Keyboard & Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for SoundDesk, grouped by menu. Modifier keys: ⌘ Command, ⌥ Option, ⌃ Control, ⇧ Shift.

Preferences

General...	⌘,	Open the General Preferences Window
Audio...	⇧⌘A	Open the Audio Setup Window
Plugin Manager...	⌘P	Open the Plugin Manager Window
Native Audio MIDI Setup	⌥⌘A	Open the Audio MIDI Setup App

File

New Desk	⌘N	Create a New Desk File
Open...	⌘O	Open a Desk File from Disk
Close Window	⌘W	Close Selected Window
Save...	⌘S	Save Selected Desk
Save As...	⇧⌘S	Save Selected Desk As
Set As Default...	⇧⌘D	Assign the Current File State to Newly Created Desks
Clear Default...		Clear Default Desk State
Lock *		Lock the Current File
Unlock *		Unlock the Current File
New Recording...	⌘R	Create New Recorder for Selected Desk
Desk Options...	⌘M	Show MIDI Desk Control and Desk Options

* While a file is locked, it can be edited, but it cannot be saved to disk. This feature enables the preservation of the desk state across sessions by discarding modifications made to it during a session (without prior warning).

Edit

Undo	⌘Z
Redo	⇧⌘Z
Cut	⌘X
Copy	⌘C
Paste	⌘V
Duplicate	⌘D
Delete	⌫
Select All	⌘A
Fader Group	⌘G	Group or Regroup the Selected Faders
Fader Ungroup	⇧⌘G	Ungroup the Selected Faders Groups
New Stereo Track	⌘T	Creates a New Stereo Track
New Mono Track	⇧⌘T	Creates a New Mono Track
New Instrument	⌥⌘T	Creates a New Instrument Track

View

Show Utilities...	⌘1	Show All Channels Utilities View
Show Aux Sends...	⌘2	Show All Channels Aux Send View
Hide Optional Views	⌘K	Hide All Optional Views
Desk Timekeeper	⌘3	Open Desk Timekeeper Window
Desk CPU Usage	⌘4	Open Desk CPU Usage Window

Control Surfaces

Pot Assign - Pan/Balance	^⌘P	Pot Assign to Pan/Balance
Pot Assign - Aux Sends	^⌘A	Pot Assign and Cycle Through Aux Send Banks
Pot Assign - Gain	^⌘G	Pot Assign to Input Gain
Display - Name	^⌘N	Channel Strip Display to Name
Display - Value	^⌘V	Channel Strip Display to Value
Time Display - SMPTE	^⌘S	Time Display to SMPTE
Time Display - Beat	^⌘B	Time Display to Beats
Flip	^⌘F	Flip Fader/Pot Functions

Hot Keys

Move Selection to the Left	<
Move Selection to the Right	>
Mute - Flip for the Selected Track	M
Solo - Flip for the Selected Track	S
PFL - Flip for the Selected Track	P
Phase - Flip for the Selected Track	O
Bring Plugin Window (1) to the Front for the Selected Track	1	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (2) to the Front for the Selected Track	2	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (3) to the Front for the Selected Track	3	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (4) to the Front for the Selected Track	4	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (5) to the Front for the Selected Track	5	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (6) to the Front for the Selected Track	6	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (7) to the Front for the Selected Track	7	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State
Bring Plugin Window (8) to the Front for the Selected Track	8	Pressing Return/Enter Simultaneously Flips the Bypass State

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