Quick Keys

Question 1

Startup Playback Engine

Answer 1

Hold N while Pro Tools is opening

Question 2

Option button

Answer 2

Affects all

Question 3

Shift+Option (Shoption)

Answer 3

Affects what’s selected

Question 4

Session setup window

Answer 4

Command+2 (numeric keypad)

Question 5

Floating transport window

Answer 5

Command+1 (numeric keypad)

Question 6

Big counter window

Answer 6

Command+3 (numeric keypad)

Question 7

Switch through edit modes

Answer 7

~

Question 8

Switch between Edit & Mix windows

Answer 8

Command+= / Command+~

Question 9

Horizontal zoom

Answer 9

Keyboard: R & T
Mouse: Option + scroll wheel/track pad up & down

Question 10

Horizontal zoom:

Zoom to selection

Answer 10

Option+F

Question 11

Reset zoom properties

Answer 11

Option+A

Question 12

Vertical zoom

Answer 12

Trackpad: Option + scroll left & right
Mouse: Option+Shift + scroll wheel
Keyboard: Command+Option+Brackets

Question 13

Track height adjustments

Answer 13

Control+Up & Down : affects the selected track(s)

Question 14

Track height adjustments:

Fit to Window

Answer 14

Control+Command+Up & Down

Question 15

Track height adjustments:

Enlarge selected track

Answer 15

E

Question 16

Move cursor to start of session

Answer 16

Return

Question 17

Move cursor to end of session

Answer 17

Option+Return

Question 18

Move cursor to next transient/clip boundary

Answer 18

Tab

Question 19

Move cursor to previous transient/clip boundary

Answer 19

Option+Tab

Question 20

Move cursor down to next lower track

Answer 20

;

Question 21

Move cursor up to next upper track

Answer 21

P

Question 22

Move cursor to the right

Answer 22

’

Question 23

Move cursor to the left

Answer 23

l

Question 24

Loop Playback

Answer 24

Shift+Command+L

Question 25

Enable/disable 'Insertion Follows Playback'

Answer 25

Control+N

Question 26

Zoomer tool

Answer 26

Command+1 | F5

Question 27

Trim tool

Answer 27

Command+2 | F6

Question 28

Selector tool

Answer 28

Command+3 | F7

Question 29

Grabber tool

Answer 29

Command+4 | F8

Question 30

Scrubber tool

Answer 30

Command+5 | F9

Question 31

Pencil tool

Answer 31

Command+6 | F10

Question 32

Smart tool (access to Grabber, Selector, Trim)

Answer 32

Command+7 | Any combo of F6+F7+F8

Question 33

Switch to most recent session

Answer 33

Shift+Command+O

Question 34

Close session but not quit Pro Tools

Answer 34

Shift+Command+W

Question 35

Quit Pro Tools

Answer 35

Command+Q

Question 36

Mute

Answer 36

Shift+M on selected tracks

Question 37

Solo

Answer 37

Shift+S on selected tracks

Question 38

Solo safe

Answer 38

Command+Click on Solo button on track

Question 39

Record safe

Answer 39

Command+Click on Record button on track

Question 40

Record enable

Answer 40

Shift+R

Question 41

Reset clip indicators

Answer 41

Option+C

Question 42

Track input monitor

Answer 42

Shift+i

Question 43

Switch between menu tabs

Answer 43

Command+Left/Right Arrows

Question 44

Shift + Selector tool

Answer 44

To select chosen parameters on multiple chosen tracks with cursor

Question 45

Shift + Grabber tool

Answer 45

To select chosen parameters on multiple chosen tracks by clip boundaries