Keyboard Shortcuts

These are some keyboard shortcuts that are not shown in the menu system:


General
spacePlay/Stop
0 (zero)
PPause
. (period)
EscapeStop
ReturnJump to Beginning
1Rewind
2Fast forward
3Record
4Toggle loop-playback
View
QCenter on selection start
WCenter on selection end
EPrevious zoom
RZoom out
TZoom in
homeScroll to start
endScroll to end
page upScroll left one page
page downScroll right one page
Edit
enterInsert Marker
M
alt-arrowJump by marker
9Paste mixing
Filters
AAmplify/Volume
DFade In
FFade Special
GFade Out
XDynamics Expander
alt-XNoise Gate Expander
CDynamics Compressor

The audio controls are the space bar or zero key to start and stop audio playback, the P key or period key for pause, escape for stop, and return to jump to the beginning of the file. During playback, press the 1 key to rewind and the 2 key to fast forward. To toggle looping playback, press the 4 key. To start recording, press the 3 key.

To move the cursor, use the left and right arrow keys. To jump to the beginning of the file, press the up arrow key, or the return key. To jump to the end of the file, press the down arrow key. To move to the previous marker, press option-left-arrow, and for the next marker, press option-right-arrow. To create or extend a selection, hold down the shift key in combination with the above arrow key shortcuts.

To quickly change the waveform view, press the Q key to show the beginning or left edge of the current selection, and press the W key to show the end or right edge. Press the R key to zoom out, the T key to zoom in, and the E key to jump back to the previous zoom level.

For editing, use the delete or backspace key to remove the selected audio. Press the Enter key or the M key to drop a marker at the cursor or playback head, and use the 9 key to bring up the Paste Mixing dialog.

To apply an effects filter, press: The "A" key for Amplify, D for Fade In, F for Fade Special, G for Fade Out, X for Dynamics Expander, alt-X for Noise Gate, and C for Compressor.


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