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 starting on the selected timeline track; multi-track clipboards keep separate lanes |
⌘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%.
These pointer gestures work on macOS and on iPad when a mouse or trackpad is connected — iPadOS has full pointer support, so clicking, secondary-clicking for context menus, hovering, and scroll-wheel / two-finger scrolling all behave the same. The gestures that use a modifier key (⌘, ⌥, ⇧) additionally need a hardware keyboard attached to the iPad.
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Click a clip | Select it |
| ⌘-click | Add/remove from multi-selection |
| Drag empty lane | Marquee-select across tracks |
| Right-click track lane > Paste | Paste from that lane, even if another track is selected |
| Shift-drag timeline | Marquee-select across tracks, including when starting over a clip |
| Drag clip body | Move the clip |
| Option-drag clip body | Duplicate the clip, move the copy, and select the copy on release |
| Command-drag over clips | Select a time range inside clips; click the range to split it |
| Range Select cursor tool | Drag over clips to select a time range without holding Command |
| Drag clip edge | Trim |
| Drag clip top corner | Fade in / out |
| Right-click clip / track / marker / navigator | Select target and open context menu |
| Pinch | Zoom the timeline in / out |
| Drag an audio file in | Import it onto the timeline |
| Editing Clips. |
macOS only: the Move tool pans the timeline by dragging anywhere, even directly over a clip. On iPad, pan by two-finger / trackpad scrolling instead — a single mouse-button drag over a clip does not pan there.
Touch (no pointer attached): 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. Pinch with two fingers to zoom.
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