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Cakewalk by Bandlab cheat sheet

Ctrl + Y
Basic
Ctrl + A Edit > Select > All
Ctrl + T Insert Audio track
Shift + Esc Edit > Select > None
Ctrl + Shift + T Insert MIDI track
Ctrl + X Edit > Cut
Alt + 1 Show Track view
Ctrl + Alt + X Edit > Cut Special
C Show/hide Control Bar
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Edit > Copy
Shift + C Expand/collapse Control Bar Insert
I Show/hide Inspector Ctrl + Alt + C Edit > Copy Special
Shift + I Show/hide Clip Properties Shift + Insert Edit > Paste
Inspector
Ctrl + Alt + V Edit > Paste Special
Ctrl + Shift + I Show/hide Track Properties
M Project > Insert Marker
Inspector
Alt + Z View Undo (zoom)
Ctrl + I Show/hide ProChannel
Alt + Shift + Z View Redo (zoom)
B Show/hide Browser
D Expand/collapse MultiDock
View
Shift + D Maximize/restore MultiDock
C Control Bar
Ctrl + F4 Close current floating window
I Inspector
T Show Tools HUD
B Browser
Alt + A Show AudioSnap Palette
Alt + 1 Track view
Ctrl + Right arrow Zoom in horizontally
Alt + 2 Console view
Ctrl + Left arrow Zoom out horizontally
Alt + 3 Piano Roll view
F11 Full Screen mode on/off
Alt + 4 Step Sequencer
Shift + X X-Ray on/off
Alt + 5 Matrix view
Ctrl + Shift + X X-Ray all effect/synth plug-ins
Alt + 6 Staff view
P Preferences
Alt + 7 Loop Construction view
Ctrl + X Cut
Alt + 8 Event List view
Ctrl + Alt + X Cut Special
Alt + 9 Synth Rack view
Ctrl + C Copy
Alt + 0 Virtual Computer Keyboard
Ctrl + Alt + C Copy Special
Alt + Shift + 1 Lyrics view
Ctrl + V Paste
Alt + Shift + 2 Video view
Ctrl + Alt + V Paste Special
Alt + Shift + 3 Big Time view

Menu command Alt + Shift + 4 Markers view

Alt + Shift + 5 Tempo view
F1 Online Help
Alt + Shift + 6 Meter/Key view
Ctrl + N File > New
Alt + Shift + 7 Sysx view
Ctrl + O File > Open
Alt + Shift + 8 Navigator view
Ctrl + S File > Save
Alt + Shift + 9 Surround Panner
Ctrl + P File > Print
Alt + Shift + 0 Virtual Piano Keyboard
Ctrl + Z Edit > Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z or Edit > Redo
Track view
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Alt + 1 Show Track view arrow

A or Insert Insert new track Ctrl + Shift + Up Decrease current track height
Ctrl + T Insert Audio track arrow

Ctrl + Shift + T Insert MIDI track Alt + Up arrow / Scale audio waveform in all audio
Down arrow tracks and MIDI notes in all MIDI
Shift + Insert Show/hide Add Track menu
tracks
Shift + B Show/hide Bus pane
Ctrl + Alt + Up Scale audio waveform in current
V Show/hide Video Thumbnail pane arrow / Down arrow audio track or scale MIDI notes in
Alt + N Show/hide Navigator pane current MIDI track

X Show/hide Aim Assist line Shift + Up arrow Put focus in Track pane

F Resize all tracks vertically to fit in Shift + Down arrow Put focus in Bus pane
window Alt + S Solo/unsolo current track
Shift + F Resize and zoom tracks to see , Select current track
entire project
Shift + Esc Clear selection
Ctrl + Alt + H Show and fit selection
; Open Patch Browser for current
Ctrl + F Fit content MIDI track
H Manage track visibility Ctrl + F4 Close project
Ctrl + Shift + H Show only selected tracks + Toggle current track’s Edit Filter
Ctrl + H Hide selected tracks between Track Volume and
last/previous data type
Shift + H Show all tracks
Ctrl + Alt + X Cut Special
Alt + Shift + H Open/Close current Track Folder
Ctrl + Alt + C Copy Special
Shift + T Expand/Collapse Take lanes for
current track Shift + , Select and audition previous Take
lane
Shift + A Expand/Collapse Automation
lanes for current track Shift + . Select and audition next Take lane

Shift + + Insert new Automation lane in Tab Go to next audio transient or MIDI
current track note in selected tracks (or current
track if there is no selection)
Ctrl + Right arrow Zoom in horizontally
Shift + Tab Go to previous audio transient or
Ctrl + Left arrow Zoom out horizontally
MIDI note in selected tracks (or
Ctrl + Down arrow Zoom all tracks in vertically current track if there is no
Ctrl + Up arrow Zoom all tracks out vertically selection)

Alt + Down arrow Zoom out on all audio waveforms Shift + J Reset all meters

Ctrl + Alt + Up Zoom in on current track’s audio

arrow waveforms Transport
Ctrl + Alt + Down Zoom out on current track’s audio
R Record
arrow waveforms
Shift + R Step Record on/off
Ctrl + Shift + Down Zoom current track in vertically
arrow W Rewind to Landmarks

Ctrl + Shift + Up Zoom current track out vertically Space Play/Stop

arrow Ctrl + Space Stop with Now marker

Alt + Up arrow Zoom in on all audio waveforms Ctrl + W Toggle ‘On stop, rewind to Now
and MIDI notes marker’ on/off

Ctrl + Shift + Down Increase current track height Shift + Space Audition selection
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Ctrl + Home Go to Start (RTZ) Shift

Ctrl + End Go to End +1

G Go to time Ctrl Set half note duration

+
G then F5 Go to a specific marker
Shift
Shift + G Go to selection start (From time) +2
Ctrl + Shift + Page Go to next marker Ctrl Set quarter note duration
Down +
Ctrl + Shift + Page Go to previous marker Shift
Up +4

F3 Record metronome on/off Ctrl Set eighth note duration

+
Ctrl + F3 Playback metronome on/off
Shift
Shift + F3 Open Metronome settings +8
L Loop on/off Ctrl Set sixteenth note duration
Shift + M Set Measure/Beat at Now time +
Shift
+6
Record
Ctrl Set thirty-second note duration
R Record +
Shift + R Step Record on/off Shift
+3
Ctrl + R Arm all tracks for recording
Alt + R Toggle Track Arm for selected
track Edit Filter
F3 Record metronome on/off Shift + Left click (click control) Select a specific
control

Tools Shift + Right click Toggle between the last two data
types
T Show Tools HUD
+ Toggle current track’s Edit Filter
F5 Smart tool between Track Volume and
F6 Select tool last/previous data type
F7 Move tool T or Middle click Show the Tools HUD
F8 Cycle through Edit tools
(Edit/Stretch/Comping/Split) Snapping to grid
F9 Cycle through Draw tools
N Snap to Grid on/off
(Freehand/Line/Sine/Triangle/Square/Saw/Random)
Shift + N Open Snap to Grid settings
F10 Cycle through Erase tools (Erase/Mute)
N (keep pressed) Assign or use
N Snap to Grid on/off
secondary Snap to Grid resolution
N (keep pressed) Assign or use secondary Snap to while dragging data
Grid resolution while dragging data
Ctrl + Shift + N Swap the primary and secondary
Z Zoom tool Snap to Grid settings
J Scrub tool
S Split selected clips at Now time Nudge
Ctrl Set whole note duration Num 1 Nudge Left 1
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Num 2 Nudge Down 7 Screenset 7

Num 3 Nudge Right 1 8 Screenset 8
Num 4 Nudge Left 2 9 Screenset 9
Num 5 Nudge Settings 0 Screenset 10
Num 6 Nudge Right 2 Ctrl + 1 Copy current Screenset to
<span n span style="color: rgb(65, 65, Screenset 1
65); font-family: sans-serif; font- Ctrl + 2 Copy current Screenset to
size: 14px; font-style: normal; font- Screenset 2
variant-ligatures: normal; font- Ctrl + 3 Copy current Screenset to
variant-caps: normal; font-weight: Screenset 3
400; letter-spacing: normal;
Ctrl + 4 Copy current Screenset to
orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-
Screenset 4
indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; Ctrl + 5 Copy current Screenset to
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text- Screenset 5
stroke-width: 0px; background- Ctrl + 6 Copy current Screenset to
color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text- Screenset 6
decoration-thickness: initial; text-
Ctrl + 7 Copy current Screenset to
decoration-style: initial; text-
Screenset 7
decoration-color: initial; display:
inline !important; float: Ctrl + 8 Copy current Screenset to
none;">num7 Nudge Left 3 Screenset 8

<span n span style="color: rgb(65, 65, Ctrl + 9 Copy current Screenset to

65); font-family: sans-serif; font- Screenset 9
size: 14px; font-style: normal; font- Ctrl + 0 Copy current Screenset to
variant-ligatures: normal; font- Screenset 10
variant-caps: normal; font-weight:
400; letter-spacing: normal;
orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-
Marker
indent: 0px; text-transform: none; M Insert marker
white-space: normal; widows: 2;
Ctrl + Shift + Page Next marker
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-
Down
stroke-width: 0px; background-
color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text- Ctrl + Shift + Page Previous marker
decoration-thickness: initial; text- Up
decoration-style: initial; text- Alt + Shift + 4 Open Markers view
decoration-color: initial; display:
inline !important; float:
Loop
none;">num8 Nudge Right 3
L Loop on/off

Screenset Shift + L Set loop points to selection

Ctrl + L Groove Clip looping enable/disable
1 Screenset 1
Alt + 7 Open Loop Construction view
2 Screenset 2
3 Screenset 3
Clip
4 Screenset 4
5 Screenset 5 K Mute clip

6 Screenset 6 Ctrl + L Groove Clip looping enable/disable

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Shift + K Open Associated Audio Files dialog Up arrow / Down Navigate between files
Ctrl + K Lock Clip Position and Data arrow

Alt + K Open clip FX Rack Left arrow / Right Navigate between directories
arrow
Ctrl + M Create Melodyne Region FX clip
Backspace Move to parent directory
Shift + V Create VocalSync Region FX clip
Enter Move to the selected directory or
open the selected file
Track State
Home Move to the first file in a directory
Alt + M Toggle Track Mute for selected End Move to the last file in a directory
track
Shift + F10 Open a shortcut menu for the
Alt + S Toggle Track Solo for selected selected item
track
Num * Expand everything under the
Alt + R Toggle Track Arm for selected current selection (folder pane only)
track
Num + Expand the current selection (folder
pane only)
Automation Num - Collapse the current selection
F12 Global Write Automation off (folder pane only)

Ctrl + F12 Global Read Automation on/off

Shift + + Insert new Automation lane in Piano Roll view
current track Alt + 3 Open the Piano Roll view
Alt + C Show/hide the Controller pane
Quantize H Show/hide the Track pane
Q Open Quantize dialog Tab Go to the next note event in the
Shift + Q Open Input Quantize settings current track

Ctrl + Q Input Quantize on/off Shift + Tab Go to the previous note event in
the current track

Browser V Invert track visibility

Ctrl + Shift + F Switch to Media tab

Step Sequencer
Ctrl + Shift + P Switch to PlugIns tab
Alt + 4 Open the Step Sequencer
Ctrl + U [Media] Move up
A or Insert Insert a new row above the
Ctrl + R [Media] Refresh
selected row
Ctrl + F [Media] Toggle folders
D or Del Delete the active row
Ctrl + Shift + A [Media] Toggle auto preview
Left arrow Move focus to the previous control
Ctrl + Shift + V [Media] Toggle view display
Right arrow Move focus to the next control
Ctrl + Shift + [Media] Toggle play
Up arrow When there are multiple strips,
Space
move focus to the same control on
Ctrl + A [PlugIns] Audio the previous row
Ctrl + M [PlugIns] MIDI Down arrow When there are multiple strips,
Ctrl + I [PlugIns] Instruments move focus to the same control on
the next row
Ctrl + R [PlugIns] Rewire devices
Ctrl + Left arrow When focus is on a control in the
A or Insert [Synth] Insert synth
steps pane, move focus to the
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strips pane Up arrow / Down Moves to next/previous widget in

Ctrl + Right arrow When focus is on a control in the arrow surround panner
strips pane, move focus to the Left arrow / Right Moves to next/previous panner in
steps pane arrow same track
Ctrl + Up arrow When focus is either on the steps Ctrl + Up arrow / Moves to surround panner in
or strips pane, move focus to the Down arrow another track
toolbar Ctrl + [Num 0 - 9] Speaker mutes
Ctrl + Down arrow When focus is on the toolbar, move [Num 0 - 9] Jumps to speaker angle at 100%
focus to the strips pane focus
Enter When focus is on steps, toggle step Num 0 n/a
or tie on/off; for buttons, turn on/off
Num 1 Ls
Shift + Enter When focus is on a step, allow
Num 2 Cs
velocity adjustment
Num 3 Rs
num or - For spinner controls,
increase/decrease value; fine Num 4 Sl
adjust for knobs Num 5 n/a
[ or ] Coarse adjust for knobs Num 6 Sr
Ctrl + Shift + Toggle the Audition (Play) button Num 7 L
Space for the view
Num 8 C
Tab When focus is on the steps pane,
Num 9 R
move focus to the next enabled
note on the same row / Lc

Shift + Tab When focus is on the steps pane, * Rc

move focus to the previous
enabled note on the same row Play List
Alt + Left arrow Shift the active row's steps by 1
E Enable/disable the Play List
step and wrap first step to the end
N Skip to the next song
Alt + Right arrow Shift the active row's steps by 1
step and wrap the last step to the R Loop the Play List continuously
beginning A or Insert Add a song
D or Del Remove the selected song
Surround Panner (large) W Specify a delay before the next
song plays
Alt + Left click + (drag) Constrains to angle
Move the mouse T Keep the Play List on top of other
views
Alt + Shift + Left (drag) Constrains to angle at 100%
click + Move the focus
mouse Video view
Ctrl + Shift + Left (drag) Constrains to focus only
num or - Advance by a single frame
click + Move the
mouse [ or ] Advance by 5 frames

Shift + Left click Sets panner point to the point that Source: Cakewalk
you click (large and medium
panners only) Last modification: 9/13/2021 2:16:17 PM

Shift + Left click + (drag controls (Angle, Width, etc.)) More information: defkey.com/cakewalk-by-bandlab-
Move the mouse Fine resolution shortcuts
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