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I know that everyone here's gonna have an opinion on this one.
Are you a CMD+S kinda guy? Maybe you're a gal who likes to party with Option+Shift+3. Keep it sneaky with CMD+Shift+U?
For my two cents I'm going with plain old B in edit window keyboard focus, split region. Best ever... In my humble opinion.
One each!
My favourites/constantly used Quickeys/shortcuts fall into three categories:
mouseless editing:
accessing/tweaking automation:
varispeed manipulation
plus CNTRL Q = displays Quickeys Editor
One of my favorites is one that's in PT by mistake (ie: a programming error). It only works on Mac as well.
Shift + Opt + 3 creates a consolidated selection. However, if you add Ctrl to it before you hot 3 then it will fill your selection with a 1K -20dB sine wave. Which is perfect for making 2pops and 3beeps.
I have other favorites, but this one stands out as a bit unique.
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Here's some added one's that I use the most. Keep in mind I typically work in Command Focus A/Z mode.
R and T in command focus mode = Zoom Out+In
CMD + to toggle Edit/Mix window Shift + CMD + N = New Track (CMD + Arrow keys add additional shortcuts in track creation window like changing channel and track types, Shift + CMD + Up/Down Arrows = Add or Subtract a new entry line)
B = Separate Region
CMD + T = Top & Tail (Trim region start and end to selection)
CMD + F = Fade Utility + D & G Fade to start/end/ Tools.
Option + C = Clear Clip Indicators
Shift + Option + 3 = Consolidate
Shift + Spacebar = Halfspeed Playback or Halfspeed Record.
Shift + CMD + U = Select Unused.
F = Focus Cursor
Option + F = Focus Selection to screen width.
~ = Toggle Editing mode
Tab, Shift Tab, Option Tab and Shift Option Tab all for navigating between regions and making selections.
P and ; for moving the cursor/selection up and down tracks
CTRL + Click and Drag to retain time position while moving regions up and down tracks.
Option = Option Does to All
Shift + Option = Does to Selected
CMD + D = Duplicate at end of Region
Option + Click and Drag = Copies and Drags Copy to New Location
Option + Ctrl + Click Drag Up or Down will Duplicate Region Vertically with Time Constraints.
Shift + , = Drop Sync Point on Region.
Control + Click = Snap Region Start to cursor Control + CMD + Click = Snap Region End to cursor Shift + Ctrl + Click = Snap Sync Point to Cursor
Opt + Ctrl + CMD + Down Arrow to fit tracks to window height.
E = Explode
I could go on and on. I'll stop here though.
A couple more handy ones for automation.. (I'm using a Mac by the way)
Control + Option + Command + Click on a plug-in parameter to shortcut enable its automation.
Control + Command + Click on a parameter to view its automation lane (ie fader volume, pan or plug-in parameter)
Would be great if there was a way to "Sticky" this thread too ;)
Cmd + ⌥ + / for automation "Write to current..."
Great for snapshot automation.
Cheers
My left hand fingers are super-savers ... they have got a mind of their own.
Perhaps not my "favorite", but ⇧S to solo a track is invaluable to me.
cntrl-opt-grab to put a copy of a region at my current cursor location or its variant: cntrl-shift-opt-grab to put a copy of a region with its sync point lined up at my current cursor position. Invaluable to quickly move stuff around. http://vimeo.com/13974712 - the rest of them.
I'm loving this thread. For what it's worth I'm on 8.1, have my numeric keyboard set to Transport and have the "a/z" box checked in the Edit window to enable Keyboard Focus. Here's a few I haven't seen yet:
I've also gone into System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts and added some Application specific shortcuts to PT. All you have to do is click + to add a new shortcut, type in the Menu Title exactly as it is shown in any Menu or Sub-Menu and then assign a Keyboard Shortcut to it. Here's some of mine:
Notice how I skipped CMND + SHIFT + 3 on that last one? Yeah, don't overwrite that one. Only problem with this is determining if you are overwriting an existing keyboard shortcut. But, if you do they're not lost forever. Just go back in to the Keyboard Shortcut and reassign your new shortcut to something else.
I love switching tools with Cmd + the numbers, and also love zoom in and out with Cmd + Square brackets :)
This thread will probably end up showing me stuff I didn't even know existed!
Joe
Shift + Command + W
Because I know I'm done with that project.
:)
Oh and:
Control + Option + Command + Shift + A
Opens my Disk Allocation. I made that shortcut 6 years ago and always kept it. On other computers that don't have it programmed I think the computer is frozen.
⌥⇧3 of course.... it often signals the end of things.. a milestone. great feeling.
command q
< > nudge
i wish i knew more though
command option i
⌥F to focus on the selection, then adjust with ⌘[ and ⌘].
Also < and > to nudge a region.
cmd-? for toggling waveform and volume. On a 100hr project it could potentially be lunch break in saved time compared to the mouse method. I like PT, but I like it more with high blood sugar levels.
my left hand is always parked on the Q W E R T an the A S keys . The zoom presets 1 2 3 4 5 are also just above and very useful too.
Gotta say with edit window (command) focus Q and W are my favs. When you have a selection, Q or W respectively moves the zoom focus to the beginning or end of the selection respectively.
Most of my standard ones have already been mentioned. To zoom the waveform height up and down, I use CMD+OPT+[ and CMD+OPT+] (you can also hold down OPT+SHIFT and spin the scroll wheel).
Another good one is CMD+H which heals a region that you've cut with B or CMD+E.
A fairly obscure one that's very handy when you need it are grid and nudge value adjust. I find that when I need to do quarter frame or subframe editing, it's quicker than changing the values with the mouse. CMD+OPT+NUMBERPAD + and CMD+OPT+NUMBERPAD - adjust the nudge value. CTRL+OPT+NUMBERPAD + and CTRL+OPT+NUMBERPAD - control the grid value.
Tab to transient in keyboard focus mode, then hit "a". Auto sizes the region to the cursor point. Works at the end of a region too (minus the tab to transient) with "s".
Goes great with "option + f", which auto-zooms to the width of the selected region.
Two simple quick keys for PT that are frequently used:
COMMAND + Z = undo last move COMMAND + S = quick save (you never know when PT will freeze or shutdown)
Cheers!
Without a doubt...compulsively hit Splat S when I inhale, compulsively hit Splat S when I exhale...and a few compulsive times in between...religiously!!!
While technically not standard key commands, using the OSX preferences I've set up my own custom commands for various AudioSuite plug ins.
ie:
Shift + Control + G = Gain, Shift + Control + N = Normalize, Shift + Control + I = Invert, Shift + Control + P = Pitch Shift, Shift + Control + R = Reverb (Revolver), Shift + Control + D = Delay (Echoboy), Shift + Control + A = Autotune, Shift + Control + V = Vocalign, Shift + Control + E = EQ (DMG Equality),
and more...
Saves a TON of time not having to dive through the various menus to get to a commonly used plug in.
Thinking of even setting up a command for "Process" as having to click it bums me out sometimes haha!
CMD + Click = Snap to cursor for getting everything exactly where you want it
Learned a few more tonight in Pro Tools 10.
However, contrary to the trend you see forming here, "V" or Cmd + V will paste your clip gain line after cut or copy.
If you're mousing around, they're tucked up in the Edit > Cut / Copy / Clear Special menus.
Oh and don't forget:
I think I kissed my Mac when I first realised this shortcut was available:
Restore previous selection: Command + Option + Z
Also, I like these two for getting a quick overview:
Fit all shown tracks to edit window: Control + Option + Command + Up/Down Arrow
Vertical Zoom to show all tracks: Option + A
Most of my favorites have been mentioned, but I'd have to add Cntrl+Opt+Cmd+Up/Down to vertically fit all tracks to the edit window, and the recently discovered series of clip list commands:
Shift+Cmd+F = Search by name, and Shift+Cmd+D = clear search
Those two are of especially useful.
Also, A and S for quick clip trimming, and Cmd+T to trim to selection, Cntrl+-/+, tool commands (Cmd+7, what?), .....Don't get me started!
We could start another thread titled "You know you're a Pro Tools geek when...."
ctrl click on group to show only tracks in that group - I found that by mistake today - but it is damn useful :)
Hi all, I know quite a few of you check out my blog from time to time, but for those of you who dont, I just wanted to spruik the last 4 videos Ive done this week. All based around getting PT editors less reliant on their mouse and more into "two hand" editing. Hope they are useful!
Zooming and navigation: Editing Bootcamp 1 - Zooms and Navigation on Vimeo
Tabbing and selecting Editing Bootcamp 2 - tabbing and selecting on Vimeo
Keyboard based trims and auditioning Editing Bootcamp 3 - editing and auditioning on Vimeo
Last video on nudging and its various modifiers and the importance of fluidly toggling "insertion follows playback" and your preroll/postroll Editing Bootcamp 4 - Advanced nudging on Vimeo
The information is provided free of charge (unlike some other "blogs"...), all I ask if that you pass it on to fellow engineers so we can all work at our best.
Option + C clears all clip indicators!
Control + Option + Command and click on your meters to get phat meters.
Control + Option + Command + W hides all floating windows.
oh and Option + Command + G makes a clip group.
