Keyboard Shortcuts.

General Audio Controls space Play/Stop 0 (zero) Escape Stop , (comma) Pause Return Jump to Beginning . (period) 1 Rewind 2 Fast forward 3 Record 4 Toggle loop-playback

View Q Center on selection start W Center on selection end E Previous zoom - Zoom out = Zoom in home Scroll to start end Scroll to end page up Scroll left one page page down Scroll right one page Edit enter Insert Marker M alt-arrow Jump by marker 9 Paste mixing

Filters A Amplify/Volume D Fade In F Fade Special G Fade Out X Dynamics Expander alt-X Noise Gate Expander C Dynamics Compressor

Here is a list of modifier keys and their effect when clicking the mouse in the overview and editing areas:

Modifier Key	Effect on Editing Area	Effect on Overview
None	Normal selection	Moves view box
Shift	Modifies selection edge closest to pointer	Same as above
Option	Hand Tool: Click-drag to scroll	Same as above
Command	Normal selection	Click-drag to draw a new view box
Control	Start playback at pointer	Start playback at pointer

To move the cursor, use the left and right arrow keys.
To jump to the beginning of the file, press the up arrow key, or the return key.
To jump to the end of the file, press the down arrow key.

To move to the previous marker, press option-left-arrow, and to move to the next marker, press option-right-arrow.

To create or extend a selection, hold down the shift key in combination with the above arrow key shortcuts.

To change the waveform view, press the Q key to show the beginning or left edge of the current selection, and press the W key to show the end or right edge. Press the R key to zoom out, the T key to zoom in, and the E key to jump back to the previous zoom level.

For editing, use the delete or backspace key to remove the selected audio. Press the Enter key or the M key to drop a marker at the cursor or playback head, and use the 9 key to bring up the Paste Mixing dialog.

To apply an effects filter, press the A key for Amplify, D for Fade In, F for Fade Special, G for Fade Out, X for Dynamics Expander, alt-X for Noise Gate, and C for Compressor.

Scroll wheel, trackpads, and the Magic Mouse. Some mice come with a scroll wheel. Turning this wheel on the Y-axis will cause the window to zoom in or out, with the zoom focused at the mouse pointer. Turning the scroll wheel on the X-axis will scroll the window normally. Some mice do not support turning the wheel on the X-axis. Trackpads and other devices like the Magic Mouse use finger gestures in place of a scroll wheel and can also be used to zoom in and out or to scroll normally.

Selecting and editing a single track/channel. For stereo files or files with more than two tracks, hold down the Command key while clicking in the appropriate channel to select that channel. Clicking anywhere in the view automatically selects all channels.