Adapting Pro Tools 8 Key Commands to Logic Pro 9

This is a constant work in progress. Some things transfer very easily and other things are very Logic specific obviously. This is the list view of the shortcuts/key commands I currently use in Logic Pro 9. You can download these key commands from the Downloads page and import them into Logic. These are also the key commands I use in the Tutorials.

Logic Pro 9 Key Commands

——– Global Commands ——–
⌘˽ Record
3 •Record/Record Toggle
⇧↩ •Capture as Recording
0 Play
, Pause
↩ Stop
˽ Play or Stop
⌃← Rewind
⌃→ Forward
⌃⇧← Fast Rewind
⌃⇧→ Fast Forward
⌥⌘→ Forward by Transient
⌥⌘← Rewind by Transient
⌥← Rewind by Division Value
⌥→ Forward by Division Value
* •Go to Position…
⌃= Set Left Locator numerically…
⌃/ Set Right Locator numerically…
⇧O Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee
⇧R Set Rounded Locators by Regions/Events
J Swap Left and Right Locator
⌘← •Play from Selection
[ •Go to Selection Start
] •Go to Selection End
⌅ Create Marker without rounding
. Open Marker List
⇧, Go to Previous Marker
⇧. Go to Next Marker
⌥C Cycle Mode
6 Autopunch Mode
⌥S Solo Mode
⌘J Sync intern/extern
⌃⇧T •Tap Tempo
⌃⌥+ •Set Next Higher Division
⌃⌥- •Set Next Lower Division
K MIDI/Monitor Metronome Click
Help Send discrete Note Offs (Panic)
⇧L Lock/Unlock Current Screenset
⌃1 Recall Screenset 1
⌃2 Recall Screenset 2
⌃3 Recall Screenset 3
5 Recall Screenset 5
7 Recall Screenset 7
⌃4 Recall Screenset 4x
⌃5 Recall Screenset 5x
⌃6 Recall Screenset 6x
⌃7 Recall Screenset 7x
⌃8 Recall Screenset 8x
⌃9 Recall Screenset 9x
⌘. Open Synchronization Project Settings…
⌥T Open Recording Project Settings…
⌥I Open MIDI Project Settings…
⌘, Open Preferences…
⌘1 Open Mixer…
⌘3 Open Score Editor…
⌘4 Open Transform
⌘5 Open Hyper Editor…
⌘6 Open Piano Roll…
⌘7 Open Transport…
⌘8 Open Environment…
⌘9 Open Bin…
1 Open Sample Editor…
I Toggle Event List
⌘= Toggle Mixer
W Toggle Hyper Editor
⌘P Toggle Piano Roll
8 Toggle Bin
O Toggle Loop Browser
U Toggle File Browser
⌘0 Toggle Sample Editor
⌥K Open Key Commands…
X Open Color Palette…
⌘→ Toggle Automation controlling Pan
⌃⌥↑ Toggle Automation controlling Plug-in parameters
4 Toggle Automation Quick Access
G Toggle Group Clutch
⌥G Open Group Settings…
⌘W Close Window
⌘` Cycle Through Windows
↑ •Select Previous Track
↓ •Select Next Track
⌘N New…
⌘O Open…
⌥⌘W Close Project
⌘S Save
⌥⌘S Save Project as…
⇧⌘K Export Region as Audio File…
⇧⌘B Bounce…
⌘Q Quit
⌘Z Undo
⇧⌘Z Redo
⌘X Cut
⌘C Copy
⌘V Paste
⌘A Select All
F10 Next Plug-in Setting or EXS Instrument
F9 Previous Plug-in Setting or EXS Instrument
F12 Next Channel Strip Setting of selected Track
F11 Previous Channel Strip Setting of selected Track
⌃⌘S Save Channel Strip Setting as…
↖ Hide/Show All Plug-in Windows

——– Various Windows ——–
⎋ •Show Tool Menu
F1 •Set Pointer Tool
F2 •Set Scissors Tool
F4 •Set Glue Tool
F5 •Set Eraser Tool
F6 •Set Text Tool
F3 •Set Pencil Tool
R Zoom Horizontal Out
T Zoom Horizontal In
⌃⌥↓ Zoom Vertical Out
⌃⌥↑ Zoom Vertical In
E Toggle Zoom to fit Selection or All Contents
⌘E Navigation: Back
⌃⇞ Page Left
⌃⇟ Page Right
⌥P Hide/Show Inspector
⌘G Grid
M Mute Notes/Regions/Folders on/off
+ •Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 1
- •Decrease Last Clicked Parameter by 1
⇧+ •Increase Last Clicked Parameter by 10
⇧- •Decrease Last Clicked Parameter by 10

——– Windows showing audio files ——–
0 Play/Stop Selection

——– Arrange and Various Editors ——–
⇧⌘A Deselect All
⇧⌘T Invert Selection
⌃F Select All Following
⌃I Select Inside Locators
⇧U Select Empty Regions
⇧\ Select Overlapped Regions/Events
⇧E Select Equal Regions/Events
⇧S Select Similar Regions/Events
⇧H Select Equal Channels
⇧P Select Equal Subpositions
⇧M Select Muted Regions/Events
⇧X Select Equal Colored Regions/Events
← •Select Previous Region/Event, or Set Marquee End to Previous Transient
→ •Select Next Region/Event, or Set Marquee End to Next Transient
⇧← •Toggle Previous Region/Event, or Set Marquee Start to Previous Transient
⇧→ •Toggle Next Region/Event, or Set Marquee Start to Next Transient
L Loop Regions/Folders on/off
Q Quantize Selected Events
⇧] •Set Quantize Parameter to Next Value
⇧[ •Set Quantize Parameter to Previous Value
⌃⇧\ Note Force Legato (selected/any)
⇧↑ Select Highest Notes
⇧↓ Select Lowest Notes
⌃\ Note Overlap Correction (selected/selected)
⌃E Delete outside Region Borders
⌘B Paste Replace
⌘D Repeat Regions/Events…
⌥⇧3 Merge Regions/Notes
B Split Regions/Events by Locators or Marquee Selection
⌘Y Split Regions/Events by Playhead Position
P •Pickup Clock (Move Event to Playhead Position)
⌃⇧/ •Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Tick
⌃⇧= •Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Tick
+ •Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Division
- •Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Division
⌃/ •Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Beat
⌃= •Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Beat
/ •Nudge Region/Event Position Right by Bar
= •Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Bar
⌃⌘- Set Nudge Value to Tick
⌃⌘+ Set Nudge Value to Division
⌘↑ •Event Transpose +1
⌘↓ •Event Transpose -1
⌥⌘↑ Event Transpose +12
⌥⌘↓ Event Transpose -12
⇞ Unlock SMPTE Position
⇟ Lock SMPTE Position
1 Snap Mode: Smart
2 Snap Mode: Bar
3 Snap Mode: Beat
4 Snap Mode: Division
5 Snap Mode: Ticks
A Snap to Absolute Value
` Drag Mode: Overlap
⇧` Drag Mode: No Overlap
⌃` Drag Mode: X-Fade
⌥` Drag Mode: Shuffle L

——– Arrange Window ——–
← •Select Previous Region on Selected Track
→ •Select Next Region on Selected Track
⌘F Pack Folder
⌥N Create Two Nodes at Region Borders
⌃⌥N Delete Redundant Nodes
⇧F Unpack Take Folder
⌥⌘D New Track with Duplicate Setting
⌃⇧↩ New Track with Next Channel Strip/Instrument
C New Track with Same Channel Strip/Instrument
⌥⌘N New Tracks…
⌥B Bounce Regions in Place
H Toggle Hide View
⌥H Hide Current Track and Select Next Track
⌥M Toggle Track Mute
⌃↓ Individual Track Zoom In
⌃↑ Individual Track Zoom Out
⇧⌘E Toggle Individual Track Zoom
⌃⌥⌘Z Individual Track Zoom Reset for All Tracks
⇧A Select All Aliases of Region
⌥+ Audio Crossfade Options for Merge…
⌃⇧+ Merge Regions per Tracks
S Snip: Cut Section Between Locators (Global)
⇧⌘D Splice: Insert Snipped Section at Playhead (Global)
⌘R Repeat Section Between Locators (Global)
⌃M Move Selected Regions to Selected Track
⇧T Adjust Tempo using Region Length and Locators
⌃R Convert Regions to New Regions
⌃C Convert Regions to New Audio Files
⌃A Time Stretch Region Length to Locators
⌘U Strip Silence…
N Normalize Region Parameters
⌥Q Apply Quantization Destructively
⌘L Convert Loops to Real Copies
\ Remove Overlaps
Y Hide/Show Track Automation
F Hide/Show Flex View
⌃⌘← Trim Region Start to Previous Transient
⌃⌘→ Trim Region Start to Next Transient
⌃⌥← Trim Region End to Previous Transient
⌃⌥→ Trim Region End to Next Transient
⌃D Delay in ms
⌥⇧C Color Regions by Channel Strips/Instruments
⌥⇧N Name Regions by Tracks/Channel Strips
9 Hide/Show Notes Area

——– Mixer ——–
← Select Previous (Left) Channel Strip
→ Select Next (Right) Channel Strip

——– Environment Window ——–
⌥⌫ Clear Cables only
⌃C Hide/Show Cables
⌃P Protect Cabling/Positions
⇧T Invert Selection
⇧U Select Unused Instruments

——– Score Window ——–
⌃P Explode Polyphony
⌥⌘V Paste Multiple
→ •Next Event
← •Previous Event
↓ •Next Staff
↑ •Previous Staff
⌃S Stems: default
⌃↖ Stems: up
⌃↘ Stems: down
⌃⌫ Stems: hide
⌃T Ties: default
⌃⇞ Ties: up
⌃⇟ Ties: down
⌃B Beam Selected Notes
⌃U Unbeam Selected Notes
⌃D Default Beams
⌃A Default Accidentals
⇧# Enharmonic Shift: #
⇧B Enharmonic Shift: b
⌥⌘A •Align Object Positions Vertically
⌃⇧↖ Insert: Slur Up
⌃⇧↘ Insert: Slur Down
⌃⇧C Insert: Crescendo
⌃⇧D Insert: Decrescendo

——– Event Window ——–
↑ •Select Previous Event
↓ •Select Next Event
⌃L Relative Position
⌃E •Numerical Edit of Event Position
⌃D •Duplicate Event and Numerical Edit
⌃V •Copy Value to All Following Events

——– Hyper Editor ——–
H Create Hyper Set for Current Events
⌃↩ Create Event Definition
⌃⌫ Delete Event Definition
⌃T Convert Event Definition…
⌃C Copy Event Definition
⌃V Paste Event Definition
⌃A Toggle Auto Define

——– Audio Bin ——–
↑ Select Previous Audio File
↓ Select Next Audio File
⇧⌘I Add Audio File…
⌃R Add Region
⌃⌫ Delete File(s)
⌃O Optimize File(s)…
⌃B Backup File(s)
⌃C Copy/Convert File(s)…
⌃M Move File(s)
⇧U Select Unused
⇟ Show All Regions
⇞ Hide All Regions
⌃S Strip Silence…
⌃I Import Region Information
⌃E Export Region Information

——– Sample Edit Window ——–
⌃˽ •Play/Stop All
⌘B Create Backup
⇧⌘B Revert to Backup
⇧⌘S Save Selection As…
⇧R Region -> Selection
⇧⌘R Selection -> Region
1 Go to Selection Start
2 Go to Selection End
3 Go to Region Start
4 Go to Region End
5 Go to Region Anchor
⌘R Create New Region
N Normalize
⌃V Change Gain…
D Fade In
G Fade Out
S Silence
⌃R Reverse
⌘T Trim
⌃T Time and Pitch Machine…
⌃G Groove Machine…
⌃E Audio Energizer…
⌃M Audio to MIDI Groove Template…
⌃A Audio to Score…

——– EXS24 Instrument Editor ——–
⇧T Invert Selection
⌃F Load Audio Sample…
⌃Z New Zone
⌃G New Group

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