You can view all available keyboard shortcuts by going to Help > Keyboard Shortcuts in Cakewalk Next. From there, you can also assign new shortcuts or edit existing ones to better suit your workflow. The table below shows the default keyboard shortcuts for commonly used actions.
File / Projects
Command
Windows
Mac
Create New Project
CTRL+N
CMD+N
Open Project
CTRL+O
CMD+O
Open BandLab Project
CTRL+ALT+O
CMD+OPTION+O
Open or Import BandLab Project
CTRL+ALT+0
CMD+OPTION+0
Save Project
CTRL+S
CMD+S
Save Project As
CTRL+SHIFT+S
CMD+SHIFT+S
Publish to BandLab
CTRL+B
CMD+B
Export Audio
CTRL+E
CMD+E
Preference
CTRL+, (COMMA)
CMD+, (COMMA)
Exit
CTRL+Q
CMD+Q
Show Project Information
CTRL+SHIFT+I
CMD+SHIFT+I
Track Creation
Command
Windows
Mac
Insert Audio Track
CTRL+T
CMD+T
Insert Instrument Track
CTRL+SHIFT+T
CMD+SHIFT+T
Insert Sampler Track
CTRL+SHIFT+X
CMD+SHIFT+X
Insert Pad Controller Track
CTRL+SHIFT+P
CMD+SHIFT+P
Insert Track Folder
CTRL+SHIFT+G
CMD+SHIFT+G
Insert Bus
CTRL+ALT+T
CMD+OPTION+T
Move To Track Folder
CTRL+G
CMD+G
Remove From Folder
CTRL+U
CMD+U
General Editing
Command
Windows
Mac
Undo
CTRL+Z
CMD+Z
Redo
CTRL+SHIFT+Z
CMD+SHIFT+Z
Cut
CTRL+X
CMD+X
Split
S
S
Copy
CTRL+C
CMD+C
Paste
CTRL+V
CMD+V
Delete
DELETE
DELETE
Duplicate
CTRL+D
CMD+D
Select All
CTRL+A
CMD+A
Enable/disable ripple editing
CTRL+R
CMD+R
Bounce Operations
Command
Windows
Mac
Bounce Track in Place
CTRL+ALT+B
CMD+OPTION+B
Bounce Selected Clip(s)
CTRL+B
CMD+B
Normalize Audio Tracks
CTRL+ALT+N
CMD+OPTION+N
Normalize Selected Audio Clips
CTRL+SHIFT+N
CMD+SHIFT+N
Bounce to New Tracks
CTRL+SHIFT+B
CMD+SHIFT+B
Clip Property
Command
Windows
Mac
Toggle Loop
CTRL+L
CMD+L
Track Property
Command
Windows
Mac
Solo
ALT+S
CMD+S
Mute
ALT+M
CMD+M
Arm
ALT+A
CMD+A
Transport
Command
Shortcut
Play/Pause
SPACEBAR
Jump Back
W
Go to Start
SHIFT+W
Jump Forward
E
Go to End
SHIFT+E
Record
R
Toogle Metronome
K
Toogle Loop Playback
L
Set loop range to selected time range or clips
SHIFT+L
Move Playhead Forward on Grid
RIGHT
Move Playhead Backward on Grid
LEFT
Zooming
Command
Windows
Mac
Zoom In Horizontally
CTRL+RIGHT
CMD+RIGHT
Zoom Out Horizontally
CTRL+LEFT
CMD+LEFT
Zoom In Vertically
CTRL+UP
CMD+UP
Zoom Out Vertically
CTRL+DOWN
CMD+DOWN
Zoom to Selection
F
F
Expand/Collapse Track
ALT+H
OPTION+H
Fit Tracks Vertically
SHIFT+F
SHIFT+F
Piano Roll
Command
Windows
Mac
Draw Tool
D
D
Toogle Midi Velocity Display
ALT+V
OPTION+V
Split Selected Note(s)
SHIFT+S
SHIFT+S
Merge Selected Notes
SHIFT+ALT+M
SHIFT+OPTION+M
Misc
Command
Windows
Mac
Show/Hide Track Inspector
F3
F3
Show/Hide Clip Inspector
F4
F4
Show/Hide Loop Inspector
B or F5
B or F5
Dock/Float Loop Browser
CTRL+ALT+B
CMD+OPTION+B
Show/Hide Arranger Inspector
F6
F6
Show/Hide Lyrics Inspector
F7
F7
Show Lyrics Prompter
ALT+F7
OPTION+F7
Show/Hide Arranger Track
A
A
Show/Hide Lyrics Track
ALT+L
OPTION+L
Show/Hide Tempo Track
T
T
Show/Hide Virtual MIDI Controller
CTRL+M
CMD+M
Toggle QWERT to MIDI Input
CTRL+ALT+M
CMD+OPTION+M
Aim Assist
X
X
Modifiers
Command
Windows
Mac
Snap override
ALT
CMD
Drag copy
CTRL
OPTION
Constrain clip drag vertically or horizontally
SHIFT
SHIFT
Stretch clip
CTRL+drag clip edge
CMD+drag clip edge
Split a single clip at the mouse position
ALT+left click clip header
CMD+left click clip header
Split all selected clips at the mouse position
ALT+SHIFT+left click clip header
CMD+SHIFT+left click clip header
Show corssfades for audio clips
ALT+SHIFT
OPTION+SHIFT
Edit the slope of an automation curve
CTRL+drag up/down
CMD+drag up/down
Adjust automation node with finer control
SHIFT+drag up/down
SHIFT+drag up/down
Drag move loop range
CTRL+drag selection range left/right
CMD+drag selection range left/right
Parameter Quick Grouping (relative)
CTRL
CMD
Parameter Quick Grouping (absolute)
CTRL+ALT
CMD+ALT
Allow mouse events to fall through the Piano Roll clip handle and act on the time ruler below
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