Pro tools command b

This mode enables you to quickly dim the display, advance iTunes tracks, mute the speakers, etc. You can get away by using the Fn key in combination with the desired F key.

You can find the Fn on the lower-left corner of your keyboard. This will enable the function keys , and momentarily solve the issue. This is far easier than it sounds. Just follow these simple steps:. Checking this box will make your life much easier when using Pro Tools. If you eventually need to change the screen brightness, adjust the volume or skip a song in iTunes, just use the Fn key in combination with the desired feature key.

In Keyboard preferences, click Shortcuts, select Function Keys in the list on the left, then add the apps on the right. Pro Tools has a whole bunch of keyboard shortcuts that make editing more comfortable and fast. But, many of these shortcuts are already taken up by macOS by default. Luckily, disabling those native shortcuts is a piece of cake, and I strongly suggest you do so.

Once you have unchecked the suggested options, Pro Tools shortcuts functionality should be restored. Try any key combo. It's a fast way to split a long single recording into individual takes since all silence in your recording is removed automatically. Using this shortcut saves you even more time by avoiding the menu navigation. Use Case: You want to pan and lower the volume on a long traffic wash off screen.

Rather than doing this in real time and waiting for the entire length of the region to run, you can set the pan and volume while stopped, highlight the entire region and use this shortcut to write that change across it all in one keystroke. This use is the equivalent of using the 'Manual Write to Selection' function in the automation window.

The biggest flaw I see within the Pro Tools keyboard shortcut system is the inability to customize. Adding or altering shortcuts within the software itself is not possible, but thanks to the Mac OS, there's a workaround.

You can create your own custom shortcut keys to accomplish any of the menu items you use often. I like creating custom shortcuts to call up my most used sound editorial plugins, like those for Pitching, Reversing and EQ.

Here's how you go about it:. For our example lets set up a custom keyboard shortcut that launches the Gain plugin. For whatever shortcut you'd like to add, the first step is to navigate to it in the Pro Tools application and write down the exact way it is listed at the end of the menu chain. This one's easy, it's just Gain. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left of the screen and navigate to System Preferences.

Choose Keyboard. Click the Shortcuts tab and choose App Shortcuts in the left hand column. A dialogue box will come up. Your email address will not be published. Once you have these particular hotkeys down then you can move on to more complex hotkeys. Place a marker on the timeline during recording or playback : Press "Enter" on the numeric keypad.

If you find yourself struggling to remember the keys, you can purchase hotkey stickers for your computer. These are button overlays that go right over your keyword keys. However, you decide to go about it, start using these hotkeys in your daily audio production.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Grid Mode F4. Toggle between Grid and Slip modes F4. Zoomer Tool F5. Trimmer Tool F6. Selector Tool F7. Grabber Tool F8. Scrubber Tool F9. Pencil Tool F Smart Tool F6 F7.

Select entire Clip in Edit window 2x. Select entire Track in Edit window 3x.