Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools Instruction Manual
G
LOBAL
K
EYBOARDCOMMANDS
Change all audio channel strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .option - applicable function
Change audio channel strip and all selected
audio channel strips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .option - shift - applicable function
applicable functions:
•
automation mode •record, solo and mute enables •record and solo safes
•
volume/peak indicator •track heights
•
playlist enables •creating Plug-Ins instances •I/O, Bus, Send assignment•extend selection •clear clip meter
Toggle item & set all others to same new state . . . . . . . . . . .option - click on applicable item
Toggle item & set all others to opposite state
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- click on applicable item
applies to:
•
tracks in Show/Hide Tracks List •Group enables/activation •Automation Enable window •memory location parameters
Fine Tune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⌘ - click on control slider/pot/breakpoints
applies to:
•
Plug-In parameter editing •fader movement •scrubbing •automation data trimming
(requires larger track view for highest resolution)
M
IX ANDEDITGROUPS
Temporarily isolate channel strip from Group operation
. . . .
hold down control - any operation that affects Groups
New Group
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- G (with two or more tracks selected)
Suspend/Resume all Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .⌘- shift - G or ⌘- click on Groups pop-up menu
Rename Group
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .double-click to far left of group name in the Groups List
Group Enable/Disable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .type ID letter on keyboard
(To enable keyboard selection of
Groups, click box at top right of Groups List)
Show Group members only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control - click on group(s) in Groups List
(control - shift - click for multiple groups)
Grouping affects:
•
volume level/faders •solos and mutes •automation modes •track display format •track height •editing •playlist enables
Grouping does not affect:
•
record enables •pan •voice and output assignments •creating instances of TDM Plug-Ins
Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts
For Macintosh Systems
For increased operational speed and ease-of-use, there are many Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts to give you
fast access to a wide variety of tasks. This guide details the many keyboard shortcuts that are not shown within
Pro Tools menus. The shortcuts are grouped by functional area for your added convenience and quick reference.
M
R
ECORD AND
P
LAYBACK
Open
New Track
Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .⌘ - shift - N
Cycle up/down through New Track options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
-↑/
↓
Start record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .⌘ - spacebar/F12
Stop record
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .spacebar
Stop record and discard take
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- period key
Start/stop playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .spacebar
Half-speed record
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- shift - spacebar
Half-speed playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
shift - spacebar
Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .option - click on Transport play button
Pause (pre-prime deck for instant record)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
option - click on Transport play button during recording
Enable/disable online record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .⌘- option - spacebar
Enable/disable online playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- J / option - spacebar
Toggle record modes (normal/Destructive/Loop/QuickPunch)
. . . .control - click on Transport record button
Loop playback toggle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- shift - L or control - click on Transport play button
Record-safe track
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- click on Record enable button
Solo-safe track
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- click on Solo button
QuickPunch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- shift - P
Enter/Exit record during playback in QuickPunch
. . . . . . . . .
⌘
- spacebar/click Transport record button
Set and enable pre/post-roll time
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .option - click with selector before/after selection
Disable pre/post-roll time
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .option - click within selection closer to front/back
Scroll to selection start/end
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .←/→ (when selection exceeds window view)
Toggle Transport Master (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC)
. . . . . . . .
⌘
- \
A
UDITIONING
When Transport = Pro Tools:
Play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end
. . . . . . . . . . . .option - ←/→
Play by post-roll value after selection start/end
. . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- ←/→
Play by pre & post-roll value through selection start/end
. . . .
⌘
- option - ←/→
Play by pre-roll value to current location counter time
. . . .option - ←/→
(when no selection)
Play by post-roll value from current location counter time
. . .
⌘
- ←/→ (when no selection)
When Transport = Machine/MMC:
Cue transport to selection start/end
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- ←/→
Cue transport with pre/post-roll to selection start/end
. . . . .option - ←/→
S
CRUB(JOG
)/S
HUTTLE
Temporary scrub mode when using Selector
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
control - click - drag
Extend selection while scrubbing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
shift - click - drag w/ Scrubber, (also in temporary scrub mode)
Shuttle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
option - click - drag w/ Scrubber, (also in temporary scrub mode)
Shuttle-lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
control - number key (1-9, where 5 = real-time, 9 = max speed)
Change direction during Shuttle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+/– (eg. shuttle backward = control - number key - minus key)
Shuttle-lock stop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0 (press number key to resume shuttle)
Exit Shuttle-lock mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
spacebar or ⌘ - period key
E
DITSELECTIONDEFINITION ANDNAVIGATION
Locate play/edit cursor to next region-boundary/sync point . . . . . . . . . . . tab
Locate play/edit cursor to previous region-boundary/sync point
. . . . . . . . option - tab
Go to and select next region
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - tab
Go to and select previous region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - option - tab
Extend selection to next region-boundary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shift - tab
Extend selection to previous region-boundary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - shift - tab
Extend selection to include next region
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - shift - tab
Extend selection to include previous region
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - option - shift - tab
Return to start of session
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . return
Go to end of session
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - return
Extend selection to start of session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shift - return
Extend selection to end of session
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - shift - return
Set selection start/end during playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
↓/↑
Set selection start/end to incoming time code while stopped
. . . . . . . . . .
↓/↑
Select entire region in Edit window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double-click with Selector
Select entire track in Edit window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple-click with Selector /
⌘
- A
Extend selection to a memory location
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
shift - period key - mem loc number - period key*
Place play/edit cursor or create selection across all tracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . option - click in Rulers
Extend play/edit cursor or selection across all tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
enable “All” Edit group (! key) and shift - click on
any other track
(To enable keyboard selection of
Groups, click box at top right of Groups List)
E
DITING
,N
UDGING
& T
RIMMING
(+/– key usage is on numeric keypad only)
Change Grid value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - option - +/–
Change Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- option - +/–
Nudge selection or region right/left by Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +/–
Nudge data within current region to right/left by Nudge value
(keeps region start/end and moves underlying audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - +/–
Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - shift - +/–
Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- shift - +/–
Nudge back/forward by next Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
see Command Focus Mode section of this guide
Trim left edge of region to right/left by Nudge value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - +/–
Trim right edge of region to right/left by Nudge value
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
⌘
- +/–
Reverse Trimmer direction when trimming region
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . option - Trimmer
Trim boundary between two regions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hold down
⌘
key while trimming
Duplicate region(s) in Edit Window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
option - click selection and drag to destination
Delete selection in Edit Window playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . delete
Constrain audio region to vertical movement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control - move audio region with Grabber
Snap region start to stationary playhead or edit selection start
. . . . . . . control - click new region with Grabber
Snap region sync point to stationary playhead or edit selection start
. . . shift - control - click new region with Grabber
Snap region end to stationary playhead or edit selection start
. . . . . . . . .
⌘
- control - click new region with Grabber
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