steinberg cubase keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts Steinberg Cubase 4/5

Apple cmnd = windows cntrl Apple option = windows alt Pad = num pad

A Adjust Fades to Range

X Crossfade

Cmnd+F Find Selected in Pool

Automation category

Optn+R Toggle Read Enable All Tracks

Optn+W Toggle Write Enable All Tracks

Devices category

F3 Mixer

F8 Video

F4 VST Connections

F1 1 VST Instruments

F1 2 VST Performance



Edit category

F Autoscroll

Cmnd+C Copy

Cmnd+X Cut

Cmnd+Shft+X Cut Time

Del or Backspace Delete

Shft+Backspace Delete Time

Cmnd+D Duplicate

Cmnd+Shft+I Edit In-place

Cmnd+G Group

Cmnd+Shft+E Insert Silence

E Left Selection Side to Cursor

Cmnd+Shft+L Lock

Cmnd+L Move to Cursor

M Mute

Shft+M Mute Events

Optn+M Mute/Unmute Objects

Cmnd+E Open Default Editor

Cmnd+R Open Score Editor

Return Open/Close Editor

Cmnd+V Paste

Optn+V Paste at Origin

Cmnd+Shft+V Paste Time

R Record Enable

Cmnd+Shft+Z Redo

Cmnd+K Repeat

D Right Selection Side to Cursor

Cmnd+A Select All

Cmnd+Shft+A Select None

J Snap On/Off

S Solo

Optn+X Split At Cursor

Shft+X Split Range

Cmnd+Z Undo

Cmnd+U Ungroup

Cmnd+Shft+U Unlock

Shft+U Unmute Events

Editors category

Cmnd+I Show/Hide Infoview

Optn+I Show/Hide Inspector

Optn+O Show/Hide Overview



File category

Cmnd+W Close

Cmnd+N New

Cmnd+O Open

Cmnd+Q Quit

Cmnd+S Save

Cmnd+Shft+S Save As

Cmnd+Optn+S Save New Version

Media category

F5 Open MediaBay

F6 Open Loop Browser

F7 Open Sound Browser

MIDI category

Q Quantize + –

Navigate category

Shft+Down Arrow Add Down: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window to the bottom/ Move selected event in the Key Editor down 1 octave

Shft+Left Arrow Add Left: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window/ Key Editor to the left

Shft+Right Arrow Add Right: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window/ Key Editor to the right

Shft+Up Arrow Add Up: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window to the top/ Move selected event in the Key Editor up one octave

Down Arrow Down: Select next in the Project window/ Move selected event in the Key Editor one semitone down

Left Arrow Left: Select next in the Project window/ Key Editor

Right Arrow Right: Select next in the Project window/ Key Editor

Up Arrow Up: Select next in the Project window/ Move selected event in the Key Editor one semitone up

End Bottom Select bottom track in the track list

Home Top: Select top track in the track list

Nudge category

Optn+Shft+Left Arrow End Left

Optn+Shft+Right Arrow End Right

Cmnd+Left Arrow Left

Cmnd+Right Arrow Right

Optn+Left Arrow Start Left

Optn+Right Arrow Start Right

Projects category

Cmnd+B Open Browser

Cmnd+M Open Markers

Cmnd+P Open/Close Pool

Cmnd+T Open Tempo Track

Shft+S Setup

Shft+C Show/Hide Track Colors



Scorefunctions category

Optn+Pad+[Plus] Insert Voice: Next

Optn+Pad-[minus] Insert Voice: Previous

Tool category

5 Delete tool

8 Draw tool

0 Drumstick tool

4 Glue tool

7 Mute tool

F1 0 Next Tool

9 Play tool

F9 Previous Tool

2 Range tool

1 Select tool

3 Split tool

6 Zoom tool



Transport category

I AutoPunch In

O AutoPunch Out

Pad / Cycle

. Exchange time formats

Shft+Pad + Fast Forward

Shft+Pad - Fast Rewind

Pad + Forward

Shft+L Input Left Locator

Shft+P Input Position

Shft+R Input Right Locator

Shft+T Input Tempo

Insert (Win) Insert Marker

N Locate Next Event

Shft+N Locate Next Marker

B Locate Previous Event

Shft+B Locate Previous Marker

L Locate Selection

P Locators to Selection

Shft+G Loop Selection

C Metronome On

Cmnd+Pad - Nudge Down

Cmnd+Pad + Nudge Up

F2 Panel (Transport panel)

Optn+Space Play Selection Range

Shft+Pad 1 to Pad 9 Recall Cycle Marker 1 to 9

Pad * Record

Shft+Pad * Retrospective Record

Pad . or Pad , Return to Zero

Pad - Rewind

Cmnd+Pad 1 Set Left Locator

Cmnd+1 Set Marker 1

Cmnd+2 Set Marker 2

Cmnd+ Pad 3 to 9 or Cmnd+ 3 to 9 Set Marker 3 to 9

Cmnd+Pad 2 Set Right Locator

Enter Start

Space Start/Stop

Pad 0 Stop

Pad 1 To Left Locator

Shft+1 To Marker 1

Shft+2 To Marker 2

Pad 3 to 9 or Shft+3 to 9 To Marker 3 to 9

Pad 2 To Right Locator

T Use External Sync



Workspace category

Optn+Pad 0 Lock/Unlock Active Workspace

Cmnd+Pad 0 New

W Organize

Optn+Pad 1-9 Workspace 1-9

Zoom category

Shft+F Zoom Full

H Zoom In

Optn+Down Arrow Zoom In Tracks

G Zoom Out

Optn+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Up Arrow Zoom Out Tracks

Shft+E Zoom to Event

Optn+S Zoom to Selection

Z or Cmnd+ Down Arrow Zoom Tracks Exclusive

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