Key Command Shortcuts - Edit Window

Question 1

F1


⌥+1

Answer 1

Switch to Shuffle mode

Question 2

⌘-click Shuffle button

Answer 2

Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode

Question 3

F2


⌥+2

Answer 3

Switch to Slip mode

Question 4

F3


⌥+3

Answer 4

Switch to Spot mode

Question 5

F4


⌥+4

Answer 5

Switch to Grid mode or toggle between absolute and relative grid mode

Question 6

⇧+ F4

Answer 6

Enable Snap to Grid while in another edit mode

Question 7

F1+F4

Answer 7

Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode

Question 8

F2+F4

Answer 8

Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode

Question 9

F3+F4

Answer 9

Enable Snap to Grid and Spot mode

Question 10

～ (tilde)

[Single Open Quote (‘) key located above the Tab key]

Answer 10

Cycle through Edit modes

Question 11

⎋ (escape)

Answer 11

Cycle through Edit tools

Question 12

F5


⌘+1

Answer 12

Activate Zoomer tool or toggle between normal and single zoom mode

Question 13

F6


⌘+2

Answer 13

Activate Trimmer tool or toggle between standard Trim tool, TCE (Time Compression/Expansion Trim tool), and Loop Trim tool

Question 14

F7


⌘+3

Answer 14

Activate Selector tool

Question 15

F8


⌘+4

Answer 15

Activate Grabber tool or toggle between Time, Separation, and Object grabber tool

Question 16

F9


⌘+5

Answer 16

Activate Scrubber tool

Question 17

F10


⌘+6

Answer 17

Activate Pencil tool or toggle between Freehand, Line, Triangle, Square, Random, Parabolic, or S-Curve Pencil tools

Question 18

F6+F7/ F7+F8/ F6+F8


⌘+7

Answer 18

Activate Smart tool

Question 19

F12, ⌘+␣ (spacebar), or 3⃣ (3 on numeric keypad)

Answer 19

record/punch-in/out

Question 20

⌘+⌥+1

Answer 20

Enable Command Focus in the track edit window

Question 21

⌘+⌥+2

Answer 21

Enable Command Focus in the regions edit window

Question 22

⌘+⌥+3

Answer 22

Enable Command Focus in the groups edit window

Question 23

⌘+⌥+4

Answer 23

Give edit window header focus when MIDI editor is open

Question 24

⌘+⌥+5

Answer 24

Give MIDI edit window header focus when MIDI editor is open

Question 25

⌘+ grabber tool

Answer 25

Slip mode movement of region

Question 26

^ + grabber tool

Answer 26

Ensures region being dragged doesn’t move left or right

Question 27

⌥ + grabber tool

Answer 27

Copy and drag edit selection contents to new area on timeline

Question 28

^ + ⌥ + grabber tool

Answer 28

Ensures region being copied and dragged doesn’t move left or right

Question 29

⇧+⌘+G

Answer 29

Suspend all groups

Question 30

⇧+⌘+I

Answer 30

Open Import Audio dialog

Question 31

⌥+A

Answer 31

Show all

Question 32

⌥+F

Answer 32

Zoom selection to full width of edit window

Question 33

⌥+R

Answer 33

Repeat selected region

Question 34

⌥+T

Answer 34

Transpose (MIDI)

Question 35

⌥-click on any track control (button)

Answer 35

performs same action across all tracks in session (i.e. change to same bus selection)

Question 36

⌥+⇧-click on any track control (button)

Answer 36

performs same action across all SELECTED tracks (i.e. change to same bus selection)