Metro Keyboard Shortcuts

Many other keyboard equivalents can be found next to most menu items.
See below for legend.

Transport Window

Command

Shortcut

Start and Stop Playback

Spacebar

Record

Option-R

Play from Cue Start Time

Option-C

Rewind

Return

Play

Enter

Enter measure

Option-G

Set Cue Times 1-4

Command-1-4

Goto Cue Times 1-4

Command-5-8

Step Entry Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Set Step Entry Note Value to Whole

1

Set Step Entry Note Value to Half

2

Set Step Entry Note Value to Quarter

4

Set Step Entry Note Value to Eighth

8

Set Step Entry Note Value to Sixteenth

6

Set Step Entry Note Value to Triplet

3

Set Step Entry Note Value to Septuplet

7

Add Rest

R

Dot

.

Delete the Last Step-Entered Event

Delete

Notation Window

Command

Shortcut

Scroll up the score

Page up

Scroll down the score

Page Down

Move to the previous page

Option+Page Up

Move to the next page

Option+Page Down

Select whole note, activate Notes tool

1

Select half note, activate Notes tool

2

Select quarter note, activate Notes tool

4

Select sixteenth note, activate Notes tool

6

Select eighth note, activate Notes tool

8

Toggle Augmentation Dot on/off, activate Notes.

(period)

Toggle flat accidental on/off, activate Notes tool

f

Toggle sharp accidental, activate Notes tool

s

Toggle natural accidental, activate Notes tool

n

Graphic Editor Window

Command

Shortcut

Nudge Note Velocities

Up/Down Arrows

Nudge Note Start Times

Left/Right Arrows

Change Track

Option+Up/Down Arrows

Move Selection

Option+Left/Right Arrows

Transpose Selection Command+Up/Down Arrows

Arrow Tool

Q

Velocity Tool

V

Pencil Tool

W

Notes View

N

Drums View

D

Pitch Bend View

P

Controllers View

K

Average Velocity View

V

Aftertouch View

A

Program Change View

G

Poly Aftertouch View

F

Tempo View

T

Select Next Note

]

Select Previous Note

[

Goto Next Marker

Tab

Goto Previous Marker

Shift+Tab

Goto Song Beginning

Home

Goto Song End

End

All Edit Windows

Command

Shortcut

Solo/Unsolo Current Track

Option+s

Mute/Unmute Current Track

Option+m

Unsolo All Tracks

Option+s

Function Keys

Command

Shortcut

Undo

F1

Cut

F2

Copy

F3

Paste

F4

Help: To invoke on-line help from a dialog box, click on the help Icon. To Invoke help from a window, press the Help button on your keyboard or press Shift+Command+?

 

Legend :

A plus sign (+) indicates that both keys must be held down at the same time, for example, Ctrl+F6.

In Menus:

indicates Command Key

indicates Shift Key

indicates Option Key

 indicates Control Key

Metro Keyboard Shortcuts