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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 Action File > Save Session Choose Save Session from the File menu. Command+N/Control+N Hold down the Command (Apple) key (Mac) or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows) and press the N key. Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Hold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus (–) key (on numeric keypad or QWERTY, as noted). Command-click (Mac Only) Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button. Right-click 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 Option+applicable function (appli- Alt+applicable function (applicable strips cable functions listed above) functions listed above) Change parameter on all selected Option+Shift+applicable function Alt+Shift+applicable function channel strips (applicable functions listed directly (applicable functions listed above) above) Toggle • Tracks in Track List • Group enables/activation • Automation Enable window • Memory Location parameters Toggle item and set all others to Option-click on applicable item Alt-click on applicable item (appli- same new state (applicable items listed above) cable items listed above) Toggle item and set all others to Command-click on applicable item Control-click on applicable item opposite state (applicable items listed directly (applicable items listed above) 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 Control-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function fader/pot/breakpoint function (applicable functions listed above) (applicable functions listed above) Multi-select • Tracks • regions in Region List • paths in I/O Setup Select multiple contiguous items Click to select first item, then Shift- Click to select first item, then Shift- (tracks, regions, paths) click another to select all similar click another to select all similar items between (applicable items items between (applicable items listed above) listed above) Select multiple non-contiguous Click to select first item, then Com- Click to select first item, then Con- items (tracks, regions, paths) mand-click another to select all trol-click another to select all simi- similar items between (applicable lar items between (applicable items listed above) 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 Mac Windows Playback Start/stop playback Spacebar Spacebar Half-speed playback Shift+Spacebar Shift+Spacebar Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback Control+Spacebar, or Option- Start+Spacebar, or Alt-click and record) click, on Transport Play button on Transport Play button Enable/disable online playback Command+J, or Ctrl+J, or Alt+Spacebar Option+Spacebar Center on selection start/end Left/Right Arrow keys (when Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window selection exceeds window view) view) Play Edit selection Option+[ Alt+[ Back/Forward (move the playback location Command+Transport Rewind Ctrl+Transport Rewind button backwards/forwards by the Back/Forward button or Transport Fast For- or Transport Fast Forward but- amount) (Pro Tools HD only) ward button ton Back/Forward and Play (move the playback Command+Option+Transport Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind location backwards/forwards by Back/Forward Rewind button or Transport button or Transport Fast For- amount and then begin playback) (Pro Tools Fast Forward button ward button HD only) Extend a selection backwards by the Back/For- Shift+Command+Transport Shift+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind ward amount (Pro Tools HD only) Rewind button or Transport button or Transport Fast For- Fast Forward button ward button Extend the selection backwards by the Shift+Com- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Transport Back/Forward amount and begin playback mand+Option+Transport Rewind button or Transport (Pro Tools HD only) Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button Fast Forward button Loop playback toggle Command+Shift+L, or Con- Ctrl+Shift+L, or Start-click on trol-click on Transport Play Transport Play button button Dynamic Transport Mode toggle Command+Control+P Ctrl+Start+P Transport Master toggle (Pro Command+Backslash (\) Ctrl+Backslash (\) Tools/Machine/MMC) Solo-safe track Command-click on track Solo Ctrl-click on track Solo Pro Tools Shortcuts 3 Action Mac Windows Record Start record Command+Spacebar, F12, or Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3 3 (on numeric keypad)* (on numeric keypad) Stop record Spacebar Spacebar Stop record and discard recording take (not Command+Period (.) Ctrl+Period (.) undoable) Half-speed record Command+Shift+Spacebar, Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, or or Shift+F12* Shift+F12 Enable/disable online record Command+Option+Space- Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar bar* Record-safe track Command-click on track Ctrl-click on track Record Record Enable button Enable button Cycle through record modes: normal, Destruc- Control-click on Transport Start-click on Transport tive, Loop, QuickPunch™, TrackPunch, Record Enable button Record Enable button DestructivePunch Loop Record toggle Option+L Alt+L TrackPunch toggle (Pro Tools HD only) Command+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T QuickPunch toggle Command+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P Enter/Exit record during playback in Quick- Command+Spacebar, F12, or Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click Punch click Transport Record but- Transport Record Enable but- ton* ton DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis- Control-click the track’s Start-click the track’s Record able an audio track Record Enable button Enable button DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis- Option-Control-click a track’s Alt-Start-click a track’s Record able all audio tracks Record Enable button Enable button DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis- Control-Option-Shift-click a Start-Alt-Shift-click a track’s able all selected audio tracks track’s Record Enable button Record Enable button Simultaneously DestructivePunch or Track- Option-click a track’s Record Alt-click a track’s Record Punch enable/disable and record enable/dis- Enable button Enable button able all audio tracks Simultaneously DestructivePunch or Track- Option-Shift-click a track’s Alt-Shift-click a track’s Record Punch enable/disable and record enable/dis- Record Enable button Enable button able all selected audio tracks Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle Option-click the VCA Record Alt-click the VCA Record their record enable status (Pro Tools HD only) Enable button Enable button 4 Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide Action Mac Windows Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle Option-click the VCA TrackIn- Alt-click the VCA TrackInput their Track Input status (Pro Tools HD only) put button button Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Command+K Ctrl+K Set and enable pre/post-roll time Option-click with Selector Alt-click with Selector tool before or after selection before or after selection Disable and set to zero pre/post-roll time Option-click within selection Alt-click within selection closer to front or back closer to front or back *Some Pro Tools recording shortcuts use the same key commands as some Mac OS X shortcuts.