Command

Shortcut

Display online help

F1

Display context-sensitive help

Shift+F1 and click an item

Refresh screen

F5

Shortcut menu

Shift+F10

Temporarily suspend snapping

Hold Shift while dragging

Command

Shortcut

Create new project

Ctrl+N

Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog

Ctrl+Shift+N

Open existing project or media file

Ctrl+O

Save project

Ctrl+S

Open project properties

Alt+Enter

Close the current project

Ctrl+F4

Command

Shortcut

Focus to track view

Alt+0

Show Explorer window

Alt+1

Show Chopper window

Alt+2

Show Mixing Console window

Alt+3

Show Video Preview window

Alt+4

Show Media Manager window

Alt+5

Show Track Properties window

Alt+6

Show Surround Panner window

Alt+7

Show Soft Synth Properties window

Alt+8

Show Audio Plug-In window

Alt+9

Show Plug-In Manager window

Ctrl+Alt+1

Show Groove Pool window

Ctrl+Alt+2

Show Clip Properties window

Ctrl+Alt+3

Show/hide bus tracks

B

Show/hide event information

Ctrl+Shift+I

Shift focus forward through open ACID windows

F6

Shift focus backward through open ACID windows

Shift+F6

Shift focus forward (clockwise) through track list, timeline, bus track timeline, and bus track list (when track view or timeline has focus)

Tab

Shift focus backward (counterclockwise) through track list, bus track list, bus track timeline, and timeline (when track view or timeline has focus)

Shift+Tab

Restore project magnification to the default settings

F9

Restore track height to a level where all track list controls are displayed

Shift+F9

Reduce timeline magnification so the entire length of the project and as many tracks as possible are displayed

Ctrl+F9

Zoom time in/out small increments
(when timeline has focus)

Up or Down Arrow

Zoom time in/out large increments
(when timeline has focus)

Ctrl+Up or Down Arrow

Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame

Alt+Up Arrow

Zoom track height in/out (when timeline has focus)

Shift+Up or Down Arrow

Zoom audio waveforms in/out vertically in timeline, Chopper, and Clip Properties

Alt+Shift+Up or Down Arrow

Change track height for all tracks

Ctrl+Shift+Up or Down Arrow

Minimize/restore track height for all tracks

`

Return all tracks to the default height

Ctrl+` (grave accent)

Minimize/restore the window docking
area

F11 or
Alt+`

Maximize/restore timeline vertically and horizontally
(window docking area and track list will be hidden)

Ctrl+F11 or
Ctrl+Alt+`

Minimize/restore the track list

Shift+F11 or
Shift+Alt+`

Command

Shortcut

Add all selected files to the track list

Enter

Add selected file or currently playing file to the track list

Ctrl+Enter

Command

Shortcut

Go to beginning of active loop region or viewable area (if no time selection)

Home

Go to end of active loop region or viewable area (if no time selection)

End

Toggle cursor between beginning and end of loop region

Keypad 5

Time select loop region (when Time Selection tool is selected)

Shift+Q

Toggle previous selection

Backspace

Go to beginning of project

W or Ctrl+Home

Go to end of project

Ctrl+End

Move left by grid marks

Page Up

Move right by grid marks

Page Down

Go to (using measures, beats, and ticks)

Ctrl+G

Go to (using absolute time)

Shift+G

Set end of time selection (using measures, beats, and ticks when Time Selection tool is selected)

Ctrl+Shift+G

Center in view

\

Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region

Number keys (not Keypad)

Move left/right one pixel

Left/Right Arrow

Move to marker(s)

Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow

Move left/right to event edit points including fade edges

Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow

Move through a video event one frame at a time

Alt+ Left or Right Arrow

Create or extend loop region/time selection

Shift+Left or Right Arrow

Double loop region/selection length

‘ (apostrophe)

Halve loop region/selection length

; (semicolon)

Shift loop region/selection left

, (comma)

Shift loop region/selection right

. (period)

Select previous section

Ctrl+[

Select next section

Ctrl+]

Command

Shortcut

Add entire media length for all media except video (only when Paint tool is selected)

Ctrl+click in timeline

Cycle event clip forward for all selected clips

C

Cycle event clip backward for all selected clips

Shift+C

Copy to new MIDI clip

Ctrl+Shift+C

Select Draw tool

Ctrl+D

Select next edit tool in list

D

Select previous edit tool in list

Shift+D

Show velocity information in MIDI events (when in inline MIDI editing mode)

F

Toggle inline MIDI editing mode

G

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cut selection

Ctrl+X

Copy selection

Ctrl+C

Copy event

Ctrl+drag

Paste from clipboard

Ctrl+V

Paste repeat from clipboard

Ctrl+B

Paste insert

Ctrl+Shift+V

Insert event at cursor

Y

Paste event at cursor

Shift+Y

Delete selection

Delete

Move selected event(s) right 1 pixel

Keypad 6

Move selected event(s) left 1 pixel

Keypad 4

Temporarily suspend Snap To

Shift while dragging an event

Erase entire event

Ctrl+click event with Erase tool

Split event(s)

S

Join selected events

J

Reverse event

U

Trim events to selection length. This command has no effect if there is no selected data. Trimming does not copy data onto the clipboard. Available only when the Time Selection tool is active.

Ctrl+T

Slip Trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed

Alt+drag edge of event

Slip: move media within event without moving the event

Alt+drag inside the event

Slide: move event while leaving the underlying media in place

Ctrl+Alt+drag event

Pitch up 1 semitone

Numeric Keypad +

=

Pitch down 1 semitone

Numeric Keypad -

-

Pitch up 4 semitones

Shift+=

Shift+Numeric Keypad +

Pitch down 4 semitones

Shift+-

Shift+Numeric Keypad -

Pitch up 1 octave

Ctrl+Numeric Keypad +

Pitch down 1 octave

Ctrl+Numeric Keypad -

Reset pitch

Ctrl+Shift+-/=

Ctrl+Shift+Numeric Keypad +/-

Change an event’s gain setting

Numeric Keypad / or *

Change an event’s gain setting by 10%

Shift+Numeric Keypad / or *

Change an event’s gain setting by 25%

Ctrl+Numeric Keypad / or *

Set an event’s gain to 0.0 dB

Shift+Ctrl+Numeric Keypad *

Set an event’s gain to silence

Shift+Ctrl+Numeric
Keypad /

Render to new track

Chop to new clip if the Chopper window has focus

Ctrl+M

Start/stop playback

Spacebar

Stop playback

Esc

Toggle looped playback

Q

Play from start

Shift+Spacebar or Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar when the timeline or track view has focus

Shift+F12 from any window

Play from cursor

Ctrl+Spacebar when the timeline or track view has focus

F12 from any window

Pause/resume playback

Enter when the timeline or track view has focus

Ctrl+F12 from any window

Record

Ctrl+R

Go to start of project

Ctrl+Home or W

Go to end of project

Ctrl+End

Skip backward

Page Up

Skip forward

Page Down

Command

Shortcut

Record

Ctrl+R

Go to (using measures.beats.ticks)

Ctrl+G

Go to (using current time ruler format)

Shift+G

Set end of time selection (using measures, beats, and ticks when Time Selection tool is selected)

Ctrl+Shift+G

Toggle snapping

F8

Temporarily suspend snapping

Shift+drag
(press Shift after clicking)

Toggle snap to grid

Ctrl+F8

Ripple edit mode

Ctrl+L

Draw tool

Ctrl+D

Select next edit tool in list

D

Select previous edit tool in list

Shift+D

Mark in point

I or [

Mark out point

O or ]

Render to new track

Ctrl+M

Insert/show/hide track panning envelope

P

Insert/remove track panning envelope

Shift+P

Insert/show/hide track volume envelope

V

Insert/remove track volume envelope

Shift+V

Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without changing the point’s timeline position

Ctrl+ drag envelope point or segment

Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without changing the point’s timeline position

Ctrl+Alt+ drag envelope point or segment

Adjust envelope point’s timeline position without changing its value

Alt+ drag

Insert audio track

Ctrl+Q

Insert MIDI track

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Insert folder track

Ctrl+Alt+F

Insert region

R

Insert marker (standard)

M

Insert time marker

H

Insert disc-at-once CD track marker

N

Change tempo

Alt+drag time marker

Insert tempo change

T

Insert key change

K

Insert time signature change

Shift+K

Insert tempo and key change

Shift+T

Maximize timeline vertically
(window docking area will be hidden)

F11

Maximize timeline vertically and horizontally
(window docking area and track list will be hidden)

Ctrl+F11

Maximize timeline horizontally
(track list will be hidden)

Shift+F11

Command

Shortcut

Mute selected tracks

Z

Solo selected tracks

X

Record

Ctrl+R

Cycle through effect automation envelopes

E or Shift+E

Render to new track

Ctrl+M

Show/hide bus tracks

B

Insert audio track

Ctrl+Q

Insert MIDI track

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Insert folder track

Ctrl+Alt+F

Command

Shortcut

Change selection of a channel strip

Left/Right Arrow

Move the right channel of the fader for the selected channel strip

Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow

Move the left channel of the fader for the selected channel strip

Shift+Up/Down Arrow

Select multiple adjacent mixer controls

Shift+Left/Right Arrow

Select multiple nonadjacent mixer controls

Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow

Delete the selected channel strip

Delete

Move the fader of the selected channel strip (for assignable FX, this only moves the output fader)

Up/Down Arrow

Command

Shortcut

Insert new MIDI track

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Show velocity information in MIDI event
s (when in inline MIDI editing mode)

F

Toggle inline MIDI editing mode

G

Generate MIDI timecode

F7

Generate MIDI Clock

Shift+F7

Trigger from MIDI timecode

Ctrl+F7

Reset all MIDI ports

Ctrl+Alt+F7

Create or extend selection

Shift+Right/Left Arrow

Mark the start point of a loop region

I or [

Mark the endpoint of a loop region. Once the endpoint is established, the loop region will highlight.

O or ]

Insert Chopper selection in the timeline at the current cursor position

/ or A

Shift Chopper selection left by the length of the selection

, or <

Shift Chopper selection right by the length of the selection

. or >

Shift Chopper selection left by the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+Shift+,

Shift Chopper selection right by the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+Shift+.

Shift timeline cursor left by the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+,

Shift timeline cursor right by the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+.

Links the length of the increment arrow with the length of the selection. When toggled on, the length of the increment remains equal to the length of the selection. When toggled off, you can configure the increment independently of the Chopper selection.

N

Halve the length of the Chopper selection

; (semicolon)

Double the length of the Chopper selection

‘ (apostrophe)

Double the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+’ (apostrophe)

Halve the length of the increment arrow

Ctrl+; (semicolon)

Insert region

R

Insert marker

M

Chop to new track

Ctrl+M

Command

Shortcut

Constrain motion to 45-degree increments

Shift+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is selected)

Constrain motion to a constant radius from the center

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Constrain motion to the maximum circle that will fit in the Surround Panner

Alt+Shift+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is selected)

Move the pan point forward/back
(when the pan point is selected)

Up/Down Arrow

Mouse wheel

Move the pan point left/right
(when the pan point is selected)

Left/Right Arrow

Shift + mouse wheel forward/back

Move the pan point forward/back in fine increments
(when the pan point is selected)

Ctrl+drag the pan point

Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow

Ctrl+mouse wheel

Page Up/Page Down

Move the pan point left/right in fine increments
(when the pan point is selected)

Ctrl+drag the pan point

Ctrl+ Left/Right Arrow

Ctrl+Shift+mouse wheel

Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Move the pan point to a corner, edge, or center of the Surround Panner
(when the pan point is selected)

Numeric keypad

Move the pan point to a corner on the largest circle that will fit in the Surround Panner
(when the pan point is selected)

Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 1,3,7,9

Command

Shortcut

Zoom in on timeline

Rotate mouse wheel forward or back

Vertical scroll

Ctrl+wheel

Change meter resolution

Ctrl+wheel when hovering over a meter

Horizontal scroll

Shift+wheel

Zoom in/out in piano roll or drum grid

Shift+wheel while hovering over the piano roll/drum grid in the timeline

Auto-scrolling

Press mouse wheel and move the mouse in the desired direction

Move the cursor in grid increments

Ctrl+Shift+wheel

Move the cursor in video frames

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+wheel

Adjust slider/fader

Wheel up or down while hovering over slider/fader handle

Adjust slider/fader in fine increments

Ctrl + wheel up or down while hovering over slider/fader handle