Keyboard Shortcuts

Transport

These shortcuts work in the main window, effect/instrument windows and editor windows:These work in the main window only:

Main Window

Editors

Most editors can be operated using the standard Windows keyboard shortcuts. A track editor can only be controlled using keyboard shortcuts if the track has focus.
The following shortcuts are supported:

The Multi MIDI Editor also features:

Chords/Lyrics editors:

Add Audio Track window

Effect/Instrument selectors

Effect/Instrument windows

MultitrackStudio Instruments window

External MIDI Instrument window

Alt shortcuts

Most windows, including the main window, feature shortcuts using the Alt key. If you press the Alt key the shortcut characters will appear underlined. The shortcuts will hide again when the Alt key is released. The shortcut key should be pressed before the Alt key is released.

In the main window, only the mixer section which has focus can be controlled using Alt shortcuts. A dot appears on the left hand side of the mixer section indicating it is focused. Tab and Shift+Tab can be used to move focus. Clicking a section (including any of its controls) will focus that section as well.
The Preference and EQ windows have a similar focus mechanism.


Focus indicator (left) and Pan knob after pressing Alt+P (right).

Volume faders and rotary knobs can be edited using Alt shortcuts as well. An edit field appears in which a new value can be typed. Pressing Enter accepts the new value, Esc discards it.
Instead of typing a value you can use the up/down arrow keys to move the control.

Note: the left Alt key should be used on some international keyboards.

Mouse modifier keys

Mouse modifier keys change the effect of a mouse click if you keep the key down while clicking.

Standard modifier keys

Transport

Rotary Knobs

Faders

Effect Slots

Track buttons

The Play, Rec, Mute, Edit and collapse buttons of all tracks will be toggled if you keep the 'A' (or Ctrl) key down while clicking a button.
You can use the 'C' (or Alt) key to toggle same-color tracks only. This also works with the Solo buttons.

'A' and 'C' can also be used on Editor Preview panes, and on collapsed tracks.

Note: you can use Click..Shift+Click to toggle any range (click a button on the first track, and then shift-click the same button on the last track).

Editor Time Bars

Audio/MIDI editors

Pianoroll, Score and Drum editor notes

The V, D, T and X mouse modifiers pop up a small selector, which will disappear when you release the mouse button. You can select an item by moving the mouse while the mouse button is still down.
The Drum Editor doesn't support mouse modifiers which don't make sense for percussion instruments (like Duration, Sharpen, Expand to chord etc.).

The 1..6 and A modifiers can also be used on the score editor's note duration box.

Mouse wheel

The mouse wheel or touchpad can be used in various places:

Combined with Shift key:

Combined with Ctrl key: