Clips & Markers¶

22 tools for session view clips, clip launcher, and timeline markers.

Clips (16)¶

Tool	Description
`clone_clip`	Clone a clip (note or value) on the same track, optionally consolidate
`consolidate_clip`	Make a clip's event collection unique (not shared/mirrored)
`create_audio_clip`	Create an audio clip in the session view (clip launcher)
`create_note_clip`	Create a note clip in the session view (clip launcher)
`create_pitch_stretched_clip`	Create a pitch-stretched audio clip in session view
`create_time_stretched_clip`	Create a time-stretched audio clip in session view
`create_value_clip`	Create a value clip (automation clip) on an automation track
`delete_clip`	Delete a clip from a track (session view)
`list_clips`	List clips (session view / clip launcher) on tracks
`schedule_clip_play`	Schedule clips to play in session view (live triggering)
`schedule_clip_stop`	Schedule clips to stop on specified tracks
`set_clip_hue`	Set the color (hue) of a clip in the session view
`set_clip_label`	Set the label (name) of a clip in the session view
`set_clip_mute`	Mute or unmute a clip in the session view
`set_clip_playback`	Set clip playback parameters (loop, reverse, speed)
`set_clip_properties`	Set properties on a clip: label, color, mute, duration

Clip playback parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Description
loop	bool	Loop the clip
reverse	bool	Play in reverse
speed	float	Playback speed ratio
quantise	int	Quantize setting for triggering

Markers (6)¶

Tool	Description
`add_marker`	Add a timeline marker at a position
`delete_marker`	Delete a timeline marker by index
`list_markers`	List all timeline markers with positions and labels
`set_marker_label`	Rename a timeline marker
`set_marker_position`	Move a timeline marker to a new position
`set_marker_repeat`	Set repeat count on a marker (0=infinite, 1-16=N repeats)

Example: song structure¶

# Create arrangement markers
await server.mcp_opendaw_create_song_structure(
    sections=[
        {"name": "Intro",   "length": 8},
        {"name": "Verse 1", "length": 16},
        {"name": "Chorus",  "length": 16},
        {"name": "Verse 2", "length": 16},
        {"name": "Chorus",  "length": 16},
        {"name": "Outro",   "length": 8},
    ]
)

Marker repeat¶

set_marker_repeat with 0 = infinite loop, 1 = play once, 2-16 = play N times. Useful for live performance looping via the clip launcher.