Intro to Pro Tools Shortcuts

Question 1

start/stop playback

Answer 1

0

Question 2

Move timeline section back 1 bar

Answer 2

1

Question 3

move timeline section forward 1 bar

Answer 3

2

Question 4

start record

Answer 4

3 or command space

Question 5

enable/disable loop playback

Answer 5

4

Question 6

enable/disable loop record mode

Answer 6

5
Loop record can be very useful if you’ve also enabled the automatic playlisting preference. This lets you make a selection, press record (numeric 3, remember), and Pro Tools will automatically save each take as the loop restarts.

Question 7

enable punch record mode

Answer 7

6

Question 8

enable/disable metronome

Answer 8

7

Question 9

enable/disable count-in

Answer 9

8

Question 10

enable/disable MIDI merge

Answer 10

9

Question 11

returns timeline selection point to the beginning of the session

Answer 11

Enter

Question 12

start/stop playback

Answer 12

spacebar

Question 13

alternate record

Answer 13

Command + Spacebar

Question 14

zoom out

Answer 14

R

Question 15

Zoom in

Answer 15

T

Question 16

switch between edit and mix windows

Answer 16

command + =

Question 17

create a new session

Answer 17

Command + N

Question 18

create a new track

Answer 18

Shift + Command + N

Question 19

import audio

Answer 19

Shift + Command + I

Question 20

Duplicates the selected track(s)

Answer 20

Option + Command + D

Question 21

consolidates the selected clip

Answer 21

Shift + Option + 3

Question 22

export the selected clips (dry)

Answer 22

Shift + Command + K

Question 23

offline bounce

Answer 23

Option + Command + B

Question 24

enable SHUFFLE mode

Answer 24

Option + 1 (non-numeric keypad)

Question 25

enable SLIP mode

Answer 25

Option + 2 (non-numeric keypad)

Question 26

enable SPOT mode

Answer 26

Option + 3 (non-numeric keypad)

Question 27

enable GRID mode; hit it again to toggle back and forth between regular and relative grid

Answer 27

Option + 4 (non-numeric keypad)

Question 28

enable/disable insert/send

Answer 28

Command + click insert/send

Question 29

enable/disable ALL inserts or sends for that track

Answer 29

Control + click insert/send

Question 30

playlists audio on the selected track

Answer 30

Control + \
great while recording if you’re working outside of loop record mode

Question 31

oops, undo!

Answer 31

Command + Z

Question 32

oops, redo

Answer 32

Shift + Command + Z

Question 33

SAVE!

Answer 33

Command S
If you don’t do this compulsively every 3 seconds, you’re doing it wrong.

Question 34

trims everything before the timeline selection point

Answer 34

A

Question 35

trims everything after the timeline selection point

Answer 35

S

Question 36

creates a fade from the beginning of a clip up to the timeline selection point

Answer 36

D

Question 37

with a whole clip(s) selected, will add short fades to the beginning and end

Answer 37

F

Question 38

creates a fade after the timeline selection point to the end of the clip

Answer 38

G

Question 39

move the timeline selection point and/or a clip selection up a track

Answer 39

P

Question 40

move the timeline selection point and/or a clip selection down a track

Answer 40

; (semi-colon)

Question 41

nudge a clip to the left (based on your chosen nudge value)

Answer 41

, (comma)

Question 42

nudge a clip to the right (based on your chosen nudge value)

Answer 42

. (period)

Question 43

separate clip based on current selection

Answer 43

Command + E

Question 44

heals a separation

Answer 44

Command + H

Question 45

trims clip to the current selection

Answer 45

Command + T

Question 46

removes current selection

Answer 46

Command + B

Question 47

opens strip silence, allowing you to remove the gaps between audio in selected clips. The sensitivity of strip silence is adjustable.

Answer 47

Command + U

Question 48

group the selected tracks

Answer 48

Command + G

Question 49

suspend all groups in the session

Answer 49

Shift + Command + G

Question 50

group selected clips together;

Answer 50

Option + Command + G
opt + cmnd + U will undo the clip group