To create a Pro Tools–specific shortcut, click on the Application drop–down menu, go straight to the bottom and select Other (it would appear that the OS can only see applications that are not nested in sub–folders for the drop–down menu). Click on the '+' icon near the bottom left–hand corner and a small window will pop up. Select Keyboard & Mouse from the Hardware section of the System Preferences window, then choose the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, and you will get to the window from which you can add, edit and delete keyboard shortcuts. To set up your own keyboard shortcuts, you need to run System Preferences either from the dock or from the Apple menu. System Preferences in Mac OS 10.3 and above has the ability to assign key commands to menu items. One advantage of this approach is that it requires no extra software, and is free!
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Since OS 10.3 'Panther', Mac OS X has included what some would describe as a hidden feature which makes it possible to add your own keyboard shortcuts to menu items, either globally or on an application–specific basis.
Fortunately, there are 'unofficial' ways around these restrictions, and in this month's Pro Tools workshop we're going to explore the options that are available if you want to add your own keyboard shortcuts or macro functionality to Pro Tools.
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This approach has its advantages - you'll never find yourself at a loss as to how to use someone else's Pro Tools system - but some users find its inflexibility frustrating. Nor is it possible to reassign shortcuts within Pro Tools, or create macros to implement complex operations with one keyboard shortcut. Over the years, Digidesign have added more and more keyboard shortcuts to Pro Tools, but there is still no option to have different profiles for different users. Pro Tools doesn't officially support macros or assignable keyboard shortcuts, but with a little know–how and a copy of QuicKeys, you can use custom key commands to bring up anything from simple menu items to complex chains of commands.
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