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1 Pro Tools Shortcuts GuideVersion Legal NoticesThis guide is copyrighted 2011 by Avid Technology, Inc., (hereafter Avid ), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of , 96 I/O, 96i I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 888|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O, 1622 I/O, 24-Bit ADAT Bridge I/O, AudioSuite, Avid, Avid DNA, Avid Mojo, Avid Unity, Avid Unity ISIS, Avid Xpress, AVoption, Axiom, Beat Detective, Bomb Factory, Bruno, C|24, Command|8, Control|24, D-Command, D-Control, D-Fi, D-fx, D-Show, D-Verb, DAE, Digi 002, DigiBase, DigiDelivery, Digidesign, Digidesign Audio Engine, Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction, Digidesign TDM Bus, DigiDrive, DigiRack, DigiTest, DigiTranslator, DINR, DV Toolkit, EditPack.

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4 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 Used in This GuideOur guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:Menu commands that have a keyboard shortcut display their keyboard shortcut on-screen, to the right of the menu > Save SessionChoose Save Session from the File +N/Control+NHold down the Command (Apple) key (Mac) or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows) and press the N +Plus/Minus (+/ ) keysHold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus ( ) key (on numeric keypad or QWERTY, as noted).

5 Command-click (Mac Only)Hold down the Command key and click the mouse with the right mouse Tools Shortcuts Guide2 Keyboard ShortcutsGlobal Keyboard ShortcutsThe following Shortcuts can be used in all Pro Tools windows for the features 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 meterChange parameter on all channel stripsOption+applicable function (appli-cable functions listed above)Alt+applicable function (applicable functions listed above)Change parameter on all selected channel stripsOption+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 parametersToggle item and set all others to same new stateOption-click on applicable item (applicable items listed above)Alt-click on applicable item (appli-cable items listed above)

6 Toggle item and set all others to opposite stateCommand-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 (applicable functions listed above)Control-click on applicable fader/pot/breakpoint function (applicable functions listed above)Multi-select Tracks regions in Region List paths in I/O SetupSelect multiple contiguous items (tracks, regions, paths)Click to select first item, then Shift-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)Click to select first item, then Shift-click 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 Com-mand-click another to select all similar items between (applicable items listed above)

7 Click to select first item, then Con-trol-click another to select all simi-lar items between (applicable items listed above)Pro Tools Shortcuts3 Pro Tools Edit Window and Mix Window Keyboard ShortcutsThe following keyboard Shortcuts can be used in the Edit WIndow and Mix Window for the features playbackSpacebarSpacebarHalf-speed playbackShift+SpacebarShift+SpacebarPaus e (pre-prime deck for instant playback and record)Control+Spacebar, or Option-click, on Transport Play buttonStart+Spacebar, or Alt-click on Transport Play buttonEnable/disable online playbackCommand+J, or Option+SpacebarCtrl+J, or Alt+SpacebarCenter on selection start/endLeft/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)Left/Right Arrow keys (when selection exceeds window view)Play Edit selectionOption+[Alt+[Back/Forward (move the playback location backwards/forwards by the Back/Forward amount) (Pro Tools HD only)]]

8 Command+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast For-ward buttonCtrl+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward but-tonBack/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 buttonCtrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast For-ward buttonExtend a selection backwards by the Back/For-ward amount (Pro Tools HD only)Shift+Command+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward buttonShift+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast For-ward buttonExtend the selection backwards by the Back/Forward amount and begin playback (Pro Tools HD only)Shift+Com-mand+Option+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward buttonShift+Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward buttonLoop playback toggleCommand+Shift+L, or Con-trol-click on Transport Play buttonCtrl+Shift+L, or Start-click on Transport Play buttonDynamic Transport Mode toggleCommand+Control+PCtrl+Start+PTrans port Master toggle (Pro Tools /Machine/MMC)Command+Backslash (\)

9 Ctrl+Backslash (\)Solo-safe trackCommand-click on track Solo Ctrl-click on track SoloPro Tools Shortcuts Guide4 RecordStart recordCommand+Spacebar, F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad)*Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3 (on numeric keypad)Stop recordSpacebarSpacebarStop record and discard recording take (not undoable)Command+Period (.)Ctrl+Period (.)Half-speed recordCommand+Shift+Spacebar, or Shift+F12*Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, or Shift+F12 Enable/disable online recordCommand+Option+Space-bar*Ctrl+Alt+ SpacebarRecord-safe trackCommand-click on track Record Enable buttonCtrl-click on track Record Enable buttonCycle through record modes: normal, Destruc-tive, Loop, QuickPunch , TrackPunch, DestructivePunchControl-click on Transport Record Enable buttonStart-click on Transport Record Enable buttonLoop Record toggleOption+LAlt+LTrackPunch toggle (Pro Tools HD only)

10 Command+Shift+TCtrl+Shift+TQuickPunch toggleCommand+Shift+PCtrl+Shift+PEnter/E xit record during playback in Quick-PunchCommand+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record but-ton*Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click Transport Record Enable but-tonDestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis-able an audio trackControl-click the track s Record Enable buttonStart-click the track s Record Enable buttonDestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis-able all audio tracksOption-Control-click a track s Record Enable button Alt-Start-click a track s Record Enable button DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/dis-able all selected audio tracksControl-Option-Shift-click a track s Record Enable buttonStart-Alt-Shift-click a track s Record Enable buttonSimultaneously DestructivePunch or Track-Punch enable/disable and record enable/dis-able all audio