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Arrow Key Navigation

Arrow keys are the foundation of keyboard navigation. Their behavior changes based on modifier keys.

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Horizontal (←/→)

ModifierAction
(none)Move cursor (1 grid division)
⇧Extend marquee
⇧⌥Extend marquee (fine)
⌘Select next/previous clip
⌘⇧Add clip to selection
⌘⌃Move selected clips
⌘⌃⌥Move selected clips (fine)
⌘⌃⇧Timestretch selected clips
⌘⌃⇧⌥Timestretch selected clips (fine)
⌥Zoom in/out

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Vertical (↑/↓)

ModifierAction
(none)Move cursor to track above/below
⇧Extend marquee vertically
⌘Select clip on track above/below
⌘⇧Add clip on other track to selection
⌘⌃Move clips to other track
⌘⌃⇧Timestretch selected clips
⌘⌃⇧⌥Timestretch selected clips (fine)
⌥Zoom level (↓=in, ↑=out)

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Cursor Movement (Keyboard)

ActionShortcut
Move Cursor Right (1 grid)→
Move Cursor Left (1 grid)←
Move Cursor to Track Above↑
Move Cursor to Track Below↓

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Clip Selection (Keyboard)

ActionShortcut
Select Next Clip⌘→
Select Previous Clip⌘←
Select Clip on Track Above⌘↑
Select Clip on Track Below⌘↓
Add Next Clip to Selection⌘⇧→
Add Previous Clip to Selection⌘⇧←
Add Clip Above to Selection⌘⇧↑
Add Clip Below to Selection⌘⇧↓

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Clip Selection (Mouse)

ActionModifierResult
Click on clip(none)Select clip
Click on clip⇧Add/remove from selection
Click on clip⌘Set cursor position
Double-click(none)Enter Focus Mode

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Moving Clips

ActionShortcut
Move Right (1 grid)⌘⌃→
Move Left (1 grid)⌘⌃←
Move Right (fine)⌘⌃⌥→
Move Left (fine)⌘⌃⌥←
Move to Track Above⌘⌃↑
Move to Track Below⌘⌃↓

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Timestretch

ActionShortcut
Timestretch Slower⌘⌃⇧→ or ⌘⌃⇧↓
Timestretch Faster⌘⌃⇧← or ⌘⌃⇧↑
Timestretch Slower (fine)⌘⌃⇧⌥→ or ⌘⌃⇧⌥↓
Timestretch Faster (fine)⌘⌃⇧⌥← or ⌘⌃⇧⌥↑
You can also timestretch with the mouse by holding ⌘ and dragging the lower edge of an audio clip.

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Clipboard Operations

ActionShortcut
Cut⌘X
Copy⌘C
Paste (at cursor)⌘V
Duplicate⌘D
Duplicate Replace⌘⇧D
Delete selection / Trim previous division at cursor⌫
Select All⌘A
Select All in Track⌘⇧A
DeselectEscape

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Splitting

ActionShortcut
Split at Cursor/Marquee⌘E
Split at Transients⌘⇧E
Slice at PositionRight-click in the clip cursor zone (⌘ required in compact mode)
Split Behavior
  • With a marquee selection: Splits at both marquee boundaries
  • With clips selected (no marquee): Splits each clip in half
  • Split at Transients creates separate clips at each detected transient marker
  • Mouse slice: On a normal-height clip, right-click the lower half to slice. The upper half still deletes. Compact mode keeps ⌘+Right-click for slicing.

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Quantize

ActionShortcut
Quantize Selection⌘U

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Marquee Selection

The marquee allows you to select a time range across tracks.

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Creating a Marquee

ActionModifierResult
Drag on empty area(none)Create marquee
Drag on lower half of clipNormal heightCreate marquee within clip
Drag on clip⌘Create marquee within clip (required in compact mode)

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Extending a Marquee (Keyboard)

ActionShortcut
Extend Right⇧→
Extend Left⇧←
Extend Right (fine)⇧⌥→
Extend Left (fine)⇧⌥←
Extend to Track Above⇧↑
Extend to Track Below⇧↓

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Bar Selection

ActionShortcut
Expand Bar Selection⌘⇧.
Shrink Bar Selection⌘⇧,

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Creating & Deleting Clips

ActionModifierResult
⌘+Click on empty space⌘Create new clip
Right-click on upper half of clipNormal heightDelete clip
Right-click on clipCompact modeDelete clip
Right-click on lower half of clipNormal heightSlice at hover position
⌘+Right-click on clip⌘Slice at hover position
Right-click + drag from the delete zone—Eraser mode (delete multiple)

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Zoom

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Keyboard

ActionShortcut
Zoom In⌥→
Zoom Out⌥←
Enter Focus Mode⌥↓
Exit Focus Mode⌥↑

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Zoom Presets

ActionShortcut
Zoom to Selection⌥1
Zoom to Project⌥2

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Mouse Zoom

ActionModifierResult
Scroll(none)Horizontal scroll
Scroll⇧Vertical scroll
Scroll⌥Zoom (centered on cursor)
Drag vertically⌥Zoom (anchor under mouse)
Drag horizontally⌥Scroll timeline
Intuitive Zoom ToolHold Option to enter zoom mode. Drag vertically to zoom with the anchor point staying fixed under your mouse. Drag horizontally to scroll the timeline.

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Mouse Interaction on Clips

In normal-height tracks, clip body interaction is split vertically. Compact mode keeps the previous ⌘-gated clip-body behavior:
ActionModifierResult
Click on clip(none)Select clip
Click on clip⇧Add/remove from selection
Drag upper half of clip(none)Move clip
Click on lower half of clipNormal heightSet cursor / start marquee
Drag on lower half of clipNormal heightCreate marquee within clip
Click or drag on clip⌘Force cursor / marquee mode (required in compact mode)
The ghost cursor appears automatically in the lower half of normal-height clips. Compact clips keep the older behavior: the full clip body stays in select/move mode until ⌘ is held. Right-click follows the same split: upper half deletes, lower half slices. In compact mode, right-click deletes unless ⌘ is held. Clip edges still use vertical zones in both modes: the upper half provides fade handles (audio), while the lower half provides resize. Hold ⌘ on the lower trailing edge of an audio clip to timestretch.

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Track Actions

ActionShortcut
Add Sample Track⌘T
Add Instrument Track⌘⇧T
Select Sample⌥S
Select Instrument⌥I
Add Effect⌥E
Rename Track⌘R
Group Selected Tracks⌘G
Ungroup Track⌘⇧G
Delete Track⌘⌫
Toggle Mute⇧M
Toggle Solo⇧S
Normalize Track Volume⌥N
Move Track Up⌘⌥↑
Move Track Down⌘⌥↓
Search Tracks⌘F
Create Automation Track⌘⌥A
Toggle Automation Visibility⇧A
Bounce Selection to New Track⌘⌥B

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Clip Gain & Normalize

Number keys set the gain of selected audio clips relative to each clip’s own peak level. 0 normalizes the selection — every clip is boosted so its loudest sample reaches 0 dBFS. 1–9 scale that normalized peak down in 10 % steps, so two clips of different original loudness end up at matching levels. The key left of 1 (^ on German / ISO layouts, ` on US / ANSI layouts) toggles clips between muted and unmuted. Mute is stored as a separate flag on the clip — toggling it never touches the gain value, so unmuting restores the previous level.
KeyAction
` / ^Mute / unmute selected clips
1 – 910 % – 90 % of normalized peak
0Normalize (peak → 0 dBFS)
Each clip is measured independently, so normalizing a mixed selection levels them all to the same ceiling instead of applying one shared gain. MIDI clips are skipped — peak normalization has no meaning for velocity. Time-stretched audio is measured across the full source span that is actually played, not the visual clip length, so sped-up loops normalize correctly. Boost is capped at +24 dB to keep very quiet tails from being amplified into walls of noise.
These keys are handled via direct key events rather than the command system, so they cannot be reassigned through the Command Palette. Number-key gain changes do not propagate to linked clip siblings — the selection you addressed is exactly the selection that changes. Use the inspector gain slider if you want linked propagation.

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Inspector Controls

The Inspector panel shows mix controls for the selected track.

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Reset to Default

ActionResult
⌥+Click on any sliderReset to default value
Default Values:
  • Volume: 0 dB (unity gain)
  • Pan: Center
  • Mid/Side: 1.0 (unity)
Last modified on April 21, 2026