Hi!
First of all, thank you for downloading our brand new PDF!
If you’ve downloaded this, chances are that you want to improve your
workflow. We’re all striving for the time to produce, mix and master.
Well, there is a little secret if some pros can accomplish a lot of stuff in
such a little time. That secret is the use of shortcuts!
As in gaming, graphic design and video editing, also in music production
the knowledge of your DAW’s shortcut is a key factor to perform fast and
smooth during sessions.
Just let us give you a couple tips, while you learn these golden shortcuts!
1 GO SLOW. Pick 2 or 3 shortcuts and practice them for some sessions.
Then, move forward to the next chunk. We can guarantee that at the end
of one month your speed will drastically improve!
2 PRINT this sheet and put it near your PC/Mac. It will be way more handy
to check it and also it will be a good reminder. You can consult this pdf
from other devices such as smartphones or tablets.
Enjoy the chart and remember to have an amazing time, while learning.
If you have any feedback, contact us at beatspot.inbox@gmail.com
Giulio and Marco
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SHOWING AND HIDING RESULTS
BROWSING
ADJUSTING VALUES
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Full Screen Mode
F11
CTRL-CMD-F
Scroll Down/Up
up and down arrow keys
up and down arrow keys
Decrement/Increment
up and down arrow keys
up and down arrow keys
Second Window
CTRL-Shift-W
CMD-Shift-W
Close/Open Folders
right and left arrow keys
right and left arrow keys
Finer Resolution for Dragging
CTRL
CMD
Session/Arrangement View
Tab
Tab
Load Selected Item from Browser
Enter
Enter
Return to Default
Delete
Delete
Device/Clip View
Shift-Tab or F12
Shift-Tab or CTRL-F12
Preview Selected File
Shift-Enter
Shift-Enter
Type in Value
0...9
0...9
Hide/Show Detail View
CTRL-ALT-L or Shift-F12
CMD-ALT-L or CTRL-Shift-F12
Search in Browser
CTRL-F
CMD-F
Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th)
.-,
.-,
Hot-Swap Mode
Q
Q
Jump to Search Results
down arrow key
down arrow key
Abort Value Entry
ESC
ESC
Drum Rack/last-selected Pad
D
D
Confirm Value Entry
Enter
Enter
Hide/Show Info View
Shift-?
Shift-?
Hide/Show Browser
CTRL-ALT-B
CMD-ALT-B
Hide/Show Overview
CTRL-ALT-O
CMD-ALT-O
Hide/Show In/Out
CTRL-ALT-I
CMD-ALT-I
Hide/Show Sends
CTRL-ALT-S
CMD-ALT-S
Hide/Show Mixer
CTRL-ALT-M
CMD-ALT-M
Open the Preferences
CTRL-,
CMD-,
Close Window/Dialog
ESC
ESC
Hide/Show Automations
A
A
LOOP BRACE AND START/END MARKERS
TRANSPORT
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
SESSION VIEW COMMANDS
Play from Start Marker/Stop
Space
Space
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Continue Play from Stop Point
Shift-Space
Shift-Space
Launch Selected Clip/Slot
Enter
Enter
Play Arrangement View Selection
Space
Space
Select Neighboring Clip/Slot
arrow keys
arrow keys
Move Insert Marker to Beginning
Home
Function+left arrow key
Select all Clips/Slots
CTRL-A
CMD-A
Record
F9
F9
Copy Clips
CTRL drag
ALTdrag
Back to Arrangement
F10
F10
Add/Remove Stop Button
CTRL-E
CMD-E
Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8
F1...F8
F1...F8
Insert MIDI clip
CTRL-Shift-M
CMD-Shift-M
Insert Scene
CTRL-I
CMD-I
Insert Captured Scene
CTRL-Shift-I
CMD-Shift-I
EDITING
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Move Start Marker to Position
Shift-click
Shift-click
Nudge Loop Left/Right
right and left arrow keys
right and left arrow keys
Move Loop By Loop Length
up and down arrow keys
up and down arrow keys
Halve/Double Loop Length
CTRL up and down arrow keys
CMD up and down arrow keys
Shorten/Lengthen Loop
CTRL right and left arrow keys
CMD right and left arrow keys
Select Material in Loop
CTRL-Shift-L
CMD-Shift-L
COMMANDS FOR BREAKPOINT ENVELOPES
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Finer Resolution for Dragging
CTRL
CMD
Enable Dragging Over Breakpoints
Shift
Shift
Create Curved Automation Segment
ALT
ALT
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing
CTRL up and down arrow keys
CMD up and down arrow keys
Cut
CTRL-X
CMD-X
Drop Browser Clips as a Scene
CTRL
CMD
Copy
CTRL-C
CMD-C
Paste
CTRL-V
CMD-V
Duplicate
CTRL-D
CMD-D
Delete
Delete
Delete
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Undo
CTRL-Z
CMD-Z
Split Clip at Selection
CTRL-E
CMD-E
Redo
CTRL-Y
CMD-Y
Consolidate Selection into Clip
CTRL-J
CMD-J
Rename
CTRL-R
CMD-R
Create Fade/Crossfade
CTRL-ALT-F
CMD-ALT-F
Select All
CTRL-A
CMD-A
Loop Selection
CTRL-L
CMD-L
Insert Silence
CTRL-I
CMD-I
Pan Left/Right of Selection
CTRL-ALT
CMD-ALT
Unfold all Tracks
ALT unfold button
ALT unfold button
Scroll Display to Follow
Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
ARRANGEMENT VIEW COMMANDS
COMMANDS FOR TRACKS
CLIP VIEW SAMPLE DISPLAY
CLIP VIEW MIDI EDITOR
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Insert Audio Track
CTRL-T
CMD-Shift-T
Quantize
CTRL-U
CMD-U
Quantize
CTRL-U
CMD-U
Insert MIDI Track
CTRL-Shift-T
CMD-ALT-T
Quantize Settings...
CTRL-Shift-U
CMD-Shift-U
Quantize Settings...
CTRL-Shift-U
CMD-Shift-U
Insert Return Track
CTRL-ALT-T
CMD-R
Move Selected Warp Marker
right and left arrow keys
right and left arrow keys
Scroll Editor Vertically
Page Up/Down keys
Page Up/Down keys
Rename Selected Track
CTRL-R
Insert Warp Marker
CTRL-I
CMD-I
Scroll Editor Horizontally
CTRL Page Up/Down keys
Shift Page Up/Down keys
While Renaming, Go to next
Track
Tab
Select Warp Marker
CTRLright and left arrow keys
CMDright and left arrow keys
Copy Notes
CTRL drag
ALT drag
Group Selected Tracks
CTRL-G
CTRL-G
Scroll Display to Follow Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
ALT drag
CMD drag
Ungroup Tracks
CTRL-Shift-G
CMD-Shift-G
Move Clip Region with Start
Marker
Shiftright and left arrow keys
Shiftright and left arrow keys
Change Velocity From Note
Editor
Home
Function+left arrow key
Show Grouped Tracks
+
+
Move Insert Marker to Beginning
Hide Grouped Tracks
-
-
Move Insert Marker to End
End
End
Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing
CTRL arrow keys
CMD arrow keys
Scroll Display to Follow
Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
Move Clip Region with Start
Marker
Shiftright and left arrow keys
Shiftright and left arrow keys
Tab
GRID SNAPPING AND DRAWING
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
B
B
Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks
CTRL click
CMD click
Toggle Draw Mode
Add Device from Browser
Enter
Enter
Narrow Grid
CTRL-1
CMD-1
Widen Grid
CTRL-2
CMD-2
Triplet Grid
CTRL-3
CMD-3
Snap to Grid
CTRL-4
CMD-4
Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid
CTRL-5
CMD-5
Bypass Snapping While Dragging
ALT
CMD
KEY/MIDI MAP MODE AND THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Toggle MIDI Map Mode
CTRL-M
CMD-M
Toggle Key Map Mode
CTRL-K
CMD-K
Computer MIDI Keyboard
CTRL-Shift-K
CMD-Shift-K
WORKING WITH PLUG-INS AND DEVICES
ZOOMING, DISPLAYS AND SELECTIONS
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Zoom In
+
+
Zoom Out
-
-
Drag/Click to Append to a Selection
Shift
Shift
Click to Add Adjacent Clips/
Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection
Shift
Shift
Click to Add Nonadjacent
Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection
CTRL
Follow (Auto-Scroll)
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-K
Pan Left/Right of Selection
CTRL-ALT
CMD-ALT
CMD
WORKING WITH SETS AND THE PROGRAM
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
New Live Set
CTRL-N
CMD-N
Open Live Set
CTRL-O
CMD-O
Save Live Set
CTRL-S
CMD-S
Save Live Set As...
CTRL-Shift-S
CMD-Shift-S
Quit Live
CTRL-Q
CMD-Q
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Hide Live
CTRL-H
CMD-H
Show/Hide Plug-In Windows
CTRL-ALT-P
CMD-ALT-P
Export Audio/Video
CTRL-Shift-R
CMD-Shift-R
Open Second/Multiple Windows
with Plug-In Edit Button
CTRL
CMD
Export MIDI file
CTRL-Shift-E
CMD-Shift-E
SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
Sixteenth-Note Quantization
CTRL-6
CMD-6
Eighth-Note Quantization
CTRL-7
CMD-7
Quarter-Note Quantization
CTRL-8
CMD-8
1-Bar Quantization
CTRL-9
CMD-9
Quantization Off
CTRL-0
CMD-0
Open Mac Keystroke Plug-In
Window with Plug-In Edit Button
Shift
Group/Ungroup Devices
CTRL-G
CMD-G
Activate/Deactivate All Devices
in Group
ALT device activator
ALT device activator
Click to Append Devices to a
Selected Device
Shift
Shift
Load Selected Device From
Browser
Enter
Enter
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