Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide30
List and Parameter Selection
Pro Tools provides keyboard shortcuts for the fol-
lowing items:
• Selection of tracks in Track List
• Enabling of groups in Group List
• Automation Enable window parameters
• Setting Memory Location parameters
Controls and Editing Tools
Pro Tools provides keyboard shortcuts for
moving plug-in controls, faders and sliders, the
Scrubber, and automation data.
Keyboard Focus
The Keyboard Focus in Pro Tools determines how
the alpha keys function. Depending on which Key-
board Focus is enabled, you can use the keys on
your computer (alpha) keyboard to select clips in
the Clip List, enable or disable groups, or perform
an edit or play command.
You can only enable one of the three Keyboard Fo-
cus modes at a time. Enabling a Keyboard Focus
will disable the one previously enabled.
There are three types of Keyboard Focus:
Commands Keyboard Focus When selected in
the Tracks pane in the Edit window or in the Notes
pane of any MIDI Editor window, this provides a
wide range of single key shortcuts from the com-
puter keyboard for editing and playing. The front-
most Edit or MIDI Editor window always receives
Commands Keyboard Focus when it is enabled.
With Commands Keyboard Focus disabled, you
can still access any of its key shortcuts by pressing
the Start key (Windows) or Control (Mac) along
with the key. See the Shortcuts Guide for a com-
plete list of Commands Keyboard Focus shortcuts.
Clip List Keyboard Focus When selected, audio
clips, MIDI clips, and clip groups can be located
and selected in the Clip List by typing the first few
letters of the clip’s name.
Group List Keyboard Focus When selected, Mix
and Edit Groups can be enabled or disabled by typ-
ing the Group ID letter (in either the Mix or Edit
window).
Command Windows Mac
Toggle item and set
all others to same
new state
Alt-click item Option-click
item
Toggle item and set
all others to opposite
state
Control-click
item
Command-
click item
Command Windows Mac
Fine adjustment
of sliders,
knobs, and
breakpoints
Hold Control
while clicking
the item
Hold Command
while clicking
the item
Keyboard Focus buttons
Clip List
Keyboard Focus
Group List
Keyboard Focus
Commands Keyboard Focus
(Edit window)