List of shortcut keys. Shortcut. Command. Global. DigiDesign ProTools 8. Optn+
applicable function Change parameters on all similar channel strips (Applicable ...
Avid ProTools 8 keyboard shortcuts
Matthieu Blaise – Novembre 2010
List of shortcut keys Shortcut
Command
Global DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn+applicable function
Optn+Shft+applicable function Optn-click on applicable item Cmnd-click on applicable item Cmnd-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function Click to select first item, then Shft-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed below)
Change parameters on all similar channel strips (Applicable functions: Automation mode - Monitor mode - playlist enables - record, solo and mute enables -volume/peak indicator - extend Edit or Timeline selection - track heights - clear clip meter) Change parameter on all selected similar channel strips (Applicable functions: Automation mode – Monitor mode - playlist enables - record, solo and mute enables -volume/peak indicator - extend Edit or Timeline selection – track heights - clear clip meter) Toggle item and set all others to same new state (Applicable items: Tracks in Track List - Group enables/activation - Automation Enable window - Memory Location parameters) Toggle item and set all others to opposite state (Applicable items: Tracks in Track List - Group enables/activation - Automation Enable window - Memory Location parameters) Fine Tune (Fine Adjust mode) (Applicable functions: Plug-In parameter editing - fader movement – scrubbing - automation data trimming (requires larger Track View for highest resolution) Select multiple contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths) (Applicable items: Tracks (click Track Names) – regions in Region List - paths in I/O Setup)
Click to select first item, then Cmnd-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed below)
Select multiple non-contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths) (Applicable items: Tracks (click Track Names Region List - paths in I/O Setup)
Playback and Record DigiDesign ProTools 8
Spacebar Cmnd+Spacebar, F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad) Spacebar Cmnd+Period (.) Shft+Spacebar Cmnd+Shft+Spacebar, or Shft+F12 Ctrl+Spacebar, or Optnclick, on Transport Play button Cmnd+Optn+Spacebar
Start/stop playback Start record Stop record Stop record and discard recording take (not undo- able) Half-speed playback Half-speed record
Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback and record) Enable/disable online record
Cmnd+J, or Optn+Spacebar Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view) Optn+[ Cmnd+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button Cmnd+Optn+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button Shft+Cmnd+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button Shft+Cmnd+Optn+Transp ort Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Enable/disable online playback Center on selection start/end
Play Edit selection Back/Forward (move the playback location back- wards/forwards by the Back/Forward amount) (Pro Tools HD only)
Back/Forward and Play (move the playback location backwards/forwards by Back/Forward amount and then begin playback) (Pro Tools HD only)
Extend a selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount (Pro Tools HD only)
Extend the selection backwards by the Back/For- ward amount and begin playback (Pro Tools HD only)
Cmnd-click on track Record Enable button Cmnd-click on track Solo button Ctrl-click on Transport Record button Cmnd+Shft+L, or Ctrl-click on Transport Play button Optn+L Cmnd+Shft+T Cmnd+Shft+P Cmnd+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record button Optn-click with Selector before or after selection
Cmnd+K (or Optn-click within selection closer to front or back) Cmnd+Backslash (\)
Record-safe track Solo-safe track Cycle through record modes (normal/Destruc- tive/Loop/TrackPunch/QuickPunch) Loop playback toggle Loop Record TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD only) QuickPunch Enter/Exit record during playback in QuickPunch
Set and enable pre/post-roll time
Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Toggle Transport Master (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC)
Auditioning When Transport = Pro Tools DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn+Left/Right Arrow keys Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys Cmnd+Optn+Left/Right Arrow keys
Play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end (or current location if no selection) Play by post-roll value from selection start/end (or current cursor location if no selection) Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection start/end
Auditing When Transport = Machine/MMC DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys Optn+Left/Right Arrow keys
Cue Transport to selection start/end Cue Transport with pre/post-roll to selection start/end
Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle DigiDesign ProTools 8
Ctrl-drag
Temporary Scrub mode when using Selector
Shft-click and drag with the Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode) Optn-click-drag with Scrubber tool, (also in temporary Scrub mode) Ctrl+number key 1-9 (1=minimum, 5=real-time, 9=maximum) Plus/Minus (+/-) keys For example, Ctrl+number+Minus (-) key 0 (press number key to resume shuttle) Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key
Extend selection while scrubbing
Shuttle
Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode)
Change direction during Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode)
Shuttle Lock stop (Classic or Transport mode) Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport mode)
Transport Mode Shortcuts with Numeric Keypad DigiDesign ProTools 8
0 1
Play/Stop Rewind
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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
Shuttle Mode Shortcuts with Numeric Keypad (Pro Tools HD Only) DigiDesign ProTools 8
6 4 9 7 3 1 5+6 5+4 8+9 8+7 2+3
1 x Forward playback speed 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 1/2 x Forward playback speed 1/2 x Rewind playback speed 2 x Forward playback speed 2 x Backward playback speed 1/16 x Forward playback speed
2+1 0 Period (.)+Memory Location+Period (.)
1/16 x Backward playback speed Loop playback of Edit Selection Recall Memory Location
Edit Modes and Tools DigiDesign ProTools 8
Shortcut F1, F2, F3, or Optn+3 (on QWERT' keyboard) F4,or Optn+4 (on QWERT' keyboard) F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10,
Task Shuffle mode Slip mode Spot mode Grid mode Zoomer tool Trimmer tool Selector tool Grabber tool Scrubber tool Pencil tool
F6+F7, F7+F8, or Cmnd+7 (on QWERT' Smart Tool keyboard) Single Open Quote (') key, Cycle through Edit modes located above the Tab key Escape (Esc) key Cycle through Edit tools
Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation DigiDesign ProTools 8
Shortcut Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled) Optn+Tab (if Tab to Transients button is enabled) Ctrl+Tab Ctrl+Optn+Tab Ctrl+Return Shft+Ctrl+Return Shft+Tab Optn+Shft+Tab Ctrl+Shft+Tab
Task 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 Extend selection to next region-boundary Extend selection to previous region-boundary Extend selection to include next region
Ctrl+Shft+Optn+Tab Return Optn+Return Shft+Return Optn+Shft+Return Shft+Forward Slash (/) Down/Up Arrow keys Down/Up Arrow keys Double-click with Selector Triple-click with Selector, or single-click in track and press Cmnd+A Return, then press Cmnd+A Enable All Edit group and Shft-click on any other track
Extend selection to include previous region Return to start of session Go to end of session Extend selection to start of session Extend selection to end of session Link Timeline and Edit selection Set selection start/end during playback Set selection start/end to incoming time code while stopped 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
Editing, Nudging and Trimming (Numeric keypad) DigiDesign ProTools 8
Ctrl+Optn+Plus/Minus (+/) keys Cmnd+Optn+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys Minus (-) key (on numeric keypad), or Comma (,) (in Cmnds Keyboard Focus) Plus (+) key (on numeric keypad), or Period (.) (in Cmnds Keyboard Focus) Shft+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys
Change Grid value Change Nudge value Nudge back by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection)
Nudge forward by next Nudge value (Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely inside the Edit selection)
Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end) Nudge data within current region to right/left by Nudge value (keeps region start/end and moves underlying audio) Optn+Shft+Plus/Minus (+/- Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value ) keys Cmnd+Shft+Plus/Minus Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value (+/-) keys Optn+Plus/Minus (+/-) Trim left edge of region to right/left by Nudge value keys Cmnd+Plus/Minus (+/-) Trim right edge of region to right/left by Nudge value keys
Optn+Trimmer tool Hold down Ctrl key while trimming Optn-click selection and drag to destination Backspace or Delete (on QWERTY keyboard) Ctrl-click to move audio region with Grabber tool Ctrl-click new region with Grabber tool Ctrl-Shft-click region containing the sync point with Grabber tool Cmnd-Ctrl-click new region with Grabber tool
Reverse Trimmer tool direction when trimming region Trim up to, but not over, adjacent regions Duplicate region(s) in Edit Window Delete selection in playlist Constrain audio region to vertical movement Snap region start to stationary playhead or Edit selection start Snap region sync point to stationary playhead or Edit selection start
Snap region end to stationary playhead or Edit selec- tion start
File Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+N Cmnd+O Cmnd+Shft+W Cmnd+S Cmnd+Optn+B Shft+Optn+I Cmnd+Shft+I Cmnd+Optn+l
New Session Open Session Close session Save Session Bounce to Disk Import Session Data Import Audio to Region List Import MIDI to Region List
Missing Files Dialog Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+S Cmnd+M Cmnd+A Cmnd+R
Skip all missing files Manually find and relink all missing files Automatically find and relink all missing files Regenerate missing fades (toggle on/off)
Edit Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Z Cmnd+Shft+Z
Undo Redo
Cmnd+X Cmnd+C Cmnd+V Cmnd+B Com mand+A Optn+M Cmnd+Optn+V Cmnd+Ctrl+V Optn+Shft+5 (on numeric keypad) Optn+Shft+6 (on numeric keypad) Optn+[ Optn+] Cmnd+D Optn+R Optn+H Cmnd+Shft+E Cmnd+T Optn+Shft+7 Optn+Shft+8 Cmnd+E
Cut Copy Paste Clear Select All Paste Special Merge Paste Special Repeat to Fill Selection Paste Special to Current Automation Type Match Edit Selection to Timeline Selection (Pro Tools HD systems only) Match Timeline Selection to Edit Selection (Pro Tools HD systems only) Play Edit Selection Play Timeline Selection Duplicate selection Repeat selection Shift selection Insert Silence Trim Region to Selection Trim Region Start to Insertion Trim Region End to Insertion Separate Region at Selection
Cmnd+H Cmnd+U Optn+Shft+3 Optn+Shft+U See 15 on page 9 See 16 on page 11
Heal Separation Strip Silence Consolidate selection TCE Edit to Timeline selection (Pro Tools HD sys- tems only) Automation Region menu commands Fades Region menu commands
Automation DigiDesign ProTools 8
Ctrl+Optn+Minus (-) key (on QWERTY keyboard) Ctrl+Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys Ctrl+Optn+Cmnd+Left/Rig ht Arrow keys Cmnd-click on Track View selector Cmnd-Shft-click on Track View selector
Toggle Track View on all tracks 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
Cmnd-Optn-Ctrl-click on parameters (in Plug-in window) or Track View selector (in Edit window) Cmnd-Optn-Ctrl-click on parameters (in Plug-In window) or Track View selector (in Edit window) Cmnd+Optn+H Cmnd+Optn+T Ctrl-click on Transport Return button Ctrl-click on Transport End button Ctrl-Shft-click on Transport End/Return button Cmnd+Forward Slash (/) Cmnd+Optn+Forward Slash (/) Cmnd+Shft+Forward Slash (/)
Access Plug-In Automation dialog
Enable/disable plug-in automation
Copy Automation to Send (Pro Tools HD only) Thin Automation Write automation to start of session/selection (Pro Tools HD only) Write automation to end of session/selection (Pro Tools HD only) Write automation from start to end of ses- sion/selection (Pro Tools HD only)
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)
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Forwar d Slash (/) Optn+Forward Slash (/) Optn+Shft+ Forward Slash (/) Hold Shft while trimming Hold Optn while trimming Press Shft and move automation with Grabber tool Press and hold Optn+Shft while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track's Automation playlist) Press and hold Cmnd+Optn while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track's Automation playlist) Cmnd+Ctrl+V
Trim Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD only) Glide Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD only) Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD only) Trim without disturbing extremity breakpoints (Pro Tools HD only) Disable auto-creation of anchor breakpoints when trimming automation (Pro Tools HD only) Vertically constrain automation movement
Write new breakpoint to next automation value
Write new breakpoint to previous automation value
Special Paste of automation data between different controls
Optn-click one of the Write On Stop modes (Start, End, or All) to enable the Write On Stop mode Cmnd-Ctrl-click on ctrl Ctrl-click Track Name in Mix or Edit window, or Track List Backspace Cmnd+X Cmnd+C Cmnd+D Cmnd+B Cmnd+Shft+E
Configure Write on Stop modes to remain enabled after an automation pass (Pro Tools HD only)
Display Automation playlist of automation-enabled plug-in control (and scrolls track into view) Scroll to track in Mix/Edit window
Delete* Cut - Hold Down Control during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track Copy - Hold Down Control during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track Duplicate - Hold Down Control during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track Clear - Hold Down Control during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track Insert Silence - Hold Down Control during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track
Fades DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+F Cmnd+Ctrl+F (uses last selected fade shape) Optn+D Optn+G
Create Fades (open Fades dialog) Apply crossfade without opening Fades dialog Fade to Start Fade to End
Fades Dialog DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn-drag fade-in curve ( None mode only) Cmnd-drag fade-out curve ( None Link mode only) Spacebar Cmnd-click on Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons Optn-click fade curve in crossfade fade window ( Equal Power and Equal Gain Link modes only) Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys Optn+Up/Down Arrow keys Up/Down Arrow keys Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys Optn+Left/Right Arrow keys
Edit crossfade-in only in Fades dialog 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
Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter options Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter options Cycle up/down through Link parameter options Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves Cycle up/down through preset In Shape curves
View Menu DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Optn+M
View Narrow Mix window option
Track Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Shft+N Cmnd+G (with two or more tracks selected) Optn+Shft+D Optn+K Optn+K Cmnd+Optn+F Optn+C
New Track Group Tracks Duplicate Tracks Auto Input Monitoring/Input Only Monitoring (Pro Tools LE and M-Powered) Set Record Tracks to Input Only/Set Record Track to Auto Input (Pro Tools HD) Scroll to Track number Clear all Clip Indicators
New Tracks Dialog DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Up/Down Arrow keys Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys
Cycle through Track Type choices Cycle through Track Format choices
Cmnd+Optn+Up/Down Arrow keys Cmnd+Plus/Minus (+/-) keys or Cmnd+Shft+Up/Down Arrow keys Drag the Move Row icon (at the right of each Track Entry row) to desired position
Cycle through Track Timebase choices Add or delete a Track Entry field
Re-arrange Track Entry field (move up/down)
Track List DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn-click on a highlighted Hide all tracks track name in Track List Optn-click on an Show all tracks unhighlighted track name in Track List
Mix Group List and Edit Group List DigiDesign ProTools 8
Ctrl-click applicable Group function Cmnd+Shft+G, or Cmndclick on Groups pop-up menu 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 to the left of a Group name in Group List Ctrl-click on Group(s) in Group List NOTE
Temporarily isolate channel strip from Groups Suspend All Groups
Rename group Group enable/disable
Select all tracks in group Show group members only Grouping affects: Volume level/faders - solos and mutes - Automation modes - track display format – track height - editing - playlist enables Grouping does not affect: - record enables - pan - inserting plug-ins - voice and output assignments
Region Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+M Cmnd+L Optn+Shft+F Optn+Shft+B Cmnd+Optn+G Cmnd+Optn+U Cmnd+Optn+R Cmnd+Optn+L Cmnd+R Cmnd+Comma (,) Cmnd+0
Mute/Unmute Regions Lock/Unlock Regions Bring to Front Send to Back Group Regions Ungroup Regions Regroup regions Loop Region Capture Region Identify Sync Point Quantize Region to Nearest Grid
Region List DigiDesign ProTools 8
Click the Region List a-z button, then type the first letters of the desired region Cmnd+Shft+F
Select region by name
Find region
Cmnd+Shft+D Cmnd+Shft+1 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+Shft+2 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+Shft+3 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+Optn+K Cmnd+Shft+A Cmnd+Shft+U Cmnd+Shft+B Cmnd+Shft+R Cmnd+Shft+M Cmnd+Shft+Y Cmnd+Shft+K Cmnd-click a region Click one region, then Shft-click another region to select all regions between
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
Place the cursor to the left of the names in the Region List. When the Marquee ( + ) appears, hold Cmnd and drag to select or deselect the desired regions Optn-click Delete and Yes box when prompted Optn-click and hold on region in Region List Double-click region in Region List, or doubleclick with Grabber tool on region in play-list Ctrl-drag region
Select or deselect multiple discontiguous regions with the Marquee
Bypass dialogs during deletion of audio files Audition region in Region List Rename region/file
Constrain region placement to start at play/edit cur- sor location or selection start
Event Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn+1 (on numeric keypad) Optn+2 (on numeric keypad)
Open Time Operations window Open Tempo Operations window
Optn+3 (on numeric keypad) Optn+0 (on numeric keypad) Optn+P Optn+T Optn+Y Optn+Equal (=) Cmnd+8 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+I Cmnd+Shft+Period (.)
Open MIDI Operations window Grid/Groove Quantize (in MIDI Operations window) Change Duration (in MIDI Operations window) Transpose (in MIDI Operations window) Select/Split Notes (in MIDI Operations window) Open MIDI Event List window Open Beat Detective window Identify Beat All MIDI Notes Off
MIDI Events List Entry DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Enter (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+F Cmnd+G Cmnd+H Cmnd+M Cmnd+N
Enter start time field for editing Show Event Filter dialog Go to Scroll to Edit selection Insert another event Insert note
Cmnd-P Cmnd-L Cmnd-O Optn-click
Insert Program Change Insert Controller Insert Poly Pressure Delete event in MIDI Events List
MIDI Step Input DigiDesign ProTools 8
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 . (decimal key) 3 Enter 0 + = /
Whole note 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
Options Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+J Cmnd+Shft+J Cmnd+P
Transport Online Video Track Online Auto-Spot Regions
Setup Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+2 (on the numeric keypad)
Session Setup window
Peripherals Dialog DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+1 Cmnd+2 Cmnd+3 Cmnd+4 Cmnd+5
Go to Synchronization window Go to Machine Control window Go to MIDI Controllers window Go to Ethernet Controllers window Go to Mic Preamps window (Pro Tools HD only)
Preferences Dialog DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+1 Cmnd+2 Cmnd+3 Cmnd+4 Cmnd+5 Cmnd+6 Cmnd+7
Go to Display window 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
Window Menu Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Equal (=) Optn+Apostrophe (') Optn+Semi-Colon (;) Optn+O Optn+J Optn+Shft+J Cmnd+1 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+3 (on numeric keypad)
Toggle Mix and Edit windows Show Task Manager window Show Workspace browser Show Project browser Bring to Front Send to Back Show Transport window Show Big Counter window
Cmnd+4 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+5 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+6 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+7 (on numeric keypad) Cmnd+9 (on numeric keypad)
Show Automation Enable window Show Memory Locations window Machine Track Arming window Universe window QuickTime Movie or Avid Video window
Zoom DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+ ] or [ Cmnd+Optn+ ] or [ Cmnd+Shft+ ] or [ Optn-click on Zoomer tool or Optn+F Double-click on Zoomer tool or Optn+A
Horizontal zoom in or out Vertical zoom in or out (Audio) Vertical zoom in or out (MIDI) Fill window with selection View entire session
Hold down Cmnd key while dragging the Zoomer tool Optn-click on any Horizontal Zoom In or Out button, or Audio or MIDI Zoom In or Out button Cmnd-click on Zoomer tool (faster drawing from RAM) Ctrl+E Ctrl+Zoom preset number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard),
Zoom vertical and horizontal axis Zoom to previous orientation
Maximum zoom before waveform drawn from disk
Zoom Toggle Zoom presets 1-5 or Zoom preset number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY keyboard, in Commands Keyboard Focus)
Memory Locations and Markers DigiDesign ProTools 8
Enter (on numeric keypad) Create Memory Location Ctrl-click on Memory Reset a Memory Location Location button Optn-click on a Memory Delete Memory Location Location button
Period (.)+Memory Location number+Period (.) (Transport or Shuttle mode), or Memory Location number+Period (.) (Classic mode) Ctrl-Shft-drag the Song Start Marker
Recall a Memory Location using the numeric keypad
Move only the Song Start Marker, without moving any tick-based data
Import Audio Dialog DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+P, or Cmnd+Spacebar Cmnd+A Cmnd+C Cmnd+R Cmnd+Optn+R Drag slider to, or click at, new location Tab Escape
Start/stop audition of currently selected audio file/region Add currently selected audio region or file to list (if audio file has the same sample rate and bit depth as the current session) Convert and import selected audio region/files Remove currently selected audio files/regions from Regions to Import field Remove all audio files/regions from Regions in Cur- rent File field Random-access fwd/rew search selected file Move between file windows Cancel
Plug-In Settings Librarian DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Shft+S Cmnd+Shft+C Cmnd+Shft+V Cmnd+Up/Down Arrow keys Up/Down or Left/Right Arrow keys
Save settings Copy settings Paste settings Switch between Librarian Settings subfolders in the Plug-in Settings dialog Switch between settings files in the Plug-In Settings dialog
Plug-In Controls DigiDesign ProTools 8
Click mouse in text field and type desired value Tab or Shft+Tab Up/Down Arrow keys Enter (on numeric keypad) Return Type k after number (multiplies by 1000)
Change plug-in control setting in parameter field Move down/up to next/previous parameter fields Increase/decrease slider value Input value without leaving field Enter value and exit Keyboard Entry mode For fields that support kHz (kiloHertz)
Mixing DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd-Ctrl-click Track Type icon in Mix window Optn-click on either AutoMatch indicator Optn-click on ctrl Cmnd-click on Track Volume/Peak/Channel Delay indicator Click on indicator Click on Headroom indicator Cmnd-click on insert name in Inserts view Cmnd-click on send name in Sends view Cmnd-click on Send selector
Make track active/inactive Set all faders to their automation null points Reset a control to default value Volume/Peak/Channel Delay amount
Clear peak or clip-hold from meter Peak counter reset in Headroom indicator mode Bypass plug-in insert Bypass Send mute Toggle Send display between All and Individual
Cmnd-Ctrl-click on Plug-In Delay, User Offset, or Track Compensation indicator
Bypass Delay Compensation View indicators (Pro Tools HD only)
Numeric Entry DigiDesign ProTools 8
Asterisk (*) (on numeric keypad) Forward Slash (/). Optn+Forward Slash (/) (on numeric keypad). Subsequent presses toggle through fields Comma (,) Equals (=). Hold down key for continued input. Period (.) Left/Right Arrow keys
Edit Current Location and Big Counters Edit Start/End/Length fields (Edit window) Subsequent presses toggle through fields. Initiate time entry in Transport window fields
Capture incoming time code in Session Setup win- dow (with Start field selected) Capture incoming time code in Spot dialog and Time Stamp Selected dialog Move sub-unit selection to the right Move sub-unit selection to the left/right
Plus (+) or Minus (-) keys followed by offset number (subtraction not supported in Bars|Beats) Up/Down Arrow keys Retype value Enter Esc (Escape) key
Calculator Entry mode
Increment/decrement the current sub-unit Clear entered numeric value and stay in Time Entry mode Apply entered numeric value Clear entered numeric value and exit Time Entry mode Note: When Time Code is the selected time scale, initiating a time entry highlights entire field, and numeric values are entered right to left
Text Entry DigiDesign ProTools 8
Tab or Shft+Tab Up/Down Arrow keys Left/Right Arrow keys Double-click on word Triple-click on a word in the line
Move down or up rows Move to beginning or end of edit contents Move single letters at a time across a name label Select entire word Select entire line
Miscellaneous DigiDesign ProTools 8
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys
Increase or decrease track height
Optn-click on record drive Cmnd-click with Selector tool at start or current cursor location Cmnd-click a Solo button Hold down N key while launching Pro Tools Optn-click Proceed button in dialog Cmnd+Optn+W Cmnd+W Cmnd+Q
Set all tracks to selected record drive in Disk Alloca- tion dialog Display Playlist selector (requires selection start or flashing insertion point match user time stamp of region) Display and adjust the AFL/PFL Path fader while in AFL/PFL mode (Pro Tools HD systems only) Access Playback Engine dialog during Pro Tools launch Bypass repeat dialogs when multiple items are changed by single operation (such as Clear, Delete, Compact) Close all open Plug-In, Send, Pan, and Mic Pre win- dows Close active Mix or Edit window (if both are open) or active browser (if two or more browsers are open) Quit Pro Tools
Keyboard Focus DigiDesign ProTools 8
Cmnd+Optn+1 Cmnd+Optn+2 Cmnd+Optn+3
Commands Keyboard Focus Region List Keyboard Focus Group List Keyboard Focus
Commands Keyboard Focus Mode DigiDesign ProTools 8
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (on QWERTY keyboard) 6/7 (on QWERTY keyboard) 8/9 (on QWERTY keyboard) O (on QWERTY keyboard) 0 Minus (-) key (on QWERTY keyboard) = Q W E R T Y (HD systems only) U (HD systems only) I (HD systems only)
Zoom presets 1-5 Play to/from edit start by pre/post-roll value Play to/from edit end by pre/post roll amount Copy Edit selection to Timeline selection Copy Timeline selection to Edit selection (Pro Tools HD only) Toggle pre-defined common Track Views (audio track = Waveform and Volume; MIDI track = Notes and Regions; Instrument tracks = Notes and Regions) Capture Time Code Center Timeline selection start Center Timeline selection end Zoom Toggle Zoom Out horizontally Zoom In horizontally Snap start (of selected region) to time code Snap sync point (of selected region) to time code Snap end (of selected region) to time code
H J (HD systems only) K (HD systems only) P Semi-Colon (;) L Apostrophe (') ] [ A S D F G Z X C V B N Comma (,)
Snap start (of selected region) to playhead Snap sync point (of selected region) to playhead Snap end (of selected region) to playhead Move Edit selection up Move Edit selection down Tab back Tab forward Play Timeline Selection (Pro Tools HD only) Play Edit Selection Trim Start to Insertion Trim End to Insertion Fade to Start (available if no selection) Fade (without showing Fades dialog) Fade to End (available if no selection) Undo Cut Copy Paste Separate Timeline Insertion follows Playback (disable/enable) Nudge back by Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled)
Period (.) M / (Forward Slash) (on QWERTY keyboard)
Nudge forward by Nudge value; Nudge Timeline selection (Link Timeline and Edit Selection disabled) or Nudge region (Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled) 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) 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)
Scroll Wheel Commands DigiDesign ProTools 8
Shft+Scroll Wheel Cmnd+Scroll Wheel Optn+Scroll Wheel in timeline Optn+Shft+Scroll Wheel in timeline
Scroll horizontally Fine-tune scroll (Fine Adjust mode) Zoom in/out of timeline Zoom in/out of waveforms
DigiBase Shortcuts DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn+Semi-Colon Optn+Apostrophe (') Optn+O Optn+J
Opens the Workspace browser Opens the Task Manager window Opens or closes the Project browser Brings all browsers to the foreground
Optn+Shft+J Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys Ctrl+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
Sends all browsers to the back Cycle to previous/next browsers Zoom presets in the Edit window - or - View presets in DigiBase browsers
DigiBase Auditioning DigiDesign ProTools 8
Spacebar Optn+Spacebar Cmnd+P
Browser Item: Starts or stops auditioning from head - or - Audio Import dialog: Starts or stops auditioning from head Browser Item: Starts or stops loop auditioning from head Import Audio dialog: Starts or stops auditioning
DigiBase Delete or Duplicate DigiDesign ProTools 8
Delete Cmnd+Delete Optn+Delete Cmnd+D
Region List: Deletes a Region from the timeline - or - Browser Item: Deletes items from the browser/disk Deletes locked files selected in a browser Deletes any selected browser item, and suppresses any warning dialog Creates duplicates of any selected files
DigiBase Mouse Click DigiDesign ProTools 8
Shft-click
Selects contiguous items in a browser or column headers
Optn-Shft-click Optn-click
Cmnd-Optn-click Cmnd-click
Ctrl-click Cmnd-double-click
Selects all of the files in a multichannel file in a browser 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 Column Header: Hides a column for the individual browser 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 Region List: Select a region without changing which region is highlighted in Timeline Browser Items: Opens a new window and leaves the original window open
DigiBase Drag and Drop DigiDesign ProTools 8
Optn-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. Cmnd-drag and drop Waveform Display: Sets sync point and spots to Timeline - or - Region List: Opens the Replace Region dialog Cmnd-Optn-drag and drop Waveform Display: Sets the sync point and spots to the Timeline and copies the audio file
Ctrl-drag and drop Ctrl-Optn-drag and drop Ctrl-Shft-drag and drop Ctrl-Optn-Shft-drag and drop Ctrl-Cmnd-drag and drop Ctrl-Cmnd-Optn-drag and drop Ctrl-Cmnd-Shft drag and drop Ctrl-Cmnd-Optn-Shft-drag and drop
Region List: Snaps to head - or - Browser Audio File, from Name or Icon: Snaps to head - or - Browser Audio File, from '/aveform Display: Spots to temporary sync point Browser Audio File to Timeline: Snaps to head and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder Region List: Snaps to sync point - or - Browser Item: Snaps to sync point Browser Item: Snaps to sync point and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder Region List: Snaps to tail - or - Browser Item: Snaps to tail Browser Item: Snaps to tail and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder Browser Item: Spots with variable cursor Browser Item: Spots with variable cursor and copies the audio file to the session's Audio Files folder
DigiBase Navigation Shortcuts DigiDesign ProTools 8
Up Arrow key Down Arrow key Page Up Page Down Home
Selection up Selection down Scroll Page up Scroll Page down Scroll to top of browser
End Cmnd+Optn+F Cmnd+Up Arrow key Cmnd+Down Arrow key Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow key Right Arrow key Left Arrow key Cmnd+Left/Right Arrow keys Enter or Return Escape (Esc) key Cmnd+F Tab Shft+Tab
Scroll to bottom of browser Scroll to track Up one browser level (same as Up arrow icon) Open folder (same window) 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
