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Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide

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Pro Tools Shortcuts

(for Pro Tools Systems on Mac and Windows)

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. This guide lists all keyboard shortcuts and

Right-click shortcuts available in each window of Pro Tools, and are grouped by functional area for your added convenience and quick reference.

Menu commands that have a keyboard shortcut display their keyboard shortcut on-screen, to the right of the menu command.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:

Convention

File > Save Session

Action

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 QWERTY, as noted).

Command-click (Mac Only)

Right-click

Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button.

Click with the right mouse button.

Pro Tools Shortcuts 1

Keyboard Shortcuts

Global Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in all Pro Tools windows for the features noted.

Actions Mac Windows

Parameter change

• Automation mode • Monitor mode • playlist enable • record, solo and mute enable • record and solo safes

• inserting plug-ins • I/O, bus, send assignment • volume/peak indicator • extend Edit or Timeline selection

• track height • clear clip meter

Change parameter on all channel strips

Option+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)

Alt+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)

Change parameter on all selected channel strips

Option+Shift+applicable function

(applicable functions listed directly above)

Alt+Shift+applicable function

(applicable functions listed above)

Toggle

• Tracks in Track List • Group enables/activation • Automation Enable window • Memory Location parameters

Toggle item and set all others to same new state

Option-click on applicable item

(applicable items listed above)

Alt-click on applicable item (applicable items listed above)

Toggle item and set all others to opposite state

Command-click on applicable item

(applicable items listed directly above)

Control-click on applicable item

(applicable items listed above)

Fine Tune adjustment

• Plug-in parameter editing • fader movement • scrubbing • automation data trimming (requires larger Track

View for highest resolution)

Fine Tune (Fine Adjust mode) Command-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function


Control-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function


Multi-select

• Tracks • regions in Region List • paths in I/O Setup

Select multiple contiguous items

(tracks, regions, paths)

Click to select first item, then Shiftclick another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)

Click to select first item, then Shiftclick another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)

Select multiple non-contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths)

Click to select first item, then Command-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)

Click to select first item, then Control-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)

2 Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide

Pro Tools Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts can be used in the Edit WIndow and Mix Window for the features noted.

Action

Playback

Start/stop playback

Mac Windows

Spacebar

Shift+Spacebar

Spacebar

Shift+Spacebar Half-speed playback

Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback and record)

Enable/disable online playback

Center on selection start/end

Control+Spacebar, or Optionclick, on Transport Play button

Start+Spacebar, or Alt-click on Transport Play button

Ctrl+J, or Alt+Spacebar Command+J, or

Option+Spacebar

Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)

Option+[

Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)

Alt+[ Play Edit selection

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

Command+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button

Ctrl+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button

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

HD only)

Command+Option+Transport

Rewind button or Transport

Fast Forward button

Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button

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

Shift+Command+Transport


Fast Forward button

Extend the selection backwards by the

Back/Forward amount and begin playback

(Pro Tools HD only)

Loop playback toggle

Shift+Command+Option+Transport


Fast Forward button

Command+Shift+L, or Control-click on Transport Play button

Dynamic Transport Mode toggle

Transport Master toggle (Pro

Tools/Machine/MMC)

Solo-safe track

Command+Control+P

Command+Backslash (\)

Command-click on track Solo

Shift+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Transport


Fast Forward button

Ctrl+Shift+L, or Start-click on

Transport Play button

Ctrl+Start+P

Ctrl+Backslash (\)

Ctrl-click on track Solo


Action

Record

Start record

Mac Windows

Stop record

Stop record and discard recording take (not undoable)

Half-speed record

Command+Spacebar, F12, or

3 (on numeric keypad)*

Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3

(on numeric keypad)

Spacebar

Command+Period (.)

Spacebar

Ctrl+Period (.)

Command+Shift+Spacebar, or Shift+F12*

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, or

Shift+F12

Enable/disable online record

Record-safe track

Command+Option+Spacebar*

Command-click on track

Record Enable button

Cycle through record modes: normal, Destructive, Loop, QuickPunch

™

, TrackPunch,

DestructivePunch

Control-click on Transport


Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

Ctrl-click on track Record

Enable button

Start-click on Transport


Loop Record toggle

TrackPunch toggle (Pro Tools HD only)

QuickPunch toggle

Enter/Exit record during playback in Quick-

Punch

Option+L

Command+Shift+T

Alt+L

Ctrl+Shift+T

Command+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P

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

Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click

Transport Record Enable button

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable an audio track

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable all audio tracks

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable all selected audio tracks

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or Track-

Punch enable/disable and record enable/disable all audio tracks

Control-click the track’s


Option-Control-click a track’s


Control-Option-Shift-click a track’s Record Enable button

Option-click a track’s Record

Enable button

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or Track-

Punch enable/disable and record enable/disable all selected audio tracks

Option-Shift-click a track’s


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

Option-click the VCA 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


Alt-click a track’s Record

Enable button

Alt-Shift-click a track’s Record

Enable button

Alt-click the VCA Record

Enable button


Action

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

Enable or disable pre/post-roll time

Set and enable pre/post-roll time

Mac

Option-click the VCA TrackInput button

Command+K

Option-click with Selector before or after selection

Windows

Alt-click the VCA TrackInput button

Ctrl+K

Alt-click with Selector tool before or after selection

Disable and set to zero pre/post-roll time Option-click within selection closer to front or back

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 OS X shortcuts must be disabled. For more information, see your Setup Guide.

Transport Mode using Numeric Keypad

• Select Numeric Keypad: Transport in the Operations Preferences page.

Play/Stop 0 0

Rewind

Fast Forward

Record Enable

Loop Playback mode on/off

Loop Record mode on/off

QuickPunch mode on/off

Click on/off

Countoff on/off

MIDI Merge/Replace mode on/off 9

Shuttle Mode using Numeric Keypad (Pro Tools HD only)

• Select Shuttle mode in the Operations Preferences page.

1 x Forward playback speed 6

1 x Rewind playback speed

4 x Forward playback speed

4 x Rewind playback speed

1/4 x Forward playback speed

1/4 x Rewind playback speed

7

3

4

9

1

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

7

6

4

3

1

7

8

5

6

9

3

4

1

2


Action


Mac

5+6

Windows

5+6

1/2 x Rewind playback speed

2 x Forward playback speed

2 x Backward playback speed


1/16 x Backward playback speed

Loop playback of Edit Selection

Recall Memory Location

5+4

8+9

8+7

2+3

2+1

0

Period (.)+Memory Location+Period (.)

5+4

8+9

8+7

2+3

2+1

0

Period (.)+Memory Location+Period (.)

Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle

Temporary Scrub mode when using Selector

Extend selection while scrubbing

Shuttle

Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode)

Control-click and drag Start-click and drag

Shift-click and drag with the

Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode)

Shift-click and drag with the

Scrubber, (also in temporary

Scrub mode)

Option-click-drag with Scrubber tool, (also in temporary

Scrub mode)

Control+number key 1–9

(1=minimum, 5=real-time,

9=maximum)

Alt-click-drag with Scrubber,

(also in temporary Scrub mode)

Start+number key 1–9

(1=minimum, 5=real-time,

9=maximum)

Change direction during Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode)

Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

For example, Control+number+Minus (–) key

Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

For example, Start+number+Minus (–) key

Shuttle Lock stop (Classic or Transport mode) 0 (press number key to resume shuttle)

Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode)

0 (press number key to resume shuttle)

Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key


Action Mac

Auditioning

• These shortcuts are active only when Transport is Pro Tools

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)

Command+Left/Right Arrow keys

Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection start/end

Command+Option+

Left/Right Arrow keys

Auditioning

• These shortcuts are active only when Transport is MMC

Cue Transport to selection start/end Command+Left/Right Arrow keys

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

Edit Modes and Edit Tools

Shuffle mode

Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys



Slip mode

Spot mode

Grid mode

F1, or Alt+1 (on QWERTY keyboard)

F1, or Option+1 (on QWERTY keyboard)






F4,or Option+4 (on QWERTY keyboard)

Shfit+F4 Shfit+F4 Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode

Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode

Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode

Enable Snap to Grid and Spot mode

Zoomer tool

Trimmer tool

Selector tool

F1+F4

F2+F4

F3+F4

F5, or Command+1 (on

QWERTY keyboard)


QWERTY keyboard)


QWERTY keyboard)

F1+F4

F2+F4

F3+F4

F5, or Ctrl+1 (on QWERTY keyboard)




Action

Grabber tool

Mac


QWERTY keyboard)

Windows


Scrubber tool

Pencil tool

Smart Tool

Cycle through Edit modes

Cycle through Edit tools


QWERTY keyboard, if

Mac OS X Expose is disabled)



QWERTY keyboard, if

Mac OS X Expose is disabled)


F6+F7, F7+F8, or Command+7 (on QWERTY keyboard)

F6+F7, F7+F8, or Ctrl+7 (on

QWERTY keyboard)

Single Open Quote (‘) key, located above the Tab key

Escape (Esc) key

Single Open Quote (‘) key, located above the Tab key

Escape (Esc) key, or Centerclick

Ctrl-click the Shuffle button Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode Command-click the Shuffle button

Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation

Enable or disable Tab to Transients command Command+Option+Tab

Locate cursor to next transient

Locate cursor to previous transient

Locate cursor to next region-boundary/sync point

Locate cursor to previous region boundary/sync point

Go to and select next region

Go to and select previous region

Go to Song Start

Extend selection to Song Start

Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Option+Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Tab (if Tab to Transients button is disabled)

Option+Tab (if Tab to Transients button is disabled)

Control+Tab

Control+Option+Tab

Control+Return

Shift+Control+Return

Extend selection to next region-boundary Shift+Tab

Extend selection to previous region-boundary Option+Shift+Tab

Extend selection to include next region Control+Shift+Tab

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transient enabled)

Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled)

Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled)

Start+Tab

Start+Ctrl+Tab or Start+Ctrl

Start+Enter

Shift+Start+Enter

Shift+Tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Start+Shift+Tab


Action

Extend selection to include previous region

Mac

Control+Shift+Option+Tab

Windows

Start+Shift+Ctrl+Tab

Return to start of session

Go to end of session

Extend selection to start of session

Extend selection to end of session

Return

Option+Return

Shift+Return

Option+Shift+Return

Link Timeline and Edit selection

Set selection start/end during playback

Shift+Forward Slash (/)

Down/Up Arrow keys

Set selection start/end to incoming time code while stopped

Down/Up Arrow keys

Enter

Ctrl+Enter

Shift+Enter

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Shift+Forward Slash (/)

Down/Up Arrow keys

Down/Up Arrow keys

Select entire region in Edit window

Select entire track in Edit window

Select all regions in all tracks in Edit window

Extend cursor or selection across all tracks

Double-click with Selector Double-click with Selector tool

Triple-click with Selector, or single-click in track and press

Command+A

Triple-click with Selector tool, or single-click in track and press Ctrl+A

Enter, then press Ctrl+A Return, then press Command+A

Enable “All” Edit group and

Shift-click on any other track

Command+Control+Option+Apostrophe (’)

Enable “All” Edit group and

Shift-click on any other track

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Apostrophe (’) Move the selection forward by the selection amount

Move the selection backward by the selection amount

Command+Control+Option+L Ctrl+Alt+Start+L

Double the length of the Edit selection Command+Control+Option+Shift+ Apostrophe (‘)

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+Apostrophe (’)

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+L Halve the length of the selection Command+Control+Option+Shift+L

Option+Shift+E Cancel Zoom toggle and remain at the same zoom level

Fit all shown tracks in the Edit window Command+Option+Control+Up arrow or Down arrow

Record enable tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection

Shift+R

Alt+Shift+E

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Up

Shift+R


Action

TrackInput Monitor enable tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection (Pro Tools HD only)

Mac

Shift+I

Windows

Shift+I

Solo tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selectio

Shift+S

Mute tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit selection

Shift+M

Move the insertion to the beginning of the Edit selection

Down arrow

Move the insertion to the end of the Edit selection

Up arrow

Shift+S

Shift+M

Up arrow

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

• In the following shortcuts, the Plus/Minus (+/–) key usage is on the numeric keypad only.

Change Grid value Control+Option+Plus/Minus

(+/–) keys

Start+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Change Nudge value Command+Option+Plus/Minus

(+/–) keys

Ctrl+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Nudge back by next Nudge value

(Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection)

Minus (–) key (on numeric keypad), or Comma (,) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)

Minus (–) key (on numeric keypad), or Comma (,) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)

Nudge forward by next Nudge value

(Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection)

Plus (+) key (on numeric keypad), or Period (.) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)

Plus (+) key (on numeric keypad), or Period (.) (in Commands Keyboard Focus)

Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)

Start+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Nudge data within current region to right/left by Nudge value (keeps region start/end and moves underlying audio)

Control+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Nudge left selection boundary right/left by

Nudge value

Nudge right selection boundary right/left by

Nudge value

Option+Shift+Plus/Minus

(+/–) keys

Command+Shift+Plus/Minus

(+/–) keys

Alt+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys


Action

Trim left edge of region to right/left by Nudge value

Mac

Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Windows

Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Trim right edge of region to right/left by Nudge value

Command+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Reverse Trimmer tool direction when trimming region

Option+Trimmer tool Alt+Trimmer tool

Trim up to, but not over, adjacent regions

Duplicate region(s) in Edit Window

Delete selection in playlist

Constrain audio region to vertical movement

Hold down Control key while trimming

Option-click selection and drag to destination

Backspace or Delete (on

QWERTY keyboard)

Control-click to move audio region with Grabber tool

Hold down Start key while trimming

Alt-click selection and drag to destination

Backspace or Delete (on

QWERTY keyboard)

Start-click to move audio region with Grabber tool

Snap region start to stationary playhead or

Edit selection start

Control-click new region with

Grabber tool

Snap region sync point to stationary playhead or Edit selection start

Control-Shift-click region containing the sync point with

Grabber tool

Snap region end to stationary playhead or Edit selection start

Command-Control-click new region with Grabber tool

Start-click new region with

Grabber tool

Start-Shift-click region containing the sync point with

Grabber tool

Ctrl-Start-click new region with Grabber tool

Track Compositing

• The following shortcuts apply to track Playlist lanes in the Edit window (if applicable)

Solo the Playlist lane containing the Edit cursor

Shift+S Shift+S

Move the Edit cursor up and down through

Playlist lanes

Copy the selection to the main Playlist

Control+P and Control+Semi-

Colon (;)

Option+Control+V

Control+\ Create a new playlist for the first selected track in the session

Create a new playlist for each track in the session

Control+Option+\

Start+P and Start+Semicolon

(;)

Alt+Start+V

Start+\

Start+Alt+\

Create a new playlist for each selected track in the session

Control+Option+Shift+\ Start+Alt+Shift+\


Action

Duplicate the main playlist for the first selected track in the session

Mac

Command+Control+\

Windows

Control+Start+\

Duplicate the main playlist for each track in the session

Duplicate the main playlist for each selected track in the session

Zoom

Command+Option+Control+\ Control+Alt+Start+\

Command+Option+

Control+Shift+\

Control+Alt+Start+Shift+\

Horizontal zoom in or out

Zoom in horizontally on a selection without affecting vertical zoom or scrolling

Command+ ] or [

Zoom to show entire session horizontally without affecting vertical zoom or scrolling

Command+Control+[

Command+Control+]

Vertical zoom to show all tracks

Horizontal zoom to show all tracks

Option+A

Option+Control+A

Ctrl+ ] or [

Ctrl+Start+[

Ctrl+Start+]

Vertical zoom to show default waveform height

(Audio)

Command+Option+Control+[ Ctrl+Alt+Start+[

Command+Option+ [ or ] Ctrl+Alt+ [ or ] Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks

Vertical zoom in or out (MIDI) Command+Shift+ ] or [

Vertical zoom to show all notes (lowest to highest) in MIDI and Instrument (MIDI)

Command+Control+Shift+[

Ctrl+Shift+ ] or [

Ctrl+Start+Shift+[

Alt+A

Alt+Start+A

Alt+F Horizontal zoom and scroll timeline excluding

MIDI events

Option+F

Horizontal zoom to selection, including MIDI events

Option+Control+F Alt+Start+F

Continuously zoom vertically on a single audio track (or group of tracks)

Control+drag with the Zoomer tool up or down in the track

Start-drag with the Zoomer tool up or down in the track

Continuously zoom vertically on all audio tracks

Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks

Fill window with selection

Control+Shift+drag in an audio track with the Zoomer tool

Command+Option+[ or Command+Option+]

Option-click on Zoomer tool or

Option+F

Start+Shift-drag in an audio track with the Zoomer tool

Press Ctrl+Alt+[ or Ctrl+Alt+ ]

Alt-click on Zoomer tool or

Alt+F


Action

View entire session and reset waveform display to the default height

Mac

Double-click on Zoomer tool or Option+A

Windows

Double-click on Zoomer tool or Alt+A

Set all audio track waveform heights to match the waveform height of the top-most audio track in the Edit window

Command-Shift-click any of the Zoom buttons

Zoom vertical and horizontal axis

Zoom to previous orientation

Maximum zoom before waveform drawn from disk (faster drawing from RAM)

Zoom Toggle

Ctrl-Shift-click any of the

Zoom buttons

Hold down Command key while dragging the Zoomer tool

Hold down Ctrl key while dragging Zoomer tool

Option-click on any Horizontal

Zoom In or Out button, or

Audio or MIDI Zoom In or Out button

Alt-click on any Horizontal

Zoom In or Out button, or

Audio or MIDI Zoom In or Out button

Command-click on Zoomer tool

Ctrl-click on Zoomer tool)

Control+E

Option+Shift+E

Start+E

Alt+Shift+E Cancel Zoom Toggle and remain at the same zoom level

Recall Zoom presets 1–5 Control+Zoom preset number

(1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard), or Zoom preset number (1, 2,

3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard, in Commands Keyboard Focus)

Start+Zoom preset number

(1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard), or Zoom preset number (1, 2,

3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard in Commands Keyboard

Focus)

Save Zoom presets 1-5 Command-click Zoom preset number in Mix Window toolbar

Ctrl-click Zoom preset number in Mix Window toolbar

File Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the File Menu

New Session Command+N Ctrl+N

Open Session

Open Recent

Close session

Save Session

Bounce to Disk

Import Session Data

Command+O

Command+Shift+O

Command+Shift+W

Command+S

Command+Option+B

Shift+Option+I

Ctrl+O

Ctrl+Shift+O

Ctrl+Shift+W

Ctrl+S

Ctrl+Alt+B

Shift+Alt+I


Action

Import Audio

Mac

Command+Shift+I

Import MIDI Command+Option+l

Print Score from Pro Tools Session Command+P

Missing File Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to Missing File Dialog

Skip all missing files Command+S

Manually find and relink all missing files

Automatically find and relink all missing files

Regenerate missing fades

Command+M

Command+A

Command+R

Regenerate missing render files Command+D

Edit Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the File Menu

Undo Command+Z

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear

Select All

Paste Special Merge

Paste Special Repeat to Fill Selection

Paste Special to Current Automation Type

Change Timeline Selection to Edit Selection

Command+Shift+Z

Command+X

Command+C

Command+V

Command+B

Command+A

Option+M

Command+Option+V

Command+Control+V

Option+Shift+6 (on numeric keypad)

Change Edit Selection to Match Timeline

Selection

Play Edit Selection

Option+Shift+5 (on numeric keypad)

Option+[

Play Timeline Selection (in Dynamic Transport

Mode or when Link Timeline and Edit Selection is disabled)

Option+]

Windows

Ctrl+Shift+I

Ctrl+Alt+l

Ctrl+P

Ctrl+S

Ctrl+M

Ctrl+A

Ctrl+R

Ctrl+D

Ctrl+Z

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Ctrl+X

Ctrl+C

Ctrl+V

Ctrl+B

Ctrl+A

Alt+M

Ctrl+Alt+V

Ctrl+Start+V

Alt+Shift+6

Alt+Shift+5

Alt+[

Alt+]


Action

Duplicate selection

Mac

Command+D

Windows

Ctrl+D

Repeat selection

Shift selection

Insert Silence

Trim Region to Selection

Trim Region Start to Insertion

Trim Region End to Insertion

Separate Region at Selection

Heal Separation

Strip Silence

Consolidate selection

Option+R

Option+H

Command+Shift+E

Command+T

Option+Shift+7

Option+Shift+8

Command+E

Command+H

Alt+R

Alt+H

Ctrl+Shift+E

Ctrl+T

Alt+Shift+7

Alt+Shift+8

Ctrl+E

Ctrl+H

Command+U

Option+Shift+3

Option+Shift+U

Ctrl+U

Alt+Shift+3

Alt+Shift+U TCE Edit to Timeline selection

(Pro Tools HD systems and Pro Tools LE with

DV Toolkit

™

2 only)

Restore Last Selection

Memory Location and Markers

Create Memory Location

Command+Option+Z Ctrl+Alt+Z

Edit a Memory Location

Delete Memory Location

Enter (on numeric keypad) Enter (on numeric keypad)

Control-click on Memory Location marker

Start-click on Memory Location marker

Option-click on a Memory

Location marker

Alt-click on a Memory Location marker

Recall a Memory Location using the numeric keypad

Move only the Song Start Marker, without moving any tick-based data

Toggle the Timeline Insertion/Play Start

Marker Follows Playback preference on and off

Period (.)+Memory Location number+Period (.) (Transport or Shuttle mode), or Memory Location number+Period (.) (Classic mode)

Period (.)+Memory Location number+Period (.) (Transport or Shuttle mode), or Memory Location number+Period (.) (Classic mode)

Control-Shift-drag the Song

Start Marker

Control+N

Start-Shift-drag the Song

Start Marker

Start+N


Action

Automation

Toggle Track View on all tracks

Mac Windows

Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks included in the current selection

Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks

Disable/enable Automation playlist on selected track

Disable/enable all Automation playlists on selected track

Open Plug-in Automation dialog

Option+Minus (–) key (on

QWERTY keyboard)

Control+Command+Left/Right Arrow keys

Command+Shift-click on

Track View selector

Command+Option+Controlclick on Track View selector

(in Edit window)

Alt+Minus (–) key (on

QWERTY keyboard)

Ctrl+Start+Left/Right Arrow keys

Control+Option+Command+Left/Right Arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+Start+Left/Right

Arrow keys

Command-click on Track View selector

Ctrl-click on Track View selector

Ctrl+Shift-click on Track View selector

Ctrl+Alt+Start-click on parameters (in Plug-in window)

Access Plug-in Automation commands

(Pro Tools HD only): Automation dialog,

Enable/disable plug-in automation

Command+Option+Controlclick on parameters (in Plug-in window)

Ctrl-Alt-Start-click on Track

View selector (in Edit window)

Copy Automation to Send (Pro Tools HD only) Command+Option+H

Thin Automation Command+Option+T

Ctrl+Alt+H

Ctrl+Alt+T

Write automation to start of session/selection

(Pro Tools HD only)

Write automation from start to end of session/selection (Pro Tools HD only)

Control-click on Transport

Return to Zero button

Write automation to end of session/selection

(Pro Tools HD only)

Control-click on Transport Go to End button

Start-click on Transport Go to

End button

Control-Shift-click on Transport Go to End or Return to

Zero button

Start-click on Transport

Return to Zero button

Start-Shift-click on Transport

Go to End or Return to Zero button

Command+Forward Slash (/) Ctrl+Forward Slash (/) Write Automation to Current Parameter

(Pro Tools HD only)

Write Automation to All Enabled Parameters

(Pro Tools HD only)

Trim Automation to Current Parameter

(Pro Tools HD only)

Trim Automation to All Enabled Parameters

(Pro Tools HD only)

Command+Option+Forward

Slash (/)

Command+Shift+Forward

Slash (/)

Command+Option+Shift+Forward Slash (/)

Ctrl+Alt+Forward Slash (/)

Ctrl+Shift+Forward Slash (/)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward Slash

(/)


Action

Glide Automation to Current Parameter

(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit

2 only)

Mac

Option+Forward Slash (/)

Windows

Alt+Forward Slash (/)

Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters


2 only)

Option+Shift+ Forward Slash

(/)

Alt+Shift+ Forward Slash (/)

Suspend Trim automation on all tracks In the Automation window,

Command-click the Suspend button

In the Automation window,

Ctrl-click the Suspend button

Suspend currently displayed automation type on a track

Command-click the control name in the Track View selector

Ctrl-click the control name in the Track View selector

Vertically constrain automation movement

Write new breakpoint to next automation value Press and hold Option+Shift while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)

Press and hold Alt+Shift while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)

Write new breakpoint to previous automation value

Press Shift and move automation with Grabber tool

Press Shift and move automation with Grabber tool

Press and hold Command+Option while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s

Automation playlist)

Press and hold Ctrl+Alt while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)

AutoMatch all controls on a track (Pro Tools

HD only)

Command-click the Automation Mode selector on the track

Ctrl-click the Automation

Mode selector on the track

AutoMatch all controls of one automation type

(Pro Tools HD only)


Command-click the button for the automation type


Ctrl-click the button for the automation type

AutoMatch all controls of one automation type on a channel (Pro Tools HD with ICON work surface only)

Hold Command and press the

Channel Strip Mode controls for the track whose controls you want to AutoMatch

Hold Ctrl and press the Channel Strip Mode controls for the track whose controls you want to AutoMatch

AutoMatch a Pan control or the controls for an individual Insert or Send (Pro Tools HD with

ICON work surface only)


Rotary Encoder Select switch for the control you want to

AutoMatch

Hold Ctrl and press the Rotary

Encoder Select switch for the control you want to

AutoMatch


Action

AutoMatch the controls for a plug-in displayed in the Dynamics or EQ section (Pro Tools HD with ICON work surface only)

Mac Windows


Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ section of the console

Hold Ctrl and press the Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ section of the console

Suspend preview (Pro Tools HD only)

Special Paste of automation data between different controls

Command+Control+V

Configure Write on Stop modes to remain enabled after an automation pass (Pro Tools

HD only)


Command-click the Preview button


Ctrl-click the Preview button

Start+Ctrl+V

Option-click one of the Write

On Stop modes (Start, End, or

All) to enable the Write On

Stop mode

Alt-click one of the Write On

Stop modes (Start, End, or

All) to enable the Write On

Stop mode

Display Automation playlist of automationenabled plug-in control, track volume, or track pan

Command-Control-click on control

Delete*

Cut*

Backspace

Command+X

Copy*

Duplicate*

Clear*

Command+C

Command+D

Command+B

Backspace

Ctrl+X

Ctrl+C

Ctrl+D

Ctrl+B

Insert Silence Command+Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+E

*Hold Down Start during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track

Fades

Create Fades (open Fades dialog) Command+F Ctrl+F

Apply crossfade without opening Fades dialog Command+Control+F (uses last selected fade shape)

Fade to Start

Fade to End

Option+D

Option+G

Ctrl+Start+F (uses last selected fade shape)

Alt+D

Alt+G


Action Mac

Fades Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to the Fades dialog

Edit crossfade-in only in Fades dialog Option-drag fade-in curve

(“None” Link mode only)

Edit crossfade-out only in Fades dialog

Audition start/stop in Fades dialog

Reset to default zoom in Fades dialog

Reset standard or S-shape crossfades to default curves

Windows

Command-drag fade-out curve (“None” Link mode only)

Spacebar

Alt-drag fade-in curve (“None” mode only)

Ctrl-drag fade-out curve

(“None” Link mode only)

Spacebar

Command-click on Zoom In or

Zoom Out buttons

Ctrl-click on Zoom In or Zoom

Out buttons

Option-click fade curve in crossfade fade window

(“Equal Power” and “Equal

Gain” Link modes only)

Alt-click fade curve in crossfade fade window (“Equal

Power” and “Equal Gain” Link modes only)

Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter options

Control+Up/Down Arrow keys Start+Up/Down Arrow keys

Option+Up/Down Arrow keys Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter options

Cycle up/down through Link parameter options

Up/Down Arrow keys Up/Down Arrow keys

Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves

Control+Left/Right Arrow keys

Start+Left/Right Arrow keys

Cycle up/down through preset In Shape curves


View Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the View Menu

View Narrow Mix window option Command+Option+M Ctrl+Alt+M

View Real-Time Properties window Option+4 (on the numeric keypad)

Alt+4 (on the numeric keypad)

Track Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Track Menu

New Track Command+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+N

Group Tracks

Duplicate Tracks

Command+G (with two or more tracks selected)

Option+Shift+D

Ctrl+G (with two or more tracks selected)

Alt+Shift+D


Action

Auto Input Monitoring/Input Only Monitoring

(Pro Tools LE only)

Mac

Option+K

Windows

Alt+K

Set Record Tracks to Input Only/Set Record

Tracks to Auto Input (Pro Tools HD)

Scroll to Track number Command+Option+F

Clear all Clip indicators Option+C

New Tracks Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the New Tracks dialog

Cycle through Track Type choices Command+Up/Down Arrow keys

Cycle through Track Format choices

Cycle through Track Timebase choices

Option+K Alt+K

Ctrl+Alt+F

Alt+C

Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys



Command+Option+Up/Down

Arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys

Add or delete a Track Entry field

Re-arrange Track Entry field (move up/down) Drag the Move Row icon (at the right of each Track Entry row) to desired position

Region Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Region Menu

Mute/Unmute Regions

Command+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys or Command+Shift+Up/Down Arrow keys

Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys, or Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow keys

Drag the Move Row icon (at the right of each Track Entry row) to desired position

Command+M Ctrl+M

Ctrl+L Lock/Unlock Regions

Time Lock/Unlock the selected region

Command+L

Option+Control+L Alt+Start+L

Alt+Shift+F Bring to Front

Send to Back

Option+Shift+F

Option+Shift+B Alt+Shift+B

Ctrl+Alt+G Group Regions

Ungroup Regions

Command+Option+G

Command+Option+U Ctrl+Alt+U

Ctrl+Alt+R Regroup regions

Loop Region

Command+Option+R

Command+Option+L

Capture Region Command+R

Ctrl+Alt+L

Ctrl+R


Action

Identify Sync Point

Mac

Command+Comma (,)

Windows

Ctrl+Comma (,)

Quantize Region to Nearest Grid Command+0 (zero) Ctrl+0

Open Elastic Properties windows

Region List

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the Region List

Select region by name

Option+5 (on numeric keypad)

Alt+5 (on numeric keypad)

Click the Region List a–z button, then type the first letters of the desired region

Click the Region List a–z button, then type the first letters of the desired region

Find region

Clear Find

Show/Hide Audio regions

Show/Hide MIDI regions

Show/Hide Groups

Show/Hide Auto-Created region

Select All regions in Region List

Select Unused regions

Clear selected regions

Rename selected regions

Time Stamp selected regions

Export Region Definition

Export Regions as Files

Select or deselect a region

Select multiple contiguous regions

Command+Shift+F

Command+Shift+D

Command+Shift+1 (on numeric keypad)



Command+Option+K

Command+Shift+A

Command+Shift+U

Command+Shift+B

Command+Shift+R

Command+Shift+M

Ctrl+Shift+F

Ctrl+Shift+D

Ctrl+Shift+1 (on numeric keypad)



Ctrl+Alt+k

Ctrl+Shift+A

Ctrl+Shift+U

Ctrl+Shift+B

Ctrl+Shift+R

Ctrl+Shift+M

Command+Shift+Y

Command+Shift+K

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Ctrl+Shift+K

Command-click a region Ctrl-click a region

Click one region, then Shiftclick another region to select all regions between

Click one region, then Shiftclick another region to select or deselect all regions between


Action

Select or deselect multiple discontiguous regions with the Marquee

Mac Windows

Place the cursor to the left of the names in the Region List.

When the Marquee (“+”) appears, hold Command and drag to select or deselect the desired regions

Place the cursor to the left of the names in the Region List.

When the Marquee (“+”) appears, hold Ctrl and drag to select or deselect the desired regions.

Bypass dialogs during deletion of audio files

Audition region in Region List

Rename region/file

Option-click Delete or Yes when prompted

Option-click and hold on region in Region List

Alt-click Delete or Yes when prompted

Alt-click and hold on region in

Region List

Double-click region in Region

List, or double-click with Grabber tool on region in playlist

Double-click region in Region

List, or double-click with the

Grabber tool on region in playlist

Control and drag region Start-click and drag region Constrain region placement to start at play/edit cursor location or selection start

Constrain region placement to end at play/edit cursor location or selection start

Command+Control and drag region

Track List

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the

Track List

Show/Hide all tracks Option-click on any Eye in

Track List

Start-Ctrl-click and drag region

Select all tracks Option-click on any Track

Name in Track List

Alt-click on any Track Name in

Track List

Mix Group List and Edit Group List

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the Mix Group List and Edit Group List

Suspend All Groups Command+Shift+G, or Command-click on Groups pop-up menu

Ctrl+Shift+G, or Ctrl-click on

Groups pop-up menu

Rename group

Alt-click on any Eye in Track

List

Group enable/disable

Select all tracks in a group

Double-click to far left of

Group name in Group List

Double-click to far left of

Group name in Group List

Click the Group List Keyboard

Focus, then type the letter corresponding to desired group

Click Group List Keyboard

Focus, then type the letter corresponding to desired group

Click to the left of a Group name in Group List

Click to the left of a Group name in Group List


Action Mac

Temporarily isolate channel strip from Groups Control-click (or Right-click) applicable Group parameter

Windows

Show group members only Control-click on Group(s) in

Group List

Create Group and Modify Group Dialogs

• The following shortcuts apply to the Create Group and Modify Group dialogs

Add selected track to a group in Tracks View Press A Press A

Remove selected track from a group in Tracks

View

Press R

Select or deselect all attributes in Attributes

View

Select or deselect all attributes for a single

Send or Insert (across a row) in Attributes

View

Option-Shift-click any attributes

Press R

Alt-Shift-click any attribute

Control-click any attribute in a row

Start-click any attribute in a row

Select or deselect attributes for a single control across all Sends, all Inserts, or for the four track controls (down a column) in Attributes

View

Option-click any attribute in a column

Alt-click any attribute in a column

Elastic Audio

• The following shortcuts apply to Elastic Audio-enabled regions or tracks

Toggle between Real-Time and Rendered Elastic Audio processing

Command-Control-click the

Elastic Audio plug-in button

Ctrl-Start-click the Elastic

Audio plug-in button

Add a Warp marker on top of an event

Relocate a Warp marker (without applying warping)

Delete a Warp marker

Delete all Warp markers in a selection

Telescope-Warp audio before first Warp marker in or out

With the Grabber tool, Control-click any Event marker

With the Grabber tool, Startclick any Event marker

With the Grabber or the Pencil tool, Control-click and drag a

Warp marker to a new location

With the Grabber or the Pencil tool, Start-click and drag a

Warp marker to a new location

Double-click a Warp marker, or with the Grabber or the

Pencil tool, Option-click a

Warp marker

Press Delete or Backspace

Double-click a Warp marker, or with the Grabber or the

Pencil tool, Alt-click a Warp marker

Press Delete or Backspace

With the Grabber tool, Optionclick and drag first Event marker to the left or right

With the Grabber tool, Altclick and drag first Event marker to the left or right


Action

Add an Event marker

Mac Windows

With the Grabber tool, Control-click at the location where you want to add an Event marker

With the Grabber tool, Startclick at the location where you want to add an Event marker

Delete an Event marker With the Graber Tool or Pencil tool, Option-click the Event marker you want to delete

With the Graber Tool or Pencil tool, Alt-click the Event marker you want to delete

Event Menu

• The following are shortcuts that apply commands found in the Event Menu

Open Time Operations window Option+1 (on numeric keypad)


Open Tempo Operations window

Open Event Operations window



Quantize (in Event Operations window)

Select/Split Notes (in Event Operations window)


Change Duration (in Event Operations window) Option+P

Transpose (in Event Operations window) Option+T

Option+Y

Open MIDI Event List window

Open Beat Detective window

Identify Beat




Alt+P

Alt+T

Alt+Y

Option+Equal (=) Alt+Equal (=)

Command+8 (on numeric keypad)

Ctrl+8 (on numeric keypad)

Command+I Ctrl+I

All MIDI Notes Off Command+Shift+Period (.) Ctrl+Shift+Period (.)

MIDI Events List

• The following shortcuts are active only when the MIDI Event List window is open.

Enter start time field for editing Command+Enter (on numeric keypad)

Ctrl+Enter (on numeric keypad)

Show Event Filter dialog

Go to

Scroll to Edit selection

Insert another event

Command+F

Command+G

Command+H

Command+M

Ctrl+F

Ctrl+G

Ctrl+H

Ctrl+M


Action

Insert note

Mac

Command+N

Windows

Ctrl+N

Insert Program Change

Insert Controller

Insert Poly Pressure

Command+P

Command+L

Command+O (letter)

Ctrl-P

Ctrl+L

Ctrl+O (letter)

Delete event in MIDI Events List Option-click Alt-click

Step Input Dialog

• The following shortcuts are available in the Event Operations Step Input window, when the Enable Numeric Keypad Shortcuts option is checked.

Whole note 1 1

1/2 note

1/4 note

1/8 note

1/16 note

1/32 note

1/64 note

Dotted note

Toggle Tuplet on/off

Next step

Undo step

Nudge forward

Nudge back

Select Main Location indicator

Edit Selection indicators

5

6

2

4

7

8

Decimal key (.)

3

Enter

0

Plus (+)

Minus (–)

Equals (=)

/

5

6

2

4

7

8

Decimal key (.)

3

Enter

0

Plus (+)

Minus (–)

Equals (=)

/


Action Mac

Options Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Options Menu

Transport Online Command+J

Windows

Ctrl+J

Ctrl+Shift+J Video Track Online Command+Shift+J

Auto-Spot Regions Command+P Ctrl+P

Additional Options menu commands in Playback and Recording (see “Playback” on page 3 and“Record” on page 4).

Setup Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Setup Menu

Session Setup window Command+2 (on the numeric keypad)

Ctrl+2 (on the numeric keypad)

Peripherals Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to the Peripherals dialog, available in the Setup menu

Go to Synchronization window Command+1 Ctrl+1

Go to Machine Control window

Go to MIDI Controllers window

Go to Ethernet Controllers window

Command+2

Command+3

Command+4

Ctrl+2

Ctrl+3

Ctrl+4

Go to Mic Preamps window (Pro Tools HD only) Command+5 Ctrl+5

Preferences Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to the Preferences dialog, available in the Setup menu

Go to Display window Command+1 Ctrl+1

Go to Operation window

Go to Editing window

Go to Automation window

Go to Processing window

Go to MIDI window

Go to Machine Control window

Command+2

Command+3

Command+4

Command+5

Command+6

Command+7

Ctrl+2

Ctrl+3

Ctrl+4

Ctrl+5

Ctrl+6

Ctrl+7


Action Mac

Window Menu

• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Window menu

Toggle Mix and Edit windows Command+Equal (=)

Hide All Floating Windows

Show Window Configuration List

Show Task Manager

Show Workspace

Show Project

Bring to Front

Send to Back

Show Transport

Show Big Counter

Windows

Ctrl+Equal (=)

Ctrl+Alt+Start+W Command+Option+Control+W

Command+Option+J

Option+Apostrophe (‘)

Option+Semi-Colon (;)

Option+O

Option+J

Option+Shift+J

Ctrl+Alt+J

Alt+Apostrophe (‘)

Alt+Semi-Colon (;)

Alt+O

Alt+J

Alt+Shift+J





Show Automation Enable

Show Memory Locations

Machine Track Arming

Show Video Universe window (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only)

Show Video

Open MIDI Editor

Cycle through all open MIDI Editors

Open Score Editor

Access Video window commands (Pro Tools

HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only)

Access Video Universe window commands

(Pro Tools HD and DV Toolkit 2 only)











Control+Equal (=)

Control+Equal (=)repeatedly

Start+Equal (=)

Ctrl+Equal (=) repeatedly

Option+Control+Equal (=) Alt+Start+Equal (=)

Control-click (or Right-click) in the Video window

Right-click in the Video window

Control-click (or Right-click) in the Video Universe window

Right-click in the Video Universe window


Action Mac Windows

Window Configuration

• The following shortcuts apply to Window Configurations, found in Windows>Configurations

Add new Window Configuration or replace existing one in Window Configuration List

Period (.)+number (1–99)

+Plus (+)

(numeric keypad only)

Period (.)+number

(1–99)+Plus (+)(numeric keypad only)

Recall a Window Configuration Period (.)+Window Configuration number (1–99)+Asterisk

(*)


Period (.)+Window Configuration number (1–99)+Asterisk

(*)


Import Audio Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to the Import Audio dialog

Start/stop audition of currently selected audio file/region

Command+P, or Command+Spacebar

Spacebar

Add currently selected audio region or file to list

Command+A

(if audio file has the same sample rate and bit depth as the current session)

Alt+S (if audio file has the same sample rate and bit depth as the current session)

Command+C Alt+O (letter) Convert and import selected audio region/files

Remove currently selected audio files/regions from Regions to Import field

Command+R n/a

Remove all audio files/regions from Regions in Current File field

Command+Option+R n/a

Random-access fwd/rew search selected file Drag slider to, or click at, new location

Drag slider to, or click at, new location

Audition selected file

Move between file windows

Cancel

Done

Command+P

Tab

Escape

Command+W

Alt+P

Tab

Escape

Alt+E


DigiBase Shortcuts

The following shortcuts are available in the DigiBase windows, as noted.

Action

Global DigiBase Shortcuts

Open the Workspace browser

Mac Windows

Open the Task Manager window

Open or closes the Project browser

Bring all browsers to the foreground

Send all browsers to the back

Cycle to previous/next browsers

Option+Semi-Colon

Option+Apostrophe (‘)

Option+O

Option+J

Option+Shift+J


Control+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

Alt+Semi-colon

Alt+Apostrophe (‘)

Alt+O

Alt+J

Alt+Shift+J


View presets in DigiBase browsers

Auditioning

Browser Item: Start or stop auditioning from head (when Spacebar Toggle File Preview is enabled)

– or –

Audio Import dialog:

Start or stop auditioning from head

Spacebar

Start+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

Spacebar

Browser Item: Start or stop loop auditioning from head

Start or stop preview when browser is frontmost window

Option+Spacebar Alt+Spacebar

Command+P

Stop preview when browser is front-most window

Start and stop Context Preview in the frontmost browser during session playback

Enable/disable Loop Preview mode

Escape

Press Esc or Command+P

Enable/disable Auto-Preview mode

Control-click the Preview button

Command-click the Preview button

Import Audio dialog: Start or stop auditioning Command+P

Ctrl+P

Escape

Press Esc or Ctrl+P

Start-click the Preview button

Ctrl-click the Preview button

Alt+P


Action

Delete or Duplicate

Region List: Delete selected Region from the timeline

– or –

Browser Item: Delete items from the browser/disk

Mac

Delete

Delete locked files selected in a browser

Delete any selected browser item, and suppresses any warning dialog

Create duplicates of any selected files

Mouse Click

Select contiguous items in a browser or column headers

Command+Delete

Option+Delete

Command+D

Shift-click

Select all of the files in a multichannel file in a browser

Option+Shift-click

Option-click Column Headers: Make a secondary sort order

– or –

Region List: Audition a file

– or –

Browser Find Button: Cancel a search, and closes the Search pane

– or –

Browser Close Box: Close all open browsers

Column Header: Access list of columns that can be shown or hid

Control-click in any DigiBase column label

Windows

Delete

Ctrl+Delete

Alt+Delete

Ctrl+D

Shift-click

Alt+Shift-click

Alt-click

Start-click (or Right-click) in any DigiBase column label


Action

Browser Back Button: Open the navigation menu

– or –

Browser Items: Select discontiguous items

– or –

Column Headers: Select discontinuous column headers

– or –

Browser Up Button: Open menu for navigating up several levels

– or –

Browser View Preset Buttons: Store column order and width, and sort order

Mac

Command-click

Region List: Select a region without changing which region is highlighted in Timeline

Control-click

Browser Items: Open a new window and leave the original window open

Command-double-click

Drag and Drop

Browser Item: From one folder to another folder on the same volume, create a copy of that item in the target location

– or –

Browser Media File to Region List or Timeline:

Create a copy of the media file in the session’s

Audio Files folder

Option-drag and drop

Browser File: Import to Timeline and create a new track

Shift-drag and drop

Waveform Display: Set sync point and spots to

Timeline

– or –

Region List: Open the Replace Region dialog


2 only)

Command-drag and drop

Waveform Display: Set the sync point and spot to the Timeline and copy the audio file

Command+Option-drag and drop

Windows

Ctrl-click

Ctrl-double-click

Alt-drag and drop

Shift-drag and drop

Ctrl-drag and drop

Ctrl-Alt-drag and drop


Action

Region List: Snap to head

– or –

Browser Audio File, from Name or Icon: Snap to head

– or –

Browser Audio File, from Waveform Display:

Spot to temporary sync point

Mac

Control-drag and drop

Windows

Start-drag and drop

Browser Audio File to Timeline: Snap to head and copy the audio file to the session’s Audio

Files folder

Control+Option-drag and drop Start-Alt-drag and drop

Control+Shift-drag and drop Start-Shift-drag and drop Region List: Snap to sync point

– or –

Browser Item: Snap to sync point

Browser Item: Snap to sync point and copy the audio file to the session’s Audio Files folder

Control+Option-Shift-drag and drop

Start-Alt-Shift-drag and drop

Region List: Snap to tail

– or –

Browser Item: Snap to tail

Control+Command-drag and drop

Start+Ctrl-drag and drop

Browser Item: Snap to tail and copy the audio file to the session’s Audio Files folder

Control+Command+Optiondrag and drop

Browser Item: Spot with variable cursor Control-Command-Shift drag and drop

Start+Ctrl+Alt drag and drop

Start+Ctrl+-Shift drag and drop

Browser Item: Spot with variable cursor and copy the audio file to the session’s Audio Files folder

Control+Command+Option+Shift-drag and drop

Start+Ctrl-Alt+Shift-drag and drop

Navigation

Selection up Up Arrow key Up Arrow key

Selection down

Scroll Page up

Scroll Page down

Scroll to top of browser

Down Arrow key

Page Up

Page Down

Home

Scroll to bottom of browser

Scroll to track

End

Command+Option+F

Up one browser level (same as Up arrow icon) Command+Up Arrow key

Down Arrow key

Page Up

Page Down

Home

End

Ctrl+Alt+F

Ctrl+Up Arrow key


Action

Open folder (new window)

Open Show/Hide icon

Close Show/Hide icon

Cycle to next or previous browser

Enter/exit Name Edit field

Revert to original text

Open/close Search pane

Move to next Search field

Move to previous Search field

Mac

Command+Down Arrow key

Right Arrow key

Left Arrow key


Enter or Return

Escape (Esc) key

Command+F

Tab

Shift+Tab

Windows

Ctrl+Down Arrow key

Right Arrow key

Left Arrow key


Enter

Escape (Esc) key

Ctrl+F

Tab

Shift+Tab

Deck Control Key Commands

(Pro Tools HD with MachineControl™ Only)

Action

Rewind

Fast Forward

Shuttle Backward

Shuttle Forward

Toggle Transport Master

All Transport Buttons Off/Unthread Tape

Search Mode Toggle (Play-Pause/Stop)

When Transport = Machine

Cue to Selection Start

Cue to Selection End

Cue to Selection Start Minus Preroll

Mac

Shift+<

Windows

Shift+<

Shift+>

Option+comma

Option+period

Command+\

Shift+>

Start+comma

Start+period

Control+\

Command+period Control+period

Spacebar/Command+period Spacebar/Ctrl+period

Command+Left Arrow

Command+Right Arrow

Option+Left Arrow

Control+Left Arrow

Control+Right Arrow

Alt+Left Arrow


Right-Click Shortcuts

The following right-click shortcuts apply to both Mac and Windows systems equipped with a twobutton mouse. Right-clicking the noted feature allows you to perform commands and access menus

(if applicable).

Feature

Mix Window

Channel Volume fader

Channel Pan slider

Channel Mute button

Channel Solo button

Channel Record Enable button

Channel TrackInput button

Send fader

Send Pan slider

Channel Input selector

Channel Output selector

Send selector

Send Assignment button

Insert Assignment button

Shortcut

Temporarily isolate control from group operation

• Make Active/Inactive

• Rename

Access send assignment views

• Mute


• Rename

• Bypass


• Automation dialog (plug-ins only)

• Automation Safe (plug-ins only)

• Rename (hardware I/O only)


Feature Shortcut

Track name

(in Mix window, Edit window and Track List)

Surround Panning Mode button

(in Surround Output Window)

(Pro Tools HD only)

• Hide/Show

• Hide and Make Inactive/Show and Make Active

• Make Inactive/Make Active

• Scroll Into View

• Locked (video track only)

• New

• Rename

• Duplicate

• Split Into Mono (multichannel tracks only)

• Delete

• Expand Channels to New Tracks

•By Channel Name

•By Channel Number

•By Channel Name and Number

•By Timecode

• Track Compositing Commands: Filtering Lanes

•Show All Lanes

•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Within The Edit Selection

•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Outside The Edit Selection

•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Rated >=1–5

•Hide All Lanes

•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Within The Edit Selection

•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Outside The Edit Selection

•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Rated >=1–5

•Rating

Access Panning modes:

• X/Y Mode

• 3-Knob mode

• Divergence Editing mode

• AutoGlide mode

Group List items Access Group List commands and information:

• Group ID

• Tracks (list of tracks in Group)

• Attributes (list of Group Attributes) (Pro Tools HD only)

• Modify

• Duplicate

• Delete

• Select Tracks in Group

• Show/Hide Tracks in Group

• Show/Hide Only Tracks in Group

• Show/Hide All Tracks


Feature

Edit Window

Shortcut

Region, region selection, or point in region

(Blocks and Waveform Track views)

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Clear

• Matches (region or region selection only)

•Match Criteria

•Expand Alternates to New Playlists

•Expand Alternates to New Tracks

• Elastic Properties (Elastic Audio track only)

• Conform to Tempo (Elastic Audio track only)

• Remove Warp (Elastic Audio track only)

• Remove Pitch Shift (Elastic Audio track only)

• Separate

• Delete Fades

• Snap to Next

• Snap to Previous

• Spot

• Rename (region or region selection only)

• Group Regions (region or region selection only)

• Ungroup Regions (region or region selection only)

• Loop

• Unloop

• Rating

•1–5


Feature Shortcut

Command+right-click (Mac),

Control+right-click (Windows) region, region selection, or point in region

(Blocks and Waveform Track views)

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Cut

• Copy

• Clear

• Matches (Channels or Alternates)

• Elastic Properties (Elastic Audio track only)

• Conform to Tempo (Elastic Audio track only)

• Remove Warp (Elastic Audio track only)

• Snap to Next


• Spot

• Rename

• Move Region Start to Selection Start

• Move Region Sync to Selection Start

• Move Region End to Selection Start

• Loop

• Unloop

Region, region selection, or point in region

(Analysis Track view, Elastic

Audio track only)

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Add Event Marker

• Remove Event Marker

• Elastic Properties

• Conform to Tempo

• Remove Warp


• Remove Warp Marker

• Remove Pitch Shift


Feature

Region, region selection, or point in region (Warp Track view)

Shortcut

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Add Warp Marker




• Remove Warp

• Separate

• Delete Fades

• Rename (region only)

• Group (region or region selection only)

• Ungroup (region or region selection only)

• Loop

• Unloop

• Rating

•1–5


Feature

Region, region selection, or point in region (Playlist view only)

Shortcut

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Clear

• Copy Selection to New Playlist

• Copy Selection to Main Playlist

• Copy Selection to Duplicate Playlist

• Matches (region or region selection only)

•Match Criteria

•Expand Alternates to New Playlists

•Expand Alternates to New Tracks

• Separate

• Delete Fades

• Snap to Next


• Spot

• Rename (region or region selection only)

• Loop

• Unloop

• Rating

•1–5


Feature

Region, region selection, point in region (Aux Input,

MIDI, and Instrument track only)

Control-Right-click region, region selection, or point in region (Warp Track view)

Shortcut

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Merge

• Clear

• Separate

• Consolidate

• Mute Notes

• MIDI Real–Time Properties

• Event Operations

•Quantize

•Change Velocity

•Change Duration

•Transpose

•Select/Split Notes

•Input Quantization

•Step Input

•Restore Performance

•Flatten Performance

• Open in MIDI Editor

• Open in Score Editor

• Add Warp Marker




• Remove Warp

• Rename

• Loop

• Unloop


Feature

Region List items

Shortcut

• Clear

• Rename

• Time Stamp

• Replace Region (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only)

• Compact

• Export Region Definition

• Export Regions as Files

• Recalculate Waveform Overviews

• Select Parent in Workspace

• Object Select in Edit Window

Show/Hide controls in Edit Window toolbar Toolbar

Transport Window

Transport Play button

Transport Record button

Access Playback modes

• Half Speed

• Prime for Playback

• Loop

• Dynamic Transport

Access Record modes

• Normal

• Loop

• Destructive

• QuickPunch

• TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD only)

• DestructivePunch (Pro Tools HD only)

Transport Return to Zero button

Access Automation commands (Pro Tools HD only)

• Write to Start

• Write to All

Transport Go To End button Access Automation commands (Pro Tools HD only)

• Write to End

• Write to All

Universe Window

Universe window Access Universe window commands


Feature

MIDI Editor Window

Midi Editor window Notes

Pane

Shortcut

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Scrubber

•Pencil

•Smart

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Clear

• Separate

• Consolidate

• Mute

• MIDI Real-Time Properties


•Quantize

•Change Velocity

•Change Duration

•Transpose



•Step Input



• Open in New MIDI Editor


• Open in MIDI Event List

• Display Notation


Feature Shortcut

MIDI Editor window Track List Access Track List commands:

• Hide/Show

• Hide and Make Inactive/Show and Make Active

• Export MIDI

• New

• Rename

• Duplicate

• Split Into Mono (multichannel tracks only)

• Delete

• MIDI Real-Time Properties

• Open in New MIDI Editor



• Notation Display Track Settings

Show/Hide controls in MIDI Editor Window toolbar MIDI Editor window toolbar

Score Editor Window

Score Editor window Notes

Pane

• Tools

•Zoomer

•Trimmer

•Selector

•Grabber

•Pencil

• Insert

•Key Signature

•Meter

•Chord Symbol

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Merge

• Clear


•Quantize

•Change Velocity

•Change Duration

•Transpose



•Step Input



• Open in MIDI Editor


• Notation Display Track Settings

• Score Setup

• Send to Sibelius

• Print Score


Feature

Score Editor window Track

List

Shortcut

Show All Tracks

Show Only Selected Tracks

Hide All Tracks

Hide Selected Tracks

Notation Display Track Settings

Score Setup

Show/Hide controls in Score Editor Window toolbar Score Editor window toolbar

Video Window

Video window Access Video window commands

• Online

• Video Out Firewire

• Half Size

• Actual Size

• Double Size

• Fit Screen

DigiBase

Any column header in a

Browser menu

File in Name column of

Browser menu

Access list of DigiBase columns to show or hide

Preview button

Volume field

Access DigiBase Browser menu commands:

• Calculate Waveform

• Update Database for Selected

• Calculate Elastic Analysis

• Clear Elastic Analysis

• Invent Selection

• Reveal in Explorer

• Reveal in Browser

• Duplicate Selected

• Lock Selected

• Unlock Selected

• Delete Selected

• Unmount

• Loop Preview

• Auto-Preview

• Spacebar Toggles File Preview

• Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo

Access DigiBase Preview commands:

• Loop Preview

• Auto-Preview

• Spacebar Toggles File Preview

Display Volume fader


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