Top 10 "Most Used Pro Tools Short Cuts"

#1
Save (Cmnd + S) - Better safe than sorry -whenever you finish any idea worth saving, hit
Save.

#2
Toggle between mixer window and edit window (Cmnd + =)

#3
Create a marker ("Enter" on the number pad) - Nothing will kill an artist's vibe like taking 10-minutes to find the bridge...you should make it a habit to mark the beginning and end of the most important parts of your song.

#4
Display marker window (Cmnd + 5 on the number pad) - Depending on the size of your session you may need to keep this window up

#5
Scroll horizontally with mouse wheel (Shift + scroll wheel) - By default the mouse wheel scrolls vertically however many times you'll need to scroll horizontally to see certain part of your session.

#6
Select edit modes (F1, F2, F3, F4) - Toggling manually between the Slip, Shuffle, Grid, and Spot functions will definitely steal some valuable time from your session.

#7
Select edit tools

• F5 (Zoomer)
• F6 (Trimmer)
• F7 (Selector)
• F8 (Grabber)
• F9 (Scrubber)
• F10 (Pencil)

#8
Select Super Tool (Press any two: F5, F6, F7) - This function is definitely one of the most useful. Like they say...once you go super...you never go back!

#9
Zoom Presets (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 above QWERTY keys)

#10
Zoom in-out hotkeys ('R' and 'T' with keyboard focus “a...z” enabled in toolbar)