Classic Cakewalk Tip: Using Keyboard Shortcut Presets in SONAR

In the age of mouse-all-over-the-screen interactions, there are still some of us (in fact many, I would dare say) who prefer using keyboard shortcuts to perform essential engineering tasks.Read more

Tempo View

Description Shortcut
Delete tempo Del
Draw line tool L
Draw tool D
Erase tool E
Insert tempo Ins
Select tool
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SONAR Shortcut Reference Document 8.3.1

for Cakewalk SONAR 8.3.1

(* = new or changed for SONAR 8)

This guide is a courtesy of:

2009 by Mabean, – Accessible version by Tim Burges

V-Vocal

Description Shortcut
Arrow tool S
AutoScroll A
Bypass B
Cancel drag gesture Esc
Cycle through all modes Shift+Left / Right
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All Views

Description Shortcut
Activate Zoom Tool Z (Hold)
Audiosnap Enable / Disable F12
Audition Shift+Space
Center Now Time G
Clip Mute / Unmute Q</
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