A full reference to AnalogDAW's key commands. Shortcuts are most useful on macOS and iPad with a hardware keyboard; on iPhone the same actions are available through on-screen buttons and menus.
⌘= Command ·⇧= Shift · keys without a modifier work when the timeline has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘N | New Session |
⌘⌥D | Export Diagnostic Bundle (macOS) |
There is no keyboard shortcut for Save or Open — AnalogDAW autosaves, and Save / Open live in the main menu (☰).
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Play / Stop |
R | Record (start / stop) |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Return | Go to the beginning |
⌘← | Go to the beginning |
⌘→ | Go to the end (last clip end) |
← | Nudge playhead back one bar |
→ | Nudge playhead forward one bar |
F | Toggle Follow Playhead |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘Z | Undo |
⇧⌘Z | Redo |
⌘X | Cut selected clips |
⌘C | Copy selected clips |
⌘V | Paste at playhead |
⌘D | Duplicate selected clips |
⌘A | Select all clips |
Delete | Delete selected clips (closes the gap when Ripple is on) |
⌘T | Split selected clip(s) at the playhead |
⌘J | Join selected clips |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
L | Toggle loop |
M | Add a marker at the playhead |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌘+ | Zoom in |
⌘− | Zoom out |
F | Toggle Follow Playhead |
Tip: tap the zoom percentage in the timeline toolbar to reset zoom to 100%.
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Click a clip | Select it |
| ⌘-click | Add/remove from multi-selection |
| Drag empty lane | Marquee-select across tracks |
| Drag clip body | Move the clip |
| Drag clip edge | Trim |
| Drag clip top corner | Fade in / out |
| Right-click clip / track / marker / navigator | Context menu of actions |
| Drag an audio file in | Import it onto the timeline |
The behavior of click-and-drag changes with the active cursor tool (Pointer, Marquee, Slice, Slip, Gain, Eraser, Pencil, Move) — see Editing Clips.
On iPad & iPhone, a one-finger drag on a track lane pans the timeline, so rubber-band selection moves to the Marquee tool, and you tap a clip to select it before dragging it to move.
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