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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
Q

Start and stop playback.

A

Spacebar

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3
Q

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

A

Option+Return

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4
Q

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.

A

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
Q

Toggle between Narrow Mix view and Normal view.

A

Shift+Command+M

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9
Q

Hide any Edit window.

A

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.

A

Shift+Command+N

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11
Q

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

A

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

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12
Q

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

A

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

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13
Q

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

A

Command+Shift+Up Down Arrow

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14
Q

Remove the bottom row of the New Tracks dialog box.

A

Command+Shift+Up Arrow

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15
Q

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

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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

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25
Q

Open a new Workspace browser.

A

Option+I

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26
Q

Bring all Workspace browsers to the front.

A

Option+J

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27
Q

Move the playback cursor to the beginning of the timeline.

A

Return key

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28
Q

Move the playback cursor to the end of the timeline.

A

Hold the Option key, and press the Return key.

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29
Q

Make a selection on the timeline from the playback cursor’s position the beginning of the session’s timeline.

A

Hold the Shift key and press the Return key.

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30
Q

Make a selection on the timeline from the playback cursor’s previous to end of the session’s timeline.

A

Hold Shift+Option keys and press the Return key.

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31
Q

Horizontal Zoom Out

A

R key, or Command key and Left Bracket key ([)

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32
Q

Horizontal Zoom In

A

T key, or Command key and Right Bracket key (])

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33
Q

Vertical Zoom Out (Audio)

A

Command+Option and Left Bracket key ([)

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34
Q

Vertical Zoom In (Audio)

A

Command+Option and Right Bracket key (])

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35
Q

Zoom out with the Zoomer tool

A

Hold the Option key

36
Q

Zoom out the view of the session to show the longest shown track in its entirely.

A

Double-click the Zoomed tool.

37
Q

Smoothly horizontally zoom in or out

A

Using the Zoomer tool, hold the Control key, then click and drag left or right anywhere in the tracks.

38
Q

Vertically zoom a single track’s audio waveform

A

Using the Zoomer tool, hold the Control key, then click and drag up or down on any track

39
Q

Vertically zoom all tracks’ audio waveforms

A

Using the Zoomer tool, hold Shift+Control, then click and drag up or down on any track

40
Q

Enable or disable Insertion Follows Playback

A

N key

41
Q

Scroll the Edit window screen to the playback cursor, or the beginning of the selected area on the timeline.

A

Left Arrow key

42
Q

Scroll the Edit window screen to the Playback cursor, or the end of the selected area on the timeline.

A

Right Arrow key

43
Q

Flip the direction of the Trim tool.

A

Option key

44
Q

Shuffle Edit Mode

A

F1 key

45
Q

Slip Edit Mode

A

F2 key

46
Q

Spot Edit Mode

A

F3 key

47
Q

Grid Edit Mode

A

F4 key

48
Q

Zoomer tool

A

F5 key

49
Q

Trim tool

A

F6 key

50
Q

Selector tool

A

F7 key

51
Q

Grabber tool

A

F8 key

52
Q

Tap to set tempo

A

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
Q

Reset you volume to unity (0.0) or your pan to center (0)

A

Hold the Option key and click on the volume or pan control

54
Q

Record enable a track with a Playback cursor

A

Shift+R

55
Q

Begin recording

A

Command+Spacebar
F12
3 key on the numeric keypad

56
Q

Clear selected clips in the Clips list

A

Shift+Command+B

57
Q

Select a range of clips in the Clips list

A

Hold the Shift key and select the first and last clip in the range

58
Q

Select (or deselect) multiple individual clips

A

Hold the Command key while clicking clips

59
Q

Change the tempo

A

Select the tempo value and press the “T” on your computer’s keyboard in tempo

60
Q

Wait for note

A

F11 (if the preference in the MIDI tab of the preference dialog box is enabled)

61
Q

Virtual MIDI Keyboard

A

Shift+K

62
Q

Vertically zoom MIDI

A

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
Q

Flip the Pencil tool to become an eraser. Clicking on a note while using the eraser will delete it.

A

Hold the Option key

64
Q

Remove a breakpoint with the Grabber tool

A

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
Q

Enable or disable the Metronome

A

7 key on the numeric keypad

66
Q

Enable or disable the Count Off

A

8 key on the numeric keypad

67
Q

Enable or disable the MIDI Merge

A

9 key on the numeric keypad

68
Q

Apply any change made to one track to all tracks

A

Hold Option key while changing one track

69
Q

Apply any change made to one track to all selected tracks

A

Hold the Shift+Option key while changing the one selected track

70
Q

Reset your volume levels to unity on your main faders (or send faders)

A

Hold the Option key and click the fader

71
Q

Move the volume fader in fine resolution (.1 dB steps)

A

Hold the Command key while clicking and dragging

72
Q

Open multiple Output windows

A

Hold the Shift key while you click on additional Output window buttons

73
Q

Open a new plug-in window without closing the previously shown plug-in windows

A

Hold the shift key and click a plug-in insert selector

74
Q

Make a copy of a plug-in

A

Hold the Option key while dragging it to a new location

75
Q

Bypass a plug-in

A

Hold the Command key and click the insert Assignment for the plug-in you want to bypass

76
Q

Deactivate a plug-in

A

Hold the Command+Control key and click the insert Assignment for the plug-in you want to make inactive

77
Q

See both channels of a Multi-mono plug-in

A

Hold the Option key and click the channel selector. A separate plug-in window will open per channel.

78
Q

“Solo safe” a track

A

Hold the Command key and click on the Solo button

79
Q

Quickly set the send’s level to unity

A

Hold the option key and click the fader

80
Q

Copy a send while dragging

A

Hold the Option key and drag the send to another track

81
Q

Delete an existing automation breakpoint

A

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
Q

Change the automation mode for all tracks

A

Hold the Option key, and change any track’s automation mode

83
Q

Change the automation mode for all selected tracks

A

Hold Shift+Option and change any selected track’s automation mode

84
Q

Show and hide the Automation window

A

Commande+4 on the numeric keypad

85
Q

Select a range of parameters in the Plug-in Automation dialog box

A

Hold the Shift key while selecting

86
Q

Individually select multiple parameters in the Plug-in Automation dialog box

A

Hold the Command key while selecting

87
Q

Open the Bounce Mix dialog box

A

Command+Option+B

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