Pro Tools 201 Key Commands

Front 1

Create a new path in the I/O setup window.

Back 1

Command+N

Front 2

Create a new session.

Back 2

Command+N

Front 3

Toggle between mix and edit windows.

Back 3

Command+=

Front 4

Select consecutive inputs or outputs on tracks.

Back 4

Hold Option+Command while selecting an input.

Front 5

Deactivate a track.

Back 5

Command-Control-Click on the track type icon in the mix window.

Front 6

Universe window.

Back 6

Command+[7] (Number Pad)

Front 7

Timeline insertion follows playback (with command focus enabled).

Back 7

N

Front 8

Memory Locations window.

Back 8

Command+[5] (Number Pad)

Front 9

Task Manager window.

Back 9

Option+'

Front 10

Workspace window.

Back 10

Option+;

Front 11

Display the search pane in a browser window.

Back 11

Command+F (Find)

Front 12

Select the START field in the Transport window.

Back 12

Option+[/] (Number Pad)

Front 13

Nudge a single region or multiple regions.

Back 13

[+] or [-] on Number Pad

Front 14

Nudge an edit selection.

Back 14

Shift+[+] or Shift+[-] (Number Pad)

Front 15

Nudge the start time of a selection.

Back 15

Option+Shift+[+] or Option+Shift+[-]

Front 16

Nudge the end of a selection.

Back 16

Command+Shift+[+] or Command+Shift+[-]

Front 17

Open the shift dialog box.

Back 17

Option+H

Front 18

Scrubber tool.

Back 18

F9

Front 19

Scrub using shuttle mode.

Back 19

With SCRUBBER (F9) selected press Option and click-hold-drag left or right.

Front 20

Pre-roll audition up to a selection start point.

Back 20

Option+Left Arrow

Front 21

Pre-roll audition up to a selection end point.

Back 21

Option+Right Arrow

Front 22

Post-roll audition after a selection start point.

Back 22

Command+Left Arrow

Front 23

Post-roll audition after a selection end point.

Back 23

Command+Right Arrow

Front 24

Pre- and post-roll audition on either side of a selection start point.

Back 24

Command+Option+Left Arrow

Front 25

Pre- and post-roll audition on either side of a selection end point.

Back 25

Command+Option+Right Arrow

Front 26

Create a memory location.

Back 26

[Enter] (Number Pad)

Front 27

Zoomer Tool

Back 27

F5

Front 28

Fill the edit window with the current edit selection.

Back 28

Option+F

Front 29

Grabber Tool

Back 29

F8

Front 30

Trim Tool

Back 30

F6

Front 31

Selector Tool

Back 31

F7

Front 32

Smart Tool

Back 32

Any combination of F6-F8

Front 33

Temporarily switch the Smart Tool to the scrubber.

Back 33

Control

Front 34

Strip Silence Dialog

Back 34

Command+U

Front 35

Time Operations Window

Back 35

Option+[1] (Number Pad)

Front 36

Add a sync point to a region.

Back 36

Command+click with Selector Tool

Front 37

Align a region's start to another region boundary or location.

Back 37

Control+Click with Grabber Tool

Front 38

Align a region's sync point to another region boundary or location.

Back 38

Shift+Control+Click with Grabber Tool

Front 39

Align a region's end to another region boundary or location.

Back 39

Command+Control+Click with Grabber Tool

Front 40

Move a region or regions from one track to another while maintaining alignment.

Back 40

Control+Drag

Front 41

Make a copy of a region.

Back 41

Option+Drag

Front 42

Trim a region's start point by the Nudge value.

Back 42

Option+[+] or Option+[-]

Front 43

Trim a region's end point by the Nudge value.

Back 43

Command+[+] or Command+[-]

Front 44

Nudge Forward (Keyboard Focus)

Back 44

. (Period)

Front 45

Nudge Backward (Keyboard Focus)

Back 45

, (Comma)

Front 46

Nudge forward by next value. (Keyboard Focus)

Back 46

/ (Slash)

Front 47

Nudge back by next value. (Keyboard Focus)

Back 47

M

Front 48

Toggle Commands Keyboard Focus

Back 48

Command+Option+1 (Not Number Pad)

Front 49

Nudge the contents of a region without changing the start and end points.

Back 49

Control+[+] or Control+[-}

Front 50

Begin Playback

Back 50

Spacebar or Command+Q

Front 51

Shuffle

Back 51

F1

Front 52

Spot

Back 52

F3

Front 53

Slip

Back 53

F2

Front 54

Grid

Back 54

F4

Front 55

Toggle Loop Playback

Back 55

Command+Shift+L