Keyboard Shortcuts

[Updated for v1.4.16] A full complement of keyboard shortcuts are available to use from a desktop computer, the majority of which can be reviewed in the in-app keyboard shortcuts panel Shift + K or Shift + ? to toggle.

Single Key

  • Up / Down Arrow Keys : when a sample row is highlighted, this changes the highlighted sample.
  • P : plays the currently highlighted sample in the list. (also in edit panel).
  • I : inverts the selected items in the list.
  • Escape : closes any open dialog windows and stops all sample playback.
  • Enter / Return : toggles the selection of the currently highlighted sample in the list.
  • L / S / R / D : changes the channel for stereo files being processed to mono (also on edit panel in mono contexts.)
  • Number keys 1 through 0 : play the selected sample in the position of the key with 0 == 10.
  • E : Opens the edit panel for the currently highlighted sample.
  • Holding Shift Key while dropping files : will randomly select files up to the currently set grid-size value.
  • Edit Panel, N : Create new slice.
  • Edit Panel, U : Update current slice.
  • Edit Panel, X : Remove current slice.
  • Edit Panel, Click Pitch text between pitch buttons to toggle the buttons from working in semi-tones or cents.

Shift + Click / Shift + Key

  • Up / Down Keys : moves the highlighted sample up or down in the list.
  • P : plays the currently highlighted sample looped.
  • Waveform View : plays the sample looped, click again to go back to one-shot.
  • Slice Grid Number & Off Buttons : changes the slice grid size, and set the number of selected samples to that number.
  • Duplicate Icon : puts the duplicated file at the end of the sample list.
  • Move Up Icon : moves directly to the top of the sample list.
  • Move Down Icon : moved directly to the end of the sample list.
  • L S R D Options : sets all stereo samples method for mono conversion (take left, right, or sum to mono).
  • Download All : processed files will have the imported folder structure flattened into their file names (all files will be at the root level of the zip file).
  • Joined / Joined Spaced : audio will be resampled internally back to the list instead of prompting to save as a file (clicking the filename in the list will still allow the wav download).
  • H : Toggles showing/hiding the top buttons panel, to give more space for the grid.
  • Slice Sample Options : Will put the slices in the list directly below the source sample.
  • G : Toggles grid-view/list-view (grid-view is now the default for narrow screen width devices like phones).
  • Column Header : Sorts the list, but will keep the selected items grouped to the top of the list.
  • Reset Button : Randomizes the order of the list.
  • Check Sample Row Button : Will select all samples between the highlighted sample and the clicked sample (inclusive). Ctrl+Shift+Click will de-select.
  • E : Opens the editor panel for the currently highlighted sample, with the file name and path inputs editable, and the filename input keyboard focused.
  • Truncate / Crush : Shows popup to enter a custom value.
  • Pitch Up an Octave : Will use the stretch method to re-pitch instead of resample, allows for pitching up/down beyond the min/max limits of the re-sampler.
  • Sample Slice : In slicing panel, toggles looping the clicked slice (for .ot exports).
  • Trim Right : will trim both left and right of the sample.
  • L : Toggles hiding/showing of the rendered list of samples.

Ctrl / Command + Click

  • Slice Grid Number Buttons : prompts to enter a custom value for the slice grid.
  • Slice Grid Off Button : restores the default slice grid options.
  • Time Limit : prompts to enter a custom value for the timed chain lengths when that mode is enabled.
  • Row Slice Icon : Clear any related slice data.
  • Row Selected Header : Toggles select / de-select all samples in list.
  • Sample Slice : In slicing panel, previews (plays) the slice clicked on.
  • Add Samples Icon : Adds a blank sample to list.

Alt + Key

  • Number 1 - 0, P : Stops the playback and looping of the sample.

(Ctrl / Command) + Shift + Click

  • On the edit panel, when clicking the waveform, this will set the end point selection to the clicked position and move the start point to the previous end point value.
  • Sample Slice : In slicing panel, toggles the file loop start point to be from the start of the clicked slice, blue dotted line is loop on, yellow dashed line is loop ping-pong (for .ot exports).
  • Stretch Longest / Shortest : Value entered will be treated as samples instead of seconds when setting the stretch length.