- Windows
Jump to: File Menu, Edit Menu, View Menu, Track Menu, Clip Menu, Event Menu, Options Menu, Setup Menu, Window Menu, Misc.
Comprehensive list of Pro Tools shortcuts can be found in 'Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide' (part of Pro Tools documentation).
⌘+N | New session... |
⌘+O | Open session... |
⌘+Shift+O | Open recent |
⌘+Shift+W | Close session |
⌘+S | Save |
⌘+Option+B | Bounce to - Disk... |
Option+Shift+I | Import - Session data... |
⌘+Shift+I | Import - Audio... |
⌘+Option+I | Import - MIDI... |
⌘+Option+Shift+I | Import - Video... |
⌘+P | Print score... |
⌘+Q | Exit |
⌘+Z | Undo |
⌘+Shift+Z | Redo |
⌘+Option+Z | Restore last selection |
⌘+X | Cut |
⌘+C | Copy |
⌘+V | Paste |
⌘+B | Clear |
Ctrl+Shift+X | Cut special - Cut clip gain |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy special - Copy clip gain |
Option+M | Paste special - Merge |
⌘+Option+V | Paste special - Repeat to fill selection |
⌘+Ctrl+V | Paste special - To current automation type |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Clear special - Clear clip gain |
⌘+A | Select all |
Option+Shift+5 | Selection - Change timeline to match edit |
Option+Shift+6 | Selection - Change edit to match timeline |
Option+[ | Selection - Play edit |
Option+] | Selection - Play timeline |
⌘+D | Duplicate |
Option+R | Repeat... |
Option+H | Shift... |
⌘+Shift+E | Insert silence |
⌘+T | Trim clip - To selection |
Option+Shift+7 | Trim clip - Start to selection |
Option+Shift+8 | Trim clip - End to selection |
⌘+E | Separate clip - At selection |
⌘+H | Heal separation |
Option+Shift+3 | Consolidate clip |
⌘+M | Mute clips |
⌘+U | Strip silence |
Option+Shift+U | TCE edit to timeline selection |
⌘+Option+H | Automation - Copy to send... |
⌘+Option+T | Automation - Thin |
⌘+/ | Automation - Write to current |
⌘+Option+/ | Automation - Write to all enabled |
⌘+Shift+/ | Automation - Trim to current |
⌘+Option+Shift+/ | Automation - Trim to all enabled |
Option+/ | Automation - Glide to current |
Option+Shift+/ | Automation - Glide to all enabled |
⌘+F | Fades - Create... |
Option+D | Fades - Fade to start |
Option+G | Fades - Fade to end |
Select all items on layer. Mac: Option+Click layer. Windows: Alt+Click layer. Quickly select all the. There are two ways to press the shortcut keys depending on the separator character used in the sequence. The + (plus) between keys means press & hold the keys together in order.For example, to press the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+L to Toggle Filters, you will. Press & hold Ctrl, then press & hold Shift, then press L. Then release all keys.
- Chapter 3: Commands Keyboard Focus Shortcuts 6 Chapter 3: Commands Keyboard Focus Shortcuts Commands Keyboard Focus provides single-key shortcuts for a ran ge of edit and play commands. Avid as well as other vendors supply custom keyboards and overlays for Mac and Windows labeled with ProTools commands when in Commands Keyboard Focus.
- Select nodes (keyboard) Tab select next node. Shift + Tab select previous node. These keys select nodes within the selected path. Ctrl + A select all nodes in subpath(s) If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this selects all only in subpaths with already selected nodes. Ctrl + Alt + A select all nodes in path.
⌘+Option+M | Narrow mix |
⌘+Shift+N | New... |
⌘+G | Group... |
Option+Shift+D | Duplicate... |
Option+K | Set record tracks to input only |
⌘+Option+F | Scroll to track... |
Option+C | Clear all clip indicators |
⌘+L | Edit lock/unlock |
Option+Ctrl+L | Time lock/unlock |
Option+Shift+B | Send to back |
Option+Shift+F | Bring to front |
⌘+Option+Ctrl+NumPad0 | Rating - None |
⌘+Option+Ctrl+NumPad1..5 | Rating - 1..5 |
⌘+Option+G | Group |
⌘+Option+U | Ungroup |
⌘+Option+R | Regroup |
⌘+Option+L | Loop... |
⌘+R | Capture... |
⌘+Option+Shift+R | Rename... |
⌘+, | Identify/Remove sync point |
⌘+0 (zero) | Quantize to grid |
Option+NumPad5 | Elastic properties |
Option+NumPad1 | Time operations - Time operations window |
Option+NumPad2 | Tempo operations - Tempo operations window |
Option+NumPad3 | Event operations - Event operations window |
Option+0 (zero) | Event operations - Quantize... |
Option+P | Event operations - Change duration... |
Option+T | Event operations - Transpose... |
Option+Y | Event operations - Select/split notes... |
Option+NumPad4 | MIDI real-time properties |
⌘+NumPad8 | Beat detective |
⌘+I | Identify beat... |
⌘+Shift+. | All MIDI notes off |
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Option+L | Loop record |
⌘+Shift+P | QuickPunch |
⌘+Shift+T | TrackPunch |
⌘+J | Transport online |
⌘+Shift+J | Video track online |
⌘+K | Pre/post-roll |
⌘+Shift+L | Loop playback |
⌘+Ctrl+P | Dynamic transport |
Shift+/ | Link timeline and edit selection |
⌘+Option+P | Auto-spot clips |
Ctrl+Shift+T | Edit/Tool mode keyboard lock |
⌘+NumPad2 | Session |
⌘+Option+J | Configurations - Window configuration list |
⌘+Option+Ctrl+W | Hide all floating windows |
⌘+W | Close window |
⌘+= | Mix |
Ctrl+= | MIDI editor |
Option+Ctrl+= | Score editor |
Option+= | MIDI event list |
Option+N | MIDI editors - Bring to front |
Option+Shift+N | MIDI editors - Send to back |
Option+' | Task manager |
Option+; | Workspace |
Option+O | Project |
Option+J | Browsers - Bring to front |
Option+Shift+J | Browsers - Send to back |
⌘+NumPad1 | Transport |
⌘+NumPad3 | Big counter |
⌘+NumPad4 | Automation |
⌘+NumPad5 | Memory locations |
⌘+NumPad7 | Video universe |
⌘+NumPad9 | Video |
Shift+Space | Half-speed playback |
⌘+Shift+Space, Shift+F12 | Half-speed record |
Ctrl+Option+⌘+Up or Down Arrow Key | Resizes all tracks to the same size in the Edit window |
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