MISCELANOUS IMPORTANT
- cmd + shift + n --> new track (then hold cmd and press left/rigt/up/down arrows for better workflow) (press cmd + shift + down/up to add another type of tracks)
- opt + c --> clear all clip indicators
- shift + / --> link timeline and edit selection
- cmd + shift + j --> video track enable/disable
- opt + k --> "auto input monitoring" / "input monitoring only" toggle (to hear audio while recording)
- opt + mouse click --> usually delete objects like points in automation, warps, event markers, etc.
- cmd + anything --> temporarily suspend grid
- cmd + i --> identify beat command
- opt shift + 5 --> timeline selection match edit selection
- opt shift + 6 --> edit selection match timeline selection
FOR OPERATIONS LIKE CHOOSING INPUT/OUTPUT, ETC.
- hold opt with different operations --> do to all
- hold shift + opt + with different operations --> do to selected
- hold cmd + opt + shift with different operations --> do to all with grown numbers
- hold cmd + opt with different operations --> do to all with grown numbers
WINDOWS MANAGEMENT
- cmd + "=" --> toggle between edit and mix windows
- cmd + ctr + opt + w --> hide/show all floating windows
- cmd + w --> close frontmost window
- opt + o --> project browser
- opt + ; --> open workspace browser
- opt + j --> bring to front all digibase browsers (opt + shift --> bring them to back)
- on numeric keypad: type "." type number and type " * " --> recall windows configuration
- on numeric keypad: type "." type 0 and type " * " --> undo windows configuration
TOOLS
- cmd + 7 --> smart tool <-- F7 + F8
- cmd + 1,2,3,4,5,6 - main tools
- cmd+ u --> strip silence tool
- ` --> cycle threw edit modes
- esc --> cycle threw edit tools
- cmd + opt + tab --> "tab to transient mode" on/off
ZOOM & MOVING IN EDIT WINDOW
- e --> zoom toggle
- opt + shit + e --> cancel zoom toggle and remain at the same zoom level
- r --> zoom in horizontally
- t --> zoom out horizontally
- cmd + ctr + [ --> zoom entire session
- cmd + ctr + ] --> zoom selection
- cmd + opt + [ --> audio zoom in for all tracks
- cmd + opt + ] --> audio zoom out for all tracks
- cmd + opt + ctr + [ --> default audio zoom (no zoom)
- poprawka: opt + A --> show all session horizontally (reset zoom)
- cmd + shift + [ or ] --> midi zoom in /out
- ctr + up/down --> selected tracks vertical zoom in/out
- ctr + cmd + down --> zoom selected tracks to fill edit window vertical
- ctr + cmd + opt + down --> zoom out to show all tracks in edit window (or as much as possible)
MOVING IN EDIT WINDOW & NUDGE
- "p", ";", "k", "; " --> cursor moves
- numeric keypad: * type number & enter --> type cursor value
- opt + forward slash on numeric keyboard --> type value in "start" field of transport window (press it more times to move to the next field) (also press "." to move to next position in the field)
- ctr + opt + cmd & drag mouse on the ruler --> scroll edit window back and forth
- cmd+ opt + f --> scroll to track
- tab --> tab to transient (if "tab to transient" button selected) (the same as: ' and l)
- cmd + opt + tab --> "tab to transient" enable/disable
- , --> nudge left
- . --> nudge right
- m--> nudge left 10 times nudge value
- / --> nudge right 10 times nudge value
- cmd + opt + = --> nudge value up
- cmd + opt + - --> nudge value down
- z --> undo
- x, c, v --> standard for copying (do not press function keys! ctr ot cmd)
- opt + m --> paste special to merge (midi)
- a, s --> region up and from cursor trimming
- d, g --> fade in and fade out up to cursor
- f --> fades selection
- cmd + f --> batch fades
- b --> split region at cursor
- cmd + b --> cut (delete)
- cmd + t --> cut everything outside the selection
- opt + shift + 3 --> consolidate (audio or midi)
- cmd + opt + v --> repeat to fill selection
- hold ctr while expanding region not to overlap next region
- cmd + opt + L --> loop region
SELECTING
- ctr + opt + cmd + ' (or l) --> move selection to the right (or left) by the amount of selection
- ctr + tab --> go to and select next region (with shift --> extend selection)
- ctr + cmd + tab --> go to and select previous region (with shift --> extend selection)
- opt + shit + return --> extend selection to session end
- ctr + opt + cmd + shift + L ( ' ) --> half (double) the selection length
- opt + cmd + z --> restore last selection
- opt + click on ruler --> select all tracks
- cmd + opt + g(u) --> region group (ungroup)
- ("p", ";", "k", "; " ) + shift --> region select
MORE ABOUT REGIONS
- ctr + click on region (or ctr + drag&drop region from region list or browser) --> align the region to current cursor position, selection head, highlighted other region, etc ( + cmd --> locate at selection end or to the right of cursor) (+ opt --> also copy to session) (such alignment is also available for such objects as markers)
- ctr + shift + click on region (or ctr + shift + drag&drop region from region list or browser) --> align sync point of the region to current cursor position, selection head, highlighted other region, etc
- cmd + right click on region --> new options to move region to cursor or selection start/end without changing selection range
- opt + click&hold on region in region list --> audition threw audition channel (i.e. only left)
- opt +shift+ click&hold on region in region list --> audition threw all channels of the main audition path (i.e. L and R)
- double click with grabber tool on a region --> rename region
- cmd + r --> capture region
- opt + separation grabber tool --> take selection from region without destroying region (capture new region to real location)
- opt + shift + b (f) --> bring region to back (front)
- cmd + click on special position of waveform in digibase browser and drag into the edit window --> locate approximate position of waveform in desired place
- cmd click on region with selector tool --> open matching alternates view
GROUPS
- cmd + g --> group
- cmd + shit + g --> disable groups
- ctr + click and drag --> change only this individual parameter while group is active
- cmd + opt + 3 --> group shortcuts on/off (lick a…z to work with groups)
MARKERS (NUMERIC KEYPAD)
- enter --> insert memory location
- . -> type number -> . ----> recall memory location
- * -> type number -> * ---> go to that place in the timeline (either bars or real time)
- ctr + click on marker in marker window or marker ruler --> redefine marker (good for selections)
MIX WINDOW
- cmd + click on solo button --> solo safe mode (does not mute when other are solo)
- cmd + click on plugin --> bypass
- cmd + ctr + click on plugin (send, out)--> disable (to free processor memory)
- cmd + click on send selector --> different display of sends
- cmd + opt + m --> narrow/wide mixer view toggle
TRANSPORT, PLAY & REC
- n --> insertion follows playback
- enter --> cursor to song start
- shift + r --> track record enable
- cmd + space --> start recording <-- 3 (on numeric keypad)
- cmd + ctr + opt + mouse movement --> playback with different speed
- cmd + . (instead of stop record) --> cancels that record take
- cmd + shit + L -> toggle loop playback
- shift + spacebar --> half speed recording
- 1 / 2 (on numeric keyboard) - rewind
- 4 (on numeric keyboard) - loop playback mode activate
- 5 (on numeric keyboard) - loop record mode activate
- 6 (on numeric keyboard) - punch record mode activate
- 7 (on numeric keyboard) - metronome on/off toggle
- 8 (on numeric keyboard) - COUNT OFF on/off
- 9 (on numeric keyboard) - midi merge mode on/off
- [ --> play edit selection
- ctr + cmd + p --> dynamic transport enable/disable
- ctr click + mouse left/right - scrub
- opt + move pre/post flags by mouse --> set both to the same value
- cmd + "." while recording --> cancel record take without saving on disc
- shift + spacebar --> half speed playback
- cmd + shift + spacebar --> half speed recording
PLAYLISTS
- cmd + ctr + opt + click on track view selector --> playlist view
- ctr + \ --> create new playlist
- ctr + cmd + \ --> duplicate playlist
- ctr + opt + v --> copy selection to main playlist
- cmd + ctr + left/right --> change track view
- cmd + ctr + opt + left/right --> change track view in all tracks
MIDI
- ctr + = --> show/hide midi window on midi track
- cmd + shift + [ or ] --> midi zoom in /out
- opt + = --> midi event list
- e on midi track --> midi notes view
- "-" on midi track --> toggle between track view: region and notes or in midi window toggle between notes and velocity (opt + "-" --> does it to all midi tracks)
- ctr + click on midi track output selector to add multiple destinations (!)
- cmd + up/down arrow --> record enable another track on the fly (while recording - for better workflow)
- opt + t --> midi note transpose (then press "tab" and type value)
- cmd + m --> mute/unmute midi note
- opt + y --> split notes (you can split every midi note to a new track)
- F11 --> toggles "wait for note" (if in preferences this shortcut is enabled)
AUTOMATION
- ctr + opt + cmd + click on track view selector --> open plugin automation dialog
- "-" --> toggle highlighted track between track & automation mode
- opt + "-" --> toggle all tracks between track & automation mode
- ctr + cmd + left/right arrow --> change track display (waveform, playlist, warp, automation, etc) on all selected tracks
- cmd + ctr + v --> paste special to current automation type
- cmd + ctr + opt + click on protools plugin knob --> enable/diable automation
- cmd + ctr + click on protools plugin knob --> automation appears on track
WARPS
- select elastic audio plugin (near timebase selector: ticks/samples) --> warps enable
- ctr + click --> warp outside analyze point
- shift + click --> 3 warps
- ctr + drag (on warp marker) --> drags the position of the marker
- cmd + ctr + click on elastic menu --> toggle between realtime and rendered
- menu: region -> conform to tempo --> automatic warping
- drag-and-drop loop from workspace to track list (with "Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo" button highlighted) --> warp loop automatically
- cmd + , --> add/remove synchronization point
PRE & POST ROLL
- cmd + k --> active both pre and post roll
- opt+left/right arrow --> play by pre-roll value up to selection start/end (or current cursor location if no selection)
- cmd +left/right arrow --> Play by post-roll value from selection end (or current cursor location if no selection)
- Hold down option and click o the left/right of cursor --> Activate Pre/Post Roll Only
WORKSPACE
- opt + o --> project folder in workspace
- opt + ; --> workspace
- cmd + f --> search in browser
- cmd + click on the preset number (top left from 1 to 5) --> store view preset
NOTES
- dragging files from workspace to track list automatically creates new track named like the file
- on midi tracks apply midi real-time properties to region not to track. If applied to track, only record enable on both midi track and instrument track makes midi real-time properties work
- to hide region names and time: view >> region >> names (and other menu positions)
- use shuffle mode for record midi evolving loops
- punch in/out recording: turn off dynamic transport and loop recording, punch mode (6 on numeric keypad)