save_intervals_to_wav_sound_files.praat

# This script saves each interval in the selected IntervalTier of a TextGrid to a separate WAV sound file.
# The source sound must be a LongSound object, and both the TextGrid and 
# the LongSound must have identical names and they have to be selected 
# before running the script.
# Files are named with running index numbers.
# A text file is created from the interval labels. Each line in the text file refers to a sound file 
# (line number in text file corresponds to sound file name).
#
# This script is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
# Copyright 8.3.2002 Mietta Lennes
#

form Save intervals to small sound files
	comment Each interval in the selected tier will be saved to a separate WAV sound file.
	comment The sound files will be numbered and the labels will be saved in a text file, one label per line.
	comment Which IntervalTier in this TextGrid would you like to process?
	integer Tier 2
	comment Starting and ending at which interval? 
	integer Start_from 1
	integer End_at_(0=last) 0
	boolean Exclude_empty_labels
	boolean Exclude_intervals_labeled_as_xxx
	boolean Exclude_intervals_starting_with_dot_(.)
	comment Give a small margin for the files if you like:
	positive Margin_(seconds) 0.01
	comment From which number do you want to start file numbering? 
	integer Start_numbering_at 1
	comment Give the folder where to save the sound files:
	sentence Folder /home/lennes/tmp/
	comment Give an optional prefix for all filenames:
	sentence Prefix 
	comment Give an optional suffix for all filenames (.wav will be added anyway):
	sentence Suffix 
endform

soundname$ = selected$ ("TextGrid", 1)
select TextGrid 'soundname$'
numberOfIntervals = Get number of intervals... tier
if start_from > numberOfIntervals
	exit There are not that many intervals in the IntervalTier!
endif
if end_at > numberOfIntervals
	end_at = numberOfIntervals
endif
if end_at = 0
	end_at = numberOfIntervals
endif

# Default values for variables
files = 0
intervalstart = 0
intervalend = 0
interval = 1
intnumber = start_numbering_at - 1
intname$ = ""
intervalfile$ = ""
endoffile = Get finishing time

# ask if the user wants to go through with saving all the files:
for interval from start_from to end_at
	xxx$ = Get label of interval... tier interval
	check = 0
	if xxx$ = "xxx" and exclude_intervals_labeled_as_xxx = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if xxx$ = "" and exclude_empty_labels = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if left$ (xxx$,1) = "." and exclude_intervals_starting_with_dot = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if check = 0
	   files = files + 1
	endif
endfor
interval = 1
pause 'files' sound files will be saved. Continue?
textfilename$ = "'folder$'" + "'soundname$'" + "_" + "'start_numbering_at'" + "to" + "'files'" + ".txt"

# Loop through all intervals in the selected tier of the TextGrid
for interval from start_from to end_at
	select TextGrid 'soundname$'
	intname$ = ""
	intname$ = Get label of interval... tier interval
	check = 0
	if intname$ = "xxx" and exclude_intervals_labeled_as_xxx = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if intname$ = "" and exclude_empty_labels = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if left$ (intname$,1) = "." and exclude_intervals_starting_with_dot = 1
		check = 1
	endif
	if check = 0
		intnumber = intnumber + 1
		intervalstart = Get starting point... tier interval
			if intervalstart > margin
				intervalstart = intervalstart - margin
			else
				intervalstart = 0
			endif
	
		intervalend = Get end point... tier interval
			if intervalend < endoffile - margin
				intervalend = intervalend + margin
			else
				intervalend = endoffile
			endif
	
		select LongSound 'soundname$'
		Extract part... intervalstart intervalend no
		# The name of the sound file then consists of these elements:
		intervalfile$ = "'folder$'" + "'prefix$'" + "'intnumber'" + "'suffix$'" + ".wav"
		Write to WAV file... 'intervalfile$'
		Remove
		# Now take the label of the saved sound interval and add it to the text file:
		select TextGrid 'soundname$'
		intname$ = "'intname$'" + "'newline$'"
		fileappend "'textfilename$'" 'intname$'
	endif
endfor