Avid Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Avid Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Ctrl | Right Arrow | Cue transport to selection end |
| Alt | Right Arrow | Cue transport with pre/post-roll to selection end |
| Ctrl | Left Arrow | Cue transport to selection start |
| Alt | Left Arrow | Cue transport with pre/post-roll to selection start |
| Ctrl | Right Arrow | Play by post-roll value from selection end (or current cursor location if no selection) |
| Ctrl | Left Arrow | Play by post-roll value from selection start (or current cursor location if no selection) |
| Alt | Right Arrow | Play by pre-roll value up to selection end (or current location if no selection) |
| Alt | Left Arrow | Play by pre-roll value up to selection start (or current location if no selection) |
| Alt Ctrl | Left Arrow | Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection start |
| Alt Ctrl | Right Arrow | Play by pre- and post-roll value through selection end |
| Alt Ctrl | H | Copy automation to send (pro tools hd only) |
| Alt | / | Glide automation to current parameter (pro tools hd and pro tools le with dv toolkit 2 only) |
| Alt Shift | / | Glide automation to all enabled parameters (pro tools hd and pro tools le with dv toolkit 2 only) |
| Ctrl Shift | E | Insert silence |
| Alt Ctrl | T | Thin automation |
| Alt | Hyphen | Toggle track view on all tracks |
| Ctrl Shift | / | Trim automation to current parameter (pro tools hd only) |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | / | Trim automation to all enabled parameters (pro tools hd only) |
| Ctrl | / | Write automation to current parameter (pro tools hd only) |
| Alt Ctrl | / | Write automation to all enabled parameters (pro tools hd only) |
| = | Capture time code | |
| W | Center timeline selection end | |
| Q | Center timeline selection start | |
| O | Copy edit selection to timeline selection | |
| 0 | Copy timeline selection to edit selection (pro tools hd only) | |
| Semicolon | Move edit selection down | |
| P | Move edit selection up | |
| 8 | Play to/from edit end by pre/post roll amount | |
| 6 | Play to/from edit start by pre/post-roll value | |
| K | Snap end (of selected region) to playhead (pro tools hd only) | |
| I | Snap end (of selected region) to time code (pro tools hd only) | |
| H | Snap start (of selected region) to playhead | |
| Y | Snap start (of selected region) to time code (pro tools hd only) | |
| J | Snap sync point (of selected region) to playhead (pro tools hd only) | |
| U | Snap sync point (of selected region) to time code (pro tools hd only) | |
| Hyphen | Toggle pre-defined common track views (audio track = waveform and volume; midi track = notes and regions; instrument tracks = notes and regions) | |
| T | Zoom in horizontally | |
| R | Zoom out horizontally | |
| 1 | Zoom presets 1 | |
| 2 | Zoom presets 2 | |
| 3 | Zoom presets 3 | |
| 4 | Zoom presets 4 | |
| 5 | Zoom presets 5 | |
| E | Zoom toggle | |
| C | Copy | |
| X | Cut | |
| F | Fade (without showing fades dialog) | |
| G | Fade to end (available if no selection) | |
| D | Fade to start (available if no selection) | |
| M | Nudge back by next large nudge value; nudge timeline selection (link timeline and edit selection disabled) or nudge region (link timeline and edit selection enabled) |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
