About MonkeySauce

MonkeySauce is a script for Adobe After Effects that automates the process of triggering sound effects. It provides three main placement modes: Single, which puts each audio file in its own pre‑composition; Sequence, which combines selected files into a single pre‑comp played in order or randomly; and Expanded, which behaves like Sequence but keeps each file in its own pre‑comp to avoid interruptions. The Squeeze option speeds up audio to fit before the next marker. Marker tools include Manual placement, Repeat & Random intervals, Layer Start/Middle/End triggers, Marker Sync (aligns markers to a reference layer) and Random Sync (applies to roughly half of the reference markers). Additional utilities such as Offset, Clean, and Keyframes‑to‑Markers help refine marker placement. Mix Order can randomize the order of selected audio files or follow the project window order.

Features

• Single, Sequence, and Expanded modes for placing selected SFX in precomps
• Squeeze speeds up audio to fit before the next marker is triggered
• Mix Order randomizes the order of selected audio files, or triggers them in project window order
• Manual, Repeat & Random, and Layer Start/Middle/End marker placement options
• Marker Sync aligns markers to existing markers on a selected layer, with a Random Sync variant
• Utilities including Offset, Clean, and Keyframes to Markers

Best for

After Effects artists who need to automate the placement and triggering of sound effects across multiple compositions.