Recently I shared my Essential Pro Tools Mixer Window Keyboard Shortcuts that I use in my everyday workflow to mix large Pro Tools Sessions. In this article I ⌘E from the Mix Window into the Pro Tools Edit Window to share a handful of keyboard shortcuts that I rely on heavily when I edit audio clips in Pro Tools.

For convenience, we've presented all these shortcuts in Mac format. Windows users can use the following modifier key substitutions:

Navigation & Display

• Bring Pro Tools Edit Window To Front: cmd E

• Timeline & Waveform Zoom:  - alt mouse wheel

• Tab to Transient (ensure Tab To Transients is enabled): Tab

• Show Markers Window: cmd 5 (numeric keypad)

• Drop Markers On The Fly: fn return

Audio Editing

• Duplicate Clip: cmd D

• Mute Clip: cmd M

• Separate Clip: cmd E

• Create Fades: cmd F

• Quantize Highlighted Clip To Grid: cmd 0

• Undo: cmd Z

• Redo: shift cmd Z

• Insert Silence: shift cmd E

• Save Session: cmd S

• Strip Silence: cmd U

• Commit Track: alt shift C

Transport

• Play/Stop: spacebar

• Record: cmd spacebar

• Return To Start Of Session RTZ: Return

I know there a many many more useful Pro Tools Edit Window keyboard shortcuts berried behind the keys that are used for editing audio clips in Pro Tools. If you know and use any other keyboard shortcuts that help speed up audio editing then please do share them in the comments below.

If you are new to editing audio in Pro Tools then I strongly recommend you learn at least one of these keyboard shortcuts featured in this article - keyboard shortcuts speed up workflows.