Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide576
Right-Click Commands and
Selection Preservation
You can use Right-click commands with key com-
binations to perform operations on objects while
maintaining selections in the Edit and Mix win-
dows. For example, you can maintain selections in
the following areas while carrying out certain com-
mands:
• Clip selections in the Timeline
• Clip name selections in the Clip List
• Track selections
To apply a command to an object while keeping the
current selection:
 Control-Right-click (Windows) or Command-
Right-click (Mac) the object and choose a com-
mand from the pop-up menu.
Tabbing to Transients
With the Tab to Transients button enabled, you can
automatically navigate to transients in audio wave-
forms in Waveform view, placing the cursor just
before the detected transient peak. This lets you
define selections and play ranges, as well as start
and end points for new clips, without having to
zoom in on the waveform.
In Warp view, Tab to Transients tabs to all Event
and Warp markers in a clip. Normal Tab tabs to
clip boundaries and all Warp markers. In Analysis
view, pressing Tab always tabs to Event markers,
regardless of whether or not Tab to Transients is
enabled.
For MIDI and Instrument tracks in Notes view,
pressing Tab always tabs to the next note, regard-
less of whether or not Tab to Transients is enabled.
In Clips view, Tab to Transients tabs to notes and
Normal Tab tabs to clip boundaries.
For MIDI notes, when tabbing to chords, each note
in the chord is recognized as a single event. This
lets you tab to each note in the chord.
When Tab to Transients is enabled, the Tabbing
function also locates the cursor to clip start and end
points, but not to sync points.
To set the start and end points of a selection with
Tab to Transients:
1 In the upper left of the Edit window, click the
Tab to Transients button so it becomes selected.
2 If you will be setting the play range with this se-
lection, enable
Options > Link Timeline and Edit
Selection
.
3 Click in the audio track just before the begin-
ning of the material you want to select.
4 Press Tab repeatedly until the cursor locates to
the transient where you want to start the selec-
tion.
If necessary, you can move to the previous tran-
sient by pressing Control+Tab (Windows) or
Option+Tab (Mac).
5 Press Shift+Tab until the cursor locates to the
end of the material you want to select.
To move the selection end point to the previous
transient, press Control+Shift+Tab (Windows) or
Option+Shift+Tab (Mac).
Tab to Transients button enabled
To toggle Tab to Transients on and off,
press Control+Alt+Tab (Windows) or
Command+Option+Tab (Mac).