Automation

 

Action	Mac	Windows
Toggle Track View on all tracks	Option+Minus (–) key(on computer keyboard)	Alt+Minus (–) key (on computer keyboard)
Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks included in the current selection	Control+Command+Left/Right Arrow keys	Ctrl+Start+Left/Right Arrow keys
Change to previous/next Track View on all tracks	Control+Option+Command+Left/Right Arrow keys	Ctrl+Alt+Start+Left/Right Arrow keys
Disable/enable Automation playlist on selected track	Command-click on Track View selector	Ctrl-click on Track View selector
Disable/enable all Automation playlists on selected track	Command+Shift-click on Track View selector	Ctrl+Shift-click on Track View selector
Open Plug-in Automation dialog	Command+Option+Control-click on Track View selector (in Edit window)	Ctrl+Alt+Start-click on parameters (in Plug-in window)
Access Plug-in Automation commands (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only): Automation dialog, Enable/disable plug-in automation	Command+Option+Control-click on parameters (in Plug-in window)	Ctrl-Alt-Start-click on Track View selector (in Edit window)
Copy Automation to Send (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command+Option+H	Ctrl+Alt+H
Thin Automation	Command+Option+T	Ctrl+Alt+T
Write automation to start of session/selection (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Control-click on Transport Return to Zero button	Start-click on Transport Return to Zero button
Write automation to end of session/selection (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Control-click on Transport Go to End button	Start-click on Transport Go to End button
Write automation from start to end of session/selection (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Control-Shift-click on Transport Go to End or Return to Zero button	Start-Shift-click on Transport Go to End or Return to Zero button
Write Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command+Forward Slash (/)	Ctrl+Forward Slash (/)
Write Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command+Option+Forward Slash (/)	Ctrl+Alt+Forward Slash (/)
Trim Automation to Current Parameter (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command+Shift+Forward Slash (/)	Ctrl+Shift+Forward Slash (/)
Trim Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command+Option+Shift+Forward Slash (/)	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward Slash (/)
Glide Automation to Current Parameter(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Option+Forward Slash (/)	Alt+Forward Slash (/)
Glide Automation to All Enabled Parameters (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Option+Shift+ Forward Slash (/)	Alt+Shift+ Forward Slash (/)
Suspend Trim automation on all tracks	In the Automation window, Command-click the Suspend button	In the Automation window, Ctrl-click the Suspend button
Suspend currently displayed automation type on a track	Command-click the control name in the Track View selector	Ctrl-click the control name in the Track View selector
Vertically constrain automation movement	Press Shift and move automation with Grabber tool	Press Shift and move automation with Grabber tool
Write new breakpoint to next automation value	Press and hold Option+Shift while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)	Press and hold Alt+Shift while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)
Write new breakpoint to previous automation value	Press and hold Command+Option while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)	Press and hold Ctrl+Alt while writing a breakpoint (by clicking with the Grabber tool in a track’s Automation playlist)
AutoMatch all controls on a track (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Command-click the Automation Mode selector on the track	Ctrl-click the Automation Mode selector on the track
AutoMatch all controls of one automation type (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	In the Automation window, Command-click the button for the automation type	In the Automation window, Ctrl-click the button for the automation type
AutoMatch all controls of one automation type on a channel (Pro Tools HD with ICON work surface only)	Hold Command and press the Channel Strip Mode controls for the track whose controls you want to AutoMatch	Hold Ctrl and press the Channel Strip Mode controls for the track whose controls you want to AutoMatch
AutoMatch a Pan control or the controls for an individual Insert or Send (Pro Tools HD with ICON work surface only)	Hold Command and press the Rotary Encoder Select switch for the control you want to AutoMatch	Hold Ctrl and press the Rotary Encoder Select switch for the control you want to AutoMatch
AutoMatch the controls for a plug-in displayed in the Dynamics or EQ section (Pro Tools HD with ICON work surface only)	Hold Command and press the Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ section of the console	Hold Ctrl and press the Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ section of the console
Suspend preview (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	In the Automation window, Command-click the Preview button	In the Automation window, Ctrl-click the Preview button
Special Paste of automation data between different controls	Command+Control+V	Start+Ctrl+V
Configure Write on Stop modes to remain enabled after an automation pass (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only)	Option-click one of the Write On Stop modes (Start, End, or All) to enable the Write On Stop mode	Alt-click one of the Write On Stop modes (Start, End, or All) to enable the Write On Stop mode
Display Automation playlist of automation-enabled plug-in control, track volume, or track pan	Command-Control-click on control
Delete*	Backspace	Backspace
Cut*	Command+X	Ctrl+X
Copy*	Command+C	Ctrl+C
Duplicate*	Command+D	Ctrl+D
Clear*	Command+B	Ctrl+B
Insert Silence	Command+Shift+E	Ctrl+Shift+E
*Hold down Control (Mac) or Start (Win) during the shortcut to affect all Automation playlists on the track.