Timeline Shortcuts

Arrow keys

Modifier	← / →	↑ / ↓
(none)	Move the selected clips 1 grid division, or the cursor when nothing is selected	Move the cursor to the track above / below
⌥	The same step, finer; zoom when nothing is selected	Zoom (↓ in, ↑ out)
⇧	Extend the marquee	Extend the marquee to the track above / below
⌘	Select next / previous clip	Select the clip on the track above / below
⇧⌘	Add the next / previous clip to the selection	Add the clip above / below to the selection
⌃⌘	Timestretch selected clips longer / shorter	(none: a clip has no vertical length)
⌃⌥⌘	Timestretch, fine
Fn	Big step right / left (`Fn→` is End, `Fn←` is Home)

Timestretch needs both ⌃ and ⌘: macOS takes ⌃← / ⌃→ for switching Spaces before any app sees them.

Clipboard and clips

Action	Shortcut
Cut / Copy / Paste (at cursor)	`⌘X` / `⌘C` / `⌘V`
Duplicate (linked)	`⌘D`
Duplicate Unlinked	`⇧⌘D`
Unlink Clip / Link Identical Clips	`⌘I` / `⇧⌘I`
Duplicate Replace	Command Palette (no default)
Insert at Cursor (or fill the marquee)	`Return`
Delete selection / trim previous division at cursor	`⌫`
Select All Clips in Track / Select All Clips	`⌘A` / `⇧⌘A`
Deselect	`Esc`
Split at Cursor / Marquee	`⌘E`
Split Clips at Transients	`⇧⌘E`
Join MIDI Clips	`⌘J`
Quantize Selection	`⌘U`
Dynamics Mode On/Off	`⌥V`
Edit Sample or Instrument	`⌥X`

Marquee

Action	Shortcut
Drag on empty area	Create a marquee
`⇧`-click on empty area	Extend the marquee (or start it from the cursor) to the clicked point
`⌘`-drag on a clip	Create a marquee within the clip
Drag below a clip’s header (Focus Mode)	Create a marquee within the clip
Extend right / left / up / down	`⇧→` / `⇧←` / `⇧↑` / `⇧↓`
Expand / Shrink Bar Selection	`⇧.` / `⇧,`

Mouse on clips

Action	Result
Click a clip	Select it
`⇧`-click a clip	Add to / remove from the selection
Drag anywhere on a clip	Move it
`⌘`-click a clip	Set the cursor / start a marquee
`⌘`-click a clip’s exact start or end	Put the cursor on the boundary
Double-click a clip	Open it in Focus Mode
Drag a side pill	Resize
`⌘`-drag the trailing pill	Timestretch
Drag a top-corner grip (audio)	Fade in / out
Right-click a clip	Delete it
Right-click a clip and keep dragging	Eraser: delete every clip the pointer crosses
`⌘`-right-click a clip	Slice at the pointer
Double-click or `⌘`-click empty space	Create a clip there
In Focus Mode: drag a clip’s header / click or right-click below it	Move it / set the cursor, slice (no `⌘` needed)

Zoom and scroll

Action	Shortcut
Zoom in / out (horizontal, nothing selected)	`⌥→` / `⌥←`
Zoom in / out (vertical ladder)	`⌥↓` / `⌥↑`
Zoom to Selection / Zoom to Project	`⌥1` / `⌥2`
Scroll / `⇧`-scroll	Horizontal / vertical scroll
`⌥`-scroll	Zoom, centered on the pointer
`⌥`-drag vertically / horizontally	Zoom with the anchor under the pointer / scroll the timeline

Clip gain (number row)

With audio clips selected, the number keys set each clip’s gain relative to its own peak. Rules: Clip Gain.

Key	Action
` / `^` (left of `1`)	Mute the selected clips
`1` – `9`	10 % – 90 % of normalized peak
`0`	Normalize (peak → 0 dBFS)

Clip mode and ceiling (`⌃` + number row)

Acts on the selected track’s clipper (Track Mix).

Key	Clip mode	Key	Clip mode
`⌃` ` / `^`	None (off)	`⌃6`	Hyperbolic Tan
`⌃1`	Hard	`⌃7`	Algebraic
`⌃2`	Hard (Edge)	`⌃8`	Arctangent
`⌃3`	Hard (Erosion)	`⌃9`	Limit
`⌃4`	Quintic	`⌃0`	Limit (Lookahead)
`⌃5`	Cubic

Action	Shortcut
Ceiling ±1 dB	`⌃=` / `⌃-`
Ceiling ±0.1 dB	`⌃⌥=` / `⌃⌥-`

Track shortcuts (add, group, mute, flatten, bounce) are on Global Shortcuts. The clip-gain number keys cannot be rebound: they are handled outside the command system. The ⌃ clip-mode keys can, under Change Clip Mode in the Command Palette; labels follow your keyboard layout. Next: Focus Mode Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Timeline Shortcuts

Arrow keys

Clipboard and clips

Marquee

Mouse on clips

Zoom and scroll

Clip gain (number row)

Clip mode and ceiling (`⌃` + number row)

​Arrow keys

​Clipboard and clips

​Marquee

​Mouse on clips

​Zoom and scroll

​Clip gain (number row)

​Clip mode and ceiling (⌃ + number row)

Arrow keys

Clipboard and clips

Marquee

Mouse on clips

Zoom and scroll

Clip gain (number row)

Clip mode and ceiling (`⌃` + number row)