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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
Mine works sometimes, I haven't found under which conditions exactly. The trick is to click on the start bar before going Alt+tab
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
Try moving the Cursor to the Taskbar as, when the Cursor is on Pro Tools the focus is on Pro Tools and normal Windows keyboard shortcuts (normally) don't work.
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
You can always Alt+Tab INTO ProTools, you can never Alt+Tab OUT of ProTools.
When you're focused on the ProTools window, it hijacks those keys and doesn't let the OS use them. Which might make sense if Alt+Tab did something in ProTools...
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
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Your signature lists PT12, have you tried that version on windows? I'm using 12 and I have no problem alt+tabbing out of pro tools. To me it seems that tab isn't the problem its "alt" because it activates some OS override menu underlining and captures your input. Check the File menu top left on your screen. My workaround so far has been to double-tab alt before alt+tabbing consecutively.
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
In some cases I have seen the opposite: sometimes "tab to transients" doesn't work, it shows the open tabs
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
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This for me complicates the workflow immensely since I have to be aware if tab to transients is on or off and whatnot. Especially when you are jumping in and out of explorer, soundminer etc and have to work fast. It becomes even more complicated when US is not your native keyboard language.
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
Resurrecting a new theme on an old thread.
I seem to be having the opposite problem. Since recent Win 10 updates my alt key seems to be hijacked by the OS. Tab to transient + alt now opens a window with all open windows from the task bar instead of tabbing to the left. There seem to be a few other anomalies with the alt key and Win 10, though I think I was able to reconfigure to stop that doodle window from opening and preventing me from toggling floating windows with Cntrl+Start+Alt+W. Any ideas?
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
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I'm sure there must be away to similarly disable the current Tab+Alt behavior so I can get my shortcut back. To the best of my knowledge I have no 'sticky keys' or macros running. The PC is a custom build DAW from ADK purportedly tweaked for audio and PT. The only thing I can imagine might be like a macro is Softube Console1. But then I'd think that it would affect something in that app and not in the OS.
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Re: Alt Tab doesn't work when Pro Tools is open
Alt + Tab works properly for me in Pro Tools 2021.10 on Windows 10. However, after the first time I use Alt + Tab in PT, the Ctrl modifier key will stop working in PT (meaning I can't save, cut, copy, switch to the mix/edit window etc.), effectively rendering PT useless.
I tried turning off Tab to Transient, but that didn't help. I tried using Task View with several virtual desktops, but the Win + Tab shortcut doesn't work in PT; neither does Win + Ctrl + right/left arrow. I even tried AutoHotKey, but it's the same problem there. I need to switch between UAD Console and PT frequently while recording (several times during each take). I put in a ticket with AVID and I bumped it every two weeks for two whole years so they wouldn't automatically close it, but they never helped. So far the only real solution I found is to switch to Mac, but that's a $2000 to $3000 solution... damn. Can anyone help us poor PC users? Last edited by chrismeraz; 03-22-2022 at 02:19 AM. |
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