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␣ Start/stop playback
⇧ ␣ Half-speed playback
⌃ ␣ Pause
⌃⌘ J Enable/disable online playback
⌥ [ Play Edit selection
⌘ ⇧ L Loop playback toggle
⌘ ⌃ P Dynamic Transport Mode toggle
⌘ \ Transport Master toggle
⌘ ␣ Start Record
␣ Stop Record
⌘ . Stop record and discard take
⌘ ⇧ ␣ Half-speed record
⌘ ⌥ ␣ Enable/disable online record
⌥ L Loop Record toggle
⌘ ⇧ T TrackPunch toggle
⌘ ⇧ P QuickPunch toggle
⌘ ␣ Enter/Exit record during play in QuickPunch
⌘ K Enable/disable pre/post-roll time
F1 Shuffle Mode
F2 Slip Mode
F3 Spot Mode
F4 Grid Mode
⇧ F4 Enable Snap To Grid while in another mode
F1 F4 Enable Snap to Grid and Shuffle mode
F2 F4 Enable Snap to Grid and Slip mode
F3 F4 Enable Snap to Grid and Spot mode
F5 Zoomer Tool
F6 Trimmer Tool
F7 Selector Tool
F8 Grabber Tool
F9 Scrubber Tool
F10 Pencil Tool
F6 F7 Smart Tool
⎋ Cycle through Edit tools
⌘ ⌥ ⇥ Enable or disable Tab to Transients command
⇥ Locate cursor to next transient
⌥ ⇥ Locate cursor to previous transient
⇥ Locate cursor to next Clip-boundary/sync point
⌃ ⇥ Locate cursor to previous Clip boundary/sync point
⌃ ⇥ Go to and select next Clip
⌃ ⌥ ⇥ Go to and select previous Clip
⌃ ↩ Go to Song Start
⇧ ⌃ ↩ Extend selection to Song Start
⇧ ⇥ Extend selection to next Clip-boundary
⌥ ⇧ ⇥ Extend selection to previous Clip-boundary
⌃ ⇧ ⇥ Extend selection to include next Clip
⌃ ⇧ ⌥ ⇥ Extend selection to include previous Clip
↩ Return to start of session
⌥ ↩ Go to end of session
⇧ ↩ Extend selection to start of session
⌥ ⇧ ↩ Extend selection to end of session
⇧ / Link Timeline and Edit selection
↑ ↓ Set selection start/end during playback
↑ ↓ Set selection start/end to incoming time code while stopped
⌘ A Select all Clips in all tracks in Edit window
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ ' Move selection forward by the selection amount
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ L Move selection backward by the selection amount
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ ' Double length of Edit selection
⌘ ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ L Halve length of selection
⌥ ⇧ E Cancel Zoom toggle and remain at same zoom level
⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ↑ ↓ Fit all shown tracks in Edit window
⇧ R Record enable tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ I Track Input Monitor enable tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ S Solo tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
⇧ M Mute tracks that contain Edit cursor or Edit selection
↓ Move insertion to beginning of Edit selection
↑ Move insertion to end of Edit selection
⌃ ↑ ↓ Increase or decrease height of any lane that contains Edit cursor or Edit selection
⌃ ⌥ + or - Change Grid value
⌘ ⌥ + or - Change Nudge value
, Nudge back by next Nudge value
+ Nudge forward by next Nudge value
⇧ + or - Nudge start/end data to right/left by Nudge value (keeps underlying audio and moves start/end)
⌃ + or - Nudge data within current Clip to right/left by Nudge value (keeps Clip start/end and moves underlying audio)
⌥ ⇧ + or - Nudge left selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
⌘ ⇧ + or - Nudge right selection boundary right/left by Nudge value
⌥ + or - Trim left edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
⌘ + or - Trim right edge of Clip to right/left by Nudge value
delete Delete selection in playlist
⌃ ⇧ - Show or hide Clip Gain Line
⌃ ⇧ = Show or hide Clip Gain Info
⌃ ⇧ E Add Clip Gain breakpoint at current Edit location
⌃ ⇧ ↑ Nudge selected clip gain up
⌃ ⇧ ↓ Nudge selected clip gain down
⌃ ⇧ , Nudge selected clip gain back
⌃ ⇧ . Nudge selected clip gain forward
⌃ ⇧ B Clear Clip Gain
⌃ ⇧ X Cut Clip Gain
⌃ ⇧ C Copy Clip Gain
⌘ V Paste Clip Gain
⇧ S Solo Playlist lane containing Edit cursor
⌃ P Move Edit cursor up through Playlist lanes
⌃ ; Move Edit cursor down through Playlist lanes
⌥ ⌃ V Copy selection to main Playlist
⌃ \ Create a new playlist for first selected track in session
⌃ ⌥ \ Create a new playlist for each track in session
⌥ ⌃ ⇧ \ Create a new playlist for each selected track in session
⌘ ⌃ \ Duplicate main playlist for first selected track in session
⌘ ⌥ ⌃ \ Duplicate main playlist for each track in session
⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ \ Duplicate main playlist for each selected track in session
⌘ [ or ] Horizontal zoom in or out
⌘ ⌃ [ Zoom to show entire session horizontally without affecting vertical zoom or scrolling
⌘ ⌃ ] Zoom in horizontally on a selection without affecting vertical zoom or scrolling
⌘ ⌥ ⌃ [ Vertical zoom to show default waveform height (Audio)
⌘ ⌥ [ or ] Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks
⌘ ⇧ [ or ] Vertical zoom in or out (MIDI)
⌘ ⌃ ⇧ [ Vertical zoom to show all notes (lowest to highest) in MIDI and Instrument (MIDI)
⌥ A Vertical zoom to show all tracks
⌥ ⌃ A Horizontal zoom to show all tracks
⌥ F Horizontal zoom and scroll timeline excluding MIDI events
⌥ ⌃ F Horizontal zoom to selection, including MIDI events
⌘ ⌥ [ or ] Incrementally zoom vertically on all audio tracks
⌥ F Fill window with selection
⌥ A View entire session and reset waveform display to the default height
⌃ E Zoom Toggle
⌥ ⇧ E Cancel Zoom Toggle and remain at same zoom level
⌘ N New Session
⌘ O Open Session
⌘ ⇧ O Open Recent
⌘ ⇧ W Close Session
⌘ S Save Session
⌘ ⌥ B Bounce To Disk
⇧ ⌥ I Import Session Data
⌘ ⇧ I Import Audio
⌘ ⌥ I Import MIDI
⌘ P Print Score from Pro Tools Session
⌘ Z Undo
⌘ ⇧ Z Redo
⌘ X Cut
⌘ C Copy
⌘ V Paste
⌘ B Clear
⌘ A Select All
⌃ ⇧ X Cut Special Cut Clip Gain
⌃ ⇧ C Copy Special Copy Clip Gain
⌥ M Paste Special Merge
⌘ ⌥ V Paste Special Repeat to Fill Selection
⌘ ⌃ V Paste Special to Current Automation Type
⌃ ⇧ B Clear Special Clear Clip Gain
⌥ [ Play Edit Selection
⌥ ] Play Timeline Selection
⌘ D Duplicate selection
⌥ R Repeat selection
⌥ H Shift selection
⌘ ⇧ E Insert Silence
⌘ T Trim Clip to Selection
⌥ ⇧ 7 Trim Clip Start to Insertion
⌥ ⇧ 8 Trim Clip End to Insertion
⌘ E Separate Clip at Selection
⌘ H Heal Separation
⌘ U Strip Silence
⌥ ⇧ 3 Consolidate selection
⌥ ⇧ U TCE Edit to Timeline selection
⌘ ⌥ Z Restore Last Selection
⌥ - Toggle Track View on all tracks
⌃ ⌘ ← → Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks included in current selection
⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ← → Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks
⌘ ⌥ H Copy Automation to Send
⌘ ⌥ T Thin Automation
⌘ / Write Automation to Current Parameter
⌘ ⌥ / Write Automation to All Enabled Parameters
⌘ ⇧ / Trim Automation to Current Parameter
⌘ ⌥ ⇧ / Trim Automation to All Enabled Parameters
⌥ / Glide Automation to Current Parameter
⌥ ⇧ / Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters
⌘ ⌃ V Special Paste of automation data between different controls
delete Delete
⌘ X Cut
⌘ C Copy
⌘ D Duplicate
⌘ B Clear
⌘ ⇧ E Insert Silence
⌘ F Create Fades (open Fades dialog)
⌘ ⌃ F Apply crossfade without opening Fades dialog
⌥ D Fade to Start
⌥ G Fade to End
␣ Audition start/stop in Fades dialog
⌃ ↑ ↓ Cycle up/down through Out Shape parameter options
⌥ ↑ ↓ Cycle up/down through In Shape parameter options
↑ ↓ Cycle up/down through Link parameter options
⌃ ← → Cycle up/down through preset Out Shape curves
⌥ ← → Cycle up/down through preset In Shape curves