REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: Main Section
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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
Save Windows Set #03
Shift+F9
Marker, go next or project end
]
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
File Management Shortcuts ….
Show/Hide media explorer
Ctrl+Alt+X
Move cursor left
Left
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
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Play/pause
Ctrl+Space or Enter
REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: Main Section Working with Media Items ….
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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
Move items right, preserve timing
Num 9
Move items up one track
Num 8
Move to next transient in item
Tab
Move to previous transient in item
Shift+Tab
Show FX Chain for selected take
Shift+E
Normalize items
Ctrl+Shift+N
Show all takes in lanes if room
Open items in external editor
Ctrl+Alt+E
Crop current take in items
Paste selection from clipboard
Ctrl+V
Peaks: decrease height Peaks: increase height
* Applies to currently selected item(s). If none are selected, applies to all items at cursor position or in time selection.
Envelope editing mouse modifiers … Disable snap-point-to-centre
Ctrl
Point movement horizontal only
Alt
Point movement vertical only
Ctrl+Alt
On a point, duplicates point
Shift
Ctrl+L
On an segment, moves segment
Shift
Alt+Shift+T
Marquee Selection Modifiers
Delete current take from items
Ctrl+Shift+T
Marquee select items
Alt+Rt Click/Drag
Shift+Down
Switch items to next take
T
Add items to selection
Alt+Shift+Rt Click
Shift+Up
Switch items to previous take
Shift+T
Toggling selected items state
Alt+Ctrl+Rt Click
Working with Takes ….
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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
Go to next track, leaving other tracks selected.
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Dn
Vol/Pan faders mouse click/drag modifiers
Copy loop of selected area of items
Ctrl+Alt+L
On mouse release, snap fader back to its original position
Cut selected area of selected items
Ctrl+Delete
Extend time selection left a little
Ctrl+,
Extend time selection right a little
Ctrl+.
Loop, set begin point
Shift+[
Go to previous track, leaving other tracks selected.
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Up
Alt
Modify fader on current track only, not other selected tracks
Shift
Go to next track
Ctrl+Alt+Down
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
Zoom vertical
Ctrl
Various toggle control keys …. Toggle auto crossfading
Alt+X
Time Selection mouse modifiers …
Toggle gridlines
Alt+G
Inside selection, move selection.
Toggle group override
Alt+Shift+G
Outside selection, extend selection.
Toggle locking
L
Toggle snapping
Alt+S
Getting Help …. Shift+Click +Drag Ctrl+Click +Drag
Disable snapping
* Using Standard International English Keyboard. For UK English keyboard, this isShift+#
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About REAPER
Ctrl+F1
Show Action List
?
Show Keyboard Shortcuts
Shift+F1
REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: Mouse Click Modifiers, Various Views Mixer View … FX Item Mouse Click Modifiers Bypass FX
Shift+Click
Delete FX
Alt+Click
Float FX configuration
Click
Offline FX
Ctrl+Shft+Click
Show FX Chain
Ctrl+Click
FX Bypass Mouse Click Modifiers
Routing Matrix
Undo History
Mouse Click Modifiers
Restore project to selected event or action
On empty cell in tracks grid, create send
Click
On existing send in tracks grid, remove send
Click
On existing send in tracks grid, show controls
Right Click
Global FX Chain Bypass (toggle)
Ctrl+Click
Track FX Chain Bypass (toggle)
Click
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
Sends Mouse Click Modifiers
Performance Meter
VU Meter Peaks Reset all VU meter peaks
Ctrl+Click
Reset track VU meter epak
Click
Navigator View 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
Define size of area to be displayed in track view
Right Click/Drag
Drag Navigator to change location of area shown in track view
Click/Drag
On any track number, display track FX Chain window
Double Click
On any track number, show options to Show FX, Toggle FX Bypass or Toggle Track Mute
Right Click
FX Browser Window Add FX to selection
Ctrl+Click
Add selected FX to FX chain
Double Click
Select FX
Click
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Double Click
My Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: MIDI Editor and MIDI Event Editor MIDI Editing shortcuts ….
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MIDI Editing shortcuts (cont) ….
MIDI Editor Miscellaneous shortcuts ….
Move notes up one octave
Alt+Num 8
File: Revert file (MIDI file mode only)
Alt+R
File: Save file (MIDI file mode only)
Ctrl+S
Copy
Ctrl+C
Move notes up one semitone
Num 8 or Ctrl+Up
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
Decrease active position 1one semitone
Ctrl+Num 2 or
Paste
Ctrl+V
Transport: play/pause
Ctrl+Space
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
Increase active position 1 semitone
Shift+Up or
Split items
S
Ctrl+Num 8
Split items at mouse cursor
Shift+S Ctrl+Z
Insert note at edit cursor Insert note at mouse cursor Move edit cursor left by grid Move edit cursor left one pixel Move edit cursor right by grid Move edit cursor right one pixel Move notes down one octave Move notes down one semitone Move notes left one grid unit Move notes left one pixel Move notes right one grid unit Move notes right one pixel
MIDI Event List Editor shortcuts .…
Ctrl+Num 5 or
Undo
Edit: Copy
Ctrl+C
I or Shift+I
MIDI Editor View and Mode shortcuts ….
Edit: Cut
Ctrl+X
Insert
Go to edit cursor
"
Edit: delete notes
Delete
Left or
Go to end of file
End
Edit: insert note at edit cursor
I
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
Ctrl+Alt+Num 4
Scroll view down
Alt+Down
Edit: note properties
Ctrl+F2
Scroll view left
Alt+Left
Edit: paste
Ctrl+V
Scroll view right
Alt+Right
Edit: Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl+Num 6 or Right Shift+Right or
Scroll view up
Alt+Up
Edit: select all
Ctrl+A
Ctrl+Alt+Num 6
Select Drum Map Mode
Alt+2
Edit: Undo
Ctrl+Z
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
Ctrl+Down
Show events as fixed length
Alt+7
Mode: Drum Map
Alt+2
Toggle grid
Alt+G
Mode: Event List
Alt+3
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
Or Alt+Num 4
Toggle snapping
Alt+S
Transport: play/pause
Ctrl+Space
Zoom in horizontally
+ or Up
Transport: play/stop
Space
Zoom in vertically
Pg Up
Transport: toggle repeat
R
Alt+Num 6 or
Zoom out horizontally
- or Down
View: Go to edit cursor
"
Ctrl+Shift+Rt
Zoom out vertically
Pg Dn
View: Go to play cursor
'
Num 6 or Ctrl+Right
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REAPER Default Keyboard Shortcuts Summary: My Custom Shortcuts and Macros Major Macros ….
Other Macros ….
Other Macros ….
Other Macros ….
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