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Pinnacle Systems Pro Tools - 2018.3 User's Guide

Pro Tools® Shortcuts Guide
Version 2018.3
Legal Notices
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Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2. Global Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Parameter Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Toggle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Fine Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Multi-Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 3. Commands Keyboard Focus Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 4. Dashboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 5. Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transport Mode (Numeric Keypad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shuttle Mode (Numeric Keypad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Auditioning (Transport = Pro Tools). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Auditioning (Transport = MMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Edit Modes and Edit Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Editing, Nudging, and Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Clip Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clip Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Track Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Memory Locations and Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Add New Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clip List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tracks List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mix Group List and Edit Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Elastic Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Window Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Plug-In Inserts and Sends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Chapter 6. Pro Tools Menus Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
View Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Track Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clip Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Event Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 7. Dialog Windows Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bounce Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Missing Files Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fade Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Commit Tracks Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
New Tracks Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Batch Track Rename and Batch Clip Rename Dialogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Save Track Presets Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Create Group and Modify Group Dialogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
MIDI Events List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Step Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Peripherals Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Preferences Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Import Audio Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 8. Workspace Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Global Workspace Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Auditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Delete or Duplicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mouse Click. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Drag and Drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Soundbase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Chapter 9. Deck Control and Satellite Command Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General Deck Control Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Deck Control when Transport = Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pro Tools Satellite Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 10. Right-Click Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mix Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Edit Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Transport Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Universe Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
MIDI Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Score Editor Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Video Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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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.
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 T ools, these Mac OS X shortcuts must be disabled or remapped.
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) Control-click (Windows)
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). Hold down the Command key (Mac) or the Control key (Windows) and click
the mouse button.

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
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
Toggle item and set all others to same new state
Toggle item and set all others to opposite state (Groups and Memory Locations only)
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Option-click on applicable item (appli­cable items listed above)
Command-click on applicable item (applicable items listed directly above)
• Memory Location parameters
• Automation Enable window
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
• scrubbing
Action Mac Windows
• automation data trimming
• Clip Gain
• MIDI Control data
Fine tune an item (Fine Adjust mode)
Command-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function (applicable functions listed above)
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
Action Mac Windows
Select multiple contiguous items (tracks, Clips, paths)
Select multiple non-contiguous items (tracks, Clips, paths)
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)
• paths in I/O Setup
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)
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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 or Recall Clip Effects Preset 1
depending on the Clip Matching Option setting in the Editing Preferences Recall Zoom Memory 2 or Recall Clip Effects Preset 2
depending on the Clip Matching Option setting in the Editing Preferences Recall Zoom Memory 3 or Recall Clip Effects Preset 3
depending on the Clip Matching Option setting in the Editing Preferences Recall Zoom Memory 4 or Recall Clip Effects Preset 4
depending on the Clip Matching Option setting in the Editing Preferences Recall Zoom Memory 5 or Recall Clip Effects Preset 5
depending on the Clip Matching Option setting in the Editing Preferences Recall the corresponding preset for the opposite of what is selected
for the Clip Matching Option in the Editing Preferences Recall the corresponding preset for the opposite of what is selected
for the Clip Matching Option in the Editing Preferences
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1
2
3
4
5
Command+1 (Mac) or Control+1 (Windows)
Command+2 (Mac) or Control+2 (Windows)
Action Commands Focus Shortcut
Recall the corresponding preset for the opposite of what is selected for the Clip Matching Option in the Editing Preferences
Recall the corresponding preset for the opposite of what is selected for the Clip Matching Option in the Editing Preferences
Recall the corresponding preset for the opposite of what is selected for the Clip Matching Option in the Editing Preferences
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 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
Command+3 (Mac) or Control+3 (Windows)
Command+4 (Mac) or Control+4 (Windows)
Command+5 (Mac) or Control+5 (Windows)
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
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Action Commands Focus Shortcut
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 Cycle through Template Groups Option+Up/Down Arrows Alt+Up/Down Arrows Navigate through focused Template,
Session, or Project list Cycle between Files types (WA V or AIFF) Command+F Control+F Cycle through Bit Depth options
(16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit floating) Cycle through Sample Rate options Command+R Control+R Cycle 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+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
Control+J, or Alt+Spacebar
Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)
Control+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Control+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Shift+Control+ 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 Control+Start+P Transport Master toggle
(Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) Solo-safe track Command-click on track Solo Control-click on track Solo
Shift+Command+Option+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
trol-click on Transport Play button
Command+Backslash (\) Control+Backslash (\)
Shift+Control+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Control+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 (.) Control+Period (.)
or Shift+F12*
Control+Spacebar , or F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad)
Control+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 only) Command+Shift+T Control+Shift+T QuickPunch toggle Command+Shift+P Control+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*
Control+Alt+Spacebar
Control-click on track Record Enable button
Start-click on Transport Record Enable button
Control+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record Enable button
Action Mac Windows
DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable an audio track (Pro Tools HD only)
DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable all audio tracks (Pro Tools HD 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)
Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Command+K Control+K
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
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

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
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Action Mac Windows
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 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

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)
Option+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Alt+ Left/Right Arrow keys
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
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Command+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Command+Option+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Control+ Left/Right Arrow keys
Control+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
Control+Left/Right Arrow keys
Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys

Edit Modes and Edit Tools

Action Mac Windows
Shuffle mode F1, or Option+1
(on computer keyboard)
Slip mode F2, or Option+2
(on computer keyboard)
Spot mode F3, or Option+3
Grid mode F4, or Option+4
Toggle between Grid and Slip modes while editing (automatically suspended in favor of fine control when editing automation and Clip Gain breakpoints)
Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode
(on computer keyboard)
(on computer keyboard) Command-click with any edit
tool
Shift+F4 Shift+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)
Control-click with any edit tool
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
(on computer keyboard)
Trimmer tool F6, or Command+2
(on computer keyboard)
Selector tool F7, or Command+3
(on computer keyboard)
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F5, or Control+1 (on computer keyboard)
F6, or Control+2 (on computer keyboard)
F7, or Control+3 (on computer keyboard)
Action Mac Windows
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
Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode Command-click the Shuffle
button
F8, or Control+4 (on computer keyboard)
F9, or Control+5 (on computer keyboard)
F10, or Control+6 (on computer keyboard)
F6+F7, F7+F8, or Control+7 (on computer keyboard)
Single Open Quote (‘) key, located above the Tab key
Center-click Control-click the Shuffle but-
ton

Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation

Action Mac Windows
Enable or disable T ab to T ransients command Command+Option+Tab Control+Alt+Tab Locate cursor to next transient Tab (if Tab to Transient
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+Control+Tab or
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enabled)
sient enabled) Tab (if Tab to Transients is
disabled) Option+Tab (if Tab to
Transients is disabled)
Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)
Control+Tab (if Tab to Tran­sient enabled)
Tab (if Tab to Transients is disabled)
Control+Tab (if Tab to Tran­sients is disabled)
Start+Control
Action Mac Windows
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 Control+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+Control+Tab Return to start of session Return Enter Go to end of session Option+Return Control+Enter Extend selection to start of session Shift+Return Shift+Enter Extend selection to end of session Option+Shift+Return Control+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 Control+A
Enter, then press Control+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
Control+Alt+Start+Apostro­phe (’)
Control+Alt+Start+L
Control+Alt+Start+Shift+ Apostrophe (’)
Control+Alt+Start+Shift+L
Option+Shift+L
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Action Mac Windows
Move the selection up and down through tracks
Extend the selection up and down through tracks
Retract the selection up and down from tracks Control+Option+P and Con-
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
Move the insertion to the end of the Edit selection
Control+P and Control+ Semicolon (;)
Control+Shift+P and Con­trol+Shift+Semicolon (;)
trol+Option+Semicolon (;) 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
Up arrow Up arrow
Start+P and Start+ Semicolon (;)
Start+Shift+P and Start+Shift+Semicolon (;)
Start+Alt+P and Control+Alt+Semicolon (;)
Control+Alt+Start+Up arrow or Down arrow
Increase or decrease the height of any lane that contains the Edit cursor or an Edit selection*
Control+Up/Down Arrow Start+Up/Down Arrow

Editing, Nudging, and Trimming

Action Mac Windows
Increase the Grid value Shift+Equal (=) on the
QWERTY keyboard
Decrease the Grid value Shift+Minus (–) on the
QWERTY keyboard
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Shift+Equal (=) on the QWERTY keyboard
Shift+Minus (–) on the QWERTY keyboard
Action Mac Windows
Increase the Nudge value Shift+Option+Equal (=) on the
QWERTY keyboard
Decrease the Nudge value Shift+Option+Minus (–) on the
QWERTY keyboard
In the following shortcuts, the Plus/Minus (+/–) key usage is on the numeric keypad only.
Change Nudge value Command+Option+
Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Change Grid value Control+Option+Plus/Minus
(+/–) keys
Change Nudge value Command+Option+
Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
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
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 value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)
Nudge data within current Clip to right/left by
Control+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Start+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Nudge value (keeps Clip start/end and moves underlying audio)
Shift+Alt+Equal (=) on the QWERTY keyboard
Shift+Alt+Minus (–) on the QWERTY keyboard
Control+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Start+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Control+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 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
Option+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–)
keys
Command+Shift+Plus/Minus
(+/–) keys
Alt+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Control+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys value
Trim right edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
Reverse Trimmer tool direction when
Command+Plus/Minus (+/–)
Control+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
keys
Option+Trimmer tool Alt+Trimmer tool trimming Clip
Trim up to, but not over, adjacent Clips Hold down Control key while
trimming Tandem Trimming Command+Control+Trimmer
Hold down Start key while trim­ming
Control+Start+Trimmer tool
tool
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