I'm currently working on a macro for iZotope RX 10 to quickly adjust the gain of an audio clip. Here's what I need it to do:
When I press a hotkey (e.g., Control + Option + Command + = or -), it should start "listening" for the next key press (a number).
The macro should then store the pressed number into a variable (e.g., AdjustmentAmount) and use it to adjust the gain in iZotope RX 10.
The challenge is that I want this process to happen without waiting for a user prompt or interaction, directly capturing the number pressed after the hotkey trigger.
Context & Current Setup
To achieve this, I ended up creating two macros:
Main Macro:
Pressing the hotkey triggers the macro.
The macro then waits until a number key is pressed, (stored in a variable by the 2nd macro), and uses it to adjust the gain in iZotope RX 10.
After the adjustment, it resets the variable for the next input.
Secondary Macro:
Listens for specific number keys (1-9) and stores them in the variable.
Once a key is pressed, the number is stored into the AdjustmentAmount variable, and the main macro proceeds to use this value to adjust the gain.
It was necessary to use a secondary macro because I couldn't figure out how to directly listen for key presses in the main macro.
Issues I Faced:
Initially, I couldn't find a way to listen for and capture key presses directly in the main macro.
I can't add a "Typed String Trigger" in the middle of the main macro, so I had to use it in the beginning of the secondary macro.
I tried using %TriggerValue% but Instead of capturing the number typed after the hotkey, it would store the original hotkey press value (e.g., Control + Option + Command + =/-), causing the macro to malfunction.
Question:
Is it possible to simplify this process into one macro that listens for a key press (number) immediately after the hotkey is pressed, stores it into a variable, and uses that number to adjust the gain in iZotope RX 10, all within a single macro?
I'd greatly appreciate any insights or suggestions on how to achieve this in one clean macro! I’ll also provide screenshots of the two macros I've created so far for context.
There are probably many ways to do that. My way isn't always the best way. But here's the code I would write: (you have to insert code for each digit 1-9)...
After this code runs, it has placed the key into the variable MyKey, and from there you can do what you want with it.
It depends. If you want the number keys you type to be captured (ie, your macro sees them but they do not do anything else), then no. Because if you want them captured, then you need a macro with a hot key trigger of each number, and that macro cannot be active in general otherwise it would always be stealing those number keys.
If you don't mind the number keys performing their normal behaviour. Then you could have single macro with both the Hot Key trigger for Command-Control-Option-+, as well as a Typed String trigger with regex trigger [0-9] (without deleting characters!). And then the macro looks at the TriggerBase token and if it is the Hot Key, then you set a variable and wait for it to change, then continue on with the variable containing the number, and if it is a Typed String trigger, then you set the variable based on the TriggerValue token.
But if you want to capture the numbers and not have them perform their normal operation, then you want a second macro that is active only immediately after the first macro triggers.
Without repeating too much of things others like (for example) Peter (@peternlewis) said above there are not many ways to do this. Here is a List of options:
the good and for a very long time existing Hot Key Multi-Press Template written by Dan (@DanThomas) where you have an Only-One-Macro Template that’s working based of only one HotKey Tigger,
*** A Note about my Template I shared with you This is still a solution I am working on from time to time to make it snappier but that’s a really complex task - and I don’t have much spare time for this Project at the moment. So please bare with me if you tend to use this project.
Also note these you only have one Shortcut as a Base for all of these Templates. You might consider dividing your panned Task into Two Macros instead of only One
I hope this answer gives you what you want to accomplish your Task.
If you have any questions I, Neil, Dan and maybe others are willing to help you when ever possible.
