Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts I compiled for convenience for anyone using Pro Tools 12 HD in Windows. I would imagine most of these will work in any recent version of Pro Tools! Protools keyboard commands (alphabetical) Automation, toggle track view on all tracks: Alt + – Automation, suspend on current track: Ctrl. Pro Tools documentation uses the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands: Menu commands that have a keyboard s hortcut display their keyboard shortc ut on-screen, to the right of. Pro Tools documentation uses the following conventions to indicate menu choices, keyboard commands, and mouse commands: The names of Commands, Options.
Single Key Shortcuts
/Nudge Play Selection Later By Next Bigger Grid
‘Move Edit Insertion To Next Edit
6Play To Edit Start
8Play To Edit End
ATrim Clip Start To Cursor
CCopy
EZoom Toggle
GFade Out From Cursor To End Of Clip
MNudge Play Earlier By Next Bigger Grid
PMove Edit Insertion To Previous Track
RZoom Out Horizontal
TZoom In Horizontal
WDisplay Timeline Selection End
ZUndo
-Toggle Track View Mode
Playback
⇧ ␣Half-speed playback
⌘ ⌃ PDynamic Transport Mode toggle
Recording
⌘ .Stop record and discard recording take
⌥ LLoop Record toggle
⌘ KEnable/disable pre/post-roll time
Numeric Keypad Transport Shortcuts
1Rewind
3Record Enable
5Loop Record Mode On/Off
7Click On/Off
9Midi Merge/Replace Mode On/Off
Edit Modes and Edit Tools
⇧ F4Enable Snap To Grid while in another Edit mode
F2 F4Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode
⎋Cycle through Edit tools
Edit Selection, Definition, and Navigation
⇥Locate cursor to next transient
⇥Locate cursor to next Clip-boundary/sync point
⌃ ⇥Locate cursor to previous Clip boundary/sync point
⌃ ⌥ ⇥Go to and select previous Clip
⇧ ⌃ ↩Extend selection to Song Start
⌥ ⇧ ⇥Extend selection to previous Clip-boundary
⌃ ⇧ ⌥ ⇥Extend selection to include previous Clip
⌥ ↩Go to end of project
⌥ ⇧ ↩Extend selection to end of project
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ 'Move selection forward by the selection amount
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ LMove selection backward by the selection amount
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ LHalve length of selection
⇧ RRecord enable tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ ITrack Input Monitor enable tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ SSolo tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ MMute tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
↑Move insertion to end of Edit selection
⌃ ↑ ↓Increase or decrease height of any lane that contains Edit cursor or Edit selection
Editing, Nudging, Trimming
⌘ ⌥ + or -Change Nudge value
⇧ + or -Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)
⌃ + or -Nudge data within current Clip to right/left by Nudge value (keeps Clip start/end and moves underlying audio)
⌥ ⇧ + or -Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
⌘ ⇧ + or -Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
⌥ + or -Move left edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
⌘ + or -Move right edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
Zoom
⌥ AZoom to show all clips
File Menu
⌘ NNew Project
⌘ ⇧ OOpen Recent
⌘ SSave
⌘ ⇧ IImport
Edit Menu
⌘ ⇧ ZRedo
⌘ CCopy
⌘ BClear
⌥ [Play Selection
⌥ RRepeat selection
⌘ ⇧ EInsert Silence
⌥ ⇧ 7Trim Clip Start to Insertion
⌘ ⌃ RTrim Clip to File Start
⌘ ⌃ TTrim Clip to File Boundaries
⌘ HHeal Separation
⌥ ⇧ 3Consolidate selection
Memory Locations and Markers
⌤Create Memory Location
⌃ NToggle Timeline Insertion/Play Start Marker Follows Playback preference on/off
Automation
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ← →Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks
Fades, Fades Dialog
⌘ ⌃ FApply crossfade without opening Fades dialog
⌥ GFade to End
⌃ ↑ ↓Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter options
⌥ ↑ ↓Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter options
⌃ ← →Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves
Clip Menu
⌥ ⇧ FBring to Front
⌘ ⌥ GGroup Clips
⌘ ⌥ RRegroup Clips
⌘ ,Identify Sync Point
Clip List
⌘ ⇧ ASelect All Clips in Clip List
⌘ ⇧ BClear selected Clips
⌘ ⇧ YExport Clip Definition
Elastic Audio
Step Input
1Whole note
41/4 note
61/16 note
81/64 note
3Toggle Tuplet on/off
0Undo step
Minus (–)Nudge back
/Edit Selection indicators
Plug-In Inserts and Sends
⇧ ABypass (or unbypass) all inserts on selected tracks
⇧ 2Bypass (or unbypass) inserts A–E on selected tracks
⇧ EBypass (or unbypass) all EQ plug-ins on selected tracks
⇧ CBypass (or unbypass) all Dynamics plug-ins on selected tracks
⇧ VBypass (or unbypass) all Reverb plug-ins on selected tracks
⇧ DBypass (or unbypass) all Delay plug-ins on selected tracks
⇧ WBypass (or unbypass) all Modulation plug-ins on selected tracks
⇧ QMute (or unmute) all sends (A–J) on selected tracks
Workspace: Global Shortcuts
⌥ ;Open the Workspace browser if no browser is currently open
⌥ IOpen a new Workspace browser focused on Volumes
⌥ OOpen a new Workspace browser focused on the Project
⌥ 'Open the Task Manager window
⌥ ⇧ JSend all browsers to the back
⌘ ↓Open a selected folder in the current Workspace browser
⌘ ⌥ ↓Open a selected folder in its own new Workspace browser
⌘ FSimple search
⌘ ⇧ FAdvanced search on a selected or checked items in the Locations pane
⌘ ⇧ FSwitch from advanced search to simple search or vice versa
⇧ -Remove row or search criteria from Advanced search
Workspace: Auditioning
␣Browser Item: Start or stop auditioning from head
Windows 10 Command Line Tools
⌥ ␣Audio Import dialog: Start or stop auditioning from head
␣Audio Import dialog: Start or stop auditioning from head
⌥ ␣Browser Item: Start or stop loop auditioning from head
Windows Command List
⌘ PStart or stop preview when browser is front-most window
⌘ PImport Audio dialog: Start or stop auditioning
Workspace: Delete or Duplicate
deleteClip List: Delete selected Clip from the timeline
Command Tool Holders
deleteBrowser Item: Delete items from the browser/disk
Pro Tools Key Commands List
⌥ deleteDelete any selected browser item, and suppresses any warning dialog