Shortcuts
Every key and gesture of the app. Each page of the manual also ends with the keys of its own part of the app, and Help → Shortcuts opens this one.
The recording, at the top
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| Drag across a free part | Mark a new mix |
| Double-click a free part | Fill it with a new mix |
| Drag a mix's edge | Move where it starts or ends |
| Drag the middle of a mix | Move it |
| Click inside a mix | Select it and put the playhead there |
| Click a mix's edge | Jump to its start, or just before its end |
| Scroll, or pinch | Zoom in and out |
| Swipe sideways, or drag with the right button | Move along the recording |
| Orange, red and white marks | Silences, clipping and possible dropouts |
The mix, below it
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| Click | Put the playhead there |
| Scroll, or pinch | Zoom in and out |
| Swipe sideways, or drag with the right button | Move along the mix |
| Drag a square handle inwards | Fade in or out; back to the corner removes it |
| Drag across the gain lane | Mark a stretch to adjust by hand |
| Drag a marked stretch up or down | Raise or lower it |
| Drag a stretch's edge | Make it longer or shorter |
| Double-click a stretch | Remove it (or point at it and press Backspace) |
| Drag a track marker | Move where the track starts |
| Double-click a track's name | Type it in, as Artist - Title |
Playback
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| Space | Play or pause |
| A | Bypass processing, to hear the recording as it is, and back |
| ← → | Back or forward 5 seconds |
| Shift+← →, Option+← → | Shift+← →, Alt+← → | 30 seconds, 1 second |
| I, O | Start, or end, the mix at the playhead |
| ⌘E | Ctrl+E | Split the mix at the playhead |
| M | Mark a track starting at the playhead |
| J, K, L | Run backwards, stop, run forwards; press J or L again to go faster |
| Return | Jump to the start of the mix |
| End | Jump to just before its end |
Editing a video template
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| Shift+⌘N | Shift+Ctrl+N | Add a layer: type to find its kind, Return to add it |
| Drag a layer up or down | Put it in front of or behind others |
| Option+↑ ↓ | Alt+↑ ↓ | Move the selected layer forward or back |
| Double-click a layer | Rename it |
| Drag a number box sideways | Change it; with Shift, finer |
| Click the picture | Select the layer there |
| Drag a layer's outline, or a corner | Move it, or resize it; with Shift, keeping its proportions |
| Backspace | Delete the selected layer |
| ⌘J | Ctrl+J | Duplicate the selected layer |
| ⌘G, Shift+⌘G | Ctrl+G, Shift+Ctrl+G | Group the selected layer, ungroup a group |
| Drag a layer onto a group | Put it in the group |
| ⌘-click, Shift-click a layer | Ctrl-click, Shift-click a layer | Select several, or a run of them, to group, delete, duplicate or drag together |
| Drag a field up or down | Change the order fields are filled in; or click it and press Option+↑ ↓ |
| Click a field, Backspace | Remove it |
| ⌘Z, Shift+⌘Z | Ctrl+Z, Shift+Ctrl+Z | Undo, redo changes to the template |
Everything else
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| ⌘Z, Shift+⌘Z | Ctrl+Z, Shift+Ctrl+Z | Undo, redo |
| Backspace | Delete the track marker last clicked, or else the selected mix; the only mix goes back to the whole recording |
| Tab | Switch between the Mastering and the Video view |
| ⌘O | Ctrl+O | Open a recording |
| Shift+⌘W | Shift+Ctrl+W | Close the recording |
| Esc | Cancel an analysis or an export |
| ? or F1 | Open the manual where it explains what is shown |
| ⌘, | Ctrl+, | Settings: the folders for template videos and LUTs, and the check for updates |
| Double-click a mix's tab | Rename it |
| Rest the pointer on a control | See what it does |
| Double-click a slider | Put it back to its default; Loudness goes back to working itself out |
The manual
| Mac | Windows, Linux | Does |
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| ⌘F | Ctrl+F | Search every page; the words are marked on the page shown |
| ↑ ↓, Return | Choose a result and go to it |
| Esc | Close the results, then clear the search, then put the manual away; it comes back as it was |
| ⌘[ or Option+← | Ctrl+[ or Alt+← | The page before |
| ⌘] or Option+→ | Ctrl+] or Alt+→ | The page after |
