In the next post, you will discover shortcuts for Audacity, a popular programme for recording and manipulating audio with various effects. The provided shortcut will assist you in working more conveniently and efficiently while saving time. You can get excel and PDF files for additional reference by clicking on the download icon below.
Audacity Keyboard Shortcut Keys
1.Audio Track Dropdown Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Open menu on focused track
Shift+M
Mute/Unmute focused track
Shift+U
Solo/Unsolo focused track
Shift+S
Change gain on focused track
Shift+G
Increase gain on focused track
Alt+Shift+Up
Decrease gain on focused track
Alt+Shift+Down
Pan left on focused track
Alt+Shift+Left
Pan right on focused track
Alt+Shift+Right
Change pan on focused track
Shift+P
2.Keyboard Focus
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Move backward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Move forward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area
Ctrl+F6
Move backward through modeless windows
Alt+Shift+F6
Move forward through modeless windows
Alt+F6
3.Tools Toolbar
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Selection tool
F1
Envelope tool
F2
Draw tool
F3
Zoom tool
F4
Time shift tool
F5
Multi-tool
F6
Next-tool
D
Previous tool
A
4.Device Toolbar
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Change Audio Host
Shift+N
Change Playback Device
Shift+O
Change Recording Device
Shift+I
Change Recording Channels
Shift+N
5.Analyse Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Contrast
Ctrl+Shift+T
6.Effect Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Repeat last effect
Ctrl+R
7.Transport Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Play/stop
Space
Play/stop and set cursor
X
Loop play
Shift+Space
Pause
P
Skip to start
Home
Skip to end
End
Record
R
Timer record
Shift+T
Append record
Shift+R
Move cursor to next label
Alt+Right
Move cursor to previous label
Alt+Left
Play one second
1
Play to selection
B
Play cut preview
C
Play short period before selection start
Shift+F5
Play short period after selection start
Shift+F6
Play short period before selection end
Shift+F7
Play short period after selection end
Shift+F8
Play short period before and after selection start
Ctrl+Shift+F5
Play short period before and after selection end
Ctrl+Shift+F7
Short Seek Left during Playback
Left/,
Short Seek right during Playback
Right/.
Long Seek Left during Playback
Shift+Left
Long Seek Right during Playback
Shift+Right
8.View Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Zoom in
Ctrl+1
Zoom normal
Ctrl+2
Zoom out
Ctrl+3
Zoom to selection
Ctrl+E
Fit in window
Ctrl+F
Fit vertically
Ctrl+Shift+F
Go to selection start
Ctrl+[
Go to selection end
Ctrl+]
Collapse all tracks
Ctrl+Shift+C
Expand collapsed tracks
Ctrl+Shift+X
Full screen on/off
F11
9.Edit Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Cut
Ctrl+X
Delete
Ctrl+K
Remove special> Split cut
Ctrl+Alt+X
Remove special> Split delete
Ctrl+Alt+K
Remove special> Silence audio
Ctrl+L
Remove special> Time audio
Ctrl+T
Clip Boundaries > Split
Ctrl+I
Clip Boundaries > Split New
Ctrl+Alt+I
Clip Boundaries > Join
Ctrl+J
Clip boundaries > detach at silence
Ctrl+Alt+J
Copy
Ctrl+C
Paste
Ctrl+V
Paste text as new label
Ctrl+Alt+V
Duplicate
Ctrl+D
Labeled audio > cut
Alt+X
Labeled audio > Delete
Alt+K
Labeled audio >split cut
Shift+Alt+X
Labeled audio >split delete
Shift+Alt+K
Labeled audio >silence audio
Alt+L`
Labeled audio >copy
Shift+Alt+C
Labeled audio >split
Alt+I
Labeled audio >join
Alt+J
Labeled audio >detach at silences
Ctrl+Alt+A
Select all
Ctrl+A
Select none
Ctrl+SHift+A
Select > Spectral > Toggle Spectral Selection
Q
Select > Left at Playback Position
[
Select > right at Playback Position
]
Select > Track Start to Cursor
Shift+J
Select > Cursor to Track End
Shift+K
Select > In All Tracks
Ctrl+Shift+K
Select > In All Sync-Locked Tracks
Ctrl+Shift+Y
FInd zero crossings
Z
Move cursor to selection start
Left
Move cursor to selection end
Right
Move cursor to track start
J
Move cursor to track end
K
Move to and open next label
Tab
Preferences
Ctrl+P
Move to and open previous label
Shift+Tab
Move to previous label
Alt+Right
Move to next label
Alt+Left
Selection to start
Shift+Home
Selection to end
Shift+End
Delete key
Backspace
Delete key 2
Delete
Selection extend left
Shift+Left
Selection extend right
Shift+Right
Selection contract left
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Selection contract right
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Cursor left
Left
Cursor right
Right
Cursor Short Jump Left
,
Cursor Short Jump right
.
Cursor long Jump Left
Shift+,
Cursor long Jump right
Shift+.
10.File Menu
ACTION
SHORTCUT KEYS
New
Ctrl+N
Open
Ctrl+O
Close
Ctrl+W
Save
Ctrl+V
Import audio
Ctrl+Shift+I
Export audio
Ctrl+Shift+E
Export multiple
Ctrl+Shift+L
Exit
Ctrl+Q
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