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Pro Tools 101 - 15 Tips

#5 Ways to hit record

i. Record button  then PLAY or;

ii. SPACEBAR

iii. Command + SPACEBAR

iv. F12

Finally, there's the one that I always use:

v. [3] on the numeric keypad

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Pro Tools 101 - 15 Tips

#4 Marquee zoom  

I rarely use the Marquee Zoom. It's just a good habit that I never got into. So I am personally going to remembering to Alt + Zoom (with the Zoomer tool) to finally start putting the Marquee Zoom to good use.

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Pro Tools 101 - 15 Tips

#3 Numeric keypad mode

The numeric keypad is a small minefield for performing a number of operations really quickly. If you're on a laptop, or your keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad, there are software enablers that will allow your keyboard to function in this way. 

Some of the things you can do are:

Rewind [1] Fast Forward [2] Record [3] Enable Quick Punch [6]

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101 Study.

I've got a Pro Tools 101 exam on Tuesday, and in the back of my book there's a DVD with some intro videos to pro tools. The guy teaching you is very very bald and has an interesting accent. 

He pronounces 'Awesome' as "Arse-ome" something I find extremely strange, and keeps going "niiiiiyyycce" whenever he clicks on something. It's cheesy as, but strangely watchable. 

I've got to get over 90% in the exam to pass it and be able to move on to Pro Tools 110 next semester. The way I see it is like a driving theory test, just because you can use Pro Tools doesn't mean you know how it works.... and vice versa. 

Exciting day ahead of me.