Pro tools smart tool key command3/19/2024 Play from the end of the selection by the post roll setting – alpha key 9. Play up to the end of the selection by the preroll setting – alpha key 8 Play from the start of the selection by the post roll setting – alpha key 7 Play up to the selection using the preroll setting – alpha key 6 When you have a potential edit highlighted this group of commands allow you to Play to, or from, an edit point by the pre, or post, roll settings – alpha keys 6 to 9 This is the same as going up to the toolbar and clicking on the zoom in button. This is the same as going up to the toolbar and clicking on the zoom out button. ![]() This will put the end of an edit selection in the centre of the edit window. This will put the start of an edit selection in the centre of the edit window. If you press E again it will take you back to the previous zoom setting. This will zoom an edit selection (Highlighted selection on a track not a timeline selection) to the width of the edit window. To set these presets adjust the horizontal zoom to suit and then Command+Click on the Mac, or Control+Click on Windows, the appropriate button to save the preset. So lets start the series with some Zoom Functions…īy using the numbers 1 to 5 above the letter keys (not the number pad) you can access the 5 preset horizontal zoom settings that are 5 buttons just below the zoom buttons in the Edit window. ![]() ![]() Perhaps go through the learning curve with a project where the deadline isn’t too pressing. There is a ‘pain barrier’ to go through to get the Keyboard Focus shortcuts into your way of working but rest assured it will be worth it. You may find it helpful to have at least sight of a qwerty keyboard as you read this as the commands are grouped together in areas of the keyboard to make them as intuitive as possible.Īlternatively if you like what you see here you may want to buy a Pro Tools keyboard with the shortcuts on it or alternatively a sticker set to go on your existing keyboard… Good news for those who work with both Windows and Mac based systems that unlike some other shortcuts the Keyboard Focus shortcuts are the same for both Mac and Windows systems. These are available to use on all Windows and Mac based Pro Tools systems. The Keyboard Focus commands are a real step forward for single-key operations when the focus mode in the Edit window is selected by clicking on the a-z button at the top of the Edit window vertical scroll bar. Following on from our Ninja post about using the keyboard shortcuts here is a post on how to use the Command Focus keyboard shortcuts.
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