Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools - 12.5 User's Guide

Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide

Version 12.5

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2. Global Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Parameter Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Toggle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Fine Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Multi-Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 3. Commands Keyboard Focus Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 4. Dashboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 5. Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Transport Mode (Numeric Keypad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Shuttle Mode (Numeric Keypad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Auditioning (Transport = Pro Tools). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Auditioning (Transport = MMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Edit Modes and Edit Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Editing, Nudging, and Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Clip Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Track Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bounce Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Missing Files Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Memory Locations and Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Fades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Fades Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

View Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Track Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Commit Tracks Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Add New Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

New Tracks Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Clip Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clip List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Track List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Mix Group List and Edit Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Create Group and Modify Group Dialogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Elastic Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Event Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

MIDI Events List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Step Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Peripherals Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Preferences Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Window Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Import Audio Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Plug-In Inserts and Sends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 6. Workspace Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Global Workspace Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Auditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Delete or Duplicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Mouse Click. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Drag and Drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Chapter 7. Deck Control Command Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

General Deck Control Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Deck Control when Transport = Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 8. Right-Click Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Mix Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Edit Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Transport Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Universe Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

MIDI Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Score Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Video Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts

For increased operational speed and ease of use, there are many Pro Tools®| Software 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)

Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Hold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus (–) key (on numeric

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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or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows) and press the N key.

keypad or computer, as noted).

Chapter 2: Global Keyboard Shor tcuts

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

Action 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

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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)

Toggle

Pro Tools provides global keyboard shortcuts for changing the following parameters:

• Tracks in Track List

• Group enables/activation

Action 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

Action 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

Action 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: Commands Keyboard Focus Shortcuts

Commands Keyboard Focus provides single-key shortcuts for a range of edit and play commands.

Action Commands Focus Shortcut

Play Edit Selection [ Play Timeline Selection ] Nudge Play Later By Next Bigger Grid / Nudge Play Earlier By Grid \ Nudge Play Earlier By Grid , Nudge Play Later By Grid . Timeline Selection To Edit Selection 0 Move Edit Insertion To Next Edit ‘ Move Edit Insertion To Next Track ; Recall Zoom Memory 1 1 Recall Zoom Memory 2 2 Recall Zoom Memory 3 3 Recall Zoom Memory 4 4 Recall Zoom Memory 5 5 Play To Edit Start 6 Play From Edit Start 7 Play To Edit End 8 Play From Edit End 9 Trim Clip Start To Cursor A Separate B

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Action Commands Focus Shortcut

Copy C Fade from Start D Zoom Toggle E Crossfade With No Dialog F Fade Out From Cursor To End Of Clip G Snap Clip Start To Play Position H Snap Clip End To Current Timecode I Snap Clip Sync Point To Play Position J Snap Clip End To Play Position K Move Edit Insertion To Previous Edit L Nudge Play Earlier By Next Bigger Grid M Toggle Insertion Follows Playback N Edit Selection To Timeline Selection O Move Edit Insertion To Previous Track P Display Timeline Selection Start Q Zoom Out Horizontal R Trim Clip End To Cursor S Zoom In Horizontal T Move Clip Sync Point To Current Timecode U Paste V Display Timeline Selection End W Cut X Move Clip Start To Current Timecode Y Undo Z Redo Shift+Z Toggle Playlist View Mode -

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Chapter 4: Dashboard Shortcuts

Action Mac Windows

Sign in or Sign outi Command+S Control+S Select Create tab Command+1 Control+1 Select Recent tab Command+2 Control+2 Select Projects tab Command+3 Control+3 Type menu (Project or Session) Command+Left/Right Arrow Control+Left/Right Arrow Enable or disable the Create from Tem-

plate option Toggle through Template Groups Option+Up/Down Arrows Alt+Up/Down Arrows Navigate through focused Template,

Session, or Project list Toggle between Files types (WAV or

AIFF) Toggle through Bit Depth options

(16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit floating) Toggle through Sample Rate options Command+R Control+R Toggle through the available IO Setup

options Enable or disable the Interleaved option Command+G Control+G Open from Disk (sessions only) Command+O Control+O Select the item at the top or bottom of the

displayed list Scroll up or down through focused Tem-

plate, Session, or Project list

Command+T Control+T

Up/Down Arrows Alt+Up/Down Arrows

Command+F Control+F

Command+B Control+B

Command+I Control+I

Home/End Home/End

Page Up/Down Page Up/Down

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Chapter 5: 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 Software only)

Back/Forward and Play (move the playback location backwards/forwards by Back/ Forward amount and then begin playback) (Pro Tools HD only)

Extend a selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount (Pro Tools HD only)

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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

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 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 ToolsHD only) Command+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T QuickPunch toggle Command+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P Enter/Exit record during playback in

QuickPunch

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Spacebar*

Record Enable button Control-click on Transport

Record Enable button

Command+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record button*

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

Ctrl-click on track Record Enable button

Start-click on Transport Record Enable button

Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record Enable button

Action Mac Windows

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 only)

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable and record enable/disable all audio tracks (Pro Tools HD only)

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable and record enable/disable all selected audio tracks (Pro Tools HD only)

Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle their record enable status (Pro Tools HD only)

Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle their Track Input status (Pro Tools HD only)

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

Option-click the VCA Record Enable button

Option-click the VCA TrackInput 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

Alt-click the VCA Record Enable button

Alt-click the VCA TrackInput button

Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Command+K Ctrl+K Set and enable pre/post-roll time Option-click with Selector

before or after selection

Disable and set to zero pre/post-roll time Option-click within selection

closer to front or back

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 Pr o T ools, these Mac OS X shortcuts must be disabled or remapped.

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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

Shuttle Mode (Numeric Keypad)

(Pro Tools HD 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

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Action Mac Windows

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 (.)

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

Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode)

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

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)

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)

Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode)

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Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key

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

Alt+ Left/Right Arrow keys

Ctrl+ Left/Right Arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+ 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+

Cue Transport with pre/post-roll to selection start/end

Left/Right Arrow keys Option+

Left/Right Arrow keys

Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys

Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys

Edit Modes and Edit Tools

Action Mac Windows

Shuffle mode F1, or Option+1

Slip mode F2, or Option+2

Spot mode F3, or Option+3

Grid mode F4, or Option+4

Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode

Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode F1+F4 F1+F4

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(on computer keyboard)

(on computer keyboard) Shfit+F4 Shfit+F4

F1, or Alt+1 (on computer keyboard)

F2, or Alt+2 (on computer keyboard)

F3, or Alt+3 (on computer keyboard)

F4,or Alt+4 (on computer keyboard)

Action Mac Windows

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

(on computer keyboard)

Trimmer tool F6, or Command+2

(on computer keyboard)

Selector tool F7, or Command+3

(on computer keyboard)

Grabber tool F8, or Command+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

Cycle through Edit tools Escape (Esc) key Escape (Esc) key, or

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)

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

Center-click

Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode Command-click the Shuffle

button

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)

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Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Action Mac Windows

Locate cursor to previous transient Option+Tab (if Tab to Tran-

sient enabled)

Locate cursor to next Clip-boundary/sync point

Locate cursor to previous Clip boundary/sync point

Tab (if Tab to Transients is disabled)

Option+Tab (if Tab to Transients is disabled)

Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Tab (if Tab to Transients is disabled)

Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transients

is disabled) 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 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 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

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Enable “All” Edit group and

Shift-click on any other track

Action Mac Windows

Move the selection forward by the selection amount

Move the selection backward by the selection amount

Double the length of the Edit selection Command+Control+

Halve the length of the selection Command+Control+

Cancel Zoom toggle and remain at the same zoom level

Fit all shown tracks in the Edit window Command+Option+Con-

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 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

Command+Control+ Option+Apostrophe (’)

Command+Control+ Option+L

Option+Shift+ Apostrophe (‘)

Option+Shift+L Option+Shift+E Alt+Shift+E

trol+Up arrow or Down arrow Shift+R Shift+R

Shift+I Shift+I

Shift+S Shift+S

Shift+M Shift+M

Down arrow Down arrow

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Apostrophe (’)

Ctrl+Alt+Start+L

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+

Apostrophe (’)

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+L

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Up arrow or

Down arrow

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

*Some Pro Tools edit selection, definition, and navigation 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 or remapped.

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