APPENDIX C: Keyboard shortcuts

These are the standard keyboard shortcuts provided with the Soundstudio. To change them or add more, use the Keyboard Shortcuts window (Settings menu).

C.1 Editing shortcuts

Shortcut	Effect
Esc	Edit mode on/off
ShiftEsc	Chord mode on/off
~	Space mode on/off
Del	Delete note or command digit under cursor
ShiftDel	Delete note and command digits
AltDel	Delete only command digits
Left AmigaDel	Delete chord. When Left Amiga is held down, every time you press Del the note under the cursor is deleted and the cursor moves to the next selected track.
Return or A	Insert hold symbol (-\|-)
ShiftReturn	Insert hold symbols to all tracks of the previous chord
F	Insert / play note at default pitch
Backspace	Delete note and move following notes up
ShiftBackspace	Insert empty note slot
AltBackspace	Delete current track
AltShiftBksp	Insert new track
AmigaBackspace	Delete line
ShiftAmigaBackspace	Insert line
Shift09	Enter programmable key 0 - 9
ShiftCtrl09	Pick note under cursor as programmable key 0 - 9
Tab	Highlight current line
ShiftTab	Cycle command pages
CtrlO	Create volume slide (using command 0C)
ShiftCtrlO	Create generic slide (using any command)
CtrlT	Create type 1 slide (using command 03)
ShiftCtrlT	Create type 2 slide (using commands 01 and 02)
ShiftAltZ	Swap block
ShiftAltX	Cut block
ShiftAltC	Copy block
ShiftAltV	Paste block
CtrlZ	Erase range
CtrlX	Cut range
CtrlC	Copy range
CtrlV	Paste range
ShiftCtrlV	Paste to selected tracks
CtrlB	Range current track
ShiftCtrlB	Range current block
CtrlJ	Join block with next
ShiftCtrlJ	Split block at cursor
Ctrl<	Swap note under cursor with following note, taking account of the current spacing value
Ctrl>	Swap notes on adjacent tracks
CtrlK	Kill notes to end of track
ShiftCtrlK	Kill notes to end of block
AltCtrlK	Kill notes to end of block and actually remove the deleted part of the block. In other words, the current line becomes the last line of the block.

C.2 Cursor movement shortcuts

The cursor keys move the cursor one place up/down/left/right.

Shortcut	Effect
Alt←	Cursor to previous track
Alt→	Cursor to next track
Ctrl←	Previous screenful of tracks
Ctrl→	Next screenful of tracks
ShiftCtrl←	Cursor to track 0
ShiftCtrl→	Cursor to last track
Shift↑	Previous block
Shift↓	Next block
Left Alt↑	First block
Left Alt↓	Last block
Right Alt↑	Up one line, whether or not Space is on
Right Alt↓	Down one line, whether or not Space is on
Ctrl(*	Previous song
Ctrl)*	Next song / Add song
ShiftCtrl(*	Delete last song
ShiftCtrl)*	Add song with no confirmation requester
AltCtrl(*	Delete current song
AltCtrl)*	Add and select song (no requester)
F6	Cursor to first line of block
F7	Cursor to second quarter of block
F8	Cursor to middle of block
F9	Cursor to last quarter of block
F10	Cursor to last line of block
AltCtrl←	Go to where sample previously appeared in the song. The sample number is taken from either the number under the cursor, or (if it's --- 00000) from the current instrument number.
AltCtrl→	Go to where sample next appears in the song

*) numeric keypad

C.3 Other shortcuts

Shortcut	Effect
ShiftAlt-Space	Play song
ShiftSpace	Continue song
AmigaSpace	Play block
AltSpace	Continue block
Space	Stop playing
CtrlSpace	Reset MIDI presets / pitchbenders / mod. wheels
Shift←	Previous sample
Shift→	Next sample
AltShift←	16 samples backward
AltShift→	16 samples forward
ShiftCtrl<	Previous free sample slot
ShiftCtrl>	Next free sample slot
F1 - F5	Select octaves 1+2 – 5+6 in normal mode, 3+4/2+3/1+2 – 7+8/8+9/9+A in MIDI mode (repeatedly press F1 and F5 to cycle through several octaves)
Ctrl-	Decrease Tempo slider
Ctrl+	Increase Tempo slider
ShiftCtrl-	Decrease TPL slider
ShiftCtrl+	Increase TPL slider
CtrlI	Insert new block
ShiftCtrlI	Insert new default block
CtrlN	Append new block
ShiftCtrlN	Append new default block
AltCtrlN	Append and select new block
ShiftAltCtrlN	Append and select new default block
CtrlD	Delete current block
ShiftCtrlD	Delete last block
CtrlS	Save IFF instrument
ShiftCtrlS	Save raw instrument
CtrlG	Flush current instrument
ShiftCtrlG	Flush all unused instruments
CtrlA	Automatic Advance Down on/off (Keyboard Options)
ShiftCtrlA	Automatic Advance Cursor Right on/off
AltCtrlA	Automatic Advance to Next Track on/off
CtrlW	Advance with sound on/off
CtrlF	Display free memory
Alt~	Set spacing value to length of current range - 1.

Numeric keypad shortcuts

The following shortcuts apply to the numeric keypad, and all affect the playing sequence (note: playseq = playing sequence).

Shortcut	Effect
Ctrl4	Decrease current playseq entry
Ctrl6	Increase current playseq entry
Ctrl5	Insert current block to playseq
Ctrl0	Duplicate current playseq entry
Ctrl.	Delete current playseq entry
Ctrl8	Scroll playseq up
Ctrl2	Scroll playseq down
Ctrl7	Top of playseq
Ctrl1	Bottom of playseq

In numeric / text boxes:

Shortcut	Effect
Shift←	Move to beginning of box (also CtrlA)
Shift→	Move to end of box (also CtrlF)
AmigaQ	Restore box's initial contents
CtrlX	Delete box's contents (also AmigaX)
ShiftBackspace	Delete from cursor to beginning of box (also CtrlU)
ShiftDel	Delete from cursor to end of box (also CtrlK)
CtrlW	Delete current word