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1
Q

Advance marker to nearest measure-start

A

2 on the num pad

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2
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Bounce to Disk

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Option + CMD + B

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3
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Clear all meters (clear reds/overs)

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Option + C

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4
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Close the current session without quitting the application

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Shift + CMD + W

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5
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Create a group for current track selection(s)

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CMD + G

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6
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Create a marker at the current time

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Enter (on the numpad)

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7
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Create new track(s)

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Shift + CMD + N

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8
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Display Global automation (for enable/disable)

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CMD + 4 (on the numpad)

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9
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Display Session properties (session setup)

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CMD + 2 (on the numpad)

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10
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Display the big counter

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CMD + 3 (on the numpad)

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11
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Start/stop playback

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Space bar

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12
Q

Display Transport window

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CMD + 1

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13
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Half Speed Playback

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Shift + Space bar

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14
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Import Audio

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Shift + CMD + I

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15
Q

Import Session Data

A

Shift + Option + I

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16
Q

Jump to the beginning of the session

A

Return

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17
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Mute the track(s) containing the edit cursor

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Shift + M

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18
Q

Narrow Mix Channel appearance in the Mix Window

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Option + CMD + M

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19
Q

Open the memory Locations Popup Menu

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CMD + 5 (on the numpad)

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20
Q

Undo

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CMD + Z (or Z)

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21
Q

Paste

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V

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22
Q

Quit Protools

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CMD + Q

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23
Q

Redo

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Shift + CMD + Z

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24
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Rewind marker to neareste measure-start

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1 (on the numpad)

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25
Q

Save the current session

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CMD + S

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26
Q

Select All

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CMD + A

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27
Q

Show Beat detective menu

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CMD + 8 (on the numpad)

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28
Q

Show Task manager

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Option + ‘ (apostrophee)

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29
Q

Solo the track(s) containing the edit cursor

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Shift + S

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30
Q

Suspend all group

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Shift + CMD + G

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31
Q

Switch beetween the edit and mix windows

A

CMD + =

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32
Q

Toggle Bypass for all inserts on selected tracks

A

Shift + A

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33
Q

Toggle Count-off

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8 (on the numpad)

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34
Q

Toggle loopplayback

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4 (on the numpad) or Shift + CMD + L

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35
Q

Toggle metronome/Click

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7 (on the numpad)

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36
Q

Toggle mute of all sends for selected tracks

A

Shift + Q

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37
Q

Toggle Quick punch

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6 (on the numpad)

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38
Q

Arm track(s) for recording wich contain the edit cursor

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Shift + R

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39
Q

Open the most recent session

A

Shift + CMD + O

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40
Q

Move edit selection/cursor Up one track

A

P

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41
Q

(In volume or Pan view) create automatic linear fade between start and end of selection

A

X

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42
Q

Add new track : cycle through track typpe (Audio-Midi-Instrument-VCA)

A

CMD + Up or Down arrow

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43
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Add new track : select if new track is mono or stereo

A

CMD + Left or Right arrow

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44
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Add tracks : add/remove additional row in the new tracks dialogue box

A

Shift + CMD + Up or Down arrow

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45
Q

Begin Recording

A

3 (CMD+Spacebar or F12)

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46
Q

Copy current selection

A

C

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47
Q

Duplicate selected tracks

A

Shift + option + D

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48
Q

Insert silence into selected region

A

Shift + CMD + E

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49
Q

Link timeline and edit selection (toggle)

A

Shift + /

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50
Q

Lock/Unlock tool-mode change with keyboard

A

Control + Shift + T

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51
Q

Move cursor back to previous region boundary or Sync Point

A

L

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52
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Move cursor forward to next region boundary or sync point

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’ (apostrophee)

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53
Q

Move edit selection/cursor down one track

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; (semi-colon)

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54
Q

Cycle through track view (Waveform/playlist/ect) on selected track

A

Control + CMD + Left arrow

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55
Q

Nudge timeline selection nodes to the left

A

< (or minus on numpad)

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56
Q

Nudge timeline selection nodes to the right

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> (or + on the numpad)

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57
Q

Place start of timeline selection in the middle of the edit window

A

Q

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58
Q

Play selection made on the timeline

A

) (paranthesis)

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59
Q

Play the edit selection on the current track

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( (paranthesis left)

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60
Q

Toggle dynamic transport

A

Control + Cmd + P

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61
Q

Toggle insertion follows playback

A

N

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62
Q

Mute/unmute selected clip(s)

A

CMD + M

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63
Q

Trim Clip/region to selection

A

CMD + T

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64
Q

Trim from cursor to end of Region

A

S

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65
Q

Trim from start of region to cursor

A

A

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66
Q

Cycle through track view (waveform / playlist / ect) on all tracks

A

Control + option + CMD + Left arrow

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67
Q

Toggle between waveform and volume view

A
  • (hyphen or minus not on numpad)
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68
Q

Select shuffle Edit mode

A

F1

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69
Q

Enable snap to grip while in shuffle or spot or slip edit mode

A

Shift + F4

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70
Q

Cycle through edit modes (shuffle/spot/slip/grid)

A

` (before 1 not on the numpad)

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71
Q

Cycle through selection of edit tools

A

Esc

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72
Q

Select Scubber tool

A

F9

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73
Q

Select Selector tool

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F7

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74
Q

Select Pencil Tool

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F10

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75
Q

Select slip edit mode

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F2

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76
Q

Select Spot Edit Mode

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F3

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77
Q

Select the Smart tool

A

F6 + F7 (or F7 + F8)

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78
Q

Select/toggle Grabber tool

A

F8

79
Q

Select / toggle Grid Edit Mode

A

F4

80
Q

Select/toggle trim tool

A

F6

81
Q

Copy the selection to the main playlist

A

Control + Option + V

82
Q

Create a new playlist for all tracks

A

Control + option+ Backslash

83
Q

Create a new playlist for selected tracks

A

Control + option + Shift + Backslash

84
Q

Create a new playlist for the first selected track in the session

A

Control + Backslash

85
Q

Display previous/next playlist as main playlist (with edit cursor on main playlist)

A

Shift + Up or Down arrow

86
Q

Duplicate the main playlist for all tracks

A

Control + option + CMD + Backslash

87
Q

Duplicate the main playlist for selected tracks

A

Control + option + CMD + Shift + backslash

88
Q

Duplicate the main playlist for the first selected track in the session

A

Control + CMD + Backslash

89
Q

Midi editor - Send to back

A

Shift + Option + N

90
Q

All midi notes off (Midi Panic)

A

Shift + CMD + >.

91
Q

Show/Hide event Operations - Change duration

A

Option + P

92
Q

Show/hide Event operations - Quantize

A

Option + 0

93
Q

Show/Hide Event operations - Select/Split notes

A

option + Y

94
Q

Show/Hide Event operations - transpose

A

Option + T

95
Q

Identify beat

A

CMD + I

96
Q

Import Midi

A

Option + CMD + I

97
Q

Midi editor - bring to front

A

Option + N

98
Q

toggle midi merge/replace mode

A

9 (on the numpad)

99
Q

Show/hide Midi real-time properties

A

option + 4

100
Q

Show/hide event operations - Quantize/transpose/duration

A

option + 3

101
Q

Show/hide tempo operation window

A

Option + 2

102
Q

Show/Hide Time operation window (meter)

A

option + 1

103
Q

Show/hide Midi editor window

A

Control + =

104
Q

Show/hide event list

A

option + =

105
Q

Show/hide score editor window

A

control + option + =

106
Q

Toggle automatic clip spotting

A

option + Cmd + P

107
Q

Toggle Pre/post-roll

A

CMD + K

108
Q

Nudge selected clip gain nodes to the right

A

Control + Shift + > (or +)

109
Q

Add a clip gain node at the current edit location

A

Control + Shift + E

110
Q

Clear Clip Gain envelope from selected region

A

Control + Shift + B

111
Q

Clear Selected clips (remove files from disk)

A

Shift + CMD + B

112
Q

Consolidate selection(s) into single clip(s)

A

Shift + option + 3 (not on the numpad)

113
Q

Copy Clip Gain (nodes from clip gain envelope/line)

A

Control + Shift + C

114
Q

Create a crossfade with fade settings defined in preferences

A

F

115
Q

Cut clip gain (nodes from clip gain envelope/line)

A

Control + Shift + X

116
Q

Duplicate selected region

A

CMD + D

117
Q

Fade in from beginning of region to cursor

A

D

118
Q

Fade out from cursor position to end of region

A

G

119
Q

Toggle Elastic properties window for selected clip

A

Option + 5

120
Q

Nudge selected clip gain nodes to the left

A

Control + Shift + < (or - on the numpad)

121
Q

Nudge the selected clip gain nodes down

A

Control + Shift + Down arrow

122
Q

Nudge the selected clip gain nodes down

A

Control + Shift + up arrow

123
Q

Open Batch Fades dialogue for selected clips

A

CMD + F

124
Q

Paste Clip Gain

A

V

125
Q

Rename Selected Clips

A

Shift + CMD + R

126
Q

Separate/Split clip at current time

A

B

127
Q

Strip Silence on selected regions

A

CMD + U

128
Q

Toggle clip gain Info

A

Control + Shift + =

129
Q

Toggle the clip Gain line

A

Control + Shift + - (hyphen or minus)

130
Q

Heal separation of clips

A

CMD + H

131
Q

Select/toggle Zoom Tool

A

F5

132
Q

Increase/Decrease the height for track lanes selected by cursor

A

Control + Up or Down arrow

133
Q

Fit session on screen horizontally

A

Control + option + A

134
Q

Recall one of the five horizontal zoom presets

A

1/2/3/4/5 on the keyboard

135
Q

Revert amplitude zoom (on clip waveform display) to default height

A

Control + Option + CMD + ( (left bracket)

136
Q

Zoom midi to fit all notes vertically

A

Control + Shift + CMD + ( (left bracket)

137
Q

Toggle zoom of edit selection

A

E

138
Q

Vertical zoom in/out in the midi editor window

A

Shift + CMD + ( ) (left or right bracket)

139
Q

Zoom in/out amplitude of waveformes

A

Option + CMD + ( ) - left or right bracket

140
Q

Zoom in horizontally

A

T

141
Q

Zoom out horizontally

A

R

142
Q

Toggle Bypass for Modulation Inserts on selected tracks

A

Shift + W

143
Q

Open new worspace browser

A

Option + I

144
Q

Display workspace browser / Cycle through open worksapces

A

Option + ;

145
Q

Stop recording and delete take permanentaly

A

CMD + >

146
Q

Workspace browser - bring to front

A

Option + J

147
Q

Workspace browser - send to back

A

Shift + option + J

148
Q

Half speed record

A

Shift + CMD + Spacebar

149
Q

Toggle bypass for delay insert on selected tracks

A

Shift + D

150
Q

Toggle Bypass for Dynamics inserts on selected tracks

A

Shift + C

151
Q

Toggle Bypass for EQ inserts on selected track

A

Shift + E

152
Q

Toggle bypass for insert A-E on selected tracks

A

Shift + 2

153
Q

Toggle bypass for inserts F-J on selected tracks

A

Shift + 3

154
Q

2018: extend edit selection up by one track

A

(Control) + Shift + P

155
Q

Toggle bypass for reverb inserts on selected tracks

A

Shift + V

156
Q

Toggle mute of sends A-E on selected tracks

A

Shift + 4

157
Q

Extend the selection to the next clip boundary

A

Shift + Tab

158
Q

Increase/ Decrease the nudge value

A

Option + CMD + plus or minus +-

159
Q

Increase/Deacrease the Grid value

A

Control + option + plus or minus +-

160
Q

Halve the current edit selection

A

Control + shift + option + CMD + L

161
Q

Double the current edit selection

A

Control + Shift + option + CMD + ‘ (apostrophe)

162
Q

Remove the top track from the edit selection

A

Control + option + P

163
Q

Remove the bottom track from the edit

A

Control + option + ; (semicolon)

164
Q

Move edit selection left by duration of selection

A

Control + option + CMD + L

165
Q

Move edit selection right by duration of selection

A

Control + Option + CMD + ‘ (apostrophe)

166
Q

Extend edit selection down by one track

A

Control + Shift + ; (Semi-colon)

167
Q

2018 : Increase/Decrease velocity of midi notes by 15

A

Shift + CMD + Up or Down arrow

168
Q

2018 : Copy audio from next playlist into the edit selection (w/cursor on main playlist)

A

Shift + CMD + Down arrow

169
Q

2018 : Copy audio from previous playlist into the edit selection (w/cursor on main playlist

A

Shift + CMD + Up arrow

170
Q

2018 : Display target playlist as main playlist

A

Shift + right arrow

171
Q

Make main playlist the target playlist (w/cursor on main playlist)

A

Shift + CMD + right arrow

172
Q

Move (not copy) selection to target playlist

A

Shift + option + T

173
Q

2018 : toggle between current and most recent playlist (w/cursor on main playlist)

A

Shift + left arrow

174
Q

2018.3 Retrospective Midi record

A

Shift + option + Z

175
Q

2018 : Increase/Decrease velocity of Midi notes by 5

A

CMD + up or down arrow

176
Q

2018 : Transpose Midi notes up or down a semitone

A

Up or down arrow

177
Q

2018 : Transpose Midi notes up or down an octave

A

Shift + up or down arrow

178
Q

2018 : transpose midi notes up or down in the scale designated by the key ruler

A

Control + up or down arrow

179
Q

2018 : trim end of midi note by grid value

A

Option + left or right arrow

180
Q

2018 : trim start of midi note by grid value

A

Control + left or right arrow

181
Q

2018 : Duplicate selection and extend selection to the end of the duplicate

A

Control + Shift + option + CMD + D

182
Q

Restore last selection

A

Option + CMD + Z

183
Q

Nudge

Nudge edit selection

Nudge the content of edit selection

Nudge the start time of a selection

Nudge the end time of a selection

Trim clip start

Trim clip end

A

+ or -

Shift + or -

Control + plus or minus +-

Option + Shift + plus or minus +-

CMD + Shift + plus or minus +-

Option + plus or minus +-

CMD + plus or minus +-

184
Q

Import a video

A

Shift+option+CMD+I

185
Q

VIDEO track online

A

SHIFT+CMD+J

186
Q

Video Universe

A

CMD+7

187
Q

Alternate takes on clip

A

CMD+Click

188
Q

Paste special > repeat to fill selection

A

option+CMD+V

189
Q

Edit Lock (clip)

TIME LOCK (clip)

A

CMD+L

CTRL+OPTION+L

190
Q

EDIT tool/mode keyboard Lock

A

CTRL+SHIFT+T

191
Q

TCE edit to timeline Selection

(with link edit and timeline selection disabled)

A

option+SHIFT+U

(edit > TCE edit to timeline selection)

192
Q
  • Target playlist for a track
  • Show the target playlist as main playlist
  • Toggle betwwen most recently viewed Main
  • Main Playlist : cycle through alternates takes
  • Copy selection to target playlist
  • Copy selection to new playlist
  • Move selection to target playlist
  • Move selection to new playlist
A
  • CMD+SHIFT+Right arrow
  • SHIFT+Right arrow
  • SHIFT+Left arrow
  • SHIFT+UP/Down
  • Option+SHIFT+Up arrow
  • Option+Shift+Down arrow
  • Option+SHIFT+T
  • Option+SHift+N
193
Q

TRACK PRESET saving

A

Track> save track preset

Option + SHIFT + P

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