Shortcuts and Special Features

Shortcut List for Windows

  • CTRL+R Start/Stop Engine
  • CTRL+O Open Project
  • CTRL+S Save Project
  • CTRL+Alt+S Save Project as…
  • CTRL+P Preferences – does not work in server mode
  • ESC Toggle Mixer View
  • CTRL+Q Quit
  • CTRL+Z Undo
  • CTRL+Y Redo
  • CTRL+N AddViennaInstruments
  • CTRL+B Add BusChannel
  • CTRL+D Duplicate Channel
  • Del Delete channel(s)
  • F Fold channel strips (Channel Pane)
  • PgUp Previous Channel
  • PgDn Next Channel

Shortcut List for OS X

  • Command+R Start/Stop Engine
  • Command+O Open Project
  • Command+S Save Project
  • Command+Alt+S Save Project as
  • Command+, Preferences
  • ESC Toggle Mixer View
  • Command+Q Quit
  • Command+Z Undo
  • Command+Y Redo
  • Command+N Add Vienna Instruments
  • Command+B Add BusChannel
  • Command+D Duplicate Channel
  • <- Delete channel(s)
  • F Fold channel strips (Channel Pane)
  • PgUp Previous Channel
  • PgDn Next Channel

Special Features Channel Pane

  • Rubber-band Selection of channels
  • Browsing channels with Pgup / PgDn and Arrow up / Arrow down
  • Selection of multiple channels with Shift/Ctrl+Click
  • Dragging of channels (drag on titlebar)
  • Right click on a channel strip for a menu of actions
  • Hold down Alt while selecting a MIDI channel and the MIDI channels of all selected channels will be automatically incremented.
  • Select multiple instruments and hold down Alt while changing MIDI port or channel – this value will propagate to all selected channels
  • Hold down Shift while selecting a MIDI Channel and all selected channels will get the same value
  • Holding SHIFT when inserting/removing plugin will apply to the same insert slot on ALL tracks.
  • Holding ALT when inserting/ removing plugin will apply to the same insert slot on SELECTED tracks.
  • The same applies to Bypass. (Shift-Ctrl-Click applies to all, Alt-Ctrl-Click applies to selected tracks).
  • Moving a plug-in BETWEEN two insert slots will create a complete new row of insert slots.
  • When a row gets empty, the view will be optimized (the row will be removed).

Special Features Mixer

  • Shift-drag any control for fine adjustment
  • Shift-mouse-wheel any control for fine adjustment
  • Selection of channels with Shift/Ctrl/Command-click
  • Rubber-band selection of channels
  • Dragging of channels (drag on channel name)
  • Double-click channel name to open instrument GUI (if available)
  • Ctrl-click on the channel strip fold button to fold all mixer-strips(Shift: OS X)
  • Right-click on the channel strip for a menu of actions (like in the Channel Pane)
  • Select multiple channels, hold down Alt while adjusting volume or pan, and all selected channels will be adjusted
  • Hold down Alt while selecting a MIDI channel and the MIDI channels of all selected channels will be automatically incremented
  • Hold down Shift while selecting a MIDI channel and all selected MIDI channels will get the same value
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