SONAR Shortcut Reference Document 7.0.1

for Cakewalk SONAR 7.0.1


All Views

Description Shortcut
Activate Zoom Tool Z (Hold)
Audiosnap Enable / Disable F12
Audition Shift+Space
Center Now Time G
Clip Mute / Unmute Q
Clip Properties Alt+Enter
Close Window Ctrl+F4
Copy Ctrl+C
Copy Ctrl+Ins
Cut Ctrl+X
Delete Del
Display Track View Alt+0 (not NumPad)
Enable / Disable Automatic Crossfades X
Enable / Disable CPU conservation mode (reduce GUI updates) Pause*
Enable / Disable playback auto scroll Scroll Lock
Enable / Disable X-Ray on window under mouse pointer Shift+X
Envelope Edit Tool E
Fit Project To Window Shift+F
Fit Tracks To Window F
From = Start Ctrl+F9
Go to Beginning / End Ctrl+Home / End
Go to From F7
Go to Previous / Next Measure Ctrl+PageUp / PageDown
Go to Thru F8
Go to Time F5
Groove Clip Looping Ctrl+L
Help F1
Hide All Envelopes Ctrl+Shift+E
Hide Selected Tracks Shift+H
Hide tracks not in selection Ctrl+T
Insert Marker F11
Isolate Clip(s) in Layer Shift+1
Lock Clip Position And Data Ctrl+K
Lower / Raise Groove-Clip Pitch Alt+NumPad - / Numpad +
Move Focus to Track Pane / Bus Pane Shift+Up / Down
Move to previous / next tabbed window Ctrl+Shift+Left / Right
Mute Tool K
New Ctrl+N
Next Pane F6
Next Window Ctrl+F6
Nudge Down NumPad 2
Nudge Left 1 NumPad 1
Nudge Left 2 NumPad 4
Nudge Left 3 NumPad 7
Nudge Right 1 NumPad 3
Nudge Right 2 NumPad 6
Nudge Right 3 NumPad 9
Nudge Settings NumPad 5
Nudge Up NumPad 8
Open Ctrl+O
Open / Close Current Track Folder Ctrl+F
Open Clip Effect Bin Ctrl+B
Open Snap Dialog Shift+N
Open the Console view Alt+3
Open the Event List view Alt+4
Open the Loop Construction view Alt+2
Open the Loop Explorer view Alt+1
Open the Piano Roll view Alt+5
Open the Staff view Alt+7
Open the Step Sequencer view Alt+Shift+5*
Open the Synth Rack Alt+8
Open the Tempo view Alt+9
Open the Video view Alt+6
Open Track Manager M
Paste Shift+Ins
Paste Ctrl+V
Play / Stop Space
Play / Stop with Now Marker Ctrl+Space
Previous / Next Marker Ctrl+Shift+PageUp / PageDown
Previous Pane Shift+F6
Print Ctrl+P
Record R
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z
Redo View Change Shift+U
Rewind W
Rewind Shift+W
Run CAL Ctrl+F1
Save Ctrl+S
Scale Waveforms Up / Down All Tracks Alt+Up / Down
Scale Waveforms Up / Down Current Track Ctrl+Alt+Up / Down
Scissors Tool C
Scrub Tool B
Search Next F3
Select All Ctrl+A
Select by Time Shift+F9
Select None Ctrl+Shift+A
Select Tool T
Set From = Now F9
Set Thru = Now F10
Show / Hide Bus Pane Shift+B
Show / Hide Large Transport F4
Show / Hide Navigator Pane D
Show / Hide Track Inspector I
Show / Hide Video Thumbnail Pane L
Show All Anvelopes Ctrl+E
Show All Tracks Ctrl+W
Show All Tracks A
Show and Fit Selection Shift+S
Show Only Selected Tracks H
Show Pan Envelopes P
Show Volume Envelopes V
Snap Enable / Disable N
Solo / un-solo current track /
Split at Now Time S
Step Record Shift+F4
Tab to the previous / next control Shift+Left / Right
Tempo Ratio 1 Ctrl+1
Tempo Ratio 2 Ctrl+2
Tempo Ratio 3 Ctrl+3
Thru = End Ctrl+F10
Toggle Envelope / Offset Mode O
Turn Step Record On / Off Shift+R
Undo Ctrl+Z
Undo View Change U
Zoom Out / In All Tracks - Vertical Ctrl+Up / Down
Zoom Out / In Current Track - Vertical Ctrl+Shift+Up / Down
Zoom Out / In Horizontal Ctrl+Left / Right


Console View

Description Shortcut
Change values (large) [ and ]
Change values (small) + and -
Delete effect Del
Move between controls Tab, Left, Right
Open module manager M


Track View

Description Shortcut
Add current track to quick group Shift+. (full stop key)
Add current track to selection Shift+, (comma key)
Create V-Vocal Clip Shift+V
Edit left / right slip edges also sliding data Alt+Shift+drag clip edges
Fast zoom in Ctrl+=*
Fast zoom out Ctrl+-*
Insert track (same kind as current track; if no tracks exist, opens the Choose Track Type dialog box) Ins
Lasso zoom scale audio clip / waveform Shift+Z (while selecting a clip)
Maximize / restore the Tabbed View Ctrl+Shift+B
Move between controls in same track Left / Right
Move between same controls in different tracks Up / Down
Moves to the previous or next tab (All, Mix, FX and I / O Tabs) Shift+Left / Right
Open V-Vocal Editor Ctrl+Shift+V
Reorder track pane widgets Alt+drag widget
Reset track height to default Shift+Click on Min/Max buttons
Scroll Track view up / down PageUp / PageDown
Select current track , (comma key)
Slip data in clip without moving edges Alt+Shift+drag clip middle
Start quick group with current track . (full stop key)


Synth Rack View

Description Shortcut
Delete Del*
Freeze F
Increment / Decrement current preset + / -
Increment / Decrement current preset by 10 ] / [
Insert A, Ins
Move to previous / next synth Up / Down
Mute current soft synth M
Open "Insert Soft Synth" Options dialog O
Properties P
Quick Unfreeze T
Rename synth F2*
Solo current soft synth S
Toggle Connection for current synth Pause / Break
Unfreeze U


Piano Roll View

Description Shortcut
All Tracks A
Dotted Note .
Draw Tool D
Enter a Half Note 2
Enter a Quarter Note 4
Enter a Sixteenth Note 6
Enter a Thirty-second Note 3
Enter a Whole Note 1
Enter an Eighth Note 8
Erase Tool E
Insert new MIDI Data Lane Shift+L*
Invert Tracks V
No Tracks K
Open Snap dialog Shift+N
Pattern Brush Tool Q
Pick Track T
Scroll Left / Right Left / Right
Scroll Up / Down Up / Down
Scrub Tool B
Select Tool S
Show / Hide durations in the Drum pane O
Show / Hide Grid lines I
Show / Hide the Controller pane C
Show / Hide Track Pane H
Show / Hide velocity tails in the Drum pane Y
Snap Enable / Disable N
Triplet P
Undo Zoom U
Zoom Out / In Vertically Ctrl+Up / Down
Zoom Tool Z


Step Sequencer View

Description Shortcut
Coarse adjust for knobs [ / ]*
Delete the active row Del*
For spinner controls, increase/decrease value; fine adjust for knobs + / -*
Insert a new row above the selected row Ins*
Move focus to the next control Right*
Move focus to the previous control Left*
Open the Step Sequencer View Alt+Shift+5*
Shift the active row's steps by 1 step and wrap first step to the end Alt+Left*
Shift the active row's steps by 1 step and wrap the last step to the beginning Alt+Right*
Toggles the Audition (Play) button for the view Ctrl+Shift+Space*
When focus is either on the steps or strips pane, move focus to the toolbar Ctrl+Up*
When focus is on a control in the steps pane, move focus to the strips pane Ctrl+Left*
When focus is on a control in the strips pane, move focus to the steps pane Ctrl+Right*
When focus is on a step, allow velocity adjustment Shift+Enter*
When focus is on steps, toggle step or tie on/off; for buttons, turn on/off Enter*
When focus is on the steps pane, move focus to the next enabled note on the same row Tab*
When focus is on the steps pane, move focus to the previous enabled note on the same row Shift+Tab*
When focus is on the toolbar, move focus to the strips pane Ctrl+Down*
When there are multiple strips, move focus to the same control on the next row Down*
When there are multiple strips, move focus to the same control on the previous row Up*


V-Vocal

Description Shortcut
Arrow tool S
AutoScroll A
Bypass B
Cancel drag gesture Esc
Cycle through all modes Shift+Left / Right
Dynamics edit mode 4
Erase tool E
Fit content vertically F
Fit entire region into display Shift+F
Formant edit mode 3
Go to/Center cursor G
Hand tool H
Line tool L , or hold down Shift while using the Pen tool
Loop on/off \
Pen tool D
Pitch edit mode 1
Play / Stop Space
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z
Redo zoom Shift+U
Return selection to default settings Del
Rewind W
Scroll left / right Left / Right
Scroll up / down Up / Down; PageUp / PageDown
Select All Ctrl+A
Select None Ctrl+Shift+A
Show/hide waveform in Pitch edit mode Shift+W
Solo track /
Time edit mode 2
Undo Ctrl+Z
Undo zoom U
Vibrato / LFO tool V
Zoom horizontally Ctrl+Left / Right
Zoom tool Z
Zoom vertically Ctrl+Up / Down


AudioSnap

Description Shortcut
Add Transients To Pool Ctrl+F12
Audition Beat Ctrl+Shift+Space
Auto Stretch (Follow Tempo) Alt+F12
Clear Selection Alt+Shift+C
Delete Inserted Marker Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Disable Marker Ctrl+Alt+D
Enable / Disable F12
Go to Next Transient Marker Tab
Go to Previous Transient Marker Shift+Tab
Insert Marker Ctrl+Alt+I
Promote Marker Ctrl+Alt+P
Reset Clip Markers Ctrl+Alt+Click on Audiosnap Toolbar "Reset" button
Reset Selected Transient Marker(s) Ctrl+Alt+R
Select All Markers Alt+Shift+A
Select Disabled Markers Alt+Shift+D
Select Enabled Markers Alt+Shift+E
Select Moved Markers Alt+Shift+M
Select Promoted Markers Alt+Shift+P
Select Stretched Markers Alt+Shift+S
Set Measure Beat at Now Ctrl+M
Show Palette Shift+A
Show Transient Markers Shift+F12
Show Transient Pool Ctrl+Alt+F12
Snap to Transients Ctrl+Alt+N


Staff View

Description Shortcut
Chord C
Dotted .
Draw Tool D
Eighth Note 8
Erase Tool E
Export to ASCII TAB X
Expression I
Fill Durations F
Hairpin H
Half Note 2
Layout L
Lyric Y
Open Snap dialog Shift+N
Pedal A
Pick Track T
Play Previous / Next Note Ctrl+Left / Right
Quarter Note 4
Scroll Left / Right Left / Right
Scrub Tool B
Select Tool S
Show / Hide Fretboard View V
Sixteenth Note 6
Snap enable / disable N
Thirty-second Note 3
Trim Durations M
Triplet P
Whole Note 1


Event List View

Description Shortcut
Delete Event Del
Event Manager V
Filter (hide) Note events N
Filter Audio events U
Filter Channel Aftertouch Events F
Filter Chord events O
Filter Controller events C
Filter Expression events E
Filter Hairpin events I
Filter Key Aftertouch events F
Filter Lyric events L
Filter MCI Command events M
Filter NRPN events P
Filter Patch Change events A
Filter Pitch Wheel events B
Filter RPN events Z
Filter Shape events H
Filter Sysx Bank events S
Filter Sysx Data events Y
Filter Text events X
Insert Event Ins
Pick Tracks T
Play Single Event Ctrl+Shift+Space


Loop Explorer View

Description Shortcut
Preview file Ctrl+Shift+Space
Stop preview Ctrl+Shift+Space


Loop Construction View

Description Shortcut
Clip Properties C
Default all markers M
Enable looping L
Enable Slice Auto-Preview A
Enable stretching T
Erase marker tool E
Follow project pitch P
Move to Previous / Next Slice PageUp / PageDown
Preview loop (Ctrl+) Shift+Space
Save loop to wave file F
Select tool S
Show / Hide Gain Envelope G
Show / Hide Pan Envelope N
Show / Hide Pitch Envelope K
Slice Auto-Preview Loop Shift+A
Stop preview (Ctrl+) Shift+Space


Step Record

Description Shortcut
16th Note Num Pad 6
32nd Note Num Pad 3
64th Note Num Pad 7
Add next step size to previous step size Num Pad plus key "+"
Auto Advance Num Pad .
Beat Advance Shift+Num Pad Enter
Beat Backward Shift+Num Pad 0
Custom Step Size Num Pad 9
Dot Num Pad *
Double Dot Shift+Num Pad *
Eighth Note Num Pad 8
Follow step size Ctrl+Num Lock (does not change Num Lock state)
Half Note Num Pad 2
Measure Advance Ctrl+Num Pad Enter
Measure Backward Ctrl+Num Pad 0
Quarter Note Num Pad 4
Step Advance Num Pad Enter
Step Backward Num Pad 0
Toggle Step Recording Shift+R
Toggle the Delete on Back Step option Num Pad minus key "-"
Tuplet Num Pad /
Whole Note Num Pad 1


Surround Panner (Large)

Description Shortcut
C NumPad 8
Constrains to angle Alt+drag
Constrains to angle at 100% focus Alt+Shift+drag
Constrains to focus only Ctrl+Shift+drag
Cs NumPad 2
Fine resolution Shift+drag controls (Angle, Width, etc.)
Jump to speaker angle at 100% focus NumPad 0-9
L NumPad 7
Lc /
Ls NumPad 1
Move to next / previous panner in same track Left / Right
Move to next / previous widget in surround panner Up / Down
Move to surround panner in another track Ctrl+Up / Down
n/a NumPad 5
n/a NumPad 0
R NumPad 9
Rc *
Rs NumPad 3
Sets panner point to the point that you click (large and medium panners only) Shift+click
Sl NumPad 4
Speaker mutes Ctrl+NumPad 0-9
Sr NumPad 6


* From Sonar Tips *

Description Shortcut
Absolute / Relative Multiple Slip Editing Shift+drag
Adjust multiple velocity tails Shift+adjust
Adjust spinner control value Drag center button
Autoerase on / off in Draw Tool Alt+click
Browse overlapping markers Tab or right mouse button while clicking an overlapping marker
Change lasso zooming mode Right click while lasso zooming
Change multiple channel / port in drum map Ctrl+Shift+change
Copy / move with no time change Shift+drag
Copy effect with settings Ctrl+drag
Create accidentals on Staff View Click both mouse buttons while dragging with Draw Tool
Envelope Shape Amplitude Lock Shift while drawing shape
Envelope Shape Frequency Double Alt while drawing shape
Envelope Shape Frequency Halve Ctrl while drawing shape
Fast lasso selecting Z+drag selecting
Fine parameter tuning on knobs and sliders Shift+MouseWheel
Fit vertical content in track Ctrl+double click on track scale
Lasso select navigator zoom area Alt+select
Learn mode (Cakewalk Generic surface Dialog) Alt+L
Maximum or minimum zoom Shift+click on zoom buttons
Move clip to another track without changing position Shift while dragging
Move data in slip editing Ctrl+Shift+drag
Move rectangle in navigator with no time change Shift+move
Multiple tracks resize Shift+resize
Next / Previous track strip (Cakewalk Generic surface Dialog) ] / [
Open patch browser Right click Bank or Patch control in Track View
Open piano roll on all tracks of same drum map Ctrl+Shift+open Piano Roll
Open Soft Synth property page Double click In / Out field of Soft Synth Audio Track
Reset slider control Double click
Scale snap override in PRV Hold right mouse button while dragging in PRV
Scrub all audio tracks Drag in time ruler with Scrub Tool
Select by time Alt+drag
Specify marker instead of location Click F5 to bring out Marker list
Switch from floating to docked toolbar Double click title bar
Track Scale Zoom (or Horizontal Zoom if Simultaneous H/V Zoom disabled) Alt+Ctrl+MouseWheel (+Shift for increased effect)
Zoom (Only Vertical if Simultaneous H/V Zoom disabled) Alt+MouseWheel (+Shift for increased effect)
Zoom in / out to maximum Shift+click zoom buttons
Zoom to fit selection Z+Select

2007.11.25 by Mabian, ssrp@prjteam.com - Accessible version by Tim Burgess, http://www.raisedbar.net