MSL: How to preserve Record long-press behavior in a custom track-select script?

Dbag69

Hey Jeff or anyone willing to help me, I've been messing around with MSL and trying to build a better workflow for my foot controller. I'm on Build 47 currently.

What I'm trying to do is make each track button act like a dedicated Record button. So for example, pressing my Track 2 button would:

switch to Track 2
if there is already something on the track, clear/reset it first
start recording
then continue behaving like the normal Record function (second press stops recording, long press resets, etc.)

I got most of the way there with this:

SelectTrack(2)

if loopFrames > 0 {
TrackReset
}

Record

This actually works great for the basic workflow. The track switches, clears if needed, and Record behaves normally when tapping the button again.

The only thing I can't figure out is preserving the built-in Record long press behavior. If I hold the keyboard key, it doesn't do the reset like the normal Record function does.

I also tried looking into #sustain / OnSustain, but I couldn't get anything to happen with a keyboard binding. Not sure if I'm missing something, or if that behavior isn't available yet in MSL.

Is there a way to call Record in a script while keeping its built-in long press behavior, or is there another approach you'd recommend?

Thanks in advance!

alexs1

Dbag69

Hey! I’m personally not sure how long press is intended to work since I don’t tend to use it, but I wonder if a #sustain script might suffice?

Dbag69

alexs1 Hmm when I try "sustain" in the script editor I get it as an unresolved symbol do you know how that's called?

alexs1

Dbag69

#sustain is a directive you declare at the top in MSL scripts, like #focused or #repeat. Then you use the first function and optionally the second,

function OnSustain {if sustainCount == x YourCodeHere}

and/or

function OnRelease {YourCodeHere}

The first one is what happens when you hold (in this case long press), and OnRelease is for if you want something to happen specifically when you’re done holding the trigger.

There should be a few good examples if you search the forum!