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30 Pro Tools Quick Commands You Need To Know!
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30 Pro Tools Quick Commands You Need To Know!
Quick commands can save you tons of time & make your life easier. When you’re in front of your clients, you’ll keep them a lot of time, too, using quick commands.
Even if Pro Tools is not your main DAW, as a producer or engineer, it may still help get to know some of the commands in Pro Tools since most commercial studios still use Pro Tools. You may even be surprised to learn that many big studios in L.A. & Atlanta are willing to hire new engineers on the spot if they know how to open up Pro Tools & record in it.
This blog isn’t just another guide to basic quick commands. We tried to list useful & lesser-known quick commands so that you won’t find the more entry-level ones like “NumPad 4 - To Record” on this list. These quick commands will make you look like a Pro Tools pro in no time!
| Quick Command | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Save as | Control + Command + S | Start+ Ctrl + S |
| Highlight selection to the start of session | Shift + Return | Start + Return |
| Turn Clip Gain Down on selection or multiple clips | Shift + Ctrl + Scroll | Start + Shift + Scroll |
| Select unused clips | Command + Shift + U | Ctrl + Shift + U |
| Delete selected unused clips | Command + Shift + B | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Delete a recorded clip before it writes to your hard drive | Command + . | Ctrl + . |
| Commit track | Option + Shift + C | Alt + Shift + C |
| Duplicate track | Option + Shift + D | Alt + Shift + D |
| Consolidate track | Option + Shift + 3 | Alt + Shift + 3 |
| Closing a session “Save”, “Don’t Save”, or “Cancel” | 1st letter associated with option | 1st letter associated with option |
| Pull up quantize window | Option + 0 | Alt + 0 |
| Toggle between edit window modes | Option 1-4 | Alt 1-4 |
| Quickly switch between grid & slip mode | Hold down command | Hold down Ctrl |
| Create new track | Shift + Command + N | Shift + Ctrl + N |
| After creating a new track - Choose mono or stereo | Command + left or right arrows | Ctrl + Left or Right |
| After creating a new track - Choose track type | Command + up or down arrows | Ctrl + Up or Down |
| After creating a new track - Create additional tracks | Command + Shift + Down Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow |
| After creating a new track - Name a channel | Tab | Tab |
| Assign all channels the same Input or Output | Shift + Option + Click | Shift + Alt + Click |
| Assign all channels the consecutive assignments | Shift + Command + Option + Click | Shift + Ctrl + Option + Click |
| Copy sends | Option + Command + H | Alt + Ctrl + H |
| Mute clip | Command + M | Ctrl + M |
| Adjust height of the clip | Option + Command + [ or ] | Ctrl + Alt + [ or ] |
| Go to nearest transient | Tab | Tab |
| Seperate clip | Command + E | Ctrl + E |
| Heal clip | Command + H | Ctrl + H |
| Bypass all plugins | Control + Click Top Plugin | Start + Click Top Plugin |
| Change track height for all tracks in the Edit window | Control + Option + Up or Down arrow | Start + Option + Up or Down arrow |
| Fit entire song to screen | Option + A | Alt + A |
| Pull up session setup info | Command + NumPad 2 | Ctrl + NumPad 2 |
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