PRO TOOLS 12.6 SHORTCUTS HOW TO
PRO TOOLS 12.6 SHORTCUTS PRO

You can use Command-K (Windows: Ctrl-K) to toggle on and off pre-roll and post-roll. But first you need to be able to set and modify the pre- and post-roll settings, as the audition modes depend on these. Of course, the only way to check that edits have done what you want is to listen to them, and for these purposes, there are a number of auditioning keyboard shortcuts available to us. With a section of a clip highlighted (top), Command-T removes the remainder.

PRO TOOLS 12.6 SHORTCUTS PRO

If you make a selection and then use Command-T (Windows: Ctrl-T), Pro Tools will 'top and tail' that selection, as in Screen 2.

There is another editing shortcut that does several of these stages all in one go. Fades are no different, so you can use Ctrl-Tab to select one, and the nudge keys to move that fade left or right. Remember that Ctrl-Tab (Windows: Start-Tab) selects each clip in turn as you move along a track. Now I use Alt-Tab back to the end of the verse, with a little nudging if necessary to get the cursor in the right place, and then use the 'G' key to create a fade-out. To eliminate the unwanted audio, I position the cursor just ahead of the chorus, use the 'A' key to delete it, then Tab to the next transient, hit the 'D' key, and Pro Tools creates a fade-up back to the head of the clip.

there is a gap between verse and chorus that I want to tidy up. Finally, I have used Alt-Tab to return the cursor to the end of the wanted audio in the first clip, ready to add a fade-out. First I cut out a section of 'dead' audio in the centre (first and second screens), then add a fade-in to the first transient in the next section (third screen). In Screen 1, Screen 1: A typical sequence of edits carried out using the mouse alone. The next keys along are about setting fades. Next, move on to the end of the section, place the cursor after the end of the wanted audio and hit the 'S' key to trim the end from the cursor position to the clip end. You can then use Shift-Tab to select from the cursor to the next transient and hit the Delete key to remove the selection. If you want to delete multiple areas of unwanted silence, Tab through to the end of the phrase, maybe using the nudge keys (plus and minus on the numeric keypad) to position the cursor more accurately. Now hit the 'A' key and the area from the clip start to the cursor is deleted. As we saw in my previous column, if you have Tab to Transient active, you can then hit Tab to position the cursor at the next transient - which, in most cases, is likely to be the start of the wanted audio within that clip. The first of these common editing functions was touched on last month: Trim Clip Start. (Unless stated otherwise, assume that you need to have Keyboard Command Focus engaged.)

PRO TOOLS 12.6 SHORTCUTS HOW TO

This month, we'll look at how to perform common editing tasks. Last month, we explored mouse-free ways of navigating and zooming your sessions. Pro Tools goes further than most DAWs in letting you work almost entirely from the keyboard. For a start, it's faster, and intensive use is less likely to give you repetitive strain injury. There are many advantages to working with the QWERTY keyboard rather than the mouse where possible. Pro Tools lets you edit audio from the keyboard, without even touching the mouse.

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