Menu |
Command |
Shortcut |
Comments |
|
File
|
New file |
-N |
The keyboard shortcut
creates a mono file unless the clipboard contains stereo audio. |
Close file |
-W |
|
Save file |
-S |
|
Edit
|
Undo |
-Z |
Note that if you Save,
you can't undo any edits that occurred before you saved. |
Redo |
-Y |
Note that if you perform
a new editing action other than Undo when Redo is available, you can
no longer Redo. |
Cut |
-X |
|
Copy |
-C |
Useful for clipboard-based
commands such as Mix, Modulate, and Convolve. |
Paste |
-V |
Overwrites audio at the
insertion point |
Insert |
-D |
Pushes later audio further
to the right |
Silence |
-E |
|
Crop |
-` |
|
Select All |
-A |
|
New Marker |
-M |
|
Actions
|
Record |
-R |
|
Zoom In |
-]
or = |
(Think of it as + without
the shift key) |
Zoom Out |
-[
or - |
|
Fit Selection |
-}
or shift + (shift-plus) |
|
Zoom All the Way Out |
-{
or shift - (shift-minus) |
|
Loop This Selection |
-_
(underline) |
|
Select Loop |
--
(hyphen) |
|
Slide Whole Loop Left
or Right |
opt- <- (left arrow) or
opt - -> (right arrow) |
|
Snap Loop Start and Loop
End to Zero-Crossings |
opt-shift- <- (left arrow)
opt-shift- -> (right arrow) |
|
Show Selection Start or
Insertion Point |
<- (left arrow) |
|
Show Selection End |
-> (right arrow) |
|
Show Selection Start or
Insertion Point at Sample-level zoom |
shift - <- (left arrow) |
|
Show Selection End at
Sample-level zoom |
shift - -> (right arrow) |
|
Show Document Start |
Home |
Keeps the insertion point
where it is |
Show Document End |
End |
Keeps the insertion point
where it is |
Go to Time |
-G |
|
Preferences
|
Use Loop in Playback |
-L |
|
Audio Info |
-I |
|
Windows |
Tile Windows |
-T |
Arranges open documents
in a tile formation |
Make a selection: |
Click and drag the mouse.
Or, hold down Shift key during playback |
Extend or shorten a selection: |
Shift-click on the end
you wish to modify, and drag the mouse to extend or shorten the selection. |
Play selection: |
Option-Space bar. (This
plays the selection, plus any pre- or postroll you selected.) (This
doesn't play loops - see "Play a loop" below.) |
Play from beginning of
document: |
Space bar.
Or, click the Play button on the Transport. |
Play from a specific point: |
Click cursor at desired
location in track, press command-Space bar.
Or, double-click mouse at desired location in the track. |
Stop playback: |
Space bar again, or click
the Stop button on the Transport |
Move insertion point to
start or end of file: |
Select All (-A),
then <- or -> (left or right arrows) |
Play a window |
Press a numeric key 1-9
on the keyboard to trigger playback of the corresponding window in
its entirety. |
Dynamic "shuttle" scrubbing: |
Hold down the Control
key and drag the mouse across the desired area. |
Dynamic "jog" scrubbing: |
Hold down the Control
and Option keys and drag the mouse |
Delete a selection without
storing it on the clipboard: |
Press the Delete key |
Create a marker |
-M
(also works during playback or scrubbing) |
Select a region between
2 markers: |
-click
anywhere between the markers.
Or press the tab key. |
Select additional regions: |
Shift-command-click between
another two markers.
Or press Shift-Tab. |
Name a marker: |
Double-click the triangular
base of the marker, enter a name. |
Move a marker: |
Click on the triangular
base of the marker and drag it. (Or, double-click on the triangular
base, and enter a time.) |
Move a marker to a zero-crossing: |
Click on the triangular
base of the marker and hold down the Shift key while you drag it. |
Delete a marker: |
Double-click the triangular
base. Click the Delete button. |
Create a loop from a selection: |
Select desired range,
choose Loop This Selection (command-_ ) from the Action menu. |
Play a loop: |
Choose Use Loop in Playback
(command-L) from the Preferences menu, start playback by pressing
command-Space bar (or command-Play Button) |
Change regular markers
into loop markers: |
Double-click the triangular
base, click Loop Start / Loop End. |
Move a pair of loop markers
together: |
Hold down the Option key
and drag one of the loop markers to the desired location. |