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Commonly used keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Tracktion's Waveform DAW
Welcome & Conventions
Welcome! This cheat sheet describes common mouse and keyboard shortcuts for Tracktion Waveform. Please note that these shortcuts are written for macOS, using the command (cmd) key where indicated. On a Windows system, you'd use your control (ctrl) key. I hope you find this guide useful. Feel free to provide feedback. Enjoy! |
<required> |
<>'s indicate some sort of key combination is required. eg: <number> = type any numbers |
[optional] |
[ ]'s indicate something is optional |
bold |
bold indicates a keyboard key |
+ |
plus indicates holding a combination of keys / mouse buttons / performing movements |
| |
pipe indicates OR. eg: a | b = press key a or key b |
Keyboard Navigation
home |
Move Cursor to Start of Song |
w |
Move Cursor to Start of Clip |
end |
Move Cursor to End of Clip or End of Song |
] |
Move Cursor to Next Marker |
[ |
Move Cursor to Previous Marker |
a |
Set In/Out Markers to Selection |
i |
Set In-Marker |
o |
Set Out-Marker |
shift + [ |
Move Cursor to In-Marker |
shift + ] |
Move Cursor to Out-Marker |
<number>, enter |
Add a marker at the Cursor.
Again, move Cursor to specified marker |
Transport & Master
space |
Play / Stop |
r |
Record |
cmd + r |
Toggle arm all inputs |
l |
Toggle Loop |
q |
Toggle Snap |
c |
Toggle Click |
p |
Toggle Punch |
s |
Toggle Scrolling |
y |
Toggle Automation Write |
h |
Toggle Automation Read |
Viewing
b |
Toggle Browser |
m |
Toggle Mixer |
v |
Toggle Plugins |
ctrl + p |
Toggle MIDI Editor |
Selection
cmd + a |
Select all |
esc |
Select none |
alt + up arrow |
Select item above selection |
alt + down arrow |
Select item below selection |
alt + left arrow |
Select item to the left of selection |
alt + right arrow |
Select item to the right of selection |
alt + home |
Select item at the top of selection |
alt + end |
Select item at the bottom of selection |
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Common Editing
delete | backspace |
Delete |
cmd + c |
Copy |
cmd + x |
Cut |
cmd + v |
Paste |
cmd + i |
Paste + Insert |
cmd + z |
Undo |
cmd + y |
Redo |
Editing Clips
g |
Insert new MIDI Clip |
/ |
Split Clip at Cursor |
d |
Duplicate |
shift + left arrow |
Nudge clips left |
shift + right arrow |
Nudge clips right |
shift + up arrow |
Nudge clips up |
shift + down arrow |
Nudge clips down |
e |
Mute clips |
j |
Move clips to Cursor |
k |
Move end of clips to Cursor |
x |
Auto-crossfade clips |
Manipulating Tracks
t |
Insert new track |
shift + s |
Solo tracks |
shift + m |
Mute tracks |
shift + alt + m |
Reset mutes/solos |
z |
Toggle track height |
shift + z |
Set all tracks to default height |
f |
Toggle selected plugins |
MIDI Editor (Tools & Views)
alt + cmd + 1 |
MIDI Selection Tool |
alt + cmd + 2 |
MIDI Pencil Tool |
alt + cmd + 3 |
MIDI Eraser Tool |
alt + cmd + 4 |
MIDI Line Tool |
alt + cmd + 5 |
MIDI Melody Paint Tool |
alt + cmd + v |
Show MIDI Velocities |
alt + cmd + c |
Show MIDI Controllers |
alt + cmd + e |
Toggle MIDI Note Echo |
alt + cmd + s |
Toggle MIDI Step Mode |
alt + cmd + r |
Insert Rest in Step Mode |
alt + cmd + t |
Toggle MIDI Toolbar |
MIDI Editor (Note Editing)
With one or more notes selected... |
cmd + o |
Shift MIDI notes up one octave |
shift + cmd + o |
Shift MIDI notes down one octave |
alt + cmd + right |
Nudge note start right |
alt + cmd + left |
Nudge note start left |
cmd + f |
Fit notes on screen |
cmd + 3 |
Create triad chord |
cmd + 7 |
Create seventh chord |
cmd + t |
Invert chord up |
shift + cmd + t |
Invert chord down |
cmd + m |
Merge notes |
cmd + / |
Split notes |
alt + v |
Randomize velocity |
shift + l |
Legato notes |
alt + cmd + m |
Mute notes |
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Mouse Nav & Zoom (Timeline)
Position mouse directly above Cursor on Timeline (changes to cross-arrow) |
left-click [+ drag] anywhere in a track
left-click [+ drag horizontally] in Timeline |
Position Cursor |
left-click + drag vertically |
Zoom around Cursor |
Position mouse away from Cursor on Timeline (changes to hand) |
left-click + drag |
Change Song Position |
right-click + drag horizontally |
Zoom around Cursor |
alt + left-click [+ drag horizontally] |
Position Cursor |
alt + left-click + drag vertically |
Zoom around Cursor |
Mouse Nav & Zoom (Track)
Position mouse within a track |
left-click + drag |
Position Cursor |
shift + left-click + drag |
Position Song |
ctrl + left-click + drag |
Zoom around Cursor |
shift + alt + left-click + drag (repeatedly) |
Zoom in to selection area |
shift + alt + left-click (repeatedly) |
Zoom out from area |
ctrl + alt + left-click + drag |
Set In/Out Markers |
mousewheel |
Zoom around mouse |
shift + mousewheel |
Position Song |
ctrl + mousewheel |
Resize tracks around mouse |
Position mouse between tracks |
left-click + drag |
Resize track |
shift + drag |
Position Song |
<shift | ctrl | cmd> + left-click + drag |
Resize all tracks |
Position mouse over a track's inputs or outputs |
mousewheel |
Scroll the track list |
ctrl + mousewheel |
Resize tracks around the mouse |
Position mouse over an expanded MIDI Clip |
mousewheel |
Scroll the keyboard position |
<shift | ctrl> + mousewheel |
Resize the MIDI notes |
alt + mousewheel |
Zoom track around mouse |
Editing Pitch
cmd + = |
Pitch up 1 semitone |
cmd + - |
Pitch down 1 semitone |
shift + cmd + = |
Pitch up 1 octave |
shift + cmd + - |
Pitch down 1 octave |
Custom Mappings
shift + enter |
Move Cursor to Start of Song |
` |
Toggle between Controls Panel and Compact Toolbar |
shift + r |
Rename track |
alt + cmd + r |
Insert Rest in MIDI step entry |
These are mappings I added manually. You'll need to do the same to use them.
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