Main window shortcuts in GarageBand on Mac

These keyboard shortcuts are available in the Tracks area, the Library, and the Browser.

Projects

Action	Shortcut
Create a new track	Option-Command-N
Create a new audio track	Option-Command-A
Create a new software instrument track	Option-Command-S
Create a new Drummer track	Option-Command-U
Create duplicate of the currently selected track	Command-D
Delete the selected track	Command-Delete
Show/Hide the master track	Shift-Command-M
Select the next higher track (tracks area) or Apple Loops (Loop Browser)	Up Arrow
Select the next lower track (tracks area) or Apple Loop (Loop Browser)	Down Arrow
Rename the selected track	Shift-Return
Configure the track header	Option-T
Next Patch (Library), Effect, or Instrument setting (plug-ins)	]
Previous Patch (Library), Effect, or Instrument setting (plug-ins)	[
Import audio file on selected track	Shift-Command-I
Import a movie to the movie track	Option-Command-O

Action	Shortcut
Start playback	Enter (on numeric keypad)
Stop playback	Zero (on numeric keypad)
Start or stop playback	Space bar
Start playback from selection	Shift-Space bar
Start or stop audio file preview in the Audio Editor or Loop Browser	Option-Space bar
Start and stop recording	R
Start and stop recording	*
Move the playhead back one bar	Comma (,)
Move the playhead forward one bar	Period (.)
Move the cycle range forward by one cycle length	Shift-Command-Period (.)
Move the cycle range backward by one cycle length	Shift-Command-Comma (,)
Move the playhead to the left locator	Control-Shift-Comma (,)
Move the playhead to the right locator	Control-Shift-Period (.)
Go to the beginning	Return
Go to the beginning of the selection	Function-Left Arrow (also Control-Home on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Go to the end of the last region	Option-Return

Action	Shortcut
Solo/Unsolo the selected track	S
Turn off all soloed tracks or recall all previously soloed tracks	Control-Option-Command-S
Mute/Unmute the selected track	M
Turn off Mute on all tracks	Control-Shift-M
Turn Monitoring for the selected audio track on/off	Control-I
Turn Record Enable for the selected audio track on/off	Control-R
Turn Cycle mode on/off	C
Turn the metronome click on/off	K
Turn count-in on/off	Shift-K
Show/Hide yellow alignment guides	Option-Command-G
Turn Snap to Grid on/off	Command-G
Turn Catch Playhead on/off	Grave Accent (`)

Action	Shortcut
Show/Hide the Library	Y
Turn Quick Help on/off	Shift-Slash (/)
Show detailed Help (if available in Quick Help description)	Command-Slash (/)
Show/Hide the Smart Controls window	B
Show/Hide the Editor pane	E
Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor	P
Show/Hide the Score Editor	N
Show/Hide the note pad	Option-Command-P
Show/Hide the Loop Browser	O
Change focus to next area in GarageBand window	Tab
Change focus to previous area in GarageBand window	Shift-Tab
Open the Color palette	Option-C
Open GarageBand settings	Command-Comma (,)
Show/Hide the Musical Typing window	Command-K
Enter/Exit Full Screen mode	Control-Command-F
Hide GarageBand	Command-H
Hide other applications	Option-Command-H
Minimize the GarageBand window	Command-M
Minimize all other application windows	Option-Command-M
Switch the GarageBand window between two sizes	Control-Command-M

Action	Shortcut
Undo	Command-Z
Redo	Shift-Command-Z
Cut	Command-X
Copy	Command-C
Paste	Command-V
Delete	Delete
Select all	Command-A
Deselect all	Shift-D
Invert Selection	Shift-I
Horizontal zoom out	Command–Left Arrow
Horizontal zoom in	Command–Right Arrow
Page Up	Function-Up Arrow (also Page Up on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Down	Function-Down Arrow (also Page Down on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Left	Function-Left Arrow (also Home on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Right	Function-Right Arrow (also End on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Show/Hide Automation lanes and parameters	A
Delete all automation on the selected track	Control-Shift-Command-Delete
Select the previous region on the selected track or event in the Editor	Left Arrow
Select the next region on the selected track or event in the Editor	Right Arrow
Loop the selected region continuously	L
Quantize selected events	Q
Undo Quantization	Option-Command-Q
Paste and replace the current selection	Shift-Command-V
Join regions or notes	Command-J
Split the selected region or event at the playhead position	Command-T
Cut the selected Arrangement Marker into sections	Option-Command-Delete
Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library	Control-Shift-O
Rename the selected regions	Shift-N

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