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PT 101 - Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards

1
Q

Show or hide the Transport window.

A

Command+1

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2
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Start and stop playback.

A

Spacebar

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3
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Move the playback cursor to the beginning of the session’s timeline.

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Option+Return

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4
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Save your session.

A

Command+S

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5
Q

Create new session.

A

Command+Control+S

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6
Q

Move tool clusters laterally along the Edit window toolbar.

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Hold the Command key and click and drag the tool cluster to a new location.

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7
Q

Toggle between the Mix and Edit windows.

A

Command+=

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8
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Toggle between Narrow Mix view and Normal view.

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Shift+Command+M

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9
Q

Hide any Edit window.

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Option-click on the heading of any Mix window View on any track’s channel strip.

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10
Q

Open the New Tracks dialog box.

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Shift+Command+N

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Toggle through the stereo or mono options of the New Tracks dialog box.

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Press and hold the Command key, and press either the Left or Right Arrow keys.

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12
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Cycle through the different track types in the New Tracks dialog box.

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Press and hold the Command key, and press either the Up or Down Arrow keys.

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13
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Add a new row at the bottom of the New Tracks dialog box.

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Command+Shift+Up Down Arrow

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14
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Remove the bottom row of the New Tracks dialog box.

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Command+Shift+Up Arrow

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15
Q

Select a track without deselecting the currently selected track(s).

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Hold the Command key and click on the track name (in the Tracks List, Edit window tracks area, or
Mix window tracks area).

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16
Q

Select a range of tracks.

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Select the first track in a range by clicking the name, then hold the Shift key and select the last track in the range.

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17
Q

Select (and deselect) all tracks in your session.

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Click any track name while holding the Option key.

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18
Q

Advance to the next or previous tracks’ Track Name dialog box.

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In the Name Tracks dialog box, hold Command and press the Right Arrow key or the Left Arrow key.

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19
Q

Change the height of all tracks in your session.

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Hold the Option key while changing any track’s height.

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20
Q

Change the height of all selected tracks in your session.

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Hold the Option+Shift key while changing any selected track’s height.

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21
Q

Solo or mute all tracks in your session.

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Hold the Option key while soloing or muting any track.

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22
Q

Solo or mute all selected tracks in your session.

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Hold the Option+Shift key whiling soloing or muting any selected track.

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23
Q

Open the Import Audio dialog box.

A

Shift+Command+I

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24
Q

Force-copy when dragging from a computer’s file browser or Pro Tools’ Workspace browser.

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Hold the Option key while dragging a file into Pro Tools.

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Open a new Workspace browser.
Option+I
26
Bring all Workspace browsers to the front.
Option+J
27
Move the playback cursor to the beginning of the timeline.
Return key
28
Move the playback cursor to the end of the timeline.
Hold the Option key, and press the Return key.
29
Make a selection on the timeline from the playback cursor's position the beginning of the session's timeline.
Hold the Shift key and press the Return key.
30
Make a selection on the timeline from the playback cursor's previous to end of the session's timeline.
Hold Shift+Option keys and press the Return key.
31
Horizontal Zoom Out
R key, or Command key and Left Bracket key ([)
32
Horizontal Zoom In
T key, or Command key and Right Bracket key (])
33
Vertical Zoom Out (Audio)
Command+Option and Left Bracket key ([)
34
Vertical Zoom In (Audio)
Command+Option and Right Bracket key (])
35
Zoom out with the Zoomer tool
Hold the Option key
36
Zoom out the view of the session to show the longest shown track in its entirely.
Double-click the Zoomed tool.
37
Smoothly horizontally zoom in or out
Using the Zoomer tool, hold the Control key, then click and drag left or right anywhere in the tracks.
38
Vertically zoom a single track's audio waveform
Using the Zoomer tool, hold the Control key, then click and drag up or down on any track
39
Vertically zoom all tracks' audio waveforms
Using the Zoomer tool, hold Shift+Control, then click and drag up or down on any track
40
Enable or disable Insertion Follows Playback
N key
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Scroll the Edit window screen to the playback cursor, or the beginning of the selected area on the timeline.
Left Arrow key
42
Scroll the Edit window screen to the Playback cursor, or the end of the selected area on the timeline.
Right Arrow key
43
Flip the direction of the Trim tool.
Option key
44
Shuffle Edit Mode
F1 key
45
Slip Edit Mode
F2 key
46
Spot Edit Mode
F3 key
47
Grid Edit Mode
F4 key
48
Zoomer tool
F5 key
49
Trim tool
F6 key
50
Selector tool
F7 key
51
Grabber tool
F8 key
52
Tap to set tempo
Highlight the tempo field of the Edit window's MIDI controls or the BPM field of the Tempo Change dialog box, and press the T key on your keyboard in tempo
53
Reset you volume to unity (0.0) or your pan to center (0)
Hold the Option key and click on the volume or pan control
54
Record enable a track with a Playback cursor
Shift+R
55
Begin recording
Command+Spacebar F12 3 key on the numeric keypad
56
Clear selected clips in the Clips list
Shift+Command+B
57
Select a range of clips in the Clips list
Hold the Shift key and select the first and last clip in the range
58
Select (or deselect) multiple individual clips
Hold the Command key while clicking clips
59
Change the tempo
Select the tempo value and press the "T" on your computer's keyboard in tempo
60
Wait for note
F11 (if the preference in the MIDI tab of the preference dialog box is enabled)
61
Virtual MIDI Keyboard
Shift+K
62
Vertically zoom MIDI
Command+Shift and press the Left Bracket ([) to zoom down (making the MIDI notes look shorter) or the Right Bracket (]) to zoom up (making the MIDI notes look taller)
63
Flip the Pencil tool to become an eraser. Clicking on a note while using the eraser will delete it.
Hold the Option key
64
Remove a breakpoint with the Grabber tool
Hold the Option key and click on an existing breakpoint to delete it (you'll see a small minus sign beside the pointing finger icon, indicating that the breakpoint will be removed)
65
Enable or disable the Metronome
7 key on the numeric keypad
66
Enable or disable the Count Off
8 key on the numeric keypad
67
Enable or disable the MIDI Merge
9 key on the numeric keypad
68
Apply any change made to one track to all tracks
Hold Option key while changing one track
69
Apply any change made to one track to all selected tracks
Hold the Shift+Option key while changing the one selected track
70
Reset your volume levels to unity on your main faders (or send faders)
Hold the Option key and click the fader
71
Move the volume fader in fine resolution (.1 dB steps)
Hold the Command key while clicking and dragging
72
Open multiple Output windows
Hold the Shift key while you click on additional Output window buttons
73
Open a new plug-in window without closing the previously shown plug-in windows
Hold the shift key and click a plug-in insert selector
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Make a copy of a plug-in
Hold the Option key while dragging it to a new location
75
Bypass a plug-in
Hold the Command key and click the insert Assignment for the plug-in you want to bypass
76
Deactivate a plug-in
Hold the Command+Control key and click the insert Assignment for the plug-in you want to make inactive
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See both channels of a Multi-mono plug-in
Hold the Option key and click the channel selector. A separate plug-in window will open per channel.
78
"Solo safe" a track
Hold the Command key and click on the Solo button
79
Quickly set the send's level to unity
Hold the option key and click the fader
80
Copy a send while dragging
Hold the Option key and drag the send to another track
81
Delete an existing automation breakpoint
Hold down the Option key and click it with the Grabber tool (the cursor will be shown as a pointing hand with a minus (-) sign next to it)
82
Change the automation mode for all tracks
Hold the Option key, and change any track's automation mode
83
Change the automation mode for all selected tracks
Hold Shift+Option and change any selected track's automation mode
84
Show and hide the Automation window
Commande+4 on the numeric keypad
85
Select a range of parameters in the Plug-in Automation dialog box
Hold the Shift key while selecting
86
Individually select multiple parameters in the Plug-in Automation dialog box
Hold the Command key while selecting
87
Open the Bounce Mix dialog box
Command+Option+B

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