# Keyboard Shortcuts

### Transport

These shortcuts work in the main window, effect/instrument windows and editor windows:

- Home: Go to start of song.
- End: Go to end of song.
- Space Bar: Start/stop transport. The "media start/pause" key works too.
- Shift+Space Bar: Start at last start position (if transport stopped), Stop and move to start position (if transport running).
- Left/Right Arrow: Rewind/Fast Forward.
  Various keys can be combined with the left/right arrow keys:
  - Alt: Step through history of recent start positions (and the last stop position if transport is stopped). These positions are also available from the Transport menu.
  - R: Go to start/end of last recording.
  - M: Go to previous/next Marker.
  - L: Go to start/end of loop.
  - B: Go to previous/next bar.
  - Shift-B: Go to previous/next beat.
  - S: Go back/forward one second.
  - I: Go back/forward one minute.
  - Q: Go back/forward one quarter hour.
  - H: Go back/forward one hour.
  - Ctrl: Go back/forward one editor pixel. The actual amount of time depends on the zoom level.
- Page Up/Down: Go back/forward one editor page. The actual amount of time depends on the zoom level and the window width.
- Ctrl+L: Toggle Loop button.
- F6: Loop selected part of focused track.
- F7: Set looping region start point.
- F8: Set looping region end point.
- L+Space Bar: Engage the Loop button and start transport.
- Ctrl+-: Zoom Out.
- Ctrl++: Zoom In.
- Ctrl+Shift+R: Toggle Automation Recording button.
- Ctrl+Shift+T: Toggle Automation Touch Mode button.

These work in the main window only:

- Ctrl+M: Add Marker.
- Ctrl+Alt+V: Show/Hide VariSpeed control (Pro edition only).

### Main Window

- Up/Down Arrow: Scroll mixer sections up/down. Add Ctrl key to scroll one page. In "Multiple Columns of Mixer Sections" mode (see Preferences) these keys scroll one section's width left or right.
- Tab / Shift+Tab: Focus next/previous section. Add Ctrl key to focus last / first section.

- Ctrl+S: Save song.
- Ctrl+N: Show Comments window.

- Ctrl+I: Show Windows audio recording settings.
- Ctrl+J: Toggle Soft Monitoring.
- Ctrl+P: Toggle Punch In/Out recording.
- Ctrl+Q: Toggle Sound On Sound recording.
- Ctrl+T: Add empty track.
- Ctrl+Alt+A: Add Audio Track.
- Ctrl+Alt+M: Add MIDI Track.
- Ctrl+Alt+I: Import audio/MIDI file.
- Alt+T: Alternate Take, add Shift to avoid rewinding.
- Ctrl+Alt+T: Alternate Take (in new tracks), add Shift to avoid rewinding.
- Ctrl+R: Show Delay Before Recording window.
- Ctrl+K: Show MIDI Keyboard Mapper window.

- Insert: Toggle Ripple button.
- Ctrl+G: Toggle Snap button.
- Ctrl+B: Toggle Bars button.
- Ctrl+F: Toggle Follow button.
- Ctrl+E: Show Tempo / Time Signature Editor.
- Ctrl+Alt+E: Show Song Editor.
- Ctrl+U: Show Multi MIDI Editor with all MIDI tracks.
- Ctrl+Alt+U: Show Multi MIDI Editor with MIDI tracks that have same color as focused track.
- Ctrl+H: Show Chords Editor.
- Ctrl+Alt+H: Show Lyrics Editor.

- Ctrl+O: Show Audio Output Control.
- Ctrl+D: Show Devices window.
- F11: Enter / leave full screen mode.
- F1: Show help on the control the mouse points to.

- E+Up Arrow: Close all editors. Collapses all mixer sections if all editors are closed already.
- E+Down Arrow: Expand all mixer sections. Opens editor of focused track if all mixer sections are expanded already.
- E+Left Arrow: Temporarily switch off the "Align Editors with Editor Preview panes" option, this expands the editors to the left.
- E+Right Arrow: Temporarily switch on the "Align Editors with Editor Preview panes" option, this shrinks the editors to the right.
  The E+Left Arrow and E+Right Arrow options don't change the setting in the Preferences window.

### Editors

Most editors can be operated using the standard Windows keyboard shortcuts. A track editor can only be controlled using keyboard shortcuts if the track has focus.
The following shortcuts are supported:

- Alt+Enter: Edit.
- Ctrl+Z: Undo.
- Ctrl+Y: Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z also works).
- Ctrl+X: Cut.
- Ctrl+C: Copy.
- Ctrl+V: Paste.
- Delete: Delete.
- Ctrl+A: Select All.
- Ctrl+Shift+I: Make punch-in point equal to transport position.
- Ctrl+Shift+O: Make punch-out point equal to transport position.
- Shift+Left/Right Arrow: Shift editors left/right while keeping transport position.
- Alt: Temporarily switch between Select Notes/Dots and Add mode.

The Multi MIDI Editor also features:

- Up/Down Arrow: Scroll up/down. Add Ctrl key to scroll all the way up/down.
- Tab / Shift+Tab: Make next/previous track active.
- Alt+M: Move selected notes to active track.

Chords/Lyrics editors:

- Tab / Shift+Tab: Go to next/previous bar.
- Ctrl+-: Zoom Out.
- Ctrl++: Zoom In.

### Add Audio Track window

- Ctrl+M: Mono.
- Ctrl+S: Stereo.
- Ctrl+N: Show "Number of tracks" box (Pro edition only).

### Effect/Instrument selectors

- F5: Rescan CLAP / VST plugins.

### Effect/Instrument windows

- F3 or Ctrl+F: Show effect/instrument selector.
- F5: Reset Level History (Compressor, Dynamics, Noise Gate), Reset spectrum averaging (EQ), Reload plugin (CLAP / VST plugin window).
- S+Left Arrow: Close this window and open the first slot on the left that isn't empty.
- S+Right Arrow: Close this window and open the first slot on the right that isn't empty.
- Ctrl+M: Reset custom remote control knob mappings.

### MultitrackStudio Instruments window

- Up/Down Arrow: Step through available instruments.

### External MIDI Instrument window

- Up/Down Arrow: Step through available patches.

### Alt key shortcuts

Most windows, including the main window, feature Alt key shortcuts. If you press the Alt key the shortcut characters will appear underlined. The shortcuts will hide again when the Alt key is released. The shortcut key should be pressed before the Alt key is released.

In the main window, only the mixer section which has focus can be controlled using Alt shortcuts. A dot appears on the left hand side of the mixer section indicating it is focused. Tab and Shift+Tab can be used to move focus. Clicking a section (including any of its controls) will focus that section as well.
The Preference and EQ windows have a similar focus mechanism.

Focus indicator (left) and Pan knob after pressing Alt+P (right).

Volume faders and rotary knobs can be edited using Alt shortcuts as well. An edit field appears in which a new value can be typed. Pressing Enter accepts the new value, Esc discards it.
Instead of typing a value you can use the up/down arrow keys to move the control. Note that you'll have to press Esc to accept this value, since Enter accepts the edit field's value.

Some Alt shorts may not appear underlined, depending on the Language setting:

- Alt+C: Toggle Rec button focused track.
- Alt+Y: Toggle Play button focused track.

Note: the left Alt key should be used on some international keyboards.

### Mouse modifier keys

Mouse modifier keys change the effect of a mouse click if you keep the key down while clicking.

#### Standard modifier keys

- Ctrl (while selecting): Select item without deselecting existing items (MIDI editor notes, track Solo buttons).
- Ctrl (while dragging): Copy item instead of move it (editors and effect slots).

#### Transport

- Alt (on Overview Bar thumb): drag to select looping region and start transport.
- Shift (on Start button): Start at last start position.
- S (on Start button): Re-Arm (engage the Rec buttons of the last recorded tracks).
- T (on counter): Show text edit box to type new value.

#### Rotary Knobs

- A: Show automation editor.
- T: Show text edit box to type new value.
- C: Move to center position.

#### Faders

- A: Show automation editor.
- T: Show text edit box to type new value.

#### Effect Slots

- B: Toggle effect's Bypass button.
- A: Open all slots in the same group of slots (eg. all slots in a track, or in a Multi Effect etc.).

#### Track buttons

The Play, Rec, Mute, Edit and collapse buttons of all tracks will be toggled if you keep the "A" (or Ctrl) key down while clicking a button.
You can use the "C" (or Alt) key to toggle same-color tracks only. This also works with the Solo buttons.

"A" and "C" can also be used on Editor Preview panes, and on collapsed tracks.

Note: you can use Click..Shift+Click to toggle a continuous group of tracks (click a button on the first track, and then shift-click the same button on the last track).

#### Editor Time Bars

- Alt: drag to select looping region and start transport.

#### Audio/MIDI editors

- Alt (on edges selected part): Stretch selected part.
- Alt (in selected part): Time Warp selected part.

#### Pianoroll, Score and Drum editor notes

- V: Velocity of note.
- D: Duration of note.
- S: Sharpen note (one semitone up).
- F: Flatten note (one semitone down).
- Q: Quantize note (move it to the current grid).
- L: Legato (extend duration to next note).
- R: Remove (delete) note.
- T: Transpose note one octave up or down.
- X: eXpand to chord (eg. click a C and select major: an E and a G will be added).
- 1: Make it a whole note.
- 2: Make it a half note.
- 3: Make it a quarter note.
- 4: Make it an 8th note.
- 5: Make it a 16th note.
- 6: Make it a 32nd note.
- A: Add/remove dot (score only).
- Shift: Ignore the Snap button, so you can add/move notes anywhere.
- M: Move to active color (Multi MIDI Editor pianoroll).

The V, D, T and X mouse modifiers pop up a small selector, which will disappear when you release the mouse button. You can select an item by moving the mouse while the mouse button is still down.
The Drum Editor doesn't support mouse modifiers which don't make sense for percussion instruments (like Duration, Sharpen, Expand to chord etc.).

The 1..6 and A modifiers can also be used on the score editor's "Duration of new notes" box.

### Mouse wheel

The mouse wheel or touchpad can be used in various places:

- Move mixer sections vertically.
- Move faders and rotary knobs (in main window use horizontal movements or add the Shift key).
- Scroll lists.
- Scroll MIDI editors vertically.

Combined with Shift key:

- Zoom editors horizontally.

Combined with Ctrl key:

- While mouse is over left hand side of editor: zoom editor vertically.
- Zoom Lyrics Prompter.