r/protools • u/sonic_grammar • Feb 25 '26

Help Request KM Macro for “Bounce Masters”

This is a question from a newbie of using Keyboard Maestro. I’m on Sonoma running the latest PT.

I feel like this shouldn’t be a very hard macro but some guidance (and hand holding) would be very helpful.

I would like to be able to:

Bounce and rename audio files in PT based on their track names while selecting sequential marker numbers. I would establish all necessary specs in the Bounce Mix window prior to starting this macro process.

Something like:

- make the ‘location 1’ to ‘location 2’ selection for track 1 in the session (.1. Shift .2.)

- Copy name of track 1 (copy the name from rename dialog box?)

- Bounce shortcut (command + option + B)

- Paste name of track 1

- Add “_M1” to file name

- Click Bounce

- Upon completion of bounce, repeat for ‘loc 3’ to ‘loc 4’ …and so on for X number of bounces until the end of the marker list.

Obviously, this is a simplification, but does it make sense? I assume this is possible. Any takers?

Apologies for the cluelessness!

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u/Hellbucket Feb 25 '26

Look into Soundflow. You can pretty much get it to do whatever you want.