DAW Tricks

Main Window

Playhead Navigation

Key Action
SPACE Play / Stop
ENTER Play / Stop from beginning
SHIFT + ENTER place the playhead at project start / position 0
OPT + , Move to previous marker
OPT + . Move to next marker
+ . got to loop start
C enable/disable loop
fn + , Move back one bar
fn + . Move forward one bar

Window Zoom

Key Action
Z Toggle between zoom states
+ LEFT ARROW Horizontal zoom in
+ RIGHT ARROW Horizontal zoom in
+ UP ARROW Horizontal zoom out
+ DOWN ARROW Horizontal zoom in

Regions

Key Action
OPT + LEFT ARROW Nudge left
OPT + RIGHT ARROW Nudge right
+ J. Merge Midi regions horizontally
+ J. Merge Midi regions vertically
OPT + ENTER Solo Play the selected region