Generate multiple Reaper Tracks lazily

generate_reaper_tracks.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""
Ever wanted to record audio using Dante Virtual Soundcard in Reaper?
Wanted to set up a project with 64 tracks, mapped to each of the 64 inputs
and also to the 64 Dante outputs?
Thought that it would take too long by hand?

This script generates the XML for 64 tracks with output maps suitable
for use in this application. IT's not a whole Reaper Project file, but rather
the "track" definitions which you can copy/paste into a reaper file.

Creative Commons Attribution License or something if you care.

Written by Andrew Yager October 2019

"""

import uuid

offset = 0
while offset<64:
	uuid_1="{"+str(uuid.uuid4()).upper()+"}"
	uuid_2="{"+str(uuid.uuid4()).upper()+"}"
	track_id = offset
	track_id_2 = offset + 1
	output = """
	<TRACK {uuid_1}
	    NAME ""
	    PEAKCOL 16576
	    BEAT -1
	    AUTOMODE 0
	    VOLPAN 1 0 -1 -1 1
	    MUTESOLO 0 0 0
	    IPHASE 0
	    ISBUS 0 0
	    BUSCOMP 0 0
	    SHOWINMIX 1 0.6667 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0
	    FREEMODE 0
	    SEL 0
	    REC 0 {track_id} 0 0 0 0 0
	    VU 2
	    TRACKHEIGHT 0 0 0
	    INQ 0 0 0 0.5 100 0 0 100
	    NCHAN 2
	    FX 1
	    TRACKID {uuid_1}
	    PERF 0
	    MIDIOUT -1
	    MAINSEND 1 0
	    HWOUT {offset} 0 1 -1 0 0 0 -1:U -1
	    <FXCHAIN
	      WNDRECT 32 608 724 387
	      SHOW 0
	      LASTSEL 0
	      DOCKED 0
	    >
	  >
	  <TRACK {uuid_2}
	    NAME ""
	    PEAKCOL 16576
	    BEAT -1
	    AUTOMODE 0
	    VOLPAN 1 0 -1 -1 1
	    MUTESOLO 0 0 0
	    IPHASE 0
	    ISBUS 0 0
	    BUSCOMP 0 0
	    SHOWINMIX 1 0.6667 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0
	    FREEMODE 0
	    SEL 0
	    REC 0 {track_id_2} 0 0 0 0 0
	    VU 2
	    TRACKHEIGHT 0 0 0
	    INQ 0 0 0 0.5 100 0 0 100
	    NCHAN 2
	    FX 1
	    TRACKID {uuid_2}
	    PERF 0
	    MIDIOUT -1
	    MAINSEND 1 0
	    HWOUT {offset} 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1:U -1
	  >""".format(uuid_1=uuid_1, uuid_2=uuid_2, track_id=track_id, track_id_2=track_id_2, offset=offset)

	print(output)
	offset = offset + 2