Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can help streamline your work with Sound Forge Pro software. The available shortcuts are arranged in tables according to function.

If you want to customize your keyboard shortcuts, you can use the Keyboard Shortcuts page in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see "Preferences."


File shortcuts Go to top

Command

Shortcut

Create a new sound file

Command+N

Open a sound file

Command+O

Save the active file

Command+S

Save all files

Option+Command+S

Save a file with a new name or type

Shift+Command+S

Close the active file

Command+W

Close all files

Option+Command+W

Magnification and view Go to top

Command

Shortcut

Zoom time in/out

Up/Down Arrow

Zoom to selection

Zoom time in full (if no time selection exists)

Zoom to selected event

Command+Up Arrow

Zoom level in/out

Shift+Up/Down Arrow

Show/hide left pane

Command+P

Show/hide right pane Shift+Command+P

Show/hide bottom pane

Option+Command+P

Show/hide Plug-In Chooser

Command+0

Show/hide Media Browser

Command+1

Show/hide File Properties

Command+2

Show/hide Plug-In Chain

Command+3

Show/hide Channel Meters

Command+4

Show/hide Regions List

Command+5

Show/hide Summary tool

Command+6

Show/hide Record

Command+7

Show/hide Statistics

Command+8

Show/hide Find/Repair

Command+9

Logarithmic horizontal zoom

Two-finger scroll on Magic Trackpad

Shift+Pinch on Magic Trackpad

Fine horizontal zoom Option+two-finger scroll on Magic Trackpad

Logarithmic vertical zoom

Command+two-finger scroll on Magic Trackpad

Pinch on Magic Trackpad

Scroll left/right

Two-finger swipe left/right on Magic Trackpad

Move cursor left/right

Command+two-finger swipe left/right on Magic Trackpad

General editing Go to top

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command

Shortcut

Undo the last operation

Command+Z

Reverse the last Undo operation.

Command+Shift+Z

Move (cut) the selected data onto the clipboard

Command+X

Copy the selected data onto the clipboard

Command+C

Paste data from the clipboard into the active editor

Command+V

Mix data from the clipboard with the active editor

Option+Command+V

Paste the clipboard contents into a new editor

Command+E

Select all data

Command+A

Remove all data outside the current selection

Command+T

Place a marker at the current cursor position M

Create a region from the current selection

When you're in event-editing mode, press R to create a region based on the selected event, or press Command+Alt+R to create a region based on the time selection

R

Option+R

Fine-tune a control's value in .1 increments.

Option+drag fader handle

Fine-tune a control's value .01 increments.

Option+Command+drag fader handle

Cursor movement Go to top

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command

Shortcut

Move 1 pixel

Left/Right Arrow

Move 1 sample

Option+Command+Left/Right Arrow

Move to next boundary

Command+Right/Left Arrow

Move 10% of screen

Page Up/Down (Command+Fn+Up/Down Arrow)

Move 100% of screen

Command+Page Up/Down (Fn+Left/Right Arrow)

Move to beginning/end of screen

Home/End (Fn+Left/Right Arrow)

Move to beginning/end of file

Option+Command+Home/End (Command+Fn+Left/Right Arrow)

Move the cursor to the beginning or end of the current selection

Comma

Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region

0-9 keys

Selecting data Go to top

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command

Shortcut

Set the cursor position as the beginning of a time selection.

I

Set the cursor position as the end of a time selection.

O

Event editing  Go to top

Command

Shortcut

Split event at cursor

S

Select previous/next event

Shift+Left/Right Arrow

Select first/last event

Shift+Home/End

Extend selection to previous/next event

Shift+Command+Left/Right Arrow

Extend selection to first/last event

Shift+Command+Home/End Arrow

Turn automatic crossfades on or off

Shift + Command + X

Show crossfade lengths

Shift + Command + T

Auto ripple events Alt+Command+R

Navigation and playback Go to top

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command

Shortcut

Play All

Shift+Spacebar

Play/Pause

Spacebar

Preview Cut

Command+K

Preroll to Cursor

Command+Shift+K

Pause

Return

Go to Start

Option+Command+Home

Rewind

Control+Page Up

Forward

Control+Page Down

Go to End

Option+Command+End

Record Command+R
Record New Command+Shift+R