Improve group track and clip handling for Ableton export

src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts

@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ async function buildDrumRackDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVer
 
 async function buildTrack(
   koTrack: AblTrack,
+  groupLane: AblGroupLane | undefined,
   maxScenes: number,
   trackGroupId: number,
   exporterParams: ExporterParams,
@@ -532,19 +533,17 @@ async function buildTrack(
   midiTrack.DeviceChain.MainSequencer.ClipTimeable.ArrangerAutomation.Events.MidiClip = [];
   midiTrack.TrackGroupId['@Value'] = trackGroupId;
   midiTrack.DeviceChain.DeviceChain.Devices['#'] = [];
+  midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Sends = {};
   midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Volume.Manual['@Value'] = koTrack.volume;
 
-  if (koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.PAN] !== -1) {
+  if (!exporterParams.groupTracks && koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.PAN] !== -1) {
     midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Pan.Manual['@Value'] =
       (koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.PAN] - 0.5) * 2;
   }
 
-  if (koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.LVL] !== -1) {
-    // setting volume to the minimum of track volume and fader param
-    midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Volume.Manual['@Value'] = Math.min(
-      koTrack.volume,
-      koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.LVL],
-    );
+  if (!exporterParams.groupTracks && koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.LVL] !== -1) {
+    midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Volume.Manual['@Value'] =
+      koTrack.volume * koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.LVL];
   }
 
   if (koTrack.drumRack && exporterParams.includeArchivedSamples) {
@@ -566,6 +565,28 @@ async function buildTrack(
     });
   });
 
+  if (exporterParams.groupTracks) {
+    midiTrack.DeviceChain.AudioOutputRouting.Target['@Value'] = 'AudioOut/GroupTrack';
+    midiTrack.DeviceChain.AudioOutputRouting.UpperDisplayString['@Value'] = 'Group';
+  }
+
+  if (exporterParams.sendEffects && (!exporterParams.groupTracks || exporterParams.clips)) {
+    const trackSendHolderTemplate = await loadTemplate<ALSTrackSendHolder>(
+      'trackSendHolder',
+      abletonVersion,
+    );
+    const trackSendHolder = structuredClone(trackSendHolderTemplate.TrackSendHolder);
+    trackSendHolder['@Id'] = 0;
+    trackSendHolder.Send.Manual['@Value'] = koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.FX];
+    midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Sends.TrackSendHolder = trackSendHolder;
+  }
+
+  fixIds(midiTrack);
+  const automationTargets = trackAutomationTargets(
+    midiTrack,
+    !exporterParams.groupTracks && !exporterParams.clips,
+  );
+
   // make sure each tracks has the same empty slots for clips
   // must be equeal to GroupTrackSlot if this track is in a group
   // must be at least 8 slots to avoid Ableton crashes
@@ -608,6 +629,8 @@ async function buildTrack(
           getColorValue(midiTrack),
           false,
           abletonVersion,
+          automationTargets,
+          koTrack,
         );
 
         midiTrack.DeviceChain.MainSequencer.ClipTimeable.ArrangerAutomation.Events.MidiClip.push(
@@ -615,13 +638,39 @@ async function buildTrack(
         );
       }
     } else {
-      for (const koClip of koTrack.lane.clips.values()) {
+      const sessionClips = [...koTrack.lane.clips];
+      groupLane?.patterns.forEach((pattern) => {
+        const hasClip = sessionClips.some((clip) => clip.sceneIndex === pattern.sceneIndex);
+        const hasSupportedAutomation = pattern.faderAutomation.some(
+          (point) =>
+            point.parameter !== FaderParam.TIM &&
+            point.parameter !== FaderParam.VEL &&
+            automationTargets[point.parameter]?.some((target) => target.session !== undefined),
+        );
+        if (!hasClip && hasSupportedAutomation) {
+          sessionClips.push({
+            notes: [],
+            bars: pattern.bars,
+            offset: pattern.offset,
+            sceneBars: pattern.sceneBars,
+            sceneIndex: pattern.sceneIndex,
+            sceneName: pattern.sceneName,
+            timeSignature: pattern.timeSignature,
+            faderParams: pattern.faderParams,
+            groupPattern: pattern,
+          });
+        }
+      });
+
+      for (const koClip of sessionClips) {
         const midiClip = await buildMidiClip(
           koClip,
           0,
           getColorValue(midiTrack),
           true,
           abletonVersion,
+          automationTargets,
+          koTrack,
         );
 
         midiTrack.DeviceChain.MainSequencer.ClipSlotList.ClipSlot[koClip.sceneIndex] = {
@@ -636,21 +685,16 @@ async function buildTrack(
     }
   }
 
-  if (exporterParams.groupTracks) {
-    midiTrack.DeviceChain.AudioOutputRouting.Target['@Value'] = 'AudioOut/GroupTrack';
-    midiTrack.DeviceChain.AudioOutputRouting.UpperDisplayString['@Value'] = 'Group';
-  }
-
-  if (exporterParams.sendEffects && !exporterParams.groupTracks) {
-    const trackSendHolderTemplate = await loadTemplate<ALSTrackSendHolder>(
-      'trackSendHolder',
-      abletonVersion,
+  if (!exporterParams.clips && groupLane) {
+    const envelopes = buildArrangementEnvelopes(
+      groupLane.patterns,
+      automationTargets,
+      koTrack,
+      false,
     );
-    const trackSendHolder = structuredClone(trackSendHolderTemplate.TrackSendHolder);
-
-    trackSendHolder.Send.Manual['@Value'] = koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.FX];
-
-    midiTrack.DeviceChain.Mixer.Sends.TrackSendHolder = trackSendHolder;
+    midiTrack.AutomationEnvelopes.Envelopes = envelopes.length
+      ? ({ AutomationEnvelope: envelopes } as any)
+      : {};
   }
 
   return { MidiTrack: midiTrack };