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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Single letter keys don’t fire while you’re typing in a text field.

Everywhere

  • Space: play/pause. Works from anywhere, except in Jam, which has its own player
  • Cmd/Ctrl + F: jump to search
  • Cmd/Ctrl + ,: open Settings
  • Cmd/Ctrl + + / Cmd/Ctrl + -: zoom in and out
  • Esc: close whatever’s open (a sidebar, a menu, a dialog, or Settings)

Project Table

  • C: toggle the Collections sidebar
  • F: toggle the Folders sidebar
  • N: toggle Notes for the selected project
  • Esc: close the open sidebar

Selecting projects

  • Cmd/Ctrl + Click: select individual projects
  • Shift + Click: select everything between the last project you picked and this one
  • Shift + Up/Down: grow or shrink the selection one row at a time
  • Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Up: select everything from your current row to the top
  • Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Down: select everything from your current row to the bottom

Jam

  • Space: play/pause
  • → or N: next song
  • ← or B: previous song
  • 1 to 4: solo a part (drums, bass, vocals, everything else)
  • Shift + 1 to Shift + 4: mute a part
  • D: roll the dice (random pitch, speed, filter, parts, and loop)
  • R: reset everything back to the original
  • Esc: clear the loop

Click a knob and use the arrow keys to nudge it. More in Jam.

Session Workspace

  • Space: starts the arrangement preview if nothing else is loaded in the player. Otherwise it plays/pauses whatever’s loaded
  • ← / → on the preview overview in the player: jump back or forward 5 seconds

MAKID bot

  • Enter: send. Shift + Enter for a new line
  • Shift + Tab: turn auto approve on or off
  • Enter: approve an action that changes your data
  • Esc: reject an action

Actions that delete something always need a click, Enter won’t approve them. More in MAKID bot.

Mouse Moves

  • Click the MAKID logo: clear your selection, or clear filters if nothing’s selected
  • Double click the MAKID logo: close any open sidebar
  • Double click a project row: expand it
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