Keyboard shortcuts These actions can be accessed directly from the computer keyboard.
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ctrl - L | Locate the current track. This will highlight the track you most recently loaded. |
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| Pressing ctrl - L again will alternate between the tracks recently loaded on both decks. |
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ctrl - R | Reveal - the highlighted song is opened in a file browser. |
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ctrl - F | Find - moves the cursor to the search box. |
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ctrl - A | Select all. |
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ctrl - C | Copy text in edit mode. |
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ctrl - E | Edit text. |
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ctrl - V | Paste text in edit mode. |
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ctrl - X | Cut text in edit mode. |
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ctrl - Z | Undo last track load. |
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shift - ctrl - | Move focus up / down through the library or crates. Note that if you have a song highlighted in the song view, | |
shift - ctrl - | and use shift - ctrl - you will move up or down through the library or crates. When you release the shift or | |
| ctrl key, the focus will go back to the song view so that you can move up and down through songs using the up | |
| and down arrow keys. |
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ctrl - P | Add tracks to the prepare window. |
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ctrl - N | Start a new mic recording. |
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ctrl - O | Open the track in your default MP3/WAV/OGG/AIF player. |
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- or + | Zoom the main waveform display. |
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tab | Alternate focus between crates or songs. |
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ctrl - del and | Remove track from library, remove track from crate, delete crate (does not delete the file). | |
ctrl - backspace |
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ctrl - shift - del and | Delete the file from your library and send to the recycle bin. |
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ctrl - shift - backspace | (Note to iTunes users: files in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way). |
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ctrl - shift | Toggle the input reverse switch |
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esc | Clear search string if searching, or exit Scratch LIVE. |
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Note: Playback, cue and speed controls use Shift or Caps Lock |
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Left Deck | Action | Right Deck |
ctrl - or shift - | Load the highlighted song to a deck. | ctrl - or shift - |
ctrl - shift - | Load the track currently on one deck onto the other deck as well. | ctrl - shift - |
ctrl | Swap the two currently playing tracks from one deck to the other. | ctrl |
shift - alt - | Unload the track from a deck. (shift - option - or on some Macs). | shift - alt - |
ctrl | Place a cue point. | ctrl |
1 2 3 4 5 | Jump to cue points in track. | 6 7 8 9 0 |
F5 | Key lock on / off. | F10 |
Q | Play / pause reverse. | A |
W | Play / pause forward. | S |
E | Pitch down. | D |
R | Pitch up. | F |
T | Bend down. | G |
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Y | Bend up. | H |
U | Censor. | J |
I | Go to temporary cue point. | K |
O | Set / adjust loop | L |
P | Set / adjust loop | ; |
[ | Loop on / off. | ' |
ctrl - [ | Jump to selected loop. | ctrl - ' |
alt - Q | Load previous track. | alt - A |
alt - W | Load next track. | alt - S |
alt - E | Rewind. | alt - D |
alt - R | Fast forward. | alt - F |
alt - O | Previous loop. | alt - P |
alt - L | Next loop. | alt - ; |
alt - space bar | Activate the tempo tapper. | alt - space bar (2x) |
ctrl - I | Set temporary cue point. | ctrl - K |
