Classic Cakewalk Tip: Using Keyboard Shortcut Presets in SONAR
Sun, 08/09/2009 - 13:38 — jsonarIn 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 |
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 |
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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