Reaper Script to insert a number of midi notes - useful for SFX generation

InsertRegularNotes.lua

--[[
 * ReaScript Name: Insert x MIDI notes, one every y seconds, starting at the current playhead position
 * Screenshot: 
 * Author: Wizards Code
 * Author URI: httpL//www.thewizardscode.com
 * Repository: 
 * Repository URI: 
 * Licence: MIT
 * REAPER: 7.0 (and likely earlier)
 * Version: 0.1
--]]

--[[
 * Changelog:
 * v0.1.1 (2024-10-15) Added ability to randomize the notes
 * v0.1 (2024-04-16)
 + Initial Release
--]]

-- Prompt the user for the number of triggers, the repeat interval, and whether to play or record on completion
retval, user_input = reaper.GetUserInputs("Number of Triggers, Repeat Interval, Note Length, MIDI Note and note range", 5, 
   "Enter number of triggers:,Enter repeat interval in seconds:,Enter note length in seconds:,Enter MIDI note:,Note range (+/-)", 
   "3,3,2,72,0")

if retval then
    numberOfTriggers, repeatIntervalInSeconds, noteLengthInSeconds, midiNote, noteRange = user_input:match("([^,]+),([^,]+),([^,]+),([^,]+),([^,]+)")
    numberOfTriggers = tonumber(numberOfTriggers)
    repeatIntervalInSeconds = tonumber(repeatIntervalInSeconds)
    noteLengthInSeconds = tonumber(noteLengthInSeconds)
    midiNote = tonumber(midiNote)
    noteRange = tonumber(noteRange)
else
    return
end

channel = 0
selected = false
muted = false
minVelocity = 80
maxVelocity = 120
startPos = 0
endPos = 120

track = reaper.GetSelectedTrack(0, 0)

if track == nil then
    reaper.ShowMessageBox("No track selected", "Error", 0)
    return
end

playheadPosition = reaper.GetCursorPosition()

for i = 0, numberOfTriggers - 1 do
    item = reaper.CreateNewMIDIItemInProj(track, playheadPosition + i * repeatIntervalInSeconds, playheadPosition + i * repeatIntervalInSeconds + noteLengthInSeconds)
    take = reaper.GetTake(item, 0)

    if take == nil then
        reaper.ShowMessageBox("No take found in the item", "Error", 0)
        return
    end

    velocity = math.random(minVelocity, maxVelocity)
    local ppqpos = reaper.MIDI_GetPPQPosFromProjTime(take, playheadPosition + i * repeatIntervalInSeconds)
    local noteLengthInPPQ = reaper.TimeMap2_timeToQN(0, noteLengthInSeconds) * 960
    local noteEnd = ppqpos + noteLengthInPPQ
    local finalNote = midiNote + math.random(-noteRange, noteRange)
    reaper.MIDI_InsertNote(take, selected, muted, ppqpos, noteEnd, channel, finalNote, velocity, false)
    reaper.MIDI_Sort(take)
end

-- Create a loop around the inserted notes
-- reaper.GetSet_LoopTimeRange(true, true, playheadPosition, playheadPosition + numberOfTriggers * repeatIntervalInSeconds, false)

reaper.CSurf_OnPlay()