Pro Tools automation — bouncing, batch processing, loudness normalization, session monitoring

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Rust and Go tools that talk to Pro Tools via gRPC. Workflow tools handle complete production pipelines — bounce, batch process, normalize, monitor. Agent tools are 28 CLI wrappers that expose Pro Tools commands to AI agents and scripts.

Runs on PostProd IDE — a native macOS app with a dashboard, AI agents, and system-wide hotkeys.

_{Dashboard — tools, session status, and delivery monitoring}

_{AI agents and automations — one-click workflows routed to Claude, Gemini, or the native agent panel}

Workflow Tools

Complete, standalone applications that handle entire production pipelines.

Bounce & Delivery

Tool	What it does
Bounce to All	Multi-format bounce engine. Exports Pro Tools sessions to WAV/MP3/AIFF with format negotiation and delivery folder management
Audio Normalizer	EBU R128 loudness normalizer with interactive menu. Presets for broadcast (-23 LUFS), internet (-20 LUFS), and peak maximization. Batch processes entire folders
Audio Batch Maximize + MP3	Peak normalizes audio and converts to MP3 in one pass. Preserves folder structure, archives originals

Batch Processing

Tool	What it does
Batch Processing Orchestrator	Discovers sessions in a folder, opens them sequentially, and runs processing pipelines across entire project batches. Fuzzy-select UI
TV-to-Spot Workflow	End-to-end delivery: imports source tracks, exports and consolidates, normalizes loudness, spots clips back. Multi-phase state machine
SFX Workflow	Maps folder structures to tracks, creates markers from timestamps, imports audio, spots to timeline. Optional AI metadata extraction

Monitoring & QC

Tool	What it does
Session Monitor	Go TUI (Bubble Tea) that watches Pro Tools in real-time. VU meter waveform with clip detection, text-through-waveform overlay, configurable script triggers on session events. TOML-driven automation rules
Voice-to-Text CLI	Transcribes session audio via AI, compares against reference scripts, reports discrepancies. Two-panel TUI with auto-detection

Import & Spot

Tool	What it does
Import & Spot Clips	Finds newest audio in the LOC folder, imports to clip list, spots to timeline at the correct timecode. Handles the complete voiceover delivery cycle
WAV/MP3 Converter	Batch converter: MP3→WAV and WAV→MP3 (320kbps) with drag-and-drop folder support

Utilities

Tool	What it does
Session Versioning	Auto-increments session version (V1→V2→V3) and saves via PTSL
Session Health Check	Validates Pro Tools has an active session. Quick check for automation pipelines
Video Optimizer	Batch converts MP4/MOV/M4V to lightweight proxy files
Folder Structure Tools	Create and rename session folder hierarchies following studio naming conventions

Agent Tools

28 CLI tools for AI-driven automation. Each does one thing and returns structured JSON.

Session Management

Tool	What it does
agent-manage-tracks	List, create, hide, inactivate, solo tracks; manage markers; select clips
agent-import-tracks	Import tracks from a source Pro Tools session
agent-import-trilha	Import music (TRILHA) tracks from source
agent-rename-track	Rename a track
agent-rename-clip	Rename a clip
agent-delete-tracks	Delete one or more tracks
agent-save-session-as	Save session under a new name or location
agent-save-session-increment	Save session with auto-incremented version number
agent-get-clip-list	List all clips in the session
agent-timeline-selection	Get or set timeline in/out points
agent-transport	Play, stop, and query transport state

Mixer

Tool	What it does
agent-mute-solo	Mute, unmute, solo, or unsolo tracks
agent-track-volume	Set track fader volume in dB

Bounce & Audio

Tool	What it does
agent-bounce-export	Bounce session to WAV or MP3
agent-bounce-organize	Move bounced files to a delivery folder
agent-bounce-normalize-tv	Two-pass loudness normalization (broadcast-ready)
agent-export-loc	Export and consolidate a track to WAV
agent-maximize-audio	Peak-normalize audio
agent-convert-mp3	Convert audio to MP3
agent-apply-audio-filter	Apply FFmpeg audio filter chains

Import & Spot

Tool	What it does
agent-import-audio	Import audio files into the clip list
agent-spot-clip	Spot a clip at a precise sample position
agent-create-markers	Create markers from a timestamps file
agent-copy-markers	Copy markers between sessions
agent-version-match	Find and report versioned tracks

Transcription & QC

Tool	What it does
agent-transcribe-audio	Transcribe audio via AI (Groq Whisper)
agent-extract-text	Extract text from documents
agent-compare-texts	Compare script against transcription

How It Works

flowchart TB
    subgraph USER["User / Studio"]
        IDE["PostProd IDE\n(Dashboard + AI Agents)"]
        SCRIPTS["Custom Scripts\n& Automations"]
    end

    subgraph PPT["PostProd Tools"]
        direction LR
        subgraph WF["Workflow Tools"]
            BOUNCE["Bounce to All"]
            BATCH["Batch Processing"]
            MONITOR["Session Monitor"]
            TVSPOT["TV-to-Spot"]
            SFX["SFX Workflow"]
            NORM["Audio Normalizer"]
            VTT["Voice-to-Text"]
        end
        subgraph AT["Agent Tools (28 CLIs)"]
            SESSION["Session: tracks, clips,\nmarkers, transport"]
            MIXER["Mixer: volume,\nmute, solo"]
            AUDIO["Audio: bounce, normalize,\nconvert, filter"]
            TRANSCRIPT["Transcription:\nWhisper AI + compare"]
        end
    end

    subgraph PT["Avid Pro Tools"]
        ENGINE["Audio Engine"]
        SESS["Sessions & Tracks"]
        MIX["Mixer & Faders"]
        TRANSP["Transport & Timeline"]
    end

    IDE -->|"one-click / AI prompt"| WF
    IDE -->|"JSON commands"| AT
    SCRIPTS -->|"CLI invocation"| WF
    SCRIPTS -->|"composable pipes"| AT

    WF ==>|"PTSL gRPC\nlocalhost:31416"| PT
    AT ==>|"PTSL gRPC\nlocalhost:31416"| PT

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Workflow tools run complete pipelines — bounce a session, process a batch of 50 sessions, or monitor Pro Tools and trigger scripts on events.

Agent tools are building blocks — each does one thing and returns JSON. Composed by AI agents, the dashboard, or scripts.

Deployment

Universal macOS binaries (Apple Silicon + Intel), built in Rust and Go:

Folder	Contents
Bounce/	Bounce engine, normalizers, format converters, FFmpeg
Session_Monitor/	Session monitor, import/spot tools, voice-to-text
Batch_Processing/	Batch orchestrator, TV-to-spot workflow, video optimizer
SFX_Workflow/	SFX import pipeline, AI metadata extraction
tools/	Standalone utilities (session check, versioning, folder ops)

Requirements

• macOS 12.0+ (Apple Silicon or Intel)
• Pro Tools 2025.3+ with PTSL enabled
• Pro Tools running with a session open
• Audio tools require FFmpeg (bundled)
• Transcription tools require a Groq API key

Licensing

PostProd Tools is proprietary commercial software. All tools are distributed as compiled binaries under a commercial license.

For licensing inquiries, pricing, and demo access:

Email: caio.ze.raphael@gmail.com GitHub: @Caio-Ze