reaper keyboard shortcuts

REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: Main Section v 2.42 July 2008

To determine generally what is shown on screen and screen appearance ….

To display the windows for various settings and options ….

To Navigate and Zoom within a REAPER project (cont) ….

Display Actions menu Alt+A About Reaper Ctrl+F1 Track height, expand selected !

Colour theme, use next Ctrl+Alt+PgDn Action List ? Track height, minimize all @

Colour theme, use previous Ctrl+Alt+PgUp FX Chain for selected item Shift+E Track height, toggle maximum Shift+`

Full Screen View (toggle) F11 Item Properties F2 Track height, toggle minimum `

Grid Lines display (toggle) Alt+G Item Source Properties Ctrl+F2 Zoom in horizontal + or =

Load Track View #01 F4 Jump to Time Ctrl+J Zoom in vertical PgUp

Load Track View #03 F5 Keyboard Shortcuts Shift+F1 Zoom out horizontal -

Load Track View #03 F6 Lock Settings Shift+L Zoom out vertical PgDn

Load Windows Set #01 F7 Preferences Ctrl+P Zoom in to time selection Ctrl+PgUp

Load Windows Set #02 F8 Project Settings Alt+Enter Zoom out to project (horizontal) Ctrl+PgDn

Load Windows Set #03 F9 Snap/grid Settings Alt+L Transport Control Shortcuts ….

Save Track View #01 Shift+F4 Visualization configuration Alt+K Fast forward a little bit Ctrl+Right

Save Track View #03 Shift+F5 Visualization preferences Ctrl+K Go to end of project End

Save Track View #03 Shift+F6 To Navigate and Zoom within a project …. Go to start of project W or Home

Save Windows Set #01 Shift+F7 Cursor, go to Shift+’ Play (skipping time selection) Alt+Space

Save Windows Set #02 Shift+F8 End of project, go to End Ctrl+Space or

Save Windows Set #03 Shift+F9 Marker, go next or project end ] Play/pause

Enter

Show takes in lanes (toggle) Ctrl+L Marker, go previous or project start [ Play/stop Space

Show/Hide big clock window Alt+C Marker, go to marker 10 0 Record Ctrl+R

Show/Hide docker Alt+D Marker, go to marker number 1 thru 9 Rewind a little bit Ctrl+Left

Show/Hide FX browser window Shift+F Marker, set or move marker 10 Ctrl 0 Toggle repeat R

Show/Hide master in track view Ctrl+Alt+M Marker, set/move marker number Ctrl 1 thru 9

Show/Hide media explorer Ctrl+Alt+X Move cursor left Left

File Management Shortcuts ….

Show/Hide mixer Ctrl M Move cursor right Right New project Ctrl+N

Show/Hide navigator window Ctrl+Alt+V Move cursor left to grid division Ctrl+Shift+Left Open project Ctrl+O

Show/Hide performance meter Ctrl+Alt+P Move cursor right to grid division Ctrl+Shift+Right Project settings... Alt+Enter

Show/Hide routing matrix Alt+R Scroll view down / uo Alt+Dwn Alt+Up Quit REAPER Ctrl+Q

Show/Hide screen sets window Ctrl+E Scroll view left p Alt+Left Render project to disk... Ctrl+Alt+R

Show/Hide undo history window Ctrl+Alt+Z Scroll view right Alt+Right Save live output to disk (bounce) Ctrl+Alt+B

Show/Hide virtual MIDI keyboard Alt+B Start of project, go to W or Home Save project Ctrl+S

Show/Hide video window Ctrl+Shift+V Track, go to next Ctrl+Alt+Dn Save project as... Ctrl+Alt+S

Visualization show (toggle) Ctrl+Shift+K Track, go to previous Ctrl+Alt+Up Spawn new instance of REAPER Ctrl+Alt+N


Working with Media Items ….

Working with Media Items (cont) ….

Mouse modifiers when working with items

Auto crossfading, toggle Alt+X Pitch item down one cent Shift+7 Item movement mouse modifiers ….

Copy loop of selected area of item Ctrl+Alt+L Pitch item down one semitone Shift+9 Disable snapping Shift

Copy selected area of items Ctrl+Shift+C Pitch item up one cent Shift+8 Ignore grouping Ctrl

Copy selected item(s) Ctrl+C Pitch item up one semitone Shift+0 Move item but not contents Alt

Cut selected area of selected items Ctrl+Delete Redo previous action Ctrl+Shift+Z Move contents but not item Alt+Shift

Cut selected item(s) Ctrl+X Ripple editing: cycle modes Alt+P Item edge mouse modifiers …

Delete selected item(s) Delete Select all items Ctrl+A Stretches item Alt

Group items G Select all items in group(s) Ctrl+G Disables snapping Shift

Group Override, toggle Ctrl+Alt+G Show FX chain for item/take Shift+E Ignores grouping Ctrl

Group, remove items from group U Show source properties dialog Ctrl+F2 Item fade modifiers …

Grow left edge of selected items Ctrl+Num 4 Show item properties dialog F2 Stretch any overlapping items to fit Alt

Grow right edge of selected item Alt+Num 6 Shrink left edge of selected items Ctrl+Num 6 Ignore grouping Ctrl

Locking, toggle L Shrink right edge of selected items Alt+Num 4 Set fade for all selected items Ctrl+Alt

Media item, insert Insert Snapping, toggle Alt+S

Move contents of items left Num 1 Split item(s) at edit or play cursor * S

Move contents of items right Num 3 Split item(s) at play cursor * Alt+Shift+S

Other navigating and editing mouse modifiers ….

Move cursor left to edge of item Ctrl+[ Split item(s) at time selection * Shift+S Mousewheel scroll and zoom modifiers …

Move cursor right to edge of item Ctrl+] Split item(s) ignoring grouping * Ctrl+Shift+S Scroll horizontal Alt+Wheel

Move items down one track Num 2 Toggle items mute Alt+M Scroll vertical Ctrl+Alt+Wheel

Move items left Num 4 Undo previous action Ctrl+Z Zoom horizontal Wheel Move items left, preserve timing Num 7 Zoom vertical Ctrl+Wheel

Move items right Num 6 Envelope editing mouse modifiers …

Move items right, preserve timing Num 9

* Applies to currently selected item(s). If none are selected, applies to all items at cursor position or in time selection. Disable snap-point-to-centre Ctrl

Move items up one track Num 8 Point movement horizontal only Alt

Move to next transient in item Tab

Working with Takes …. Point movement vertical only Ctrl+Alt

Move to previous transient in item Shift+Tab Show FX Chain for selected take Shift+E On a point, duplicates point Shift

Normalize items Ctrl+Shift+N Show all takes in lanes if room Ctrl+L On an segment, moves segment Shift

Open items in external editor Ctrl+Alt+E Crop current take in items Alt+Shift+T Marquee Selection Modifiers

Paste selection from clipboard Ctrl+V Delete current take from items Ctrl+Shift+T Marquee select items Alt+Rt Click/Drag

Peaks: decrease height Shift+Down Switch items to next take T Add items to selection Alt+Shift+Rt Click

Peaks: increase height Shift+Up Switch items to previous take Shift+T Toggling selected items state Alt+Ctrl+Rt Click


Track controls and track management ….

Mouse modifiers for tracks ….

Working with Time Selections, Loops, Regions and Markers .…

Copy selected track(s) to clipboard Ctrl+C Track selection mouse click modifiers Add time sig marker from selection Alt+Shift+C

Cut selected track(s) to clipboard Ctrl+X Select a range of tracks Shift Clear time and loop point selection Esc

Delete selected track(s) Delete Toggle track’s selection status Ctrl Copy area of items in time selection Ctrl+Shift+C

Vol/Pan faders mouse click/drag modifiers Copy loop of selected area of items Ctrl+Alt+L Go to next track, leaving other tracks selected.

Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Dn Cut selected area of selected items Ctrl+Delete

On mouse release, snap fader back to its original position Alt

Extend time selection left a little Ctrl+, Go to previous track, leaving other tracks selected.

Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Up Extend time selection right a little Ctrl+.

Go to next track Ctrl+Alt+Down

Modify fader on current track only, not other selected tracks Shift

Loop, set begin point Shift+[

Go to previous track Ctrl+Alt+Up More precise movement Ctrl Loop, set end point Shift+]

Insert new track Ctrl+T More precise mouse wheel mode Ctrl+Wheel Marker, insert M

Move selected items down one track Num 2 Mute button mouse click modifiers Marker, insert and edit Shift+M

Move selected items up one track Num 8 Mute track, not others in selections Shift Marker, insert time signature marker Shift+C

Paste track(s) from clipboard Ctrl+V Clears all mutes Ctrl Move left and create time selection Shift+Left

Select all tracks Ctrl+A Unmute tracks, mute all others Alt Move right and create time selection Shift+Right

Show Master in track view Ctrl+Alt+M Mute selected track, unmute others Ctrl+Alt Nudge left edge of selection left Ctrl+Alt+,

Show/hide track Pan envelope P Solo button mouse click modifiers Nudge right edge of selection right Ctrl+Alt+.

Show/hide track Volume envelope V Solo track, not others in selection Shift Nudge time selection left ,

Toggle track mute Alt M Clear all solos Ctrl Nudge time selection right .

Volume, nudge down for track Ctrl+Down Solo track only, excludes sends Alt Region, create from time selection Shift+R

Volume, nudge up for track Ctrl+Up Solos selected tracks, unsolo others Ctrl+Alt Shift time selection left Shift+,

Zoom to max track height (toggle) * Shift+` Mousewheel scroll and zoom modifiers … Shift time selection riight Shift+.

Zoom to min track height (toggle) ` Scroll horizontal Alt Split item(s) at time selection Shift+S

Scroll vertical Ctrl+Alt Zoom to time selection Ctrl+PgUp

Zoom horizontal Wheel only Various toggle control keys …. Zoom vertical Ctrl

Toggle auto crossfading Alt+X Time Selection mouse modifiers …

Toggle gridlines Alt+G Inside selection, move selection.

Getting Help ….

Toggle group override Alt+Shift+G Outside selection, extend selection. Shift+Click +Drag About REAPER Ctrl+F1

Toggle locking L Show Action List ?

Toggle snapping Alt+S

Disable snapping Ctrl+Click

+Drag

Show Keyboard Shortcuts Shift+F1

* Using Standard International English Keyboard. For UK English keyboard, this is Shift+#

REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: Mouse Click Modifiers, Various Views v 2.42 July 2008

Mixer View …

Routing Matrix

Undo History

FX Item Mouse Click Modifiers

Bypass FX Shift+Click Mouse Click Modifiers

Restore project to selected event or action Double Click

Delete FX Alt+Click

Float FX configuration Click

On empty cell in tracks grid, create send Click

Offline FX Ctrl+Shft+Click

Show FX Chain Ctrl+Click

On existing send in tracks grid, remove send Click

My Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

FX Bypass Mouse Click Modifiers

Global FX Chain Bypass (toggle) Ctrl+Click

On existing send in tracks grid, show controls Right Click

Track FX Chain Bypass (toggle) Click

Sends Mouse Click Modifiers

On empty cell in audio inputs grid, select audio input for track Click

Mute Send Shift+Click

Remove Send Alr+Click

On existing audio input on grid, arm/disarm track (toggle) Click

Show Send Click

Show Track Routing Window Ctrl+Click

VU Meter Peaks

Reset all VU meter peaks Ctrl+Click Performance Meter

Reset track VU meter epak Click

On any track number, display track FX Chain window Double Click

Navigator View

On any track number, show options to Show FX, Toggle FX Bypass or Toggle Track Mute

Right Click

Snap location of area shown in track view to mouse click position Click

Snap location of area shown in track view to click, horizontal only Ctrl+Click

FX Browser Window

Add FX to selection Ctrl+Click Define size of area to be displayed in track view Right Click/Drag

Add selected FX to FX chain Double Click

Select FX Click Drag Navigator to change location of area shown in track view Click/Drag

REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: MIDI Editor and MIDI Event Editor v 2.42 July 2008

MIDI Editing shortcuts (cont) …. MIDI Editor Miscellaneous shortcuts …. MIDI Editing shortcuts ….

Move notes up one octave Alt+Num 8 File: Revert file (MIDI file mode only) Alt+R

Copy Ctrl+C Move notes up one semitone Num 8 or Ctrl+Up

File: Save file (MIDI file mode only) Ctrl+S

Cut Ctrl+X Mute events Alt+M Toggle single click to add notes mode Alt+8

Decrease active position 1 octave Alt+Shift+Down Note properties Ctrl+F2 Quantize events window Q

Ctrl+Num 2 or Paste Ctrl+V Transport: play/pause Ctrl+Space Decrease active position 1one semitone Shift+Down Paste, preserving pos in measure Ctrl+Shift+V Transport: play/stop Space

Delete notes Delete Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Transport: toggle repeat R

Increase active position 1 octave Alt+Shift+Up Select all Ctrl+A

Shift+Up or Split items S Increase active position 1 semitone Ctrl+Num 8 Split items at mouse cursor Shift+S

MIDI Event List Editor shortcuts .…

Ctrl+Num 5 or Undo Ctrl+Z Edit: Copy Ctrl+C Insert note at edit cursor

I or Shift+I MIDI Editor View and Mode shortcuts …. Edit: Cut Ctrl+X

Insert note at mouse cursor Insert Go to edit cursor " Edit: delete notes Delete

Left or Go to end of file End Edit: insert note at edit cursor I Move edit cursor left by grid

Ctrl+Num 4 Go to play cursor ' Edit: insert note at mouse cursor Insert

Shift+Left or Go to start of file Home Edit: mute events Alt+M Move edit cursor left one pixel

Ctrl+Alt+Num 4 Scroll view down Alt+Down Edit: note properties Ctrl+F2

Scroll view left Alt+Left Edit: paste Ctrl+V Move edit cursor right by grid Ctrl+Num 6 or Right

Scroll view right Alt+Right Edit: Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z

Shift+Right or Scroll view up Alt+Up Edit: select all Ctrl+A Move edit cursor right one pixel

Ctrl+Alt+Num 6 Select Drum Map Mode Alt+2 Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z

Move notes down one octave Alt+Num 2 Select Event List Mode Alt+3 File: Revert file (MIDI file mode only) Alt+R

Num 2 or Select Piano Roll Mode Alt+1 File: Save file (MIDI file mode only) Ctrl+S Move notes down one semitone

Ctrl+Down Show events as fixed length Alt+7 Mode: Drum Map Alt+2

Toggle grid Alt+G Mode: Event List Alt+3 Move notes left one grid unit Ctrl+Left or Num 4

Toggle show note names Alt+0 Mode: Piano Roll Alt+1

Ctrl+Shift+Left Toggle show velocity handles Alt+9 Quantize events window Q Move notes left one pixel

Or Alt+Num 4 Toggle snapping Alt+S Transport: play/pause Ctrl+Space

Zoom in horizontally + or Up Transport: play/stop Space Move notes right one grid unit Num 6 or Ctrl+Right

Zoom in vertically Pg Up Transport: toggle repeat R

Alt+Num 6 or Zoom out horizontally - or Down View: Go to edit cursor " Move notes right one pixel

Ctrl+Shift+Rt Zoom out vertically Pg Dn View: Go to play cursor '

REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: My Custom Shortcuts and Macros v 2.42 July 2008

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