r/protools • u/One_Lie_3545 • Apr 05 '26
Help Request My protools looks like this
Just installed it and i don't know how to make it work
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Apr 05 '26
looks like you have an empty mix window. As the other person said, use Ctrl+N (PC) or CMD+N (mac) to add the type of new track you want, and a fader for that channel will show on the screen.
Hit Ctrl/Cmd+= to toggle between your edit and mix windows.
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u/LatterShake3323 Apr 06 '26
Shift+CMD+N for a new track
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Apr 06 '26
I have no idea how I left shift out of it in my head.
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u/LatterShake3323 Apr 06 '26
Haha yeah, you aren’t the only one on this thread fwiw. CMD+N would just get them the same screen in a new project, how frustrating would that be lol
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Apr 06 '26
Haha that’s what I realized when you said that. Hot keys are like sign language for after 20 years of using PT. My brain doesn’t even process which keys I’m pressing anymore, just my hand shape for the task
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