Global | |
Alt applicable function | Change parameter on all similar channel strips |
Alt Shft applicable function | Change parameter on all selected similar channel strips |
Alt-click on applicable item | Toggle item and set all others to same new state |
Ctrl-click on applicable item | Toggle item and set all others to opposite state |
Ctrl-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function | Fine Tune (Fine Adjust mode) |
Click to select first item, then Shft-click another to select all similar items between | Select multiple contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths) |
Click to select first item, then Cmnd-click another to select all similar items between | Select multiple non-contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths) |
Playback and Record | |
Spacebar | Start/stop playback |
Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad) | Start record |
Spacebar | Stop record |
Ctrl+Period (.) | Stop record and discard recording take (not undoable) |
Shft+Spacebar | Half-speed playback |
Ctrl+Shft+Spacebar, or Shft+F12 | Half-speed record |
Start+Spacebar, or Alt-click on Transport Play button | Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback and record) |
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar | Enable/disable online record |
Ctrl+J, or Alt+Spacebar | Enable/disable online playback |
Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view) | Center on selection start/end |
Alt+[ | Play Edit selection |
Ctrl+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button | Back/Forward (move the playback location backwards/forwards by the Back/Forward amount) (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Alt+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) |
Shft+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button | Extend a selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount (Pro Tools HD only) |
Shft+Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button | Extend the selection backwards by the Back/For-ward amount and begin playback (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl-click on track Record Enable button | Record-safe track |
Ctrl-click on track Solo button | Solo-safe track |
Right-click on Transport Record Enable button | Cycle through record modes (normal/Destruc-tive/Loop/TrackPunch/QuickPunch) |
Ctrl+Shft+L, or Start-click or Right-click on Transport Play button | Loop playback toggle |
Alt+L | Loop Record |
Ctrl+Shft+T | TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Shft+P | QuickPunch |
Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record Enable button | Enter/Exit record during playback in QuickPunch |
Alt-click with Selector tool before or after selection | Set and enable pre/post-roll time |
Ctrl+K (or Alt-click within selection closer to front or back) | Enable or disable pre/post-roll time |
Ctrl+Backslash (\) | Toggle Transport Master (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) |
Auditioning when Transport = Pro Tools | |
Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys | Play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end (or current location if no selection) |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys | Play by post-roll value from selection start/end (or current cursor location if no selection) |
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys | Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection start/end |
Auditioning when Transport = Machine/MMC | |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cue Transport to selection start/end |
Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cue Transport with pre/post-roll to selection start/end |
Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle | |
Right-click and drag | Temporary Scrub mode when using Selector tool |
Shft-click and drag with the Scrubber, (also in temporary Scrub mode) | Extend selection while scrubbing |
Alt-click-drag with Scrubber, (also in temporary Scrub mode) | Shuttle |
Start+number key 1-9 (1=minimum, 5=real-time, 9=maximum) | Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode) |
Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Change direction during Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode). For example, Start+number+Minus (-) key |
0 (press number key to resume shuttle) | Shuttle Lock stop (Classic or Transport mode) |
Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key | Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode) |
Transport mode (on Numeric Keypad) | |
0 | Play/Stop |
1 | Rewind |
2 | Fast Forward |
3 | Record Enable |
4 | Loop Playback mode on/off |
5 | Loop Record mode on/off |
6 | QuickPunch mode on/off |
7 | Click on/off |
8 | Countoff on/off |
9 | MIDI Merge/Replace mode on/off |
Shuttle mode | |
6 | 1 x Forward playback speed |
4 | 1 x Rewind playback speed |
9 | 4 x Forward playback speed |
7 | 4 x Rewind playback speed |
3 | 1/4 x Forward playback speed |
1 | 1/4 x Rewind playback speed |
5+6 | 1/2 x Forward playback speed |
5+4 | 1/2 x Rewind playback speed |
8+9 | 2 x Forward playback speed |
8+7 | 2 x Backward playback speed |
2+3 | 1/16 x Forward playback speed |
2+1 | 1/16 x Backward playback speed |
0 | Loop playback of Edit selection |
Period (.)+Memory Location+Period (.) | Recall Memory Location |
Edit mode and tool | |
F1, or Alt+1 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Shuffle mode |
F2, or Alt+2 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Slip mode |
F3, or Alt+3 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Spot mode |
F4, or Alt+4 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Grid mode |
F5, or Ctrl+1 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Zoomer tool |
F6, or Ctrl+2 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Trimmer tool |
F7, or Ctrl+3 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Selector tool |
F8, or Ctrl+4 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Grabber tool |
F9, or Ctrl+5 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Scrubber tool |
F10, or Ctrl+6 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Pencil tool |
F6+F7, F7+F8, or Ctrl+7 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Smart Tool |
Single Open Quote (') key, located above the Tab key | Cycle through Edit modes |
Escape (Esc) key, or Center-click | Cycle through Edit tools |
Edit selection, definition and navigation | |
Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled) | Locate cursor to next region-boundary/sync point |
Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled) | Locate cursor to previous region boundary/sync point |
Start+Tab | Go to and select next region |
Start+Ctrl+Tab | Go to and select previous region |
Start+Enter | Go to Song Start |
Shft+Start+Enter | Extend selection to Song Start |
Shft+Tab | Extend selection to next region-boundary |
Ctrl+Shft+Tab | Extend selection to previous region-boundary |
Start+Shft+Tab | Extend selection to include next region |
Start+Shft+Ctrl+Tab | Extend selection to include previous region |
Enter | Return to start of session |
Ctrl+Enter | Go to end of session |
Shft+Enter | Extend selection to start of session |
Ctrl+Shft+Enter | Extend selection to end of session |
Shft+Forward Slash (/) | Link Timeline and Edit selection |
Down/Up Arrow keys | Set selection start/end during playback |
Down/Up Arrow keys | Set selection start/end to incoming time code while stopped |
Double-click with Selector tool | Select entire region in Edit window |
Triple-click with Selector tool, or single-click in track and press Ctrl+A | Select entire track in Edit window |
Enter, then press Ctrl+A | Select all regions in all tracks in Edit window |
Enable All Edit group and Shft-click on any other track | Extend cursor or selection across all tracks |
Editing, navigation and trimming | |
Start+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Change Grid value |
Ctrl+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Change Nudge value |
Minus (-) key (on numeric keypad), or Comma (,) (in Cmnds Keyboard Focus) | Nudge back by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection) |
Plus (+) key (on numeric keypad), or Period (.) (in Cmnds Keyboard Focus) | Nudge forward by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection) |
Shft+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) |
Alt+Shft+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value |
Ctrl+Shft+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value |
Alt+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Trim left edge of region to right/left by Nudge value |
Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys | Trim right edge of region to right/left by Nudge value |
Alt+Trimmer tool | Reverse Trimmer tool direction when trimming region |
Hold down Start key while trimming | Trim up to, but not over, adjacent regions |
Alt-click selection and drag to destination | Duplicate region(s) in Edit Window |
Backspace or Delete (on QWERTY keyboard) | Delete selection in playlist |
Right-click to move audio region with Grabber tool | Constrain audio region to vertical movement |
Start-click new region with Grabber tool | Snap region start to stationary playhead or Edit selection start |
Start-Shft-click region containing the sync point with Grabber tool | Snap region sync point to stationary playhead or Edit selection start |
Ctrl-Start-click new region with Grabber tool | Snap region end to stationary playhead or Edit selection start |
File menu command | |
Ctrl+N | New session |
Ctrl+O | Open Session |
Ctrl+Shft+W | Close Session |
Ctrl+S | Save Session |
Ctrl+Alt+B | Bounce to Disk |
Shft+Alt+I | Import Session Data |
Ctrl+Shft+I | Import Audio to Region List |
Ctrl+Alt+l | Import MIDI to Region List |
Missing Files dialog command | |
Ctrl+S | Skip all missing files |
Ctrl+M | Manually find and relink all missing files |
Ctrl+A | Automatically find and relink all missing files |
Ctrl+R | Regenerate missing fades (toggle on/off) |
Edit menu command | |
Ctrl+Z | Undo |
Ctrl+Shft+Z | Redo |
Ctrl+X | Cut |
Ctrl+C | Copy |
Ctrl+V | Paste |
Ctrl+B | Clear |
Ctrl+A | Select All |
Alt+M | Paste Special Merge |
Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste Special Repeat to Fill Selection |
Ctrl+Start+V | Paste Special to Current Automation Type |
Alt+Shft+5 | Match Edit Selection to Timeline Selection (Pro Tools HD only)) |
Alt+Shft+6 | Match Timeline Selection to Edit Selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Alt+[ | Play Edit Selection |
Alt+] | Play Timeline Selection |
Ctrl+D | Duplicate selection |
Alt+R | Repeat selection |
Alt+H | Shift selection |
Ctrl+Shft+E | Insert Silence |
Ctrl+T | Trim Region to Selection |
Alt+Shft+7 | Trim Region Start to Insertion |
Alt+Shft+8 | Trim Region End to Insertion |
Ctrl+E | Separate Region at Selection |
Ctrl+H | Heal Separation |
Ctrl+U | Strip Silence |
Alt+Shft+3 | Consolidate selection |
Alt+Shft+U | TCE Edit to Timeline Selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Automation | |
Alt+Start+Minus (-) key (on QWERTY keyboard) | Toggle Track View on all tracks |
Ctrl+Start+Left/Right Arrow keys | Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks included in the current selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Start+Left/Right Arrow keys | Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks |
Ctrl-click on Track View selector | Disable/enable Automation playlist on selected track |
Ctrl-Shft-click on Track View selector | Disable/enable all Automation playlists on selected track |
Ctrl-Alt-Start-click on parameters (in Plug-in window) or Track View selector (in Edit window) | Acces Plug-In Automation dialog |
Ctrl-Alt-Start-click on parameters (in Plug-In window) or Track View selector (in Edit window) | Enable/disable plug-in automation |
Ctrl+Alt+H | Copy Automation to Send (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Alt+T | Thin Automation |
Start-click or Right-click on Transport Return button | Write automation to start of session/selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Start-click or Right-click on Transport End button | Write automation to end of session/selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Start-Shft-click or Shft-Right-click on Transport End/Return button | Write automation from start to end of ses-sion/selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Forward Slash (/) | Write Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Alt+Forward Slash (/) | Write Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Shft+Forward Slash (/) | Trim Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Forward Slash (/) | Trim Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD only) |
Alt+Forward Slash (/) | Glide Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD only) |
Alt+Shft+ Forward Slash (/) | Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD only) |
Hold Shft while trimming | Trim without disturbing extremity breakpoints (Pro Tools HD only) |
Hold Alt while trimming | Disable auto-creation of anchor breakpoints when trimming automation (Pro Tools HD only) |
Press Shft and move automation with Grabber tool | Ver tically constrain automation movement |
Press and hold Alt+Shft while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track's | Write new breakpoint to next automation value |
Press and hold Ctrl+Alt while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track' | Write new breakpoint to previous automation value |
Start+Ctrl+V | Special Paste of automation data between different controls |
Alt-click one of the Write On Stop modes (Start, End, or All) to enable the Write On Stop mode | Configure Write on Stop modes to remain enabled after an automation pass (Pro Tools HD only) |
Start-Ctrl-click or Right-click on plug-in ctrl | Display Automation playlist of automation-enabled plug-in control (and scrolls track into view) |
Right-click Track Name in Mix or Edit window, or in Track List | Scroll to track and select it in Mix/Edit window |
Backspace | Delete* |
Ctrl+X | Cut* |
Ctrl+C | Copy* |
Ctrl+D | Duplicate* |
Ctrl+B | Clear* |
Ctrl+Shft+E | Insert Silence |
Fades | |
Ctrl+F | Create Fades (open Fades dialog) |
Ctrl+Start+F (uses last selected fade shape) | Apply crossfade without opening Fades dialog |
Alt+D | Fade to Start |
Alt+G | Fade to End |
Fades dialog | |
Alt-drag fade-in curve ( None mode only) | Edit crossfade-in only in Fades dialog |
Ctrl-drag fade-out curve ( None Link mode only) | Edit crossfade-out only in Fades dialog |
Spacebar | Audition start/stop in Fades dialog |
Ctrl-click on Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons | Reset to default zoom in Fades dialog |
Alt-click fade curve in crossfade fade window ( Equal Power and Equal Gain Link modes only) | Reset standard or S-shape crossfades to default curves |
Start+Up/Down Arrow keys | Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter options |
Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys | Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter options |
Up/Down Arrow keys | Cycle up/down through Link parameter options |
Start+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves |
Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cycle up/down through preset In Shape curves |
View menu command | |
Ctrl+Alt+M | View Narrow Mix window option |
Track menu command | |
Ctrl+Shft+N | New track |
Ctrl+G (with two or more tracks selected) | Group tracks |
Alt+Shft+D | Duplicate tracks |
Alt+K | Auto Input Monitoring/Input Only Monitoring (Pro Tools LE and M-Powered) |
Alt+K | Set Record Tracks to Input Only/Set Record Track to Auto Input (Pro Tools HD) |
Ctrl+Alt+F | Scroll to Track number |
Alt+C | Clear all Clip Indicators |
New Tracks dialog | |
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys | Cycle through Track Type choices |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cycle through Track Format choices |
Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys | Cycle through Track Timebase choices |
Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys, or Ctrl+Shft+Up/Down Arrow keys | Add or delete a Track Entry field |
Drag the Move Row icon (at the right of each Track Entry row) to desired position | Re-arrange Track Entry field (move up/down) |
Track List | |
Alt-click on a highlighted track name in Track List | Hide all tracks |
Alt-click on an unhighlighted track name in Track List | Show all tracks |
Group List | |
Start-Right-click applicable group function | Temporarily isolate channel strip from groups |
Ctrl+Shft+G, or Ctrl-click on Groups pop-up menu | Suspend All Groups |
Double-click to far left of Group name in Group List | Rename group |
Click Group List Keyboard Focus, then type the letter corresponding to desired group | Group enable/disable |
Click to the left of a Group name in Group List | Select all tracks in a group |
Right-click on Group name(s) in Group List | Show group members only |
Region Menu command | |
Ctrl+M | Mute/Unmute Regions |
Ctrl+L | Lock/Unlock Regions |
Alt+Shft+F | Bring to Front |
Alt+Shft+B | Send to Back |
Ctrl+Alt+G | Group Regions |
Ctrl+Alt+U | Ungroup Regions |
Ctrl+Alt+R | Regroup Regions |
Ctrl+Alt+L | Loop Region |
Ctrl+R | Capture Region |
Ctrl+Comma (,) | Identify Sync Point |
Ctrl+0 | Quantize Region to Nearest Grid |
Region List | |
Click the Region List a-z button, then type the first letters of the desired region | Select region by name |
Ctrl+Shft+F | Find region |
Ctrl+Shft+D | Clear Find |
Ctrl+Shft+1 (on numeric keypad) | Show/Hide Audio regions |
Ctrl+Shft+2 (on numeric keypad) | Show/Hide MIDI regions |
Ctrl+Shft+3 (on numeric keypad) | Show/Hide Groups |
Ctrl+Alt+k | Show/Hide Auto-Created region |
Ctrl+Shft+A | Select All Regions in Region List |
Ctrl+Shft+U | Select Unused regions |
Ctrl+Shft+B | Clear selected regions |
Ctrl+Shft+R | Rename selected regions |
Ctrl+Shft+M | Time Stamp selected regions |
Ctrl+Shft+Y | Export Region Definition |
Ctrl+Shft+K | Export Regions as Files |
Ctrl-click a region | Select or deselect a region |
Click one region, then Shft-click another region to select or deselect all regions between | Select multiple contiguous regions |
Place the cursor to the left of the names in the Region List. When the Marquee ( + ) appears, hold C | Select or deselect multiple discontiguous regions with the Marquee |
Alt-click Delete or Yes box when prompted | Bypass dialogs during deletion of audio files |
Alt-click and hold on region in Region List | Audition region in Region List |
Double-click region in Region List, or double-click with the Grabber tool on region in playlist | Rename region/file |
Event Menu command | |
Alt+1 (on numeric keypad) | Open Time Operations window |
Alt+2 (on numeric keypad) | Open Tempo Operations window |
Alt+3 (on numeric keypad) | Open MIDI Operations window |
Alt+0 (on numeric keypad) | Grid/Groove Quantize (in MIDI Operations window) |
Alt+P | Change Duration (in MIDI Operations window) |
Alt+T | Transpose (in MIDI Operations window) |
Alt+Y | Select/Split Notes (in MIDI Operations window) |
Alt+Equal (=) | Open MIDI Event List window |
Ctrl+8 (on numeric keypad) | Open Beat Detective window |
Ctrl+I | Identify Beat |
Ctrl+Shft+Period (.) | All MIDI Notes Off |
MIDI Events List | |
Ctrl+Enter (on numeric keypad) | Enter start time field for editing |
Ctrl+F | Show Event Filter dialog |
Ctrl+G | Go to |
Ctrl+H | Scroll to Edit selection |
Ctrl+M | Insert another event |
Ctrl+N | Insert note |
Ctrl-P | Insert Program Change |
Ctrl-L | Insert Controller |
Ctrl-O | Insert Poly Pressure |
Alt-click | Delete event in MIDI Events List |
MIDI Step Input | |
1 | Whole note |
2 | 1/2 note |
4 | 1/4 note |
5 | 1/8 note |
6 | 1/16 note |
7 | 1/32 note |
8 | 1/64 note |
. (decimal key) | Dotted note |
3 | Toggle Tuplet on/off |
Enter | Next step |
0 | Undo step |
+ | Nudge forward |
- | Nudge back |
= | Select Main Location indicator |
/ | Edit Selection indicators |
Options menu command | |
Ctrl+J | Transport Online |
Ctrl+Shft+J | Video Track Online |
Ctrl+P | Auto-Spot regions |
Preferences dialog | |
Ctrl+2 (on the numeric keypad) | Session Setup window |
Peripherals dialog | |
Ctrl+1 | Go to Synchronization window |
Ctrl+2 | Go to Machine Control window |
Ctrl+3 | Go to MIDI Controllers window |
Ctrl+4 | Go to Ethernet Controllers window |
Ctrl+5 | Go to Mic Preamps window (Pro Tools HD only) |
Preferences dialog | |
Ctrl+1 | Go to Display window |
Ctrl+2 | Go to Operation window |
Ctrl+3 | Go to Editing window |
Ctrl+4 | Go to Automation window |
Ctrl+5 | Go to Processing window |
Ctrl+6 | Go to MIDI window |
Ctrl+7 | Go to Machine Control window |
Window menu command | |
Ctrl+Equal (=) | Toggle Mix and Edit windows |
Alt+Apostrophe (') | Show Task Manager window |
Alt+Semi-Colon (;) | Show Workspace browser |
Alt+O | Show Project browser |
Alt+J | Bring to Front |
Alt+Shft+J | Send to Back |
Ctrl+1 (on numeric keypad) | Show Transport window |
Ctrl+3 (on numeric keypad) | Show Big Counter window |
Ctrl+4 (on numeric keypad) | Show Automation Enable window |
Ctrl+5 (on numeric keypad) | Show Memory Locations window |
Ctrl+6 (on numeric keypad) | Machine Track Arming window |
Ctrl+7 (on numeric keypad) | Universe window (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+9 (on numeric keypad) | QuickTime Movie or Avid Video window |
Zoom | |
Ctrl+ ] or [ | Horizontal zoom in or out |
Ctrl+Alt+ ] or [ | Ver tical zoom in or out (Audio) |
Ctrl+Shft+ ] or [ | Ver tical zoom in or out (MIDI) |
Alt-click on Zoomer tool or Alt+F | Fill window with selection |
Double-click on Zoomer tool or Alt+A | View entire session |
Hold down Ctrl key while dragging Zoomer tool | Zoom vertical and horizontal axis |
Alt-click on any Horizontal Zoom In or Out button, or Audio or MIDI Zoom In or Out button | Zoom to previous orientation |
Ctrl-click on Zoomer tool (faster drawing from RAM) | Maximum zoom before waveform drawn from disk |
Start+E | Zoom Toggle |
Start+Zoom preset number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard), or Zoom preset number (1, 2, 3, 4, o | Zoom presets 1-5 |
Memory Locations | |
Enter (on numeric keypad) | Create Memory Location |
Start-click on Memory Location button | Reset a Memory Location |
Alt-Left-click on a Memory Location button | Delete Memory Location |
Period (.)+Memory Location number+Period (.) (Transport or Shuttle mode), or Memory Location number+ | Recall a Memory Location using the numeric keypad |
Start-Shft-drag the Song Start Marker | Move only the Song Start Marker, without moving any tick-based data |
Import Audio dialog | |
Spacebar | Start/stop audition of currently selected audio file or region |
Alt+S (if audio file has the same sample rate and bit depth as the current session) | Add currently selected audio region or file to list |
Alt+O | Convert and import selected audio region/files |
Alt+R | Remove currently selected audio files/regions from Regions to Import field |
Alt+V | Remove all audio files/regions from Regions in Current File field |
Drag slider to, or click at, new location | Random-access fwd/rew search selected file |
Tab | Move between file windows |
Alt+E | Done |
Escape | Cancel |
Plug-In Settings Librarian Menu | |
Ctrl+Shft+S | Save settings |
Ctrl+Shft+C | Copy settings |
Ctrl+Shft+V | Paste settings |
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys | Switch between Librarian Settings subfolders in the Plug-in Settings dialog |
Up/Down or Left/Right Arrow keys | Switch between settings files in the Plug-In Settings dialog |
Target Plug-In window | |
Click mouse in text field and type desired value | Change plug-in control setting in parameter field |
Tab or Shft+Tab | Move down/up to next/previous parameter fields |
Up/Down Arrow keys | Increase/decrease slider value |
Enter (on numeric keypad) | Input value without leaving field |
Enter | Enter value and exit Keyboard Entry mode |
Type k after number (multiplies by 1000) | For fields that support kHz (kiloHertz) |
Mixing | |
Ctrl-Start-click Track Type icon in Mix window | Make track active/inactive |
Alt-click on either AutoMatch indicator | Set all faders to their automation null points |
Alt-click on ctrl | Reset a control to default value |
Ctrl-click on Track Volume/Peak/Channel Delay indicator | Volume/Peak/Channel Delay amount |
Click on indicator | Clear peak or clip-hold from meter |
Click on Headroom indicator | Peak counter reset in Headroom indicator mode |
Ctrl-click on insert name in Inserts View | Bypass plug-in insert |
Ctrl-click on send name in Sends View | Bypass Send mute |
Ctrl-click on Send selector | Toggle Send display between All and Individual |
Start-Ctrl-click on Plug-In Delay, User Offset, or Track Compensation indicator | Bypass Delay Compensation View indicators (Pro Tools HD only) |
Numeric Entry | |
Asterisk (*) (on numeric keypad) | Edit Current Location and Big Counters |
Forward Slash (/) (on numeric keypad). Subsequent presses toggle through fields vertically | Edit Start/End/Length fields (Edit window) |
Alt+Forward Slash (/) (on numeric keypad). Subsequent presses toggle through fields | Initiate time entry in Transport window fields |
Comma (,) | Capture incoming time code in Session Setup window (with Start field selected) |
Equals (=). Hold down key for continued input. | Capture incoming time code in Spot dialog and Time Stamp Selected dialog |
Period (.) | Move sub-unit selection to the right |
Left/Right Arrow keys | Move sub-unit selection to the left/right |
Plus (+) or Minus (-) keys followed by offset number (subtraction not supported in Bars|Beats) | Calculator Entry mode |
Up/Down Arrow keys | Increment/decrement the current sub-unit |
Retype value | Clear entered numeric value and stay in Time Entry mode |
Enter | Apply entered numeric value and exit Time Entry mode |
Esc (Escape) key | Clear entered numeric value and exit Time Entry mode |
Text Entry | |
Tab or Shft+Tab | Move down or up rows |
Up/Down Arrow keys or Home/End keys | Move to beginning or end of edit contents |
Left/Right Arrow keys | Move single letters at a time across a name label |
Double-click on word | Select entire word |
Triple-click on a word in the line | Select entire line |
Miscellaneous | |
Start+Up/Down Arrow keys | Increase or decrease track height |
Ctrl-click with Selector tool at start or current cursor location | Set all tracks to selected record drive in Disk Allocation dialog Alt-click on record drive Display Playlist selector (requires selection start or flashing insertion point match user time stamp of region) |
Ctrl-click a Solo button | Display and adjust the AFL/PFL Path fader while in AFL/PFL mode (Pro Tools HD only) |
Ctrl+Optn+W | Close all open Plug-In, Send, Pan, and Mic Pre windows |
Hold down N key while launching Pro Tools | Access Playback Engine dialog during Pro Tools launch |
Alt-click Proceed button in dialog | Bypass repeat dialogs when multiple items are changed by single operation (such as Clear, Delete, Compact) |
Ctrl+Alt+W | Close all open Plug-In, Send, Pan, and Mic Pre windows |
Ctrl+F4 | Close active Mix or Edit window (if both are open) or active browser (if two for more browsers are open) |
Ctrl+Q, or Alt+F4 | Quit Pro Tools |
Keyboard Focus | |
Ctrl+Alt+1 | Commands Keyboard Focus |
Ctrl+Alt+2 | Region List Keyboard Focus |
Ctrl+Alt+3 | Group List Keyboard Focus |
Commands Keyboard Focus mode | |
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Zoom presets 1-5 |
6/7 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Play to/from edit start by pre/post-roll value |
8/9 (on QWERTY keyboard) | Play to/from edit end by pre/post roll amount |
O (on QWERTY keyboard) | Copy Edit selection to Timeline selection |
0 | Copy Timeline selection to Edit selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
Minus (-) key (on QWERTY keyboard) | Toggle pre-defined common Track Views (audio track = Waveform and Volume; MIDI track = Notes and Regions; Instrument tracks = Notes and Regions) |
= | Capture Time Code |
Q | Center Timeline selection start |
W | Center Timeline selection end |
E | Zoom Toggle |
R | Zoom Out horizontally |
T | Zoom In horizontally |
Y | Snap start (of selected region) to time code (Pro Tools HD only) |
U | Snap sync point (of selected region) to time code (Pro Tools HD only) |
I | Snap end (of selected region) to time code (Pro Tools HD only) |
H | Snap start (of selected region) to playhead |
J | Snap sync point (of selected region) to playhead (Pro Tools HD only) |
K | Snap end (of selected region) to playhead (Pro Tools HD only) |
P | Move Edit selection up |
; (Semi-Colon) | Move Edit selection down |
L | Tab back |
' (Apostrophe) | Tab forward |
] | Play Timeline Selection (Pro Tools HD only) |
[ | Play Edit Selection |
A | Trim Start to Insertion |
S | Trim End to Insertion |
D | Fade to Start (available if no selection) |
F | Fade (without showing Fades dialog) |
G | Fade to End (available if no selection) |
Z | Undo |
X | Cut |
C | Copy |
V | Paste |
B | Separate |
N | Timeline Insertion follows Playback (disable/enable) |
Comma (,) | Nudge back by Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled) |
Period (.) | Nudge forward by Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled) |
M | Nudge back by next large Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled) |
/ (Forward Slash) (on QWERTY keyboard) | Nudge forward by next larger Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled) |
Text Entry | |
Shft+Scroll Wheel | Scroll horizontally |
Ctrl+Scroll Wheel | Fine-tune scroll (Fine Adjust mode) |
Alt+Scroll Wheel in timeline (press Alt again when done scrolling) | Zoom in/out of timeline |
Alt+Shft+Scroll Wheel in timeline | Zoom in/out of waveforms |
DigiBase Browser and window | |
Alt+Semi-Colon | Opens the Workspace browser |
Alt+Apostrophe (') | Opens the Task Manager window |
Alt+O | Opens or closes the Project browser |
Alt+J | Brings all browsers to the foreground |
Alt+Shft+J | Sends all browsers to the back |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cycle to previous/next browsers |
Start+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 | Zoom presets in the Edit window - or - View presets in DigiBase browsers |
DigiBase auditioning | |
Spacebar | Browser Item: Starts or stops auditioning from head - or - Audio Import dialog: Starts or stops auditioning from head |
Alt+Spacebar | Browser Item: Starts or stops loop auditioning from head |
Alt+P | Import Audio dialog: Starts or stops auditioning |
Delete | DigiBase Delete or Duplicate Region List: Deletes a Region from the timeline - or - Browser Item: Deletes items from the Browser/disk |
Ctrl+Delete | Deletes locked files selected in a browser |
Alt+Delete | Deletes any selected browser item, and suppresses any warning dialog |
Ctrl+D | Creates duplicates of any selected files |
Shft-click | DigiBase mouse click Selects contiguous items in a browser - or - Selects a range of contiguous column headers |
Alt-Shft-click | Selects all of the files in a multichannel file in a browser |
Alt-click | Column Headers: Makes a secondary sort order - or - Region List: Auditions a file - or - Browser Find Button: Cancels a search, and closes the search pane - or - Browser Close Box: closes all open browsers |
Ctrl-Alt-click | Column Header: Hides a column for the individual browser |
Ctrl-click | Browser Back Button: Opens the navigation menu - or - Browser items: Selects discontiguous items - or - column headers: Selects discontinuous column headers - or - Browser Up Button: Opens menu for navigating Up several levels. - or - Browser View Preset Buttons: Stores column order and width, and sort order - or - Region List: Select a Region without changing which Region is highlighted in Timeline |
Ctrl-double-click | Browser Items: Opens a new window and leaves the original window open |
DigiBase drag and drop | |
Alt-drag and drop | Browser Item: From one folder to another folder on the same volume will create a copy of that item in the target location - or - Browser Media File to Region List or Timeline: Creates a copy of the media file in the session's Audio Files folder |
Shft-drag and drop | Browser File: Imports to Timeline and creates a new track. |
Ctrl-drag and drop | Waveform Display: Sets sync point and spots to Timeline - or - Region List: Opens the Replace Region dialog |
Ctrl-Alt-drag and drop | Waveform Display: Sets the sync point and spots to the Timeline and copies the audio file |
Start-drag and drop | Region List: Snaps to head - or - Browser Audio file, from Name or Icon: Snaps to head - or - Browser Audio file, from Waveform Display: Spots to temporary sync point |
Start-Alt-drag and drop | Browser Audio File to Timeline: Snaps to head and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder |
Start-Shft-drag and drop | Region List: Snaps to sync point - or - Browser Item: Snaps to sync point |
Start-Alt-Shft-drag and drop | Browser Item: Snaps to sync point and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder |
Start-Ctrl-drag and drop | Region List: Snaps to tail - or - Browser Item: Snaps to tail |
Start-Ctrl-Alt drag and drop | Browser Item: Snaps to tail and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder |
Start-Ctrl-Shft drag and drop | Browser Item: Spots with variable cursor |
Start-Ctrl-Alt-Shft-drag and drop | Browser Item: Spots with variable cursor and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder |
DigiBase navigation | |
Up Arrow key | Selection up |
Down Arrow key | Selection down |
Page Up | Scroll Page up |
Page Down | Scroll Page down |
Home | Scroll to top of browser |
End | Scroll to bottom of browser |
Ctrl+Alt+F | Scroll to track |
Ctrl+Up Arrow key | Up one browser level (same as Up Arrow icon) |
Ctrl+Down Arrow key | Open folder (same window) |
Ctrl+Optn+Down Arrow key | Open folder (new window) |
Right Arrow key | Open Show/Hide icon |
Left Arrow key | Close Show/Hide icon |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys | Cycle to next or previous browser |
Enter | Enter/exit Name Edit field |
Escape (Esc) key | Revert to original text |
Ctrl+F | Open/close Search Pane |
Tab | Move to next Search field |
Shft+Tab | Move to previous Search field |
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