Is it possible to pause a macro for a specified time

Programming and Development Macros and Scripting
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I have a macro created but would like it to pause for a few seconds between files that it processes. Any suggestions?

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Is it possible to pause a macro for a specified time

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: No, macros run from top to bottom only.

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Thanks. I was more specifically asking whether there is a line, a command, that has the macro wait for a specified time. It would run top to bottom from one command to another; it’s just that one command is “Wait.”

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I suppose, I could add a command to record sound for x seconds, which is added to the track, then a command to delete that amount of sound.

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Here’s the solution that I found: select a portion of the track the same length that I want the macro to pause, and then play that selection. After playing, the macro continues.

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Yes, that’s a good workaround.

I’m not sure why you need this, but there is also a plug-in somewhere on this forum that allows you to step through a macro line by line, though it does have the limitation that it does not support calling Nyquist plug-ins in the macro… Found it: Enhancement for Macros - #10 by steve