Garageband shortcuts for Mac
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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Garageband
Track Operations | |
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| Create a new track | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| Create a new audio track | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Create a new software instrument track | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Duplicate the selected track | ⌘ (command) + d Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete the selected track | ⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Rename the selected track | ⇧ (shift) + return Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the next higher track | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the next lower track | ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Mute/Unmute the selected track | m Add to Pie Menu |
| Solo/Unsolo the selected track | s Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off | ⌃ (control) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide automation for the selected track | a Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete all automation on the selected track | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Unmute all tracks | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + m Add to Pie Menu |
| Unsolo all tracks | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
Edit Track | |
| Undo | ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Redo | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut | ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy | ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
MIsellaneous Shortcuts | |
| Select all | ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Select previous region on the selected track | ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Select next region on the selected track | → Add to Pie Menu |
| Split selected region or event at the playhead | ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Join selected regions or notes | ⌘ (command) + j Add to Pie Menu |
| Loop selected region continuously | l Add to Pie Menu |
| Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Rename the selected region | ⇧ (shift) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn Snap to Grid on/off | ⌘ (command) + g Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide alignment guides | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + g Add to Pie Menu |
| Start recording | r Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off | ⌃ (control) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn the cycle area on/off | c Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn the metronome on/off | k Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn count+in on/off | ⇧ (shift) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Transpose selected notes up one semitone | ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Transpose selected notes down one semitone | ⌥ (option) + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Transpose selected notes up one octave | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Transpose selected notes down one octave | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the next score event | → Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the previous score event | ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the next staff event | ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select the previous staff event | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Print score notation | ⌘ (command) + p Add to Pie Menu |
Display Objects | |
| Show/Hide the Musical Typing window | ⌘ (command) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide Smart Controls | b Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Score Editor | n Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor | p Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Loop Browser | o Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Library | y Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Editor | e Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the NotePad | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Media Browser | f Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Arrangement track | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Movie track | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide theTransposition track | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Tempo track | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide the Master track | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + m Add to Pie Menu |
General Shortcuts | |
| Open a Movie | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Create a new project | ⌘ (command) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| Open an existing project | ⌘ (command) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Close the current window or project | ⌘ (command) + w Add to Pie Menu |
| Minimize the GarageBand window | ⌘ (command) + m Add to Pie Menu |
| Save the current project | ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Save As | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Show GarageBand preferences | ⌘ (command) + , Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide GarageBand | ⌘ (command) + h Add to Pie Menu |
| Quit GarageBand | ⌘ (command) + q Add to Pie Menu |
| Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item) | ⌘ (command) + ? Add to Pie Menu |
| Start or stop playback | spacebar Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to beginning | return Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to end of last region | ⌥ (option) + return Add to Pie Menu |
| Move forward | . Add to Pie Menu |
| Move back | , Add to Pie Menu |
| Move cycle area forward | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + . Add to Pie Menu |
| Move cycle area back | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + , Add to Pie Menu |
| Move forward by visible width of the timeline | end Add to Pie Menu |
| Move back by visible width of the timeline | home Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn Catch mode on/off | < Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom out | ⌘ (command) + ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom in | ⌘ (command) + → Add to Pie Menu |
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