Perform vanishing acts with “control-option-command + w” This will hide all floating windows. Press it again to “magically” bring them all back! ALAKAZAM!
(thanks to Aaron for thinking of pressing it twice!)
Pro Tools
Advanced Nudging
by Major on March 5th, 2010 in Keyboard ShortcutsHere are some advanced nudging shortcuts that can you help move you quicker in repetitive editing situations. Make a selection and get your nudge on!
Shortcuts used in the video are:
(Note: + and – keys on Keypad)
Command +/- Change end of region.
Option +/- Change beginning of region.
Shift +/- Move selection independent of region.
Shift Command +/- Change end of selection independent of region.
Shift Option +/- Change beginning of selection independent of region.
Name yourself some tracks.
by Major on November 17th, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsWhen naming large numbers of tracks, navigating between them can be a pain. There’s a few ways to quickly move from track to track to name them.
When in the track naming dialog, hit Apple+Return to confirm and move to the next track. Also, you can hit Apple – Right arrow to move to the next track and confirm. Press Apple-Left Arrow to confirm and move to the previous track.
Happy renaming.
Toggle Tab to Transient
by Major on November 3rd, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts
This bad-boy was introduced back in Pro Tools 7.4 but we overlooked it until now! Command+Option+Tab toggles the “tab to transient” setting! Hooray!
Clean Your Edit Window
by Major on October 19th, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsGot too many things like inserts, sends, i/o, track comments, etc. making your edit space way too small? Do you hate the “Edit Window View…” menu? Well our old friend “Control+Option+Command+Click” to the rescue! EDIT: Well it seems I was mistaken… all you have to do is hold option and click on the headers of any column (such as “INSERTS A-E”) to make it disappear. Unfortunately there is no shortcut to get them back. (Thanks to Sebastien for pointing out our mistake!)
Be Gone Ye Fowl Inserts!
Fast Fading
by Major on September 22nd, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsHere are some useful shortcuts for the fade window (command + F with a selection). If you are doing some hardcore editing, where one fade type is not always appropriate for every edit, these will keep you from drowning puppies in a fit of frustrated rage.
Force Paste Automation
by Major on September 1st, 2009 in Features, Keyboard ShortcutsThis doesn’t come up very often, but when it does you’ll be glad this little shortcut is around. Control+Command+V (Paste Special: To Current Automation Type) is used when you want to copy automation data from one type of parameter (for example volume automation) and paste it onto a different parameter (for example send automation).
Pro Tools and Snow Leopard Initial Compatibility Info
by Evan on August 29th, 2009 in Bugs, FeaturesI 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 Mini.
