Mouse and Key Commands
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To modify the commands associated with particular keys, use the Settings dialog (Settings menu, Key Commands tab).
Visual view of most often used keys

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The function of the keys A, S, D and can be changed to work with the Notes track or Sub-sections track by checking the View | 'A,S,D keys navigate Note markers menu item.
Navigation
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Go to the beginning of track or loop | Home |
Go to the end of track | End |
Go to previous Section | Q |
Go to next Section | E |
Go to previous Note/Sub-section | A |
Go to next Note/Sub-section | D |
Go to previous Bar | Z |
Go to next Bar | C |
Nudge playhead backward | V |
Nudge playhead forward | B |
Transport
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Play/Pause Audio | Spacebar |
Play from last position | , |
Set play from last position | . |
View Area
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Zoom In/Out with mouse-wheel | mouse-wheel or magic-mouse-swipe-up-down |
Zoom In | ↑ |
Zoom Out | ↓ |
Scroll using mouse-wheel | Shift + mouse-wheel |
"Grab"/Scroll using mouse | Shift + Ctrl + left-click_drag |
Scroll Left | ← |
Scroll Right | → |
Pitches View
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Scroll Time (horizontal) | mouse-wheel |
Zoom Time | Shift + mouse-wheel |
Zoom vertically | Ctrl + Shift + mouse-wheel |
Zoom vertically | Use slider at the very left of the Pitches view |
Scroll vertically | Shift + mouse-drag the vertical piano |
"Grab"/Scroll using mouse | Shift + Ctrl + left-click drag |
Zoom into a region | Shift + mouse-drag to draw a rectangle over the area to zoom |
Reset vertical zoom | double-click the zoom slider |
Markers (applies to markers in all tracks)
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Add Marker | Alt + click at time to insert maker |
Add Note Marker at play-head | N |
Edit Marker(s) value and color | Double-click marker |
Temporarily disable snapping | Shift + while changing start/end time |
"Choo-choo" move all markers to right of mouse | Ctrl + Alt/Option + drag-between-markers |
Toggle selected state | Shift + click-marker |
Select markers between last clicked marker | Shift + click-marker |
Copy selected marker(s) | Ctrl/Cmd + C |
Cut selected marker(s) | Ctrl/Cmd + X |
Deleted selected marker(s) | Ctrl/Cmd + D |
Select all markers in track | Ctrl/Cmd + A |
Looping
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Create Loop with mouse | Click and drag in the top-half of the Bars track; Click and drag in the bottom-quarter of the Wave View; press Shift and click and drag in the Wave View |
Toggle Loop to Section | W |
Toggle Loop to Notes/Sub-section | S |
Toggle Loop between Bars | X |
Toggle Looping | L |
Move loop to the left | F |
Move loop to the right | G |
Disable Looping with mouse | double-click loop bar |
Move start of loop to next/previous Section | Shift + Q / Ctrl + Shift + Q |
Move start of loop to next/previous Note marker | Shift + A / Ctrl + Shift + A |
Move start of loop to next/previous Bar | Shift + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Move end of loop to next/previous Section | Shift + E / Ctrl + Shift + E |
Move end of loop to next/previous Note marker | Shift + D / Ctrl + Shift + D |
Move end of loop to next/previous Bar | Shift + C / Ctrl + Shift + C |
View Components
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Show/hide Sections Track | Alt + S |
Show/hide Sub-sections Track | Alt + A |
Show/hide Chords Track | Alt + C |
Show/hide Notes Track | Alt + N |
Show/hide Time Signature Track | Alt + T |
Show/hide Lyric Track | Alt + Y |
Show/hide Ext Controller Track (PRO) | Alt + X |
Show/hide Side Panel | Alt + P |
Show/hide Bottom Panel | Alt + B |
Separate Karaoke Window | Alt + K |
Show Wavefrom View | F1 |
Show Stems View | F2 |
Show Pitches View (PRO) | F3 |
Show Song Sheet (PRO) | F4 |
Show Tools Panel | F5 |
In Bars Track Edit Mode
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Move all bar lines | click-and-drag-any-bar line |
Move just one bar line | Shift + click-and-drag-any-bar |
Move bar and all bar lines to its right | Ctrl + Alt + click-and-drag-any-bar |
Other
Action | Mouse Keys |
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Change playback speed to 1, 0.75, 0.5, 0.25 | 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 |
Change playback speed | numeral keys on keypad |
Toggle Metronome | M |
Toggle Count-in | K |
Toggle Piano bar | P |
Save Song | Ctrl/Cmd + S |
Open Song | Ctrl/Cmd + O |
Load Audio File | Ctrl/Cmd + N |
Undo | Ctrl/Cmd + Z |
Redo | Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z |
Show Settings Dialog | Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S |