Monthly Archives: August 2009

Pro Tools and Snow Leopard Initial Compatibility Info

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Evan

I wanted to update everyone on my findings regarding Apple’s new OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and Pro Tools. I installed Snow Leopard on my Macbook (2007 1.83 Core Duo) Which is running Pro Tools LE 8.0 cs3 via a Mbox … Continue reading →

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Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection.

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Major

“Repeat to fill selection” is one of the most useful commands to use while editing.  It is located in the edit menu under “paste special”, and can also be accessed using the shortcut option+command+v. There are 2 handy ways to … Continue reading →

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Quick Video Import

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Evan

Hold down the option key while dragging a video file onto the timeline, or bin to bypass the video import dialog in Pro Tools and automatically accept the defaults. This can be very handy when importing lots of video files. … Continue reading →

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Toggle Transport Master

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Major

For those of you using machine control, you can forget this annoying menu: To toggle through the transport master option (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) hit Command+Backslash (/) It will make you smiiiiiiiiile!

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Selectively Suspend Automation!

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Major

If you Command-Click on automation parameter in the track view selection menu, you can suspend automation for that parameter.  Very handy, for example, when you want your mute automation to stop being annoying, or you don’t want a plugin’s bypass … Continue reading →

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