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Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools - 10.1 Shortcuts Guide

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Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide
Version 10.1
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Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2. Global Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Parameter Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Toggle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fine Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Multi-Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3. Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Transport Mode (Numeric Keypad). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Shuttle Mode (Numeric Keypad). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Auditioning (Transport = Pro Tools). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auditioning (Transport = MMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Edit Modes and Edit Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Editing, Nudging and Trimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Clip Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Track Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quick Setup and New Session Dialog Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Missing Files Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Memory Locations and Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fades Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Track Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
New Tracks Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clip Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clip List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Contents iii
Track List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mix Group List and Edit Group List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Create Group and Modify Group Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Elastic Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Event Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MIDI Events List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Step Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Peripherals Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Preferences Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Window Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Window Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Import Audio Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 4. DigiBase Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Global DigiBase Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Auditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delete or Duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mouse Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 5. Deck Control Command Shortcuts (Pro Tools HD with MachineControl™). . . . 45
General Deck Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deck Control when Transport = Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 6. Right-Click Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mix Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Edit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Transport Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Universe Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
MIDI Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Score Editor Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Video Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
DigiBase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts

For increased operational speed and ease of use, there are many Pro Tools® keyboard and Right-click shortcuts to give you fast access to a wide variety of tasks.
Menu commands that have a keyboard shortcut display their keyboard shortcut on-screen, to the right of the menu command.
Conventions Used in Documentation
Pro Tools documentation uses the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key com­mands:
Convention Action
File > Save Session Choose Save Session from the File menu. Command+N/Control+N Hold down the Command (Apple) key (Mac)
or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows) and press the N key.
Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Hold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus (–) key (on numeric
keypad or computer, as noted). Command-click (Mac Only) Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button. Right-click Click with the right mouse button.
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Chapter 2: Global Keyboard Shortcuts

Global keyboard shortcuts apply to many functions in Pro Tools (such as changing a parameter).

Parameter Change

Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for changing the following parameters:
•Automation mode
• Monitor mode
• playlist enable
• record, solo and mute enable
• record and solo safes
• inserting plug-ins
Actions Mac Windows
• I/O,bus,send assignment
•volume/peak indicator
• extend Edit or Timeline selection
•track height
•clear clip meter
Change parameter on all channel strips
Change parameter on all selected channel strips
Option+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)
Option+Shift+applicable function (applicable functions listed directly above)
Alt+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)
Alt+Shift+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)
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Toggle

Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for changing the following parameters:
•Tracks in Track List
• Group enables/activation
Actions Mac Windows
• Memory Location parameters
• Automation Enable window
Toggle item and set all others to same new state
Toggle item and set all others to opposite state
Option-click on applicable item (applicable items listed above)
Command-click on applicable item (applicable items listed directly above)
Alt-click on applicable item (applicable items listed above)
Control-click on applicable item (applicable items listed above)

Fine Adjustment

Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for the following types of fine adjustment:
• Plug-in parameter editing
• fader movement
Actions Mac Windows Fine tune an item (Fine Adjust
mode)
Command-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function (applicable functions listed above)
• scrubbing
• automation data trimming
Control-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function (applicable functions listed above)

Multi-Select

Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for selecting the following items:
•Tracks
• Clips in Clip List
•paths in I/O Setup
Actions Mac Windows
Select multiple contiguous items (tracks, Clips, paths)
Select multiple non-contiguous items (tracks, Clips, paths)
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Click to select first item, then Shift-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)
Click to select first item, then Command-click to select the next item (applicable items listed above)
Click to select first item, then Shift-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)
Click to select first item, then Control-click another to select the next item (applicable items listed above)

Chapter 3: Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Pro Tools provides keyboard shortcuts for many Edit window and Mix window operations, as well as many Transport commands.

Playback

Action Mac Windows
Start/stop playback Spacebar Spacebar Half-speed playback Shift+Spacebar Shift+Spacebar Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback
and record)
Enable/disable online playback Command+J, or
Center on selection start/end Left/Right Arrow keys (when
Play Edit selection Option+[ Alt+[ Back/Forward (move the playback location
backwards/forwards by the Back/Forward amount) (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Back/Forward and Play (move the playback location backwards/forwards by Back/ Forward amount and then begin playback) (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Extend a selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Control+Spacebar , or Option­click, on Transport Play but­ton
Option+Spacebar
selection exceeds window view)
Command+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Command+Option+Trans­port Rewind button or Trans­port Fast Forward button
Shift+Command+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
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Start+Spacebar, or Alt-click on Transport Play button
Ctrl+J, or Alt+Spacebar
Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)
Ctrl+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Shift+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Action Mac Windows
Extend the selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount and begin playback (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Loop playback toggle Command+Shift+L, or Con-
Dynamic Transport Mode toggle Command+Control+P Ctrl+Start+P Transport Master toggle
(Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) Solo-safe track Command-click on track Solo Ctrl-click on track Solo
Shift+Command+Option+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
trol-click on Transport Play button
Command+Backslash (\) Ctrl+Backslash (\)
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Ctrl+Shift+L, or Start-click on Transport Play button

Recording

Action Mac Windows
Start record Command+Spacebar, F12,
Stop record Spacebar Spacebar Stop record and discard recording take (not
undoable) Half-speed record Command+Shift+Spacebar,
or 3 (on numeric keypad)*
Command+Period (.) Ctrl+Period (.)
or Shift+F12*
Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad)
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, or Shift+F12
Enable/disable online record Command+Option+
Record-safe track Command-click on track
Cycle through record modes: normal, Destructive, Loop, QuickPunch™, TrackPunch, DestructivePunch
Loop Record toggle Option+L Alt+L TrackPunch toggle (Pro Tools HD and
Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
QuickPunch toggle Command+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P
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Spacebar*
Record Enable button Control-click on Transport
Record Enable button
Command+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
Ctrl-click on track Record Enable button
Start-click on Transport Record Enable button
Action Mac Windows
Enter/Exit record during playback in QuickPunch
DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable an audio track (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable all audio tracks (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable all selected audio tracks (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable and record enable/disable all audio tracks (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable and record enable/disable all selected audio tracks (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Command+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record button*
Control-click the track’s Record Enable button
Option-Control-click a track’s Record Enable button
Control-Option-Shift-click a track’s Record Enable button
Option-click a track’s Record Enable button
Option-Shift-click a track’s Record Enable button
Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record Enable button
Start-click the track’s Record Enable button
Alt-Start-click a track’s Record Enable button
Start-Alt-Shift-click a track’s Record Enable button
Alt-click a track’s Record Enable button
Alt-Shift-click a track’s Record Enable button
Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle their record enable status (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to tog­gle their Track Input status (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)
Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Command+K Ctrl+K Set and enable pre/post-roll time Option-click with Selector
Disable and set to zero pre/post-roll time Option-click within selection
Option-click the VCA Record Enable button
Option-click the VCA Track­Input button
before or after selection
closer to front or back
Alt-click the VCA Record Enable button
Alt-click the VCA TrackInput button
Alt-click with Selector tool before or after selection
Alt-click within selection closer to front or back
*Some Pro Tools recording shortcuts use the same key commands as some Mac OS X shortcuts. If you want to retain use of these key commands in Pro Tools, these Mac OS X shortcuts must be disabled.
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Transport Mode (Numeric Keypad)

The following shortcuts apply when you select Numeric Keypad: Transport in the Operations Preferences page.
Action Mac Windows
Play/Stop 0 0 Rewind 1 1 Fast Forward 2 2 Record Enable 3 3 Loop Playback mode on/off 4 4 Loop Record mode on/off 5 5 QuickPunch mode on/off 6 6 Click on/off 7 7 Countoff on/off 8 8 MIDI Merge/Replace mode on/off 9 9
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Shuttle Mode (Numeric Keypad)

(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit Only)
The following shortcuts apply when you select Shuttle mode in the Operations Preferences page.
Action Mac Windows
1 x Forward playback speed 6 6 1 x Rewind playback speed 4 4 4 x Forward playback speed 9 9 4 x Rewind playback speed 7 7 1/4 x Forward playback speed 3 3 1/4 x Rewind playback speed 1 1 1/2 x Forward playback speed 5+6 5+6 1/2 x Rewind playback speed 5+4 5+4 2 x Forward playback speed 8+9 8+9 2 x Backward playback speed 8+7 8+7 1/16 x Forward playback speed 2+3 2+3 1/16 x Backward playback speed 2+1 2+1 Loop playback of Edit Selection 0 0 Recall Memory Location Period (.)+Memory
Location+Period (.)
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Period (.)+Memory Location+Period (.)

Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle

Action Mac Windows
Temporary Scrub mode when using Selector Control-click and drag Start-click and drag Extend selection while scrubbing Shift-click and drag with the
Shuttle Option-click-drag with
Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode) Control+number key 1–9
Change direction during Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode)
Shuttle Lock stop (Classic or Transport mode) 0 (press number key to
Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode)
Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode)
Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode)
(1=minimum, 5=real-time, 9=maximum)
Plus/Minus (+/–) keys For example, Control+ number+Minus (–) key
resume shuttle) Spacebar or Escape (Esc)
key
Shift-click and drag with the Scrubber, (also in temporary Scrub mode)
Alt-click-drag with Scrubber, (also in temporary Scrub mode)
Start+number key 1–9 (1=minimum, 5=real-time, 9=maximum)
Plus/Minus (+/–) keys For example, Start+ number+Minus (–) key
0 (press number key to resume shuttle)
Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key
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Auditioning (Transport = Pro Tools)

The following shortcuts are active only when Transport = Pro Tools.
Action Mac Windows
Play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end (or current location if no selection)
Play by post-roll value from selection start/end (or current cursor location if no selection)
Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection start/end
Option+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Command+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Command+Option+ Left/Right Arrow keys

Auditioning (Transport = MMC)

The following shortcuts are active only when Transport = MMC.
Action Mac Windows
Cue Transport to selection start/end Command+
Left/Right Arrow keys
Cue Transport with pre/post-roll to selection start/end
Option+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys
Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys
Alt+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Ctrl+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Ctrl+Alt+ Left/Right Arrow keys
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Edit Modes and Edit Tools

Action Mac Windows
Shuffle mode F1, or Alt+1
Slip mode F2, or Alt+2
Spot mode F3, or Alt+3
Grid mode F4, or Alt+4
Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode
Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode F1+F4 F1+F4 Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode F2+F4 F2+F4 Enable Snap to Grid and Spot mode F3+F4 F3+F4 Zoomer tool F5, or Command+1
Trimmer tool F6, or Command+2
Selector tool F7, or Command+3
Grabber tool F8, or Command+4
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard) Shfit+F4 Shfit+F4
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard)
F1, or Option+1 (on computer keyboard)
F2, or Option+2 (on computer keyboard)
F3, or Option+3 (on computer keyboard)
F4,or Option+4 (on computer keyboard)
F5, or Ctrl+1 (on computer keyboard)
F6, or Ctrl+2 (on computer keyboard)
F7, or Ctrl+3 (on computer keyboard)
F8, or Ctrl+4 (on computer keyboard)
Scrubber tool F9, or Command+5
(on computer keyboard, if Mac OS X Expose is disabled)
Pencil tool F10, or Command+6
(on computer keyboard, if Mac OS X Expose is disabled)
Smart Tool F6+F7, F7+F8, or
Command+7 (on computer keyboard)
Cycle through Edit modes Single Open Quote (‘) key,
located above the Tab key
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F9, or Ctrl+5 (on computer keyboard)
F10, or Ctrl+6 (on computer keyboard)
F6+F7, F7+F8, or Ctrl+7 (on computer keyboard)
Single Open Quote (‘) key, located above the Tab key
Action Mac Windows
Cycle through Edit tools Escape (Esc) key Escape (Esc) key, or
Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode Command-click the Shuffle
button
Center-click Ctrl-click the Shuffle button

Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation

Action Mac Windows
Enable or disable T ab to T ransients command Command+Option+Tab Ctrl+Alt+Tab Locate cursor to next transient Tab (if Tab to Transient
enabled)
Locate cursor to previous transient Option+Tab (if Tab to Tran-
Locate cursor to next Clip-boundary/sync point
Locate cursor to previous Clip boundary/sync point
Go to and select next Clip Control+Tab Start+Tab Go to and select previous Clip Control+Option+Tab Start+Ctrl+Tab or Start+Ctrl Go to Song Start Control+Return Start+Enter
sient enabled) Tab (if Tab to Transients is
disabled) Option+Tab (if Tab to
Transients is disabled)
Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)
Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)
Tab (if Tab to Transients is disabled)
Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to T ransients is disabled)
Extend selection to Song Start Shift+Control+Return Shift+Start+Enter Extend selection to next Clip-boundary Shift+Tab Shift+Tab Extend selection to previous Clip-boundary Option+Shift+Tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab Extend selection to include next Clip Control+Shift+Tab Start+Shift+Tab Extend selection to include previous Clip Control+Shift+Option+Tab Start+Shift+Ctrl+Tab Return to start of session Return Enter Go to end of session Option+Return Ctrl+Enter Extend selection to start of session Shift+Return Shift+Enter Extend selection to end of session Option+Shift+Return Ctrl+Shift+Enter Link Timeline and Edit selection Shift+Forward Slash (/) Shift+Forward Slash (/) Set selection start/end during playback Down/Up Arrow keys Down/Up Arrow keys
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Action Mac Windows
Set selection start/end to incoming time code
Down/Up Arrow keys Down/Up Arrow keys
while stopped Select entire Clip in Edit window Double-click with Selector Double-click with Selector
tool
Select entire track in Edit window Triple-click with Selector, or
single-click in track and press Command+A
Select all Clips in all tracks in Edit window Return, then press Com-
Triple-click with Selector tool, or single-click in track and press Ctrl+A
Enter, then press Ctrl+A
mand+A
Extend cursor or selection across all tracks Enable “All” Edit group and
Shift-click on any other track
Move the selection forward by the selection amount
Move the selection backward by the selection amount
Command+Control+ Option+Apostrophe (’)
Command+Control+ Option+L
Double the length of the Edit selection Command+Control+
Option+Shift+ Apostrophe (‘)
Halve the length of the selection Command+Control+
Enable “All” Edit group and Shift-click on any other track
Ctrl+Alt+Start+Apostrophe (’)
Ctrl+Alt+Start+L
Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+ Apostrophe (’)
Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+L
Option+Shift+L
Cancel Zoom toggle and remain at the same
Option+Shift+E Alt+Shift+E
zoom level Fit all shown tracks in the Edit window Command+Option+Con-
trol+Up arrow or Down arrow
Ctrl+Alt+Start+Up arrow or Down arrow
Record enable tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection
TrackInput Monitor enable tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Tool­kit only)
Solo tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection
Mute tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection
Move the insertion to the beginning of the Edit selection
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Shift+R Shift+R
Shift+I Shift+I
Shift+S Shift+S
Shift+M Shift+M
Down arrow Down arrow
Action Mac Windows
Move the insertion to the end of the Edit selection
Increase or decrease the height of any lane that contains the Edit cursor or an Edit selection
Up arrow Up arrow
Control+Up/Down Arrow Start+Up/Down Arrow

Editing, Nudging and Trimming

In the following shortcuts, the Plus/Minus (+/–) key usage is on the numeric keypad only.
Action Mac Windows
Change Grid value Control+Option+Plus/Minus
Change Nudge value Command+Option+
Nudge back by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any Clips entirely inside the Edit selection)
Nudge forward by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any Clips entirely inside the Edit selection)
Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)
(+/–) keys
Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Minus (–) key (on numeric
keypad), or Comma (,) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)
Plus (+) key (on numeric key­pad), or Period (.) (in Com­mands Keyboard Focus)
Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Start+Alt+ Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Ctrl+Alt+ Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Minus (–) key (on numeric keypad), or Comma (,) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)
Plus (+) key (on numeric keypad), or Period (.) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)
Nudge data within current Clip to right/left by Nudge value (keeps Clip start/end and moves underlying audio)
Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
Trim left edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
Trim right edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
Reverse Trimmer tool direction when trim­ming Clip
Control+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Option+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Command+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Command+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Option+Trimmer tool Alt+Trimmer tool
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Start+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Alt+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Action Mac Windows
Trim up to, but not over, adjacent Clips Hold down Control key while
trimming
Duplicate Clip(s) in Edit Window Option-click selection and
drag to destination
Delete selection in playlist Backspace or Delete (on
computer keyboard)
Constrain audio Clip to vertical movement Control-click to move audio
Clip with Grabber tool
Snap Clip start to stationary playhead or Edit selection start
Snap Clip sync point to stationary playhead or Edit selection start
Control-click new Clip with Grabber tool
Control-Shift-click Clip containing the sync point with Grabber tool
Snap Clip end to stationary playhead or Edit selection end
Command-Control-click new Clip with Grabber tool
Hold down Start key while trimming
Alt-click selection and drag to destination
Backspace or Delete (on computer keyboard)
Start-click to move audio Clip with Grabber tool
Start-click new Clip with Grabber tool
Start-Shift-click Clip containing the sync point with Grabber tool
Ctrl-Start-click new Clip with Grabber tool
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