DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Pro Tools Reference Guide 24
List and Parameter Selection
Pro Tools provides keyboard shortcuts for the
following items:
• Selection of tracks in Track List
• Enabling of groups in Group List
• Automation Enable window parameters
• Setting Memory Location parameters
Controls and Editing Tools
Pro Tools provides keyboard shortcuts for mov-
ing plug-in controls, faders and sliders, the
Scrubber, and automation data.
Keyboard Focus
The Keyboard Focus in Pro Tools determines
how the alpha keys function. Depending on
which Keyboard Focus is enabled, you can use
the keys on your computer (alpha) keyboard to
select regions in the Region List, enable or dis-
able groups, or perform an edit or play com-
mand.
You can only enable one of the three Keyboard
Focus modes at a time. Enabling a Keyboard Fo-
cus will disable the one previously enabled.
There are three types of Keyboard Focus:
Commands Keyboard Focus When selected in
the Tracks pane in the Edit window or in the
Notes pane of any MIDI Editor window, this
provides a wide range of single key shortcuts
from the computer keyboard for editing and
playing. The frontmost Edit or MIDI Editor win-
dow always receives Commands Keyboard Focus
when it is enabled.
With Commands Keyboard Focus disabled, you
can still access any of its key shortcuts by press-
ing the Start key (Windows) or Control (Mac)
along with the key.
Region List Keyboard Focus
When selected, au-
dio regions, MIDI regions, and region groups
can be located and selected in the Region List by
typing the first few letters of the region’s name.
Group List Keyboard Focus When selected, Mix
and Edit Groups can be enabled or disabled by
typing the Group ID letter (in either the Mix or
Edit window).
Command Windows Mac
Toggle item and set
all others to same
new state Alt-click item Option-click
item
Toggle item and set
all others to oppo-
site state Control-click
item Command-
click item
Command Windows Mac
Fine adjustment
of sliders,
knobs, and
breakpoints Hold Control
while click-
ing the item Hold Command
while clicking
the item
For a complete list of Commands Keyboard
Focus shortcuts, see the Shortcuts Guide.
Keyboard Focus buttons
Region List
Keyboard Focus
Group List
Keyboard Focus
Commands Keyboard Focus
(Edit window)