Mac and Pro Tools Shortcuts

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering Mac OS system commands and Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts, edit modes, editing tools, and navigation commands.

Toggle applications (Mac)

Command+Tab

Toggle windows (Mac)

Command+~ (tilde)

Duplicate file/folder (Mac)

Command+D

Empty Trash (Mac)

Shift+Command+Delete

Create a new folder (Mac)

Shift+Command+N

Go to session start (Pro Tools)

Return

Close session (Pro Tools)

Shift+Command+W

Create a new track (Pro Tools)

Shift+Command+N

Toggle Mix/Edit windows (Pro Tools)

Command+=

Do To All modifier

Option+Click

Do To All Selected modifier

Shift+Option+Click

Import Audio (Pro Tools)

Shift+Command+I

Select/Deselect Track

Command+Click

Next Track in Name Box

Command+Right

Loop Playback

Shift+Command+L

Insertion Follows Playback

N

Toggle Narrow Mix

Option+Command+M

Open/Close Transport Window

Command+[1]

Fit Selected Clips to Window

Option+F

Record (using numpad)

[3]

Record (standard shortcut)

Command+Spacebar

Stop Record and Discard

Command+.

Half-speed Playback

Shift+Spacebar

Open/Close Session Setup Window

Command+[2]

Toggle Pre/Post Roll On/Off

Command+K

Insert Marker

[Enter]

Show/Hide Memory Locations

Command+[5]

Toggle Click On/Off

[7]

Clear Selected Clips from Clips List

Shift+Command+B

Delete Modifier

Option

Identify Beat

Command+I

Reset Pan to Center / Reset Fader to Unity

Option+Click

Copy a Plugin

Option+Drag

Solo Safe a Track

Command+Click

Optimize Edit Window Track Heights

Control+Option+Command+Up

Optimize Edit Window Zoom

Option+A

Mute/Unmute Send and Bypass/Unbypass Insert

Command+Click

Bypass/Unbypass Insert and all Following Inserts

Control+Click

Make Insert Inactive/Active

Control+Command+Click

Open MIDI Editor Window

Control+=

Open MIDI Operations Window

Option+[3]

Open Quantize Pane of MIDI Operations Window

Option+0 (Option+Zero)

Change the Pencil Tool to an Eraser

Option

Cycle Edit Modes

~ (tilde)

Set or Go to Start

Down

Move Selection Up

P

Move Insertion to Prior

L

Separate Clip

Command+E (Without Keyboard Focus) or B (With Keyboard Focus)

Heal Separation

Command+H

Insert Fade

Command+F (Without Keyboard Focus) or F (With Keyboard Focus)

Horizontal Zoom In

Zoom In is Command+]; or T

Vertical Zoom In

Option+Command+]

Zoom Toggle

Shift+E (Without Keyboard Focus) or E

Save file(session)

Command+S

Quit application

Command+Q

Close window

Command+W

Select All

Command+A

Send to trash

Command+Delete

Open file (session)

Command+O

Create a new session

Command+N

Play/Stop

Spacebar

Prior Track in Name Box

Command+Left

Zoom Tool

Command+1

Trim Tool

Command+2

Selector Tool

Command+3

Grabber Tool

Command+4

Scrubber Tool

Command+5

Pencil Tool

Command+6

Cycle Edit Tools

Esc

Set or Go to end of selection

Up

Move Selection Down a Track

; (semicolon)

Move Insertion to Next Edit

‘ (apostrophe)

Cut

Command+X; (Keyboard Focus) X

Copy

Command+C; (Keyboard Focus) C

Paste

Command+V; (Keyboard Focus) V

Undo

Command+Z; (Keyboard Focus) Z

Redo

Shift+Command+Z

Zoom Out (Horizontally)

Command+[ OR (Keyboard Focus) R

Zoom Out (Vertically)

Option+Command+[

Group Tracks

Command+G

Suspend Groups

Shift+Command+G

Move Fader in 0.1dB Increments

Command+Click

Consolidate Clips

Shift+Command+3

Create Clip Group

Option+Command+G

Nudge Earlier(Left) Keypad

[-]

Nudge Earlier(Left)

Control+,

Mute or Unmute Clip

Command+M

Ungroup Clips

Option+Command+U

Nudge Later(Right) Keypad

[+]

Nudge Later(Right)

Control+.

Nudge Earlier(left) Keyboard Focus

,

Fade to Insertion Point (Keyboard Focus)

D

Cut to Insertion Point (Keyboard Focus)

A

Nudge Later (Right) Keyboard Focus

.

Fade from Insertion Point (Keyboard Focus)

G

Cut from Insertion Point (Keyboard Focus)

S