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Welcome! This cheat sheet describes common mouse and keyboard shortcuts for Tracktion Waveform. Please note that these shortcuts are written for macOS, using the command (cmd) key where indicated. On a Windows system, you'd use your control (ctrl) key. I hope you find this guide useful. Feel free to provide feedback. Enjoy!
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<required>
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<>'s indicate some sort of key combination is required. eg: <number> = type any numbers
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[optional]
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[ ]'s indicate something is optional
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bold
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bold indicates a keyboard key
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+
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plus indicates holding a combination of keys / mouse buttons / performing movements
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pipe indicates OR. eg: a | b = press key a or key b
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home
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Move Cursor to Start of Song
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w
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Move Cursor to Start of Clip
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end
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Move Cursor to End of Clip or End of Song
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]
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Move Cursor to Next Marker
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[
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Move Cursor to Previous Marker
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a
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Set In/Out Markers to Selection
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i
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Set In-Marker
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o
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Set Out-Marker
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shift + [
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Move Cursor to In-Marker
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shift + ]
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Move Cursor to Out-Marker
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<number>, enter
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Add a marker at the Cursor.
Again, move Cursor to specified marker |
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space
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Play / Stop
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r
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Record
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cmd + r
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Toggle arm all inputs
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l
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Toggle Loop
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q
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Toggle Snap
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c
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Toggle Click
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p
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Toggle Punch
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s
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Toggle Scrolling
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y
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Toggle Automation Write
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h
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Toggle Automation Read
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b
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Toggle Browser
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m
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Toggle Mixer
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v
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Toggle Plugins
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ctrl + p
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Toggle MIDI Editor
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cmd + a
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Select all
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esc
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Select none
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alt + up arrow
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Select item above selection
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alt + down arrow
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Select item below selection
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alt + left arrow
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Select item to the left of selection
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alt + right arrow
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Select item to the right of selection
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alt + home
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Select item at the top of selection
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alt + end
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Select item at the bottom of selection
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delete | backspace
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Delete
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cmd + c
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Copy
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cmd + x
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Cut
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cmd + v
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Paste
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cmd + i
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Paste + Insert
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cmd + z
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Undo
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cmd + y
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Redo
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g
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Insert new MIDI Clip
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/
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Split Clip at Cursor
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d
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Duplicate
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shift + left arrow
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Nudge clips left
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shift + right arrow
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Nudge clips right
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shift + up arrow
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Nudge clips up
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shift + down arrow
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Nudge clips down
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e
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Mute clips
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j
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Move clips to Cursor
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k
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Move end of clips to Cursor
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x
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Auto-crossfade clips
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t
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Insert new track
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shift + s
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Solo tracks
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shift + m
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Mute tracks
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shift + alt + m
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Reset mutes/solos
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z
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Toggle track height
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shift + z
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Set all tracks to default height
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f
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Toggle selected plugins
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alt + cmd + 1
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MIDI Selection Tool
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alt + cmd + 2
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MIDI Pencil Tool
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alt + cmd + 3
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MIDI Eraser Tool
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alt + cmd + 4
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MIDI Line Tool
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alt + cmd + 5
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MIDI Melody Paint Tool
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alt + cmd + v
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Show MIDI Velocities
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alt + cmd + c
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Show MIDI Controllers
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alt + cmd + e
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Toggle MIDI Note Echo
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alt + cmd + s
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Toggle MIDI Step Mode
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alt + cmd + r
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Insert Rest in Step Mode
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alt + cmd + t
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Toggle MIDI Toolbar
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With one or more notes selected...
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cmd + o
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Shift MIDI notes up one octave
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shift + cmd + o
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Shift MIDI notes down one octave
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alt + cmd + right
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Nudge note start right
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alt + cmd + left
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Nudge note start left
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cmd + f
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Fit notes on screen
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cmd + 3
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Create triad chord
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cmd + 7
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Create seventh chord
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cmd + t
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Invert chord up
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shift + cmd + t
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Invert chord down
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cmd + m
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Merge notes
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cmd + /
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Split notes
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alt + v
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Randomize velocity
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shift + l
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Legato notes
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alt + cmd + m
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Mute notes
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Position mouse directly above Cursor on Timeline (changes to cross-arrow)
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left-click [+ drag] anywhere in a track
left-click [+ drag horizontally] in Timeline |
Position Cursor
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left-click + drag vertically
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Zoom around Cursor
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Position mouse away from Cursor on Timeline (changes to hand)
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left-click + drag
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Change Song Position
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right-click + drag horizontally
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Zoom around Cursor
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alt + left-click [+ drag horizontally]
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Position Cursor
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alt + left-click + drag vertically
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Zoom around Cursor
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Position mouse within a track
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left-click + drag
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Position Cursor
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shift + left-click + drag
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Position Song
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ctrl + left-click + drag
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Zoom around Cursor
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shift + alt + left-click + drag (repeatedly)
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Zoom in to selection area
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shift + alt + left-click (repeatedly)
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Zoom out from area
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ctrl + alt + left-click + drag
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Set In/Out Markers
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mousewheel
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Zoom around mouse
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shift + mousewheel
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Position Song
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ctrl + mousewheel
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Resize tracks around mouse
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Position mouse between tracks
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left-click + drag
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Resize track
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shift + drag
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Position Song
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<shift | ctrl | cmd> + left-click + drag
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Resize all tracks
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Position mouse over a track's inputs or outputs
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mousewheel
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Scroll the track list
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ctrl + mousewheel
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Resize tracks around the mouse
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Position mouse over an expanded MIDI Clip
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mousewheel
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Scroll the keyboard position
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<shift | ctrl> + mousewheel
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Resize the MIDI notes
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alt + mousewheel
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Zoom track around mouse
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cmd + =
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Pitch up 1 semitone
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cmd + -
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Pitch down 1 semitone
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shift + cmd + =
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Pitch up 1 octave
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shift + cmd + -
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Pitch down 1 octave
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shift + enter
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Move Cursor to Start of Song
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`
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Toggle between Controls Panel and Compact Toolbar
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shift + r
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Rename track
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alt + cmd + r
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Insert Rest in MIDI step entry
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