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Key command list for lyric editor

All necessary key commands and shortcuts in one place

Cmd is the Mac key

Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

Single-letter commands work with Caps Lock on or off.

Playback & navigation

Key

Action

Space

Play / pause

N

Jump the playhead to the next word (selection unchanged)

← / →

Nudge the playhead by 0.01 s (only while paused)

C

Toggle the loop on/off

Home

Select the first word

Trackpad pinch / Ctrl + mouse-wheel (over a lane)

Zoom the timeline, anchored at the pointer

Selection

Key

Action

Click

Select a word

Shift + click

Add / remove a word from the selection

Shift + drag (empty area)

Lasso-select

Cmd/Ctrl + A

Select all words on the active track

Tab / Shift + Tab

Select next / previous word

Editing

Key

Action

Double-click a word

Rename it inline

Enter

Commit the current rename / split

Esc

Cancel the current edit, drag, draft region, or loop

Tab / Shift + Tab (while editing)

Commit and move to next / previous word

S

Split the region at the playhead (instant while playing, popup while paused)

A

Align selected regions to the right (close gaps forward)

Shift + A

Align selected regions to the left (close gaps backward)

Cmd/Ctrl + drag (empty area)

Create a new region

Hold R (while playing)

Create a region that grows with the playhead

Delete / Backspace

Delete the selected words

Cmd/Ctrl + Enter (panel)

Split the line after the selected word

Cmd/Ctrl + Delete (panel)

Merge the line into the previous one

Clipboard & history

Key

Action

Cmd/Ctrl + C

Copy selected words

Cmd/Ctrl + V

Paste at the playhead

Cmd/Ctrl + Z

Undo

Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y

Redo

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