Manual-17
Keyboard shortcuts
These actions can be accessed directly from the computer keyboard.
Key
Action
ctrl - L
Locate the current track. This will highlight the track you most recently loaded.
Pressing
ctrl - L
again will alternate between the tracks recently loaded on both decks.
ctrl - R
Reveal - the highlighted song is opened in a file browser.
ctrl - F
Find - moves the cursor to the search box.
ctrl - A
Select all.
ctrl - C
Copy text in edit mode.
ctrl - E
Edit text.
ctrl - V
Paste text in edit mode.
ctrl - X
Cut text in edit mode.
ctrl - Z
Undo last track load.
shift - ctrl -
shift - ctrl -
Move focus up / down through the library or crates. Note that if you have a song highlighted in the song view,
and use
shift - ctrl -
you will move up or down through the library or crates. When you release the shift or
ctrl key, the focus will go back to the song view so that you can move up and down through songs using the up
and down arrow keys.
ctrl - P
Add tracks to the prepare window.
ctrl - N
Start a new mic recording.
ctrl - O
Open the track in your default MP3/WAV/OGG/AIF player.
-
or
+
Zoom the main waveform display.
tab
Alternate focus between crates or songs.
ctrl - del
and
ctrl - backspace
Remove track from library, remove track from crate, delete crate (does not delete the file).
ctrl - shift - del
and
ctrl - shift - backspace
Delete the file from your library and send to the recycle bin.
(Note to iTunes users: files in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way).
ctrl - shift - /
Toggle the input reverse switch
esc
Clear search string if searching, or exit Scratch LIVE.
Note: Playback, cue and speed controls use Shift or Caps Lock
Left Deck
Action
Right Deck
ctrl -
or
shift -
Load the highlighted song to a deck.
ctrl -
or
shift -
ctrl - shift -
Load the track currently on one deck onto the other deck as well.
ctrl - shift -
ctrl - /
Swap the two currently playing tracks from one deck to the other.
ctrl - /
shift - alt -
Unload the track from a deck. (
shift - option -
or
on some Macs).
shift - alt -
ctrl - , (comma)
Place a cue point.
ctrl - . (period)
1 2 3 4 5
Jump to cue points in track.
6 7 8 9 0
F5
Key lock on / off.
F10
Q
Play / pause reverse.
A
W
Play / pause forward.
S
E
Pitch down.
D
R
Pitch up.
F
T
Bend down.
G
Y
Bend up.
H
U
Censor.
J
I
Go to temporary cue point.
K
O
Set / adjust loop in-point.
L
P
Set / adjust loop out-point.
;
[
Loop on / off.
'
ctrl - [
Jump to selected loop.
ctrl - '
alt - Q
Load previous track.
alt - A
alt - W
Load next track.
alt - S
alt - E
Rewind.
alt - D
alt - R
Fast forward.
alt - F
alt - O
Previous loop.
alt - P
alt - L
Next loop.
alt - ;
alt - space bar
Activate the tempo tapper.
alt - space bar (2x)
ctrl - I
Set temporary cue point.
ctrl - K
