ARDOUR Shortcuts

Mnemonic US-Keypad

Transport & Recording Control

destroy last recording Control+Deleteengage record Shift+rfast forward Shift+ →loop play (the loop range) lrewind Shift+ ←start recording Shift+spacestop and destroy Control+spacetoggle auto input 6toggle auto play 4toggle auto return 5toggle auto-punch status ptoggle playhead tracking Control+ftoggle roll spacetoggle track rec-enable Alt+btransition to reverse Shift+ ↓transition to roll Shift+ ↑

Session & File Handling

add track(s) or bus(ses) Control+Shift+nexport session Win+eimport audio files Alt+iopen a new session Control+nopen a recent session Control+Shift+oopen an existing session Control+oquit Control+qsave session Control+ssnapshot session Control+Shift+s

Changing What’s Visible

fit tracks vertically fmove selected tracks down Control+ ↓move selected tracks up Control+ ↑scroll down (page) Page Downscroll down (step) ↓scroll up (page) Page Upscroll up (step) ↑toggle editor window mixer Shift+etoggle last 2 zoom states Shift+zzoom (x) to selected region(s) Control+Alt+zzoom (x+y) to selected region Alt+zzoom in =zoom out -

Window Visibility

toggle locations dialog Alt+lfocus on main clock KP Dividerotate editor & mixer window Alt+mtoggle big clock Alt+btoggle color manager Alt+ctoggle editor window Alt+etoggle fullscreen editor window F11toggle key bindings editor Alt+ktoggle preferences dialog Alt+otoggle rhythm ferret window Alt+f

Editing with Edit Point

Most edit functions operate on a single ”Edit Point”. The editpoint can be any of: playhead (default), the mouse or an activemarker. The choice of Edit Point is by default linked to the ZoomFocus.

EP to next region sync ;EP to previous region sync ’cycle to next edit mode 1cycle to next grid snap mode 2cycle to next grid unit 3insert from region list iinsert time Control+tmove EP to playhead Alt+Returnnext EP w/marker Control+ˆnext EP w/o marker ‘trim back ktrim front jtrim region end to edit point Shift+ }trim region start to edit point Shift+ {

Aligning with the Edit Point

Align operations move regions so that their start/end/sync pointis at the edit point. ”Relative” operations just align the first regionand moves other selected regions to maintain relative positioning.

align end(s) Alt+aalign start(s) Control+Win+aalign start(s) relative Win+aalign sync point relative >align sync points Shift+aalign sync points (relative) a

Edit Point Playback

play edit range Alt+spaceplay from EP & return Win+spaceplay selected region(s) h

Moving the Playhead

A left click in the rulers positions the playhead unless Ardour isrecording. You can use KP n to move the playhead to the n-thmarker.

nudge backward Alt+ ←nudge forwards Alt+ →to edit point Returnto end marker Endto next grid point Shift+Win+ →to next mark Ctl+KP Rightto next region edge →to next region edge(ignore selection)

Win+→

to next region sync Ctl+Alt+ →to next transient Ctl+ →to previous edge(ignore selection)

Win+←

to previous grid point Shift+Win+ ←to previous mark Ctl+KP Leftto previous region edge ←to previous region sync Ctl+Alt+ ←to previous transient Ctl+ ←to start marker Hometo zero KP 0

Region Operations

duplicate region (multi) Shift+dduplicate region (once) dexport selected region(s) Control+Win+eincrease region gain ˆmove to original position Win+omute/unmute Control+mnormalize nnudge backward KP Subtractnudge forward KP Addreduce region gain &reverse Alt+rset fade in length /set fade out length \set fade out length eset region sync point vsplit stoggle MIDI note editing Control+mtoggle fade in active Control+/toggle fade out active Control+ \transpose Alt+t

Edit RangeThere are only a few functions that refer to an ”Edit Range”. Thecurrent edit range is defined using combinations of the possibleedit points: Playhead, Marker or Mouse.

Edit Point Active Mark? Edit RangePlayhead no from Playhead to MousePlayhead yes from Playhead to Active Marker

Mouse no from Mouse to PlayheadMouse yes from Mouse to Active Marker

Marker no No edit range definedMarker yes from Active Marker to Mouse

copy Control+ccut Control+xdelete Deletepaste Control+vredo Control+rundo Control+z

Selectingall after playhead Shift+Control+pall before playhead Control+pall enclosed by edit range Control+uall present in edit range uconvert edit range to range F6invert selection Shift+iselect all after EP Control+Shift+eselect all before EP Control+eselect all in loop range Control+lselect all in punch range Control+dselect everything Control+aselect next track/bus Alt+ ↓select previous track/bus Alt+ ↑

Defining Loop, Punch Range and TempoChangesset loop range from edit range ]set loop range from region(s) Alt+]set punch range from edit range [set punch range from region(s) Alt+[set tempo (1 bar) from edit range 0set tempo (1 bar) from region(s) 9

Markers & LocationsThe ”move” commands all move the active marker(s). Jump to thefirst 9 markers using the keypad digits 1-9 (requires numlock).add mark at playhead KP Entermove to next region edge Ctl+Shift+ →move to prev. region edge Ctl+Shift+ ←

Mouse Modesobject mode orange mode rregion gain mode gtimefx mode tzoom mode z

Mouse Object Mode

This mode provides many different operations on both regionsand control points, partially depending on where you click/dragwith the mouse. The ”body” of a region is the area where thewaveform is displayed.

add control point left-click in auto trackadd/remove selection Ctl+left-click on bodyadjust region edges left-drag near ends of trim barcopy+move region(s) Ctl+left-drag on bodyextend selection Shift+left-click on bodyfixed time adjust middle-drag on pointfixed time copy+move Ctl+middle-drag on bodyfixed time move middle-drag on bodyfixed time move Ctl+middle-drag on pointlower region Alt+Shift+midde on bodymove control point left-drag on pointmove line segment left-drag on linemove point+later points Ctl+left-drag on pointmove region(s) left-drag on bodyraise region Shift+middle on bodyrubber-band select Ctl+Alt+left-drag on regionsrubber-band select left-drag empty spacerubber-band selectcontrol points

left-drag in auto track

select left-click on bodyset region end middle in trim barset region start left-click in trim barslip audio in region Ctl+left-drag in trim bar

Mouse Zoom Mode

define the new visible area left+dragzoom in left-clickzoom out middle-clickzoom to session Ctl+middle

Mouse Ops on Solo/Mute/Rec-enable

apply to all tracks/busses Ctl+Shift+left-clickapply to group Ctl+left-clickapply to track or active group left-clicklearn MIDI control Ctl+middle-clickmomentary switch middle-click

Mouse Ops on Solo Buttons only

exclusive solo Ctl+Alt+left-clicktemporary latched solo Shift+left-click

Mouse Ops on Faders & Plugin Controls

adjust left-dragfine-drag control Ctl+left-dragfinest-drag control Ctl+Alt+left-draglearn MIDI control Ctl+middle-clickreset to default Shift+left-click

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