Shortcut

Action

What it does

Space

Play/pause music

Starts or stops playback of your mix

Esc

Center playhead

Snaps the view to where the playhead currently is

←

Navigate bar left

Moves the playhead one bar to the left

→

Navigate bar right

Moves the playhead one bar to the right

⇧ ←

Select to the left

Extends the current selection one step to the left

⇧ →

Select to the right

Extends the current selection one step to the right

⌘ ←

Select previous transition

Jumps to and selects the transition before the current one

⌘ →

Select next transition

Jumps to and selects the next transition

S

Solo track

Solos the currently selected track so only it plays

⇧ S

Navigate solo track

Cycles the solo through tracks one by one

A

Play selected track without automation

Plays the raw track ignoring any volume/EQ automations you've drawn

⌘ K

Toggle metronome

Turns the metronome click on or off

F9

Start recording

Begins recording your mix or automation moves

M

Toggle mute

Mutes or unmutes the selected track

Home

Jump to start

Moves the playhead back to the very beginning of the mix

Shortcut

Action

What it does

⌘ C

Copy selection

Copies the selected tracks or region to the clipboard

⌘ X

Cut selection

Cuts the selection, removing it and placing it on the clipboard

⌘ D

Duplicate selection

Creates a copy of the selection right next to the original

⌘ V

Paste selection

Pastes whatever was previously copied or cut

⌘ Z

Undo

Reverses your last action

⌘ Y

Redo

Re-applies an action you just undid

Del

Delete selection

Removes the currently selected tracks or region

[

Loop in

Sets the loop-in point at the playhead position

]

Loop out

Sets the loop-out point at the playhead position

⇧ (click)

Select part of track

Selects a portion of a track

⌘ A

Select the whole track

Selects the entire track

⌥ ⌘ ⌫

Clear automation in selection

Removes all automation data within the selected area

⌘ Click

Disable snap to 0

Lets you set values freely without snapping to zero

⌘ ⌫

Clear all track automations

Wipes all automation curves on the track

⇧ ⌘ ⌫

Reset beat map

Resets the beat map back to the original analyzed grid

⌘ L

Copy to sample lane

Copies the full track audio to the sample lane

⌘ 1

Copy drums to sample lane

Isolates and copies only the drums stem to the sample lane

⌘ 2

Copy bass to sample lane

Isolates and copies only the bass stem to the sample lane

⌘ 3

Copy melody to sample lane

Isolates and copies only the melody stem to the sample lane

⌘ 4

Copy vocals to sample lane

Isolates and copies only the vocals stem to the sample lane

⌘ 5

Copy instrumental to sample lane

Copies the instrumental (non-vocal) stem to the sample lane

⌘ 6

Copy drums and bass to sample lane

Copies a combined drums + bass stem to the sample lane

⌘ E

Add track cut

Inserts a cut point in the track at the playhead position

⌘ I

Insert time

Inserts empty time/space at the playhead position

Shortcut

Action

What it does

+

Zoom in

Zooms into the timeline for a closer view

-

Zoom out

Zooms out for a wider overview of the mix

1

Solo lane 1

Shows only automation lane 1 (typically Volume)

2

Solo lane 2

Shows only automation lane 2

3

Solo lane 3

Shows only automation lane 3

4

Solo lane 4

Shows only automation lane 4

5

Solo lane 5

Shows only automation lane 5

6

Solo lane 6

Shows only automation lane 6

Tab

Switch bottom tabs in Studio view

Cycles through the different panels at the bottom of the Studio view

Z

Zoom/unzoom active lane

Toggles zoom on the currently active automation lane

X

Open and zoom next lane

Opens the next automation lane and zooms into it

B

Toggle beatgrid view

Shows or hides the beat grid overlay on the timeline