook\\Music\\The Poodle Podcast.wav' do( 'SetProject: X=10 Y=10 Width=850 Height=800' ) def makeWayForTracks( ) : do( 'SelectTracks: First=0 Last=20' ) do( 'RemoveTracks' ) def capture( name, what ) : global path do( 'Screenshot: Path="'+path+name+'" CaptureWhat=' + what ) def loadMonoTrack(): global sample makeWayForTracks( ) do( 'Import2: Filename="'+sample+'"' ) do( 'Select: First=0 Last=0 Start=0 End=150') do( 'Trim') do( 'ZoomSel' ) def loadMonoTracks( num ) : makeWayForTracks( ) loadMonoTrack() do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Foxy Lady"') for i in range( 0, num-1 ): do( 'Duplicate' ) do( 'FitInWindow' ) do( 'Select: Start=55 End=70') def makeMonoTracks( num ) : makeWayForTracks( ) for i in range( 0, num ): do( 'NewMonoTrack' ) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Foxy Lady"') do( 'Select: Start=0 End=150 First=0 Last=' + str(num-1) ) do( 'Chirp: StartAmp=0.5' ) do( 'Wahwah' ) do( 'FitInWindow' ) do( 'Select: Start=55 End=70') def makeStereoTracks( num ) : makeWayForTracks( ) for i in range( 0, num ): do( 'NewStereoTrack' ) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Voodoo Children IN STEREO"') do( 'Select: Start=0 End=150 First=0 Last=' + str(num*2-1) ) do( 'Chirp: StartAmp=0.5' ) do( 'Wahwah' ) do( 'FitInWindow' ) do( 'Select: Start=55 End=70') # A mono track complete with ruler def image1() : loadMonoTracks(1) capture( 'AutoTracks001.png', 'First_Track_Plus' ) # A stereo track, with its name on the track def image2() : makeStereoTracks(1) capture( 'AutoTracks002.png', 'First_Track' ) # Four colours of track def image3() : loadMonoTracks( 4 ) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Instrument 1" Height=122 Color=Color0') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Name="Instrument 2" Height=122 Color=Color1') do( 'SetTrack: Track=2 Name="Instrument 3" Height=122 Color=Color2') do( 'SetTrack: Track=3 Name="Instrument 4" Height=122 Color=Color3') capture( 'AutoTracks003.png', 'First_Four_Tracks' ) # Two Tracks, ready to make stereo def image4(): loadMonoTracks(2) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Left Track" Height=80') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Name="Right Track" Height=80') capture( 'AutoTracks004.png', 'First_Two_Tracks' ) # Mono tracks made stereo def image5(): loadMonoTracks(2) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Pan=-1 Height=80') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Pan=1 Height=80') do( 'MixAndRender' ) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Name="Combined" Height=80') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Height=80') do( 'Select: First=0 Last=1' ) capture( 'AutoTracks005.png', 'First_Track' ) # A stereo track, with different sized channels def image6() : makeStereoTracks(1) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Height=80') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Height=180') capture( 'AutoTracks006.png', 'First_Track' ) # Two mono tracks of different sizes def image7() : loadMonoTracks(2) do( 'SetTrack: Track=0 Height=180') do( 'SetTrack: Track=1 Height=80') capture( 'AutoTracks007.png', 'First_Two_Tracks' ) # Mono with arrow at start. def image8() : loadMonoTracks(1) do( 'SetClip: Clip=0 Start=-4.0') capture( 'AutoTracks008.png', 'First_Track' ) # Zoomed in to show points stem-plot def image9() : #make rather than load. We want an artificial track. makeMonoTracks(1) do( 'Select: Start=0 End=0.003' ) do( 'ZoomSel' ); do( 'Amplify: Ratio=3.0' ) do( 'SetPreference: Name=/GUI/SampleView Value=1 Reload=1') capture( 'AutoTracks009.png', 'First_Track' ) # Zoomed in to show points stem-plot and then no stem plot def image9and10() : image9() do( 'SetPreference: Name=/GUI/SampleView Value=0 Reload=1') capture( 'AutoTracks010.png', 'First_Track' ) #quickTest() setup() image1() image2() image3() image4() image5() image6() image7() image8() image9and10()