pro tools keyboard shortkut for smaller tracks

PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTKUT FOR SMALLER TRACKS PRO
PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTKUT FOR SMALLER TRACKS PLUS

To snap the Timeline selection to the Edit selection, press O.This works in two ways, both of which require Commands Keyboard Focus to be enabled. Occasionally you want to snap the Timeline or Edit Selection back to each other. Note that you will need to hold Control (Mac) or Start (Windows) whilst nudging timeline selection if Commands Keyboard Focus is not enabled. Press M or / to nudge by the next higher nudge increment.Press to nudge by the current nudge increment.It is especially useful in being able to maintain the same playback range yet audition a completely different area of the track in the Edit selection.

PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTKUT FOR SMALLER TRACKS PRO

The timeline selection indicates the area that Pro Tools will playback when you press play.

PRO TOOLS KEYBOARD SHORTKUT FOR SMALLER TRACKS PLUS

Press Command Shift (Mac) or Control Shift (Windows) and press the plus or minus keys on the numeric keypad.Nudging the end time of the Edit selection.Press Option Shift (Mac) or Alt Shift (Windows) and press the plus or minus keys on the numeric keypad.Nudging the start time of the Edit selection.Taking this one step further you can change the start or end times of the Edit selection. To nudge an Edit selection hold shift and press the plus or minus keys on the numeric keypad. This is especially useful when you wish to temporarily disengage the nudging to ‘pick up’ a different clip or fade on that track. When nudging an edit selection, your selection moves forward or backward within the track without affecting the underlying media in that track. However if these are linked you will only see the Timeline indicators. Timeline and Edit selection indicators can both be found in the main time base ruler.

By pressing the Link Timeline and Edit Selection button at the top of the edit window, just underneath the Grabber tool.

From the Options menu and selecting Link Timeline and Edit Selection.

Edit selections are made within the track, whereas Timeline selection are made in the Timeline ruler at the top of the Edit window.īy default these are linked together with the Link Timeline and Edit Selection function. It is worth pointing out that Pro Tools has both Edit and Timeline selections which can be useful in more advanced workflows. To set a nonstandard nudge value, click on the current number in the nudge value and type in a different value.Ĭhanging nudge values on the fly from the keyboard can be done by holding Command Option (Mac) or Control Alt (PC) and pressing the plus or minus keys on the numeric keypad to increment/decrement nudge values. This is especially useful in a post production project as although you may be referencing Timecode, you may wish to nudge the music by Bars|Beats. By default, the nudge value is set to follow the main time scale of your session, but you can disable this from the nudge value popup. It is important to bear in mind that nudging audio will always move the selected audio without moving adjacent clips, regardless of edit mode. Next select the clip(s) with the grabber tool and use the plus and minus keys on the Numeric keypad to move the clip(s) later or earlier in the track by the selected nudge increment.

Pro tools keyboard shortkut for smaller tracks