Hotkeys and shortcuts for Apple GarageBand

(Total 79)

Space
General
Start or stop playback
⤶ Enter
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Go to beginning
⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter
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Go to end of last region
.
General
Move forward
,
General
Move back
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + .
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Move cycle area forward
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ,
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Move cycle area back
End
General
Move forward by visible width of the timeline
Home
General
Move back by visible width of the timeline
<
General
Turn Catch mode on/off
⌘ Cmd +
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Zoom out
⌘ Cmd +
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Zoom in
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N
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Create a new track
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + A
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Create a new audio track
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S
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Create a new software instrument track
⌘ Cmd + D
General
Duplicate the selected track
⌘ Cmd + Del
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Delete the selected track
↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
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Rename the selected track
General
Arrow  Select the previous staff event
General
Select the next staff event
M
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Mute/Unmute the selected track
S
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Solo/Unsolo the selected track
Control + I
General
Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off
A
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Show/Hide automation for the selected track
Control + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del
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Delete all automation on the selected track
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M
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Unmute all tracks
Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S
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Unsolo all tracks
⌘ Cmd + Z
General
Undo
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z
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Redo
⌘ Cmd + X
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Cut
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Del
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Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions
⌘ Cmd + C
General
Copy
⌘ Cmd + V
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Paste
Del
General
Delete
⌘ Cmd + A
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Select all
General
Select the previous score event
General
Select the next score event
⌘ Cmd + T
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Split selected region or event at the playhead
⌘ Cmd + J
General
Join selected regions or notes
L
General
Loop selected region continuously
Control + ↑   Shift + O
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Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library
↑   Shift + N
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Rename the selected region
⌘ Cmd + G
General
Turn Snap to Grid on/off
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G
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Show/Hide alignment guides
R
General
Start recording
Control + R
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Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off
C
General
Turn the cycle area on/off
K
General
Turn the metronome on/off
↑   Shift + K
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Turn count-in on/off
⌥ Option +
General
Transpose selected notes up one semitone
⌥ Option +
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Transpose selected notes down one semitone
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +
General
Transpose selected notes up one octave
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +
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Transpose selected notes down one octave
⌘ Cmd + P
General
Print score notation
⌘ Cmd + K
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Show/Hide the Musical Typing window
B
General
Show/Hide Smart Controls
N
General
Show/Hide the Score Editor
P
General
Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor
O
General
Show/Hide the Loop Browser
Y
General
Show/Hide the Library
E
General
Show/Hide the Editor
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P
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Show/Hide the Note Pad
F
General
Show/Hide the Media Browser
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A
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Show/Hide the Arrangement track
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O
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Show/Hide the Movie track
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + X
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Show/Hide the Transposition track
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Show/Hide the Tempo track
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M
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Show/Hide the master track
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + O
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Open a Movie
⌘ Cmd + N
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Create a new project
⌘ Cmd + O
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Open an existing project
⌘ Cmd + W
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Close the current window or project
⌘ Cmd + M
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Minimize the GarageBand window
⌘ Cmd + S
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Save the current project
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
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Save As
⌘ Cmd + ,
General
Show GarageBand preferences
⌘ Cmd + H
General
Hide GarageBand
⌘ Cmd + Q
General
Quit GarageBand
⌘ Cmd + /
General
Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item)