Key Commands and Editing Tools - Audio Design Desk

Key Commands and Editing Tools

00:00 - Welcome 00:08 - Adding sounds to trigger banks [1-0] & [Shift+1-0] 00:17 - Magic marker tool [Option-G] 00:26 - Place blank sound effect marker in the timeline [G] 00:29 - Fill empty markers [Option+Command+G] 00:37 - Remove empty markers [Option+Shift+Command+M] 00:41 - Solo/un-solo tracks/regions [S] 00:55 - Mute/un-mute tracks/regions in the arrangement window [M] 01:07 - Add marker in the audio editor [M] 01:10 - Adding In and Out points [I] & [O] 01:16 - Looping based on In and Out points [Command+L] 01:29 - Fade tool [F] 01:40 - Fade-in [Shift+<] & Fade out [Shift+>] 01:46 - Time stretch tool [E] 01:55 - Arrow tool [A] 02:00 - Cut tool [C] 02:06 - Split by playhead [Command+E] 02:13 - Play/stop [Space bar] 02:24 - Return to beginning of timeline [Return] 02:32 - Replace all sounds in timeline [Option+R] 02:44 - Replace specific region(s) [Command+R] 02:51 - Replace with Longer or Shorter sound [Command+↑] or [Command+↓] 02:56 - Change tempo of all regions to global BPM [Command+T] 03:09 - Change global tempo to selected region BPM [Shift+T] 03:15 - Group regions together [Command+G] 03:21 - Un-group regions [Shift+Command+G] 03:23 - Organize tracks [Command+Option+T] 03:30 - Open Magic Marker of selected region [Option+↑] (Press [Command+↑] again to open pool of replacement sounds) 03:38 - Nudge selected region(s) left or right [Shift+←] or [Shift+→] 03:43 - Volume up or down for selected region(s) [Shift+↑] or [Shift+↓] 03:49 - Add selected sounds(s) to timeline [Shift+Return] 03:53 - Duplicare region(s) [Shift+D] 04:00 - Add FX, adjust volume, pan, pitch or set BPM of a region [Shift+G] 04:08 - Open mini library [Shift+R] 04:20 - Lock track(s)/region(s) [Shift+L] 04:27 - Snap selected regions to playhead position [Control+Shift+A] 04:31 - Reverse region(s) [V] 04:36 - Add new track [Command+N] 04:38 - Delete all empty tracks [Option+Shift+Delete] 04:41 - Freeze selected track(s) [Shift+M] 04:48 - Merge selected regions [Option+Command+M] 04:51 - Consolidate selected regions [Option+M] 04:55 - Align selected regions to same sync point [Option+Shift+A] 05:01 - Start selected regions from same point [Shift+A] 05:05 - Snap selected regions to playhead while retaining space between clips [Control+Shift+A] 05:09 - Divide stem(s) on boundary markers [Command+D] 05:18 - Shift pitch of selected regions up or down 1 semitone [Option+Shift+↑] or [Option+Shift+↓] 05:31 - Change selected track up or down [Command+Shift+↑] or [Command+Shift+↓] 05:35 - Open paste attributes window[Option+V] (Good for quick batch edits) 05:42 - Add selected region(s) to Favorites playlist [Option+F] 05:57 - Begin playback from beginning of selected region [Option+Spacebar]