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Pro Tools Shortcuts
(for Pro Tools Systems on Mac and Windows)

For increased operational speed and ease-of-use, there are many Pro Tools ® keyboard and right-click shortcuts to
give you fast access to a wide variety of tasks. This guide lists all keyboard shortcuts and Right-click shortcuts
available in each window of Pro Tools, and are grouped by functional area for your added convenience and quick
reference.

Menu commands that have a keyboard shortcut display their keyboard shortcut on-screen, to the right of the
menu command.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:
Convention Action

File > Save Session Choose Save Session from the File menu.

Command+N/Control+N Hold down the Command (Apple) key (Mac) or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows)
and press the N key.

Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Hold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus (–) key (on numeric
keypad or QWERTY, as noted).

Command-click (Mac Only) Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button.

Right-click Click with the right mouse button.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Global Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in all Pro Tools windows for the features noted.
Actions Mac Windows
Parameter change
• Automation mode • Monitor mode • playlist enable • record, solo and mute enable • record and solo safes
• inserting plug-ins • I/O, bus, send assignment • volume/peak indicator • extend Edit or Timeline selection •
track height • clear clip meter

Change parameter on all channel Option+applicable function Alt+applicable function (applicable

strips (applicable functions listed above) functions listed above)

Change parameter on all selected Option+Shift+applicable function Alt+Shift+applicable function

channel strips (applicable functions listed directly (applicable functions listed above)
above)

Pro Tools Shortcuts 1

 Toggle
• Tracks in Track List • Group enables/activation • Automation Enable window • Memory Location parameters

Toggle item and set all others to same Option-click on applicable item Alt-click on applicable item
new state (applicable items listed above) (applicable items listed above)

Toggle item and set all others to Command-click on applicable item Control-click on applicable item
opposite state (applicable items listed directly (applicable items listed above)
above)

Fine Tune adjustment

• Plug-in parameter editing • fader movement • scrubbing • automation data trimming (requires larger Track View for
highest resolution)

Fine Tune (Fine Adjust mode) Command-click on applicable Control-click on applicable

fader/pot/breakpoint function fader/pot/breakpoint function
(applicable functions listed above) (applicable functions listed above)

Multi-select
• Tracks • regions in Region List • paths in I/O Setup

Select multiple contiguous items Click to select first item, then Click to select first item, then
(tracks, regions, paths) Shiftclick another to select all similar Shiftclick another to select all similar
items between (applicable items items between (applicable items
listed above) listed above)

Select multiple non-contiguous items Click to select first item, then Click to select first item, then
(tracks, regions, paths) Command-click another to select all Control-click another to select all
similar items between (applicable similar items between (applicable
items listed above) items listed above)

Pro Tools Edit Window and

Mix Window Keyboard
Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used in the Edit WIndow and Mix Window for the features noted.
Action Mac Windows
Playback
Start/stop playback Spacebar Spacebar

Half-speed playback Shift+Spacebar Shift+Spacebar

Control+Spacebar, or
Pause (pre-prime deck for instant playback and Start+Spacebar, or Alt-click on
Optionclick, on Transport Play
record) Transport Play button
button
Enable/disable online playback Command+J, or Ctrl+J, or Alt+Spacebar
Option+Spacebar

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Center on selection start/end
Left/Right Arrow keys (when Left/Right Arrow keys (when
selection exceeds window view) selection exceeds window view)

Play Edit selection Option+[ Alt+[

Back/Forward (move the playback location Command+Transport Rewind Ctrl+Transport Rewind button
backwards/forwards by the Back/Forward button or Transport Fast or Transport Fast Forward
amount) (Pro Tools HD only) Forward button button

Back/Forward and Play (move the playback Command+Option+Transport Ctrl+Alt+Transport Rewind

location backwards/forwards by Back/Forward Rewind button or Transport button or Transport Fast
amount and then begin playback) (Pro Tools Fast Forward button Forward button
HD only)

Extend a selection backwards by the Shift+Command+Transport Shift+Ctrl+ Transport Rewind

Back/Forward amount (Pro Tools HD only) Rewind button or Transport button or Transport Fast
Fast Forward button Forward button

Extend the selection backwards by the Shift+Com- Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Transport

Back/Forward amount and begin playback mand+Option+Transport Rewind button or Transport
(Pro Tools HD only) Rewind button or Transport Fast Forward button
Fast Forward button

Loop playback toggle Ctrl+Shift+L, or Start-click on

Command+Shift+L, or Control- Transport Play button
click on Transport Play button

Dynamic Transport Mode toggle Command+Control+P Ctrl+Start+P

Transport Master toggle (Pro Command+Backslash (\) Ctrl+Backslash (\)

Tools/Machine/MMC)

Solo-safe track Command-click on track Solo Ctrl-click on track Solo

Action Mac Windows

Record
Start record Command+Spacebar, F12, or Ctrl+Spacebar, or F12, or 3
3 (on numeric keypad)* (on numeric keypad)

Stop record Spacebar Spacebar

Stop record and discard recording take (not Command+Period (.) Ctrl+Period (.)
undoable)

Half-speed record Command+Shift+Spacebar, or Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, or

Shift+F12* Shift+F12

Enable/disable online record Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

Command+Option+Spacebar*

Pro Tools Shortcuts 3

 Record-safe track Command-click on track Ctrl-click on track Record
Record Enable button Enable button

Cycle through record modes: normal, Control-click on Transport Start-click on Transport

Destructive, Loop, QuickPunch™, TrackPunch, Record Enable button Record Enable button
DestructivePunch

Loop Record toggle Option+L Alt+L

TrackPunch toggle (Pro Tools HD only) Command+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T

QuickPunch toggle Command+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P

Enter/Exit record during playback in Quick-

Punch Command+Spacebar, F12, or Ctrl+Spacebar, F12, or click
click Transport Record button* Transport Record Enable button

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable Control-click the track’s Start-click the track’s Record
an audio track Record Enable button Enable button

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable Option-Control-click a track’s Alt-Start-click a track’s Record

all audio tracks Record Enable button Enable button

DestructivePunch or TrackPunch enable/disable Control-Option-Shift-click a Start-Alt-Shift-click a track’s

all selected audio tracks track’s Record Enable button Record Enable button

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch Option-click a track’s Record Alt-click a track’s Record

enable/disable and record enable/disable all audio Enable button Enable button
tracks

Simultaneously DestructivePunch or TrackPunch Option-Shift-click a track’s Alt-Shift-click a track’s Record

enable/disable and record enable/disable all Record Enable button Enable button
selected audio tracks

Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle Option-click the VCA Record Alt-click the VCA Record
their record enable status (Pro Tools HD only) Enable button Enable button

Action Mac Windows

Temporarily force all VCA slave tracks to toggle Option-click the VCA Alt-click the VCA TrackInput
their Track Input status (Pro Tools HD only) TrackInput button button

Enable or disable pre/post-roll time Command+K Ctrl+K

Set and enable pre/post-roll time Option-click with Selector Alt-click with Selector tool
before or after selection before or after selection
Disable and set to zero pre/post-roll time Option-click within selection Alt-click within selection closer
closer to front or back to front or back

*Some Pro Tools recording shortcuts use the same key commands as some Mac OS X shortcuts. If you want to
retain use of these key commands in Pro Tools, these OS X shortcuts must be disabled. For more information, see
your Setup Guide.

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Transport Mode using Numeric Keypad
• Select Numeric Keypad: Transport in the Operations Preferences page.

Play/Stop 0 0

Rewind 1 1

Fast Forward 2 2
Record Enable 3 3

Loop Playback mode on/off 4 4

Loop Record mode on/off 5 5

QuickPunch mode on/off 6 6

Click on/off 7 7

Countoff on/off 8 8

MIDI Merge/Replace mode on/off 9 9

Shuttle Mode using Numeric Keypad (Pro Tools HD only)

• Select Shuttle mode in the Operations Preferences page.

1 x Forward playback speed 6 6

1 x Rewind playback speed 4 4

4 x Forward playback speed 9 9

4 x Rewind playback speed 7 7

1/4 x Forward playback speed 3 3

1/4 x Rewind playback speed 1 1

Action Mac Windows

1/2 x Forward playback speed 5+6 5+6

1/2 x Rewind playback speed 5+4 5+4

2 x Forward playback speed 8+9 8+9

2 x Backward playback speed 8+7 8+7

1/16 x Forward playback speed 2+3 2+3

1/16 x Backward playback speed 2+1 2+1

Loop playback of Edit Selection 0 0

Pro Tools Shortcuts 5

 Recall Memory Location Period (.)+Memory Period (.)+Memory
Location+Period (.) Location+Period (.)

Scrub (Jog)/Shuttle

Temporary Scrub mode when using Selector Control-click and drag Start-click and drag

Extend selection while scrubbing Shift-click and drag with the Shift-click and drag with the
Scrubber tool, (also in Scrubber, (also in temporary
temporary Scrub mode) Scrub mode)

Shuttle Option-click-drag with

Alt-click-drag with Scrubber,
Scrubber tool, (also in
(also in temporary Scrub
temporary
mode)
Scrub mode)
Shuttle Lock (Classic or Transport mode) Control+number key 1–9 Start+number key 1–9
(1=minimum, 5=real-time, (1=minimum, 5=real-time,
9=maximum) 9=maximum)

Change direction during Shuttle Lock (Classic or Plus/Minus (+/–) keys For Plus/Minus (+/–) keys For
Transport mode) example, example,
Control+number+Minus (–) Start+number+Minus (–)
key key
Shuttle Lock stop (Classic or Transport mode) 0 (press number key to resume 0 (press number key to resume
shuttle) shuttle)

Exit Shuttle Lock mode (Classic or Transport Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key Spacebar or Escape (Esc) key
mode)

Action Mac Windows

Auditioning
• These shortcuts are active only when Transport is Pro Tools

Play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end Option+Left/Right Arrow keys Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys
(or current location if no selection)

Play by post-roll value from selection start/end Command+Left/Right Arrow Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys
(or current cursor location if no selection) keys

Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection Command+Option+ Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow
start/end Left/Right Arrow keys keys

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Auditioning
• These shortcuts are active only when Transport is MMC

Cue Transport to selection start/end Command+Left/Right Arrow Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys

keys

Cue Transport with pre/post-roll to selection Option+Left/Right Arrow keys Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys
start/end

Edit Modes and Edit Tools

Shuffle mode F1, or Alt+1 (on QWERTY F1, or Option+1 (on QWERTY
keyboard) keyboard)

Slip mode F2, or Alt+2 (on QWERTY F2, or Option+2 (on QWERTY
keyboard) keyboard)

Spot mode F3, or Alt+3 (on QWERTY F3, or Option+3 (on QWERTY
keyboard) keyboard)

Grid mode F4, or Alt+4 (on QWERTY F4,or Option+4 (on QWERTY
keyboard) keyboard)

Shfit+F4 Shfit+F4
Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode

Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode F1+F4 F1+F4

Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode F2+F4 F2+F4

Enable Snap to Grid and Spot mode F3+F4 F3+F4

Zoomer tool F5, or Command+1 (on F5, or Ctrl+1 (on QWERTY

QWERTY keyboard) keyboard)

Trimmer tool F6, or Command+2 (on F6, or Ctrl+2 (on QWERTY

QWERTY keyboard) keyboard)

Selector tool F7, or Command+3 (on F7, or Ctrl+3 (on QWERTY

QWERTY keyboard) keyboard)

Action Mac Windows

Grabber tool F8, or Command+4 (on F8, or Ctrl+4 (on QWERTY
QWERTY keyboard) keyboard)

Scrubber tool F9, or Command+5 (on F9, or Ctrl+5 (on QWERTY

QWERTY keyboard, if keyboard)
Mac OS X Expose is disabled)

Pencil tool F10, or Command+6 (on F10, or Ctrl+6 (on QWERTY

QWERTY keyboard, if keyboard)
Mac OS X Expose is disabled)

Pro Tools Shortcuts 7

 Smart Tool F6+F7, F7+F8, or Ctrl+7 (on
F6+F7, F7+F8, or Command+7 QWERTY keyboard)
(on QWERTY keyboard)

Cycle through Edit modes Single Open Quote (‘) key, Single Open Quote (‘) key,
located above the Tab key located above the Tab key

Cycle through Edit tools Escape (Esc) key Escape (Esc) key, or
Centerclick

Lock out or unlock Shuffle Mode Command-click the Shuffle Ctrl-click the Shuffle button
button

Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation

Enable or disable Tab to Transients command Command+Option+Tab Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Locate cursor to next transient Tab (if Tab to Transient Tab (if Tab to Transient
enabled) enabled)

Locate cursor to previous transient Option+Tab (if Tab to Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transient
Transient enabled) enabled)

Tab (if Tab to Transients button Tab (if Tab to Transients button
Locate cursor to next region-boundary/sync point
is disabled) is enabled)

Locate cursor to previous region boundary/sync Option+Tab (if Tab to Ctrl+Tab (if Tab to Transients
point Transients button is disabled) button is enabled)

Go to and select next region Control+Tab Start+Tab

Go to and select previous region Control+Option+Tab Start+Ctrl+Tab or Start+Ctrl

Go to Song Start Control+Return Start+Enter

Extend selection to Song Start Shift+Control+Return Shift+Start+Enter

Extend selection to next region-boundary Shift+Tab Shift+Tab

Extend selection to previous region-boundary Option+Shift+Tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Extend selection to include next region Control+Shift+Tab Start+Shift+Tab

Action Mac Windows

Extend selection to include previous region Control+Shift+Option+Tab Start+Shift+Ctrl+Tab

Return to start of session Return Enter

Go to end of session Option+Return Ctrl+Enter

Extend selection to start of session Shift+Return Shift+Enter

Extend selection to end of session Option+Shift+Return Ctrl+Shift+Enter

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Link Timeline and Edit selection Shift+Forward Slash (/) Shift+Forward Slash (/)

Set selection start/end during playback Down/Up Arrow keys Down/Up Arrow keys

Set selection start/end to incoming time code Down/Up Arrow keys Down/Up Arrow keys
while stopped

Select entire region in Edit window Double-click with Selector Double-click with Selector tool

Select entire track in Edit window Triple-click with Selector, or Triple-click with Selector tool, or
single-click in track and press single-click in track and press
Command+A Ctrl+A

Select all regions in all tracks in Edit window Enter, then press Ctrl+A
Return, then press Command+A

Extend cursor or selection across all tracks Enable “All” Edit group and Enable “All” Edit group and
Shift-click on any other track Shift-click on any other track

Move the selection forward by the selection Command+Con- Ctrl+Alt+Start+Apostrophe (’)

amount trol+Option+Apostrophe (’)

Move the selection backward by the selection Command+Control+Option+L Ctrl+Alt+Start+L

amount

Double the length of the Edit selection Command+Con- Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+Apostrophe

trol+Option+Shift+ Apostrophe (’)
(‘)

Halve the length of the selection Command+Con- Ctrl+Alt+Start+Shift+L

trol+Option+Shift+L

Cancel Zoom toggle and remain at the same Option+Shift+E Alt+Shift+E

zoom level

Fit all shown tracks in the Edit window Command+Option+Control+Up Ctrl+Alt+Start+Up

arrow or Down arrow

Record enable tracks that contain the Edit Shift+R Shift+R

cursor or Edit selection

Action Mac Windows

TrackInput Monitor enable tracks that contain the Shift+I Shift+I
Edit cursor or Edit selection (Pro Tools HD only)

Solo tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit Shift+S Shift+S
selectio

Mute tracks that contain the Edit cursor or Edit Shift+M Shift+M
selection

Pro Tools Shortcuts 9

 Move the insertion to the beginning of the Edit Down arrow Up arrow
selection

Move the insertion to the end of the Edit Up arrow Down arrow
selection

Control+Up/Down Arrow Start+Up/Down Arrow

Increase or decrease the height of any lane that
contains the Edit cursor or an Edit selection

Editing, Nudging, and Trimming

• In the following shortcuts, the Plus/Minus (+/–) key usage is on the numeric keypad only.

Change Grid value Control+Option+Plus/Minus Start+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–)

(+/–) keys keys

Change Nudge value Ctrl+Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Command+Option+Plus/Minus
(+/–) keys

Nudge back by next Nudge value Minus (–) key (on numeric Minus (–) key (on numeric
(Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely keypad), or Comma (,) (in keypad), or Comma (,) (in
inside the Edit selection) Commands Keyboard Focus) Commands Keyboard Focus)

Nudge forward by next Nudge value Plus (+) key (on numeric Plus (+) key (on numeric
(Nudge Edit selection and any regions entirely keypad), or Period (.) (in keypad), or Period (.) (in
inside the Edit selection) Commands Keyboard Focus) Commands Keyboard Focus)

Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value
(keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)

Nudge data within current region to right/left by Control+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys Start+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
Nudge value (keeps region start/end and moves
underlying audio)

Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Option+Shift+Plus/Minus Alt+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–)

Nudge value (+/–) keys keys

Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus (+/–)

Nudge value Command+Shift+Plus/Minus keys
(+/–) keys

Action Mac Windows

Trim left edge of region to right/left by Nudge Alt+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys

Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
value

Trim right edge of region to right/left by Nudge Command+Plus/Minus (+/–) Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys
value keys

Reverse Trimmer tool direction when trimming Option+Trimmer tool Alt+Trimmer tool
region

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Trim up to, but not over, adjacent regions Hold down Control key while Hold down Start key while
trimming trimming

Duplicate region(s) in Edit Window Option-click selection and drag Alt-click selection and drag to
to destination destination

Delete selection in playlist Backspace or Delete (on Backspace or Delete (on

QWERTY keyboard) QWERTY keyboard)

Constrain audio region to vertical movement Control-click to move audio Start-click to move audio region
region with Grabber tool with Grabber tool

Snap region start to stationary playhead or Control-click new region with Start-click new region with
Edit selection start Grabber tool Grabber tool

Snap region sync point to stationary playhead or Control-Shift-click region Start-Shift-click region
Edit selection start containing the sync point with containing the sync point with
Grabber tool Grabber tool

Snap region end to stationary playhead or Edit Command-Control-click new Ctrl-Start-click new region with
selection start region with Grabber tool Grabber tool

Track Compositing
• The following shortcuts apply to track Playlist lanes in the Edit window (if applicable)

Shift+S Shift+S
Solo the Playlist lane containing the Edit cursor

Move the Edit cursor up and down through Control+P and Control+Semi- Start+P and Start+Semicolon
Playlist lanes Colon (;) (;)

Copy the selection to the main Playlist Option+Control+V Alt+Start+V

Create a new playlist for the first selected track in Control+\ Start+\
the session

Control+Option+\ Start+Alt+\
Create a new playlist for each track in the session

Create a new playlist for each selected track in Control+Option+Shift+\ Start+Alt+Shift+\

the session

Action Mac Windows

Duplicate the main playlist for the first selected Command+Control+\ Control+Start+\
track in the session

Duplicate the main playlist for each track in the Command+Option+Control+\ Control+Alt+Start+\
session

Duplicate the main playlist for each Command+Option+ Control+Alt+Start+Shift+\

selected track in the session Control+Shift+\

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 Zoom

Horizontal zoom in or out Command+ ] or [ Ctrl+ ] or [

Zoom to show entire session horizontally without Command+Control+[ Ctrl+Start+[

affecting vertical zoom or scrolling

Zoom in horizontally on a selection without Command+Control+] Ctrl+Start+]

affecting vertical zoom or scrolling

Vertical zoom to show default waveform height Command+Option+Control+[ Ctrl+Alt+Start+[

(Audio)

Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks Command+Option+ [ or ] Ctrl+Alt+ [ or ]

Vertical zoom in or out (MIDI) Command+Shift+ ] or [ Ctrl+Shift+ ] or [

Vertical zoom to show all notes (lowest to Command+Control+Shift+[ Ctrl+Start+Shift+[

highest) in MIDI and Instrument (MIDI)

Vertical zoom to show all tracks Option+A Alt+A

Horizontal zoom to show all tracks Option+Control+A Alt+Start+A

Horizontal zoom and scroll timeline excluding Option+F Alt+F

MIDI events

Horizontal zoom to selection, including MIDI Option+Control+F Alt+Start+F

events

Continuously zoom vertically on a single audio Control+drag with the Zoomer Start-drag with the Zoomer tool
track (or group of tracks) tool up or down in the track up or down in the track

Continuously zoom vertically on all audio tracks Start+Shift-drag in an audio

Control+Shift+drag in an audio track with the Zoomer tool
track with the Zoomer tool

Command+Option+[ or Press Ctrl+Alt+[ or Ctrl+Alt+ ]

Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks
Command+Option+]

Fill window with selection Option-click on Zoomer tool or Alt-click on Zoomer tool or
Option+F Alt+F

Action Mac Windows

View entire session and reset waveform display Double-click on Zoomer tool or Double-click on Zoomer tool or
to the default height Option+A Alt+A

Set all audio track waveform heights to match Command-Shift-click any of the Ctrl-Shift-click any of the
the waveform height of the top-most audio track Zoom buttons Zoom buttons
in the Edit window

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Zoom vertical and horizontal axis Hold down Ctrl key while
Hold down Command key dragging Zoomer tool
while dragging the Zoomer tool

Zoom to previous orientation Option-click on any Horizontal Alt-click on any Horizontal

Zoom In or Out button, or Zoom In or Out button, or
Audio or MIDI Zoom In or Audio or MIDI Zoom In or
Out button Out button

Maximum zoom before waveform drawn from Command-click on Zoomer Ctrl-click on Zoomer tool)
disk (faster drawing from RAM) tool

Zoom Toggle Control+E Start+E

Cancel Zoom Toggle and remain at the same Option+Shift+E Alt+Shift+E

zoom level

Recall Zoom presets 1–5 Start+Zoom preset number (1,

Control+Zoom preset number
2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY
(1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on QWERTY
keyboard), or Zoom preset
keyboard), or Zoom preset
number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on
number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on
QWERTY keyboard in
QWERTY keyboard, in
Commands Keyboard
Commands Keyboard Focus)
Focus)

Save Zoom presets 1-5 Command-click Zoom preset Ctrl-click Zoom preset number
number in Mix Window toolbar in Mix Window toolbar

File Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the File Menu

New Session Command+N Ctrl+N

Open Session Command+O Ctrl+O

Open Recent Command+Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+O

Close session Command+Shift+W Ctrl+Shift+W

Save Session Command+S Ctrl+S

Bounce to Disk Command+Option+B Ctrl+Alt+B

Import Session Data Shift+Option+I Shift+Alt+I

Action Mac Windows

Import Audio Command+Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+I

Import MIDI Command+Option+l Ctrl+Alt+l

Print Score from Pro Tools Session Command+P Ctrl+P

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 Missing File Dialog
• The following shortcuts apply to Missing File Dialog

Skip all missing files Command+S Ctrl+S

Manually find and relink all missing files Command+M Ctrl+M

Automatically find and relink all missing files Command+A Ctrl+A

Regenerate missing fades Command+R Ctrl+R

Regenerate missing render files Command+D Ctrl+D

Edit Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the File Menu

Undo Command+Z Ctrl+Z

Redo Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cut Command+X Ctrl+X

Copy Command+C Ctrl+C

Paste Command+V Ctrl+V

Clear Command+B Ctrl+B

Select All Command+A Ctrl+A

Paste Special Merge Option+M Alt+M

Paste Special Repeat to Fill Selection Command+Option+V Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste Special to Current Automation Type Command+Control+V Ctrl+Start+V

Change Timeline Selection to Edit Selection Option+Shift+6 (on numeric Alt+Shift+6

keypad)

Change Edit Selection to Match Timeline Option+Shift+5 (on numeric Alt+Shift+5

Selection keypad)

Play Edit Selection Option+[ Alt+[

Play Timeline Selection (in Dynamic Transport Option+] Alt+]

Mode or when Link Timeline and Edit Selection
is disabled)

Action Mac Windows

Duplicate selection Command+D Ctrl+D

Repeat selection Option+R Alt+R

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Shift selection Option+H Alt+H

Insert Silence Command+Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+E

Trim Region to Selection Command+T Ctrl+T

Trim Region Start to Insertion Option+Shift+7 Alt+Shift+7

Trim Region End to Insertion Option+Shift+8 Alt+Shift+8

Separate Region at Selection Command+E Ctrl+E

Heal Separation Command+H Ctrl+H

Strip Silence Command+U Ctrl+U

Consolidate selection Option+Shift+3 Alt+Shift+3

TCE Edit to Timeline selection Option+Shift+U Alt+Shift+U

(Pro Tools HD systems and Pro Tools LE with
DV Toolkit™ 2 only)

Restore Last Selection Command+Option+Z Ctrl+Alt+Z

Memory Location and Markers

Create Memory Location Enter (on numeric keypad) Enter (on numeric keypad)

Edit a Memory Location Control-click on Memory Start-click on Memory

Location marker Location marker

Delete Memory Location Option-click on a Memory Alt-click on a Memory

Location marker Location marker

Recall a Memory Location using the numeric Period (.)+Memory Location Period (.)+Memory Location
keypad number+Period (.) (Transport number+Period (.) (Transport
or Shuttle mode), or Memory or Shuttle mode), or Memory
Location number+Period (.) Location number+Period (.)
(Classic mode) (Classic mode)

Move only the Song Start Marker, without Control-Shift-drag the Song Start-Shift-drag the Song
moving any tick-based data Start Marker Start Marker

Toggle the Timeline Insertion/Play Start Control+N Start+N

Marker Follows Playback preference on and off

Action Mac Windows

Automation

Pro Tools Shortcuts 15

 Toggle Track View on all tracks Option+Minus (–) key (on Alt+Minus (–) key (on
QWERTY keyboard) QWERTY keyboard)

Change to previous/next Track View on all Control+Com- Ctrl+Start+Left/Right Arrow

tracks included in the current selection mand+Left/Right Arrow keys keys

Change to previous/next Track View on all Control+Option+Command+Left/Right Ctrl+Alt+Start+Left/Right

tracks Arrow keys Arrow keys

Disable/enable Automation playlist on Ctrl-click on Track View

Command-click on Track View selector
selected track selector

Disable/enable all Automation playlists on Command+Shift-click on Ctrl+Shift-click on Track

selected track Track View selector View selector

Open Plug-in Automation dialog Command+Option+Control- Ctrl+Alt+Start-click on

click on Track View selector parameters (in Plug-in
(in Edit window) window)

Access Plug-in Automation commands Command+Option+Control- Ctrl-Alt-Start-click on Track

(Pro Tools HD only): Automation dialog, click on parameters (in Plug-in View selector (in Edit
Enable/disable plug-in automation window) window)

Copy Automation to Send (Pro Tools HD

Command+Option+H Ctrl+Alt+H
only)

Thin Automation Command+Option+T Ctrl+Alt+T

Write automation to start of

Control-click on Transport Start-click on Transport
session/selection
Return to Zero button Return to Zero button
(Pro Tools HD only)
Write automation to end of
Control-click on Transport Go to End Start-click on Transport Go to
session/selection
button End button
(Pro Tools HD only)
Write automation from start to end of Control-Shift-click on Transport Go to Start-Shift-click on Transport
session/selection (Pro Tools HD only) End or Return to Go to End or Return to Zero
Zero button button

Write Automation to Current Parameter Command+Forward Slash (/) Ctrl+Forward Slash (/)
(Pro Tools HD only)

Write Automation to All Enabled Ctrl+Alt+Forward Slash (/)

Command+Option+Forward
Parameters
Slash (/)
(Pro Tools HD only)

Trim Automation to Current Parameter Command+Shift+Forward Ctrl+Shift+Forward Slash (/)

(Pro Tools HD only) Slash (/)

Trim Automation to All Enabled

Command+Option+Shift+Forward Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward Slash
Parameters
Slash (/) (/)
(Pro Tools HD only)

Action Mac Windows

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Glide Automation to Current Parameter Option+Forward Slash (/) Alt+Forward Slash (/)
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV
Toolkit
2 only)

Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters Option+Shift+ Forward Slash Alt+Shift+ Forward Slash (/)
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV (/)
Toolkit
2 only)

Suspend Trim automation on all tracks In the Automation window, In the Automation window,
Command-click the Suspend Ctrl-click the Suspend button
button

Suspend currently displayed automation type on a Command-click the control Ctrl-click the control name in
track name in the Track View the Track View selector
selector

Vertically constrain automation movement Press Shift and move Press Shift and move
automation with Grabber tool automation with Grabber tool

Write new breakpoint to next automation value Press and hold Option+Shift Press and hold Alt+Shift while
while writing a breakpoint (by writing a breakpoint (by
clicking with the Grabber tool clicking with the Grabber tool
in a track’s Automation in a track’s Automation
playlist) playlist)

Write new breakpoint to previous automation Press and hold Press and hold Ctrl+Alt while
value Command+Option while writing a breakpoint (by
writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool
clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation
in a track’s playlist)
Automation playlist)

AutoMatch all controls on a track (Pro Tools Ctrl-click the Automation

Command-click the Automation
HD only) Mode selector on the track
Mode selector on the track

AutoMatch all controls of one automation type In the Automation window, In the Automation window,
(Pro Tools HD only) Command-click the button for Ctrl-click the button for the
the automation type automation type

AutoMatch all controls of one automation type Hold Command and press the Hold Ctrl and press the Channel
on a channel (Pro Tools HD with ICON work Channel Strip Mode controls Strip Mode controls for the
surface only) for the track whose controls track whose controls you want
you want to AutoMatch to AutoMatch

AutoMatch a Pan control or the controls for an Hold Command and press the Hold Ctrl and press the Rotary
individual Insert or Send (Pro Tools HD with Rotary Encoder Select switch Encoder Select switch for the
ICON work surface only) for the control you want to control you want to
AutoMatch AutoMatch

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 Action Mac Windows

AutoMatch the controls for a plug-in displayed Hold Command and press the Hold Ctrl and press the Auto
in the Dynamics or EQ section (Pro Tools HD Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ switch in the Dyn or EQ section
with ICON work surface only) section of the console of the console

Suspend preview (Pro Tools HD only) In the Automation window, In the Automation window,
Command-click the Preview Ctrl-click the Preview button
button

Special Paste of automation data between Command+Control+V Start+Ctrl+V

different controls

Configure Write on Stop modes to remain Option-click one of the Write Alt-click one of the Write On
enabled after an automation pass (Pro Tools On Stop modes (Start, End, or Stop modes (Start, End, or
HD only) All) to enable the Write On All) to enable the Write On
Stop mode Stop mode

Display Automation playlist of Command-Control-click on

automationenabled plug-in control, track control
volume, or track pan

Delete* Backspace Backspace

Cut* Command+X Ctrl+X

Copy* Command+C Ctrl+C

Duplicate* Command+D Ctrl+D

Clear* Command+B Ctrl+B

Insert Silence Command+Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+E

*Hold Down Start during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track

Fades

Create Fades (open Fades dialog) Command+F Ctrl+F

Apply crossfade without opening Fades dialog Command+Control+F (uses last Ctrl+Start+F (uses last selected
selected fade shape) fade shape)

Fade to Start Option+D Alt+D

Fade to End Option+G Alt+G

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Action Mac Windows
Fades Dialog
• The following shortcuts apply to the Fades dialog

Edit crossfade-in only in Fades dialog Option-drag fade-in curve Alt-drag fade-in curve (“None”
(“None” Link mode only) mode only)

Edit crossfade-out only in Fades dialog Ctrl-drag fade-out curve

Command-drag fade-out curve (“None” Link mode only)
(“None” Link mode only)

Audition start/stop in Fades dialog Spacebar Spacebar

Reset to default zoom in Fades dialog Command-click on Zoom In or Ctrl-click on Zoom In or Zoom
Zoom Out buttons Out buttons

Reset standard or S-shape crossfades to default Option-click fade curve in Alt-click fade curve in
curves crossfade fade window crossfade fade window (“Equal
(“Equal Power” and “Equal Power” and “Equal Gain” Link
Gain” Link modes only) modes only)

Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter Control+Up/Down Arrow keys Start+Up/Down Arrow keys
options

Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter Option+Up/Down Arrow keys Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys
options

Up/Down Arrow keys Up/Down Arrow keys

Cycle up/down through Link parameter options

Start+Left/Right Arrow keys

Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves Control+Left/Right Arrow keys

Option+Left/Right Arrow keys Alt+Left/Right Arrow keys

Cycle up/down through preset In Shape curves

View Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the View Menu

View Narrow Mix window option Command+Option+M Ctrl+Alt+M

View Real-Time Properties window Option+4 (on the numeric Alt+4 (on the numeric keypad)
keypad)

Track Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Track Menu

New Track Command+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+N

Group Tracks Command+G (with two or more Ctrl+G (with two or more tracks
tracks selected) selected)

Duplicate Tracks Option+Shift+D Alt+Shift+D

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 Action Mac Windows

Auto Input Monitoring/Input Only Monitoring Option+K Alt+K

(Pro Tools LE only)

Set Record Tracks to Input Only/Set Record Option+K Alt+K

Tracks to Auto Input (Pro Tools HD)

Scroll to Track number Command+Option+F Ctrl+Alt+F

Clear all Clip indicators Option+C Alt+C

New Tracks Dialog

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the New Tracks dialog

Cycle through Track Type choices Command+Up/Down Arrow Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow keys
keys

Cycle through Track Format choices Command+Left/Right Arrow Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys
keys

Cycle through Track Timebase choices Command+Option+Up/Down Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Add or delete a Track Entry field Command+Plus/Minus (+/–) Ctrl+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys, or
keys or Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow
Command+Shift+Up/Down keys
Arrow keys

Re-arrange Track Entry field (move up/down) Drag the Move Row icon (at Drag the Move Row icon (at
the right of each Track Entry the right of each Track Entry
row) to desired position row) to desired position

Region Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Region Menu

Mute/Unmute Regions Command+M Ctrl+M

Lock/Unlock Regions Command+L Ctrl+L

Time Lock/Unlock the selected region Option+Control+L Alt+Start+L

Bring to Front Option+Shift+F Alt+Shift+F

Send to Back Option+Shift+B Alt+Shift+B

Group Regions Command+Option+G Ctrl+Alt+G

Ungroup Regions Command+Option+U Ctrl+Alt+U

Regroup regions Command+Option+R Ctrl+Alt+R

Loop Region Command+Option+L Ctrl+Alt+L

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Capture Region Command+R Ctrl+R

Action Mac Windows

Identify Sync Point Command+Comma (,) Ctrl+Comma (,)

Quantize Region to Nearest Grid Command+0 (zero) Ctrl+0

Open Elastic Properties windows Alt+5 (on numeric keypad)

Option+5 (on numeric keypad)

Region List
• The following shortcuts apply to items in the Region List

Select region by name Click the Region List a–z Click the Region List a–z
button, then type the first button, then type the first
letters of the desired region letters of the desired region

Find region Command+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+F

Clear Find Command+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+D

Show/Hide Audio regions Command+Shift+1 (on numeric Ctrl+Shift+1 (on numeric

keypad) keypad)

Show/Hide MIDI regions Command+Shift+2 (on numeric Ctrl+Shift+2 (on numeric

keypad) keypad)

Show/Hide Groups Command+Shift+3 (on numeric Ctrl+Shift+3 (on numeric

keypad) keypad)

Show/Hide Auto-Created region Command+Option+K Ctrl+Alt+k

Select All regions in Region List Command+Shift+A Ctrl+Shift+A

Select Unused regions Command+Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+U

Clear selected regions Command+Shift+B Ctrl+Shift+B

Rename selected regions Command+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+R

Time Stamp selected regions Command+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+M

Export Region Definition Command+Shift+Y Ctrl+Shift+Y

Export Regions as Files Command+Shift+K Ctrl+Shift+K

Select or deselect a region Command-click a region Ctrl-click a region

Select multiple contiguous regions Click one region, then Click one region, then
Shiftclick another region to Shiftclick another region to
select all regions between select or deselect all regions
between

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 Action Mac Windows
Select or deselect multiple discontiguous regions Place the cursor to the left of Place the cursor to the left of
with the Marquee the names in the Region List. the names in the Region List.
When the Marquee (“+”) When the Marquee (“+”)
appears, hold Command and appears, hold Ctrl and drag to
drag to select or deselect the select or deselect the desired
desired regions regions.

Bypass dialogs during deletion of audio files Option-click Delete or Yes Alt-click Delete or Yes when
when prompted prompted

Audition region in Region List Option-click and hold on region Alt-click and hold on region in
in Region List Region List

Rename region/file Double-click region in Region Double-click region in Region

List, or double-click with List, or double-click with the
Grabber tool on region in Grabber tool on region in
playlist playlist

Constrain region placement to start at play/edit Control and drag region Start-click and drag region
cursor location or selection start

Constrain region placement to end at play/edit Command+Control and drag

Start-Ctrl-click and drag region
cursor location or selection start region

Track List
• The following shortcuts apply to items in the
Track List

Show/Hide all tracks Option-click on any Eye in Alt-click on any Eye in Track
Track List List

Select all tracks Option-click on any Track Alt-click on any Track Name in
Name in Track List Track List

Mix Group List and Edit Group List

• The following shortcuts apply to items in the Mix Group List and Edit Group List

Suspend All Groups Command+Shift+G, or Ctrl+Shift+G, or Ctrl-click on

Command-click on Groups pop- Groups pop-up menu
up menu

Rename group Double-click to far left of Double-click to far left of

Group name in Group List Group name in Group List

Group enable/disable
Click the Group List Keyboard Click Group List Keyboard
Focus, then type the letter Focus, then type the letter
corresponding to desired group corresponding to desired group

Select all tracks in a group Click to the left of a Group Click to the left of a Group
name in Group List name in Group List

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Action Mac Windows
Temporarily isolate channel strip from Groups Control-click (or Right-click)
applicable Group parameter

Show group members only Control-click on Group(s) in

Group List

Create Group and Modify Group Dialogs

• The following shortcuts apply to the Create Group and Modify Group dialogs

Add selected track to a group in Tracks View Press A Press A

Remove selected track from a group in Tracks Press R

Press R
View

Select or deselect all attributes in Attributes Option-Shift-click any

Alt-Shift-click any attribute
View attributes

Select or deselect all attributes for a single Control-click any attribute in a

Send or Insert (across a row) in Attributes row Start-click any attribute in a row
View

Select or deselect attributes for a single control Option-click any attribute in a Alt-click any attribute in a col-
across all Sends, all Inserts, or for the four track column umn
controls (down a column) in Attributes
View

Elastic Audio
• The following shortcuts apply to Elastic Audio-enabled regions or tracks

Toggle between Real-Time and Rendered Elastic Command-Control-click the Ctrl-Start-click the Elastic
Audio processing Elastic Audio plug-in button Audio plug-in button

Add a Warp marker on top of an event With the Grabber tool, Control- With the Grabber tool,
click any Event marker Startclick any Event marker

Relocate a Warp marker (without applying

warping) With the Grabber or the Pencil With the Grabber or the Pencil
tool, Control-click and drag a tool, Start-click and drag a
Warp marker to a new location Warp marker to a new location

Delete a Warp marker Double-click a Warp marker, or

Double-click a Warp marker, or
with the Grabber or the
with the Grabber or the Pencil
Pencil tool, Option-click a
tool, Alt-click a Warp marker
Warp marker

Delete all Warp markers in a selection Press Delete or Backspace Press Delete or Backspace

Telescope-Warp audio before first Warp marker With the Grabber tool, With the Grabber tool, Altclick
in or out Optionclick and drag first Event and drag first Event marker to
marker to the left or right the left or right

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 Action Mac Windows
Add an Event marker With the Grabber tool,
With the Grabber tool, Control- Startclick at the location where
click at the location where you you want to add an Event
want to add an Event marker marker

Delete an Event marker With the Graber Tool or Pencil With the Graber Tool or Pencil
tool, Option-click the Event tool, Alt-click the Event
marker you want to delete marker you want to delete

Event Menu
• The following are shortcuts that apply commands found in the Event Menu

Open Time Operations window Alt+1 (on numeric keypad)

Option+1 (on numeric keypad)

Open Tempo Operations window Alt+2 (on numeric keypad)

Option+2 (on numeric keypad)

Open Event Operations window Alt+3 (on numeric keypad)

Option+3 (on numeric keypad)

Quantize (in Event Operations window) Alt+0 (on numeric keypad)

Option+0 (on numeric keypad)

Change Duration (in Event Operations window) Option+P Alt+P

Transpose (in Event Operations window) Option+T Alt+T

Option+Y Alt+Y
Select/Split Notes (in Event Operations window)

Open MIDI Event List window Option+Equal (=) Alt+Equal (=)

Open Beat Detective window Command+8 (on numeric Ctrl+8 (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Identify Beat Command+I Ctrl+I

All MIDI Notes Off Command+Shift+Period (.) Ctrl+Shift+Period (.)

MIDI Events List

• The following shortcuts are active only when the MIDI Event List window is open.

Enter start time field for editing Command+Enter (on numeric

Ctrl+Enter (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Show Event Filter dialog Command+F Ctrl+F

Go to Command+G Ctrl+G

Scroll to Edit selection Command+H Ctrl+H

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Insert another event Command+M Ctrl+M

Action Mac Windows

Insert note Command+N Ctrl+N

Insert Program Change Command+P Ctrl-P

Insert Controller Command+L Ctrl+L

Insert Poly Pressure Command+O (letter) Ctrl+O (letter)

Delete event in MIDI Events List Option-click Alt-click

Step Input Dialog

• The following shortcuts are available in the Event Operations Step Input window, when the Enable Numeric Keypad
Shortcuts option is checked.

Whole note 1 1

1/2 note 2 2

1/4 note 4 4

1/8 note 5 5

1/16 note 6 6

1/32 note 7 7

1/64 note 8 8

Dotted note Decimal key (.) Decimal key (.)

Toggle Tuplet on/off 3 3

Next step Enter Enter

Undo step 0 0

Nudge forward Plus (+) Plus (+)

Nudge back Minus (–) Minus (–)

Select Main Location indicator Equals (=) Equals (=)

Edit Selection indicators / /

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 Action Mac Windows
Options Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Options Menu

Transport Online Command+J Ctrl+J

Video Track Online Command+Shift+J Ctrl+Shift+J

Auto-Spot Regions Command+P Ctrl+P

Additional Options menu commands in Playback and Recording (see “Playback” on page 3 and“Record” on page 4).

Setup Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Setup Menu

Session Setup window Command+2 (on the numeric

Ctrl+2 (on the numeric keypad)
keypad)

Peripherals Dialog
• The following shortcuts apply to the Peripherals dialog, available in the Setup menu

Go to Synchronization window Command+1 Ctrl+1

Go to Machine Control window Command+2 Ctrl+2

Go to MIDI Controllers window Command+3 Ctrl+3

Go to Ethernet Controllers window Command+4 Ctrl+4

Go to Mic Preamps window (Pro Tools HD only) Command+5 Ctrl+5

Preferences Dialog
• The following shortcuts apply to the Preferences dialog, available in the Setup menu

Go to Display window Command+1 Ctrl+1

Go to Operation window Command+2 Ctrl+2

Go to Editing window Command+3 Ctrl+3

Go to Automation window Command+4 Ctrl+4

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Go to Processing window Command+5 Ctrl+5

Go to MIDI window Command+6 Ctrl+6

Go to Machine Control window Command+7 Ctrl+7

Action Mac Windows

Window Menu
• The following are shortcuts of commands found in the Window menu

Toggle Mix and Edit windows Command+Equal (=) Ctrl+Equal (=)

Hide All Floating Windows Ctrl+Alt+Start+W

Command+Option+Control+W

Show Window Configuration List Command+Option+J Ctrl+Alt+J

Show Task Manager Option+Apostrophe (‘) Alt+Apostrophe (‘)

Show Workspace Option+Semi-Colon (;) Alt+Semi-Colon (;)

Show Project Option+O Alt+O

Bring to Front Option+J Alt+J

Send to Back Option+Shift+J Alt+Shift+J

Show Transport Command+1 (on numeric Ctrl+1 (on numeric keypad)

keypad)

Show Big Counter Command+3 (on numeric Ctrl+3 (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Show Automation Enable Command+4 (on numeric Ctrl+4 (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Show Memory Locations Command+5 (on numeric Ctrl+5 (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Machine Track Arming Command+6 (on numeric Ctrl+6 (on numeric keypad)
keypad)

Show Video Universe window (Pro Tools HD Command+7 (on numeric Ctrl+7 (on numeric keypad)
and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only) keypad)

Show Video Command+9 (on numeric Ctrl+9 (on numeric keypad)

keypad)

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 Open MIDI Editor Control+Equal (=) Start+Equal (=)

Cycle through all open MIDI Editors Control+Equal (=)repeatedly Ctrl+Equal (=) repeatedly

Open Score Editor Option+Control+Equal (=) Alt+Start+Equal (=)

Access Video window commands (Pro Tools Control-click (or Right-click) in Right-click in the Video win-
HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only) the Video window dow

Access Video Universe window commands Control-click (or Right-click) in Right-click in the Video
(Pro Tools HD and DV Toolkit 2 only) the Video Universe window Universe window

Action Mac Windows

Window Configuration
• The following shortcuts apply to Window Configurations, found in Windows>Configurations

Add new Window Configuration or replace Period (.)+number (1–99) Period (.)+number
existing one in Window Configuration List +Plus (+) (1–99)+Plus (+)(numeric
(numeric keypad only) keypad only)

Recall a Window Configuration Period (.)+Window Period (.)+Window

Configuration number (1– Configuration number (1–
99)+Asterisk 99)+Asterisk
(*) (*)
(numeric keypad only) (numeric keypad only)
Import Audio Dialog
• The following shortcuts apply to the Import Audio dialog

Start/stop audition of currently selected audio Command+P, or Spacebar

file/region Command+Spacebar

Add currently selected audio region or file to list Command+A Alt+S (if audio file has the
(if audio file has the same same sample rate and bit depth
sample rate and bit depth as the as the current session)
current session)

Command+C Alt+O (letter)

Convert and import selected audio region/files

Remove currently selected audio files/regions Command+R n/a

from Regions to Import field

Remove all audio files/regions from Regions in Command+Option+R n/a

Current File field

Random-access fwd/rew search selected file Drag slider to, or click at, new Drag slider to, or click at, new
location location

Audition selected file Command+P Alt+P

Move between file windows Tab Tab

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 Cancel Escape Escape

Done Command+W Alt+E

DigiBase Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are available in the DigiBase windows, as noted.
Action Mac Windows
Global DigiBase Shortcuts

Open the Workspace browser Option+Semi-Colon Alt+Semi-colon

Open the Task Manager window Option+Apostrophe (‘) Alt+Apostrophe (‘)

Open or closes the Project browser Option+O Alt+O

Bring all browsers to the foreground Option+J Alt+J

Send all browsers to the back Option+Shift+J Alt+Shift+J

Cycle to previous/next browsers Command+Left/Right Arrow Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys

keys

View presets in DigiBase browsers Control+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Start+1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

Auditioning

Browser Item: Start or stop auditioning from Spacebar Spacebar

head (when Spacebar Toggle File Preview is
enabled)
– or –
Audio Import dialog:
Start or stop auditioning from head

Browser Item: Start or stop loop auditioning Option+Spacebar Alt+Spacebar

from head

Start or stop preview when browser is frontmost Command+P Ctrl+P

window

Stop preview when browser is front-most Escape Escape

window

Start and stop Context Preview in the frontmost Press Esc or Command+P Press Esc or Ctrl+P
browser during session playback

Enable/disable Loop Preview mode Control-click the Preview Start-click the Preview button
button

Enable/disable Auto-Preview mode Command-click the Preview Ctrl-click the Preview button
button

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 Import Audio dialog: Start or stop auditioning Command+P Alt+P

Action Mac Windows

Delete or Duplicate

Region List: Delete selected Region from the Delete Delete

timeline
– or –
Browser Item: Delete items from the
browser/disk

Delete locked files selected in a browser Command+Delete Ctrl+Delete

Delete any selected browser item, and suppresses Option+Delete Alt+Delete

any warning dialog

Create duplicates of any selected files Command+D Ctrl+D

Mouse Click

Select contiguous items in a browser or column Shift-click Shift-click

headers

Select all of the files in a multichannel file in a Option+Shift-click Alt+Shift-click

browser

Option-click Alt-click
Column Headers: Make a secondary sort order
– or –
Region List: Audition a file –
or –
Browser Find Button: Cancel a search, and
closes the Search pane – or –
Browser Close Box: Close all open browsers

Column Header: Access list of columns that can Control-click in any DigiBase Start-click (or Right-click) in
be shown or hid column label any DigiBase column label

Action Mac Windows

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 Command-click Ctrl-click

Browser Back Button: Open the navigation menu

– or –
Browser Items: Select discontiguous items – or
–
Column Headers: Select discontinuous column
headers – or –
Browser Up Button: Open menu for navigating
up several levels – or –
Browser View Preset Buttons: Store column
order and width, and sort order

Region List: Select a region without changing Control-click Ctrl-double-click

which region is highlighted in Timeline

Browser Items: Open a new window and leave Command-double-click

the original window open

Drag and Drop

Option-drag and drop Alt-drag and drop
Browser Item: From one folder to another
folder on the same volume, create a copy of that
item in the target location – or –
Browser Media File to Region List or Timeline:
Create a copy of the media file in the session’s
Audio Files folder

Browser File: Import to Timeline and create a Shift-drag and drop Shift-drag and drop
new track

Waveform Display: Set sync point and spots to Command-drag and drop Ctrl-drag and drop
Timeline
– or –
Region List: Open the Replace Region dialog
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV
Toolkit
2 only)

Waveform Display: Set the sync point and spot to Command+Option-drag and Ctrl-Alt-drag and drop
the Timeline and copy the audio file drop

Action Mac Windows

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 Region List: Snap to head – Control-drag and drop Start-drag and drop
or –
Browser Audio File, from Name or Icon: Snap
to head
– or –
Browser Audio File, from Waveform Display:
Spot to temporary sync point

Browser Audio File to Timeline: Snap to head Control+Option-drag and drop Start-Alt-drag and drop
and copy the audio file to the session’s Audio
Files folder

Region List: Snap to sync point – Control+Shift-drag and drop Start-Shift-drag and drop
or –
Browser Item: Snap to sync point

Browser Item: Snap to sync point and copy the Control+Option-Shift-drag and Start-Alt-Shift-drag and drop
audio file to the session’s Audio Files folder drop

Region List: Snap to tail Control+Command-drag and drop Start+Ctrl-drag and drop

– or –
Browser Item: Snap to tail

Browser Item: Snap to tail and copy the audio Control+Command+Optiondrag Start+Ctrl+Alt drag and drop
file to the session’s Audio Files folder and drop

Browser Item: Spot with variable cursor Control-Command-Shift drag and Start+Ctrl+-Shift drag and
drop drop

Browser Item: Spot with variable cursor and Start+Ctrl-Alt+Shift-drag and

Control+Command+Option+Shift- drop
copy the audio file to the session’s Audio Files
drag and drop
folder

Navigation

Selection up Up Arrow key Up Arrow key

Selection down Down Arrow key Down Arrow key

Scroll Page up Page Up Page Up

Scroll Page down Page Down Page Down

Scroll to top of browser Home Home

Scroll to bottom of browser End End

Scroll to track Command+Option+F Ctrl+Alt+F

Up one browser level (same as Up arrow icon) Command+Up Arrow key Ctrl+Up Arrow key

Action Mac Windows

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 Open folder (new window) Command+Down Arrow key Ctrl+Down Arrow key

Open Show/Hide icon Right Arrow key Right Arrow key

Close Show/Hide icon Left Arrow key Left Arrow key

Cycle to next or previous browser Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow keys

Command+Left/Right Arrow keys

Enter/exit Name Edit field Enter or Return Enter

Revert to original text Escape (Esc) key Escape (Esc) key

Open/close Search pane Command+F Ctrl+F

Move to next Search field Tab Tab

Move to previous Search field Shift+Tab Shift+Tab

Action Mac Windows

Rewind Shift+< Shift+<

Fast Forward Shift+> Shift+>

Shuttle Backward Option+comma Start+comma

Shuttle Forward Option+period Start+period

Toggle Transport Master Command+\ Control+\

All Transport Buttons Off/Unthread Tape Command+period Control+period

Search Mode Toggle (Play-Pause/Stop) Spacebar/Command+period Spacebar/Ctrl+period

When Transport = Machine

Cue to Selection Start Command+Left Arrow Control+Left Arrow

Cue to Selection End Command+Right Arrow Control+Right Arrow

Cue to Selection Start Minus Preroll Option+Left Arrow Alt+Left Arrow

Deck Control Key Commands

(Pro Tools HD with MachineControl™ Only)

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 Right-Click Shortcuts
The following right-click shortcuts apply to both Mac and Windows systems equipped with a twobutton mouse.
Right-clicking the noted feature allows you to perform commands and access menus (if applicable).
Feature Shortcut
Mix Window

Temporarily isolate control from group operation

Channel Volume fader
Channel Pan slider
Channel Mute button
Channel Solo button Channel
Record Enable button
Channel TrackInput button
Send fader
Send Pan slider

Channel Input selector • Make Active/Inactive

Channel Output selector • Rename

Send selector Access send assignment views

Send Assignment button • Mute

• Make Active/Inactive
• Rename
Insert Assignment button • Bypass
• Make Active/Inactive
• Automation dialog (plug-ins only)
• Automation Safe (plug-ins only)
• Rename (hardware I/O only)

Feature Shortcut
Track name • Hide/Show
(in Mix window, Edit window • Hide and Make Inactive/Show and Make Active
and Track List) • Make Inactive/Make Active
• Scroll Into View
• Locked (video track only)
• New
• Rename
• Duplicate
• Split Into Mono (multichannel tracks only)
• Delete
• Expand Channels to New Tracks
•By Channel Name
•By Channel Number
•By Channel Name and Number
•By Timecode
• Track Compositing Commands: Filtering Lanes

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 •Show All Lanes
•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Within The Edit Selection
•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Outside The Edit Selection
•Show Only Lanes With > Regions Rated >=1–5
•Hide All Lanes
•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Within The Edit Selection
•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Outside The Edit Selection
•Hide Only Lanes With > Regions Rated >=1–5
•Rating

Surround Panning Mode button Access Panning modes:

(in Surround Output Window) • X/Y Mode
(Pro Tools HD only) • 3-Knob mode
• Divergence Editing mode
• AutoGlide mode

Group List items Access Group List commands and information:

• Group ID
• Tracks (list of tracks in Group)
• Attributes (list of Group Attributes) (Pro Tools HD only)
• Modify
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Select Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide Only Tracks in Group
• Show/Hide All Tracks

Feature Shortcut
Edit Window

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 Region, region selection, or • Tools
point in region •Zoomer
(Blocks and Waveform Track •Trimmer
views) •Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Clear
• Matches (region or region selection only)
•Match Criteria
•Expand Alternates to New Playlists
•Expand Alternates to New Tracks
• Elastic Properties (Elastic Audio track only)
• Conform to Tempo (Elastic Audio track only)
• Remove Warp (Elastic Audio track only)
• Remove Pitch Shift (Elastic Audio track only)
• Separate
• Delete Fades
• Snap to Next
• Snap to Previous
• Spot
• Rename (region or region selection only)
• Group Regions (region or region selection only)
• Ungroup Regions (region or region selection only)
• Loop
• Unloop
• Rating
•1–5

Feature Shortcut

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Command+right-click (Mac), • Tools
Control+right-click •Zoomer
(Windows) region, region •Trimmer
selection, or point in region •Selector
(Blocks and Waveform Track •Grabber
views) •Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Cut
• Copy
• Clear
• Matches (Channels or Alternates)
• Elastic Properties (Elastic Audio track only)
• Conform to Tempo (Elastic Audio track only)
• Remove Warp (Elastic Audio track only)
• Snap to Next
• Snap to Previous
• Spot
• Rename
• Move Region Start to Selection Start
• Move Region Sync to Selection Start
• Move Region End to Selection Start
• Loop
• Unloop

Region, region selection, or • Tools

point in region •Zoomer
(Analysis Track view, Elastic •Trimmer
Audio track only) •Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Add Event Marker
• Remove Event Marker
• Elastic Properties
• Conform to Tempo• Remove Warp
• Conform to Tempo
• Remove Warp Marker
• Remove Pitch Shift

Feature Shortcut

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 Region, region selection, or • Tools
point in region (Warp Track •Zoomer
view) •Trimmer
•Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Add Warp Marker
• Remove Warp Marker
• Elastic Properties
• Conform to Tempo
• Remove Warp
• Separate
• Delete Fades
• Rename (region only)
• Group (region or region selection only)
• Ungroup (region or region selection only)
• Loop
• Unloop
• Rating
•1–5

Feature Shortcut

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Region, region selection, or • Tools
point in region (Playlist view •Zoomer
only) •Trimmer
•Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Clear
• Copy Selection to New Playlist
• Copy Selection to Main Playlist
• Copy Selection to Duplicate Playlist
• Matches (region or region selection only)
•Match Criteria
•Expand Alternates to New Playlists
•Expand Alternates to New Tracks
• Separate
• Delete Fades
• Snap to Next
• Snap to Previous
• Spot
• Rename (region or region selection only)
• Loop
• Unloop
• Rating
•1–5

Feature Shortcut

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 Region, region selection, point • Tools
in region (Aux Input, MIDI, •Zoomer
and Instrument track only) •Trimmer
•Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Merge
• Clear
• Separate
• Consolidate
• Mute Notes
• MIDI Real–Time Properties
• Event Operations
•Quantize
•Change Velocity
•Change Duration
•Transpose
•Select/Split Notes
•Input Quantization
•Step Input
•Restore Performance
•Flatten Performance
• Open in MIDI Editor
• Open in Score Editor

Control-Right-click region, • Add Warp Marker

region selection, or point in • Remove Warp Marker
region (Warp Track view) • Elastic Properties
• Conform to Tempo
• Remove Warp
• Rename
• Loop
• Unloop

Feature Shortcut

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Region List items • Clear
• Rename
• Time Stamp
• Replace Region (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2 only)
• Compact
• Export Region Definition
• Export Regions as Files
• Recalculate Waveform Overviews
• Select Parent in Workspace
• Object Select in Edit Window

Toolbar Show/Hide controls in Edit Window toolbar

Transport Window

Transport Play button Access Playback modes

• Half Speed
• Prime for Playback
• Loop
• Dynamic Transport

Transport Record button Access Record modes

• Normal
• Loop
• Destructive
• QuickPunch
• TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD only)
• DestructivePunch (Pro Tools HD only)

Transport Return to Zero Access Automation commands (Pro Tools HD only)

button • Write to Start
• Write to All

Transport Go To End button Access Automation commands (Pro Tools HD only)

• Write to End
• Write to All

Universe Window

Universe window Access Universe window commands

Feature Shortcut
MIDI Editor Window

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 Midi Editor window Notes • Tools
Pane •Zoomer
•Trimmer
•Selector
•Grabber
•Scrubber
•Pencil
•Smart
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Clear
• Separate
• Consolidate
• Mute
• MIDI Real-Time Properties
• Event Operations
•Quantize
•Change Velocity
•Change Duration
•Transpose
•Select/Split Notes
•Input Quantization
•Step Input
•Restore Performance
•Flatten Performance
• Open in New MIDI Editor
• Open in Score Editor
• Open in MIDI Event List
• Display Notation

Feature Shortcut

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MIDI Editor window Track Access Track List commands:
List • Hide/Show
• Hide and Make Inactive/Show and Make Active
• Export MIDI
• New
• Rename
• Duplicate
• Split Into Mono (multichannel tracks only)
• Delete
• MIDI Real-Time Properties
• Open in New MIDI Editor
• Open in Score Editor
• Open in MIDI Event List
• Notation Display Track Settings

MIDI Editor window toolbar Show/Hide controls in MIDI Editor Window toolbar

Score Editor Window

Score Editor window Notes • Tools
Pane •Zoomer
•Trimmer
•Selector
•Grabber
•Pencil
• Insert
•Key Signature
•Meter
•Chord Symbol
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Merge
• Clear
• Event Operations
•Quantize
•Change Velocity
•Change Duration
•Transpose
•Select/Split Notes
•Input Quantization
•Step Input
•Restore Performance
•Flatten Performance
• Open in MIDI Editor
• Open in MIDI Event List
• Notation Display Track Settings
• Score Setup
• Send to Sibelius
• Print Score

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 Feature Shortcut
Score Editor window Track Show All Tracks
List Show Only Selected Tracks
Hide All Tracks
Hide Selected Tracks
Notation Display Track Settings
Score Setup

Score Editor window toolbar Show/Hide controls in Score Editor Window toolbar

Video Window
Video window Access Video window commands
• Online
• Video Out Firewire
• Half Size
• Actual Size
• Double Size
• Fit Screen

DigiBase

Any column header in a

Access list of DigiBase columns to show or hide
Browser menu

File in Name column of Access DigiBase Browser menu commands:

Browser menu • Calculate Waveform
• Update Database for Selected
• Calculate Elastic Analysis
• Clear Elastic Analysis
• Invent Selection
• Reveal in Explorer
• Reveal in Browser
• Duplicate Selected
• Lock Selected
• Unlock Selected
• Delete Selected
• Unmount
• Loop Preview
• Auto-Preview
• Spacebar Toggles File Preview
• Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo
Preview button Access DigiBase Preview commands:
• Loop Preview
• Auto-Preview
• Spacebar Toggles File Preview

Volume field Display Volume fader

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