Apple GarageBand

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Close the current window or project

⌘ Cmd + W

All hotkeys for Apple GarageBand

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Start or stop playback

Space

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Go to beginning

⤶ Enter

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Go to end of last region

⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter

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Move forward

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Move back

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Move cycle area forward

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + .

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Move cycle area back

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ,

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Move forward by visible width of the timeline

End

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Move back by visible width of the timeline

Home

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Turn Catch mode on/off

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Zoom out

⌘ Cmd +

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Zoom in

⌘ Cmd +

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Create a new track

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N

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Create a new audio track

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + A

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Create a new software instrument track

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S

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Duplicate the selected track

⌘ Cmd + D

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Delete the selected track

⌘ Cmd + Del

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Rename the selected track

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

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Arrow  Select the previous staff event

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Select the next staff event

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Mute/Unmute the selected track

M

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Solo/Unsolo the selected track

S

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Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off

Control + I

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Show/Hide automation for the selected track

A

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Delete all automation on the selected track

Control + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del

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Unmute all tracks

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M

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Unsolo all tracks

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S

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Undo

⌘ Cmd + Z

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Redo

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z

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Cut

⌘ Cmd + X

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Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Del

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Copy

⌘ Cmd + C

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Paste

⌘ Cmd + V

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Delete

Del

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Select all

⌘ Cmd + A

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Select the previous score event

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Select the next score event

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Split selected region or event at the playhead

⌘ Cmd + T

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Join selected regions or notes

⌘ Cmd + J

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Loop selected region continuously

L

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Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library

Control + ↑   Shift + O

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Rename the selected region

↑   Shift + N

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Turn Snap to Grid on/off

⌘ Cmd + G

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Show/Hide alignment guides

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G

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Start recording

R

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Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off

Control + R

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Turn the cycle area on/off

C

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Turn the metronome on/off

K

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Turn count-in on/off

↑   Shift + K

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Transpose selected notes up one semitone

⌥ Option +

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Transpose selected notes down one semitone

⌥ Option +

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Transpose selected notes up one octave

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Transpose selected notes down one octave

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

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Print score notation

⌘ Cmd + P

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Show/Hide the Musical Typing window

⌘ Cmd + K

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Show/Hide Smart Controls

B

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Show/Hide the Score Editor

N

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Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor

P

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Show/Hide the Loop Browser

O

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Show/Hide the Library

Y

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Show/Hide the Editor

E

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Show/Hide the Note Pad

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P

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Show/Hide the Media Browser

F

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Show/Hide the Arrangement track

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A

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Show/Hide the Movie track

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

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Show/Hide the Transposition track

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + X

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Show/Hide the Tempo track

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

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Show/Hide the master track

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M

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Open a Movie

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + O

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Create a new project

⌘ Cmd + N

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Open an existing project

⌘ Cmd + O

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Close the current window or project

⌘ Cmd + W

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Minimize the GarageBand window

⌘ Cmd + M

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Save the current project

⌘ Cmd + S

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Save As

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

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Show GarageBand preferences

⌘ Cmd + ,

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Hide GarageBand

⌘ Cmd + H

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Quit GarageBand

⌘ Cmd + Q

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Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item)

⌘ Cmd + /

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