Latest revision as of 16:44, 7 March 2023

Keyboard Shortcuts

Renoise features an enormous amount of keyboard shortcuts, but in the previous topics we often only noted a few of the important ones. Besides those, there are many other shortcuts available and even unassigned shortcuts, which you can customise yourself if they fit well into your work-flow.

Keyboard Focus Concept

Renoise utilises a shortcut Focus system for the keyboard, which means that most keyboard shortcuts only apply to a specific region of the interface. Those are referred to below as 'Local', while the others are 'Global'. The currently focused area is indicated by small corners that are coloured orange by default:

To change the Focus area, you can either:

Click anywhere in Renoise with the middle mouse button.
Left-click anywhere in Renoise while holding down the "Left Alt" key.
Right-click anywhere in Renoise and choose "(Set Keyboard Focus Here)" from the context menu.
Use the shortcuts "Left Control/Command + TAB" or "Left Control/Command + Left Shift + TAB".

Here is a small example on how to use the Focus:

When you start up Renoise, the Pattern Editor is focused by default. If you use the arrow keys then the Pattern Editor's cursor will start moving around. Now left-click somewhere in the Disk Browser while holding down the "Left Alt" key, which will set the Focus to the Disk Browser. Notice that the orange corners now surround the Disk Browser and the arrow keys move around to select files and folders.

The idea behind this is that the main components of Renoise (such as the Pattern Editor) should always be ready for editing. The keyboard Focus will not move around as you click on different parts of the interface, though you can change this via the "View > Lock Keyboard Focus" option in the Upper Status Bar.

Customising and Printing Shortcuts

Using the menu panel "Edit > Preferences > Keys", you can customise any keyboard shortcut and also print out a list of the currently set shortcuts. To print the shortcuts, simply click the button at the top-right of the menu:

List of Important Shortcuts

Below is a list of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts (Mac users: Replace "Control" with "Command" and "Alt" with "Option" below):

Renoise also supports most of the common shortcuts that apply to any application: "Left Ctrl + X" (Cut), "Left Ctrl + C" (Copy), "Left Ctrl + V" (Paste), "Left Ctrl + Z" (Undo), "Left Ctrl + Y" (Redo).

Global

Panel Switching

F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8: Activate Window Layout Presets

Tip: You can save and customise the layouts by right-clicking on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 buttons at the top right of the Renoise interface. The current keyboard Focus is also saved with the preset.

Play and Record

Space: Start/Stop playing.
Enter: Only play the line that the cursor is on (play step by step).
Right Alt: Start playing and looping the current pattern.
Right Ctrl: Start playing the song.
Right Shift: Start playing the song with Edit Mode enabled.
Escape: Toggle Edit Mode.
Numpad Enter: Activate Block Loop and start playing.

Instruments

Numpad / *: Decrease/increase keyboard octave.
Numpad - +: Decrease/increase slot selection in the Instrument Selector.
Numpad 1-9: Select instrument from instruments visible in the Instrument Selector.
Left Alt + Left/Right Arrow Keys: Jump up/down a page in the Instrument Selector.
Left Alt + Up/Down Arrow Keys: Decrease/increase slot selection in the Instrument Selector.

Local

Cut/Copy/Paste

Left Ctrl + X: Cut selection to clipboard.
Left Ctrl + C: Copy selection to clipboard.
Left Ctrl + V: Paste contents from clipboard to target.
Backspace: Delete all notes and Effect Commands at the current line in the track and scroll everything beneath the current line up.
Insert: Insert clean row into track and push all notes and effects in current track down.
Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Delete: Delete note under cursor and scroll column beneath current note up.
Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Insert: Insert clean row into column and push all data in current column down.
Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Left/Right arrow: Remove/add note or effect column.

Left Shift + F3: Cut current track.
Left Shift + F4: Copy current track.
Left Shift + F5: Paste current track.
Left Ctrl + F3: Cut current pattern.
Left Ctrl + F4: Copy current pattern.
Left Ctrl + F5: Paste current pattern.
Left Alt + F3: Cut current selection in pattern.
Left Alt + F4: Copy current selection in pattern.
Left Alt + F5: Paste current selection in pattern.

Pattern/Phrase Editor

Left Ctrl & - +: Decrease/increase the Edit Step value.
Left Ctrl & 1-0: Set the Edit Step number.
Left Ctrl & Shift & 1-9: Set note quantize value.
Arrow Keys: Navigate through the Pattern Editor.
PageUp/PageDown: Move up/down in pattern.
Home/End: Go to start/end line of pattern.
F9: Move cursor to line 0.
F10: Move cursor 25% of the way down the pattern.
F11: Move cursor to the centre of the pattern.
F12: Move cursor 75% of the way down the pattern.
Caps-Lock/A: Insert a Note-Off when Edit Mode is enabled.

Pattern Sequencer

Left Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Keys: Change number of current pattern.
Left Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow Keys: Move to prev/next pattern in sequence.
Left Ctrl + Home: Go to first pattern in sequence.
Left Ctrl + End: Go to last pattern in sequence.
Left Ctrl + Insert: Insert new pattern into sequence.
Left Ctrl + Delete: Delete current pattern in sequence.

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 = Keyboard Shortcuts =
-Renoise has an enormous amount of keyboard shortcuts. In the previous topics we often only noted a few important shortcuts. There are far more shortcuts available in Renoise to avoid that you have to use the mouse at all, if that's what you want.
+Renoise features an enormous amount of keyboard shortcuts, but in the previous topics we often only noted a few of the important ones. Besides those, there are many other shortcuts available and even unassigned shortcuts, which you can customise yourself if they fit well into your work-flow.
-There are even lots of shortcuts available, which are not assigned by default, in case they fit into someones workflow.
 == Keyboard Focus Concept ==
-Renoise utilizes a short-cut focus handling system for keyboard shortcuts. This means that the keyboard shortcuts available to you at any particular time will vary according to the area currently in focus.
+Renoise utilises a shortcut Focus system for the keyboard, which means that most keyboard shortcuts only apply to a specific region of the interface. Those are referred to below as 'Local', while the others are 'Global'. The currently focused area is indicated by small corners that are coloured orange by default:
-You can perform shortcut commands in each area of renoise. To know in which area you are currently working, Renoise surrounds the area with corner tags... "Scope tages". So keyboard shortcuts for the instrument list for instance will only apply if the instrument list has keyboard focus thus the corner tags are visible around the area.
-[[image:vvoois_renoise_focus_checkmarks.png]]
-To change the short-cut focus area, you can either click the middle-mouse button, or use the shortcut combinations [ctrl+tab] or [shift+ctrl+tab] to forward or go back.
+[[image:3.2_focusarea.png]]
-If the "Single click mouse navigation" is turned on in the GUI-preferences, you can also instantly focus upon the pattern editor using one single left-mouseclick.
-=== Global vs. Local Shortcuts ===
+To change the Focus area, you can either:
-Some shortcuts can be applied globally, regardless of the focus area (like: you can also perform pattern sequencer related actions in the pattern editor to name one example). Other shortcuts are specific to certain areas and have no equivalent in other areas. "Global" does not always mean "Define once" and execute everywhere. A global shortcut has the same assignment tree in more than one area. If you unfold the Pattern Editor tree, you will find a node called "Pattern Sequencer". This same pattern sequencer you can also find underneath the "Mixer" and the "Pattern Matrix" for example. If you make changes to a global shortcut, you have to apply the changes to all the other areas as well.
+* Click anywhere in Renoise with the middle mouse button.
+* Left-click anywhere in Renoise while holding down the ''"Left Alt"'' key.
+* Right-click anywhere in Renoise and choose ''"(Set Keyboard Focus Here)"'' from the context menu.
+* Use the shortcuts ''"Left Control/Command + TAB"'' or ''"Left Control/Command + Left Shift + TAB"''.
-So, if you would like to change the "global" behaviour of a shortcut, you are required to make the changes in the keyboard short-cut preferences on the other different areas where this shortcut is assigned as well.
+Here is a small example on how to use the Focus:
+When you start up Renoise, the [[Pattern Editor]] is focused by default. If you use the arrow keys then the Pattern Editor's cursor will start moving around. Now left-click somewhere in the [[Disk Browser]] while holding down the ''"Left Alt"'' key, which will set the Focus to the Disk Browser. Notice that the orange corners now surround the Disk Browser and the arrow keys move around to select files and folders.
-== Customizing and Printing Shortcuts ==
+The idea behind this is that the main components of Renoise (such as the Pattern Editor) should always be ready for editing. The keyboard Focus will not move around as you click on different parts of the interface, though you can change this via the ''"View > Lock Keyboard Focus"'' option in the [[Main_Screen#Upper_Status_Bar|Upper Status Bar]].
-In Renoises preferences you can customize all keyboard shortcuts by your own, and also print the current set of shortcuts.
-To print your shortcuts, simply click the [[image:vvoois_renoise_preferences_keys_print.png]] button in this dialog:
+== Customising and Printing Shortcuts ==
-[[image:vvoois_renoise_preferences_keys.png|frameless|800px|none|keyboard preferences]]
+Using the menu panel ''[[Preferences#Keys|"Edit > Preferences > Keys"]]'', you can customise any keyboard shortcut and also print out a list of the currently set shortcuts. To print the shortcuts, simply click the [[image:3.0_preferences-keysprint.png|text-bottom]] button at the top-right of the menu:
-And you will have the most actual key layout in printable form in your default browser (*), even including your customised key layouts.
+[[image:3.3_preferences-keys.png]]
-Note that the printing format is different from what you see in the browser, just hit '''File''' and then '''Print preview''' in your browser to see the layout that is being send to paper.
-== List Of Default Shortcuts ==
-For convenience, here are the default shortcuts for all 3 platforms that Renoise runs on:
-* '''Windows:''' [http://www.renoise.com/help/KeyBindings_win.xml Default Shortcuts for Windows]
-* '''Mac OS X:''' [http://www.renoise.com/help/KeyBindings_mac.xml Default Shortcuts for OS X]
-* '''Linux:''' [http://www.renoise.com/help/KeyBindings_linux.xml Default Shortcuts on Linux]
 == List of Important Shortcuts ==
-Below is a list of the quickest and most used keyboard shortcuts '''(mac-users: Replace CONTROL with COMMAND and ALT with OPTION)''':
+Below is a list of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts (Mac users: Replace ''"Control"'' with ''"Command"'' and ''"Alt"'' with ''"Option"'' below):
-Renoise supports most of the common shortcuts that any application uses, like CONTROL + X, CONTROL + C, CONTROL + V to cut, copy paste, or CONTROL + Z, Y or CONTROL + Y, CONTROL + SHIFT + Y to undo/redo.
+Renoise also supports most of the common shortcuts that apply to any application: ''"Left Ctrl + X"'' (Cut), ''"Left Ctrl + C"'' (Copy), ''"Left Ctrl + V"'' (Paste), ''"Left Ctrl + Z"'' (Undo), ''"Left Ctrl + Y"'' (Redo).
 === Global ===
-==== Panel switching ====
+==== Panel Switching ====
-*F1: Preset 1 (Default: [[Renoise/Tracks |Pattern Editor]] and [[Renoise/Scopes |Scopes panel]])
+* '''F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8:''' Activate Window Layout Presets
-*F2: Preset 2 (Default: [[Mixer |Mixer]] and [[EffectsGeneral |track DSP]])
-*F3: Preset 3 (Default: [[InstrumentEnvelopes |Instrument Editor]] and [[FileFunctions |Disk I/O]])
-*F4: Preset 4 (Default: expanded [[RenoiseSampleEdit |Sample Editor]])
-*F5: Preset 5 (Default: expanded [[Renoise/Tracks |Pattern Editor]])
-*F6: Preset 6 (Default: [[Renoise/Tracks |Pattern Editor]] and [[EffectsGeneral |track DSP]])
-*F7: Preset 7 (Default: [[Renoise/Tracks |Pattern Editor]] and [[RenoiseAutomation |Automation envelope panel]])
-*lctrl-tab / lshift-lctrl-tab: Cycle focus between various areas (pattern arranger, pattern editor, instrument list, etc.) visible on screen.
-'''Note''' The current keyboard focus field is saved with the preset. If you desire to quickly jump to a specific area inside that saved GUI-view, click that area and then store it under the preset. This gives you the opportunity to quickly jump between various used areas (like Automation / Dsp / Instrument Properties and Pattern Arranger etc.) using the function keys.
+'''Tip:''' You can save and customise the layouts by right-clicking on the ''1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8'' buttons at the top right of the Renoise interface. The current keyboard Focus is also saved with the preset.
 ==== Play and Record ====
-*space: Toggle play-button (whether pattern-loop is on or off, doesn't matter).
+* '''Space:''' Start/Stop playing.
-*enter: Play the current line at the cursor position.
+* '''Enter:''' Only play the line that the cursor is on (play step by step).
-*ralt: Toggle [[PatternFollow |play-mode]] with pattern-loop.
+* '''Right Alt:''' Start playing and looping the current pattern.
-*rctrl: Toggle [[PatternFollow |play-mode]] of sequenced patterns.
+* '''Right Ctrl:''' Start playing the song.
-*rshift: Toggle [[RecordingInRenoise |sequence record mode]] of the song.
+* '''Right Shift:''' Start playing the song with [[Recording_and_Editing_Notes|Edit Mode]] enabled.
-*ralt-shift: Toggle [[RecordingInRenoise |sequence record mode]] of the pattern.
+* '''Escape:''' Toggle [[Recording_and_Editing_Notes|Edit Mode]].
-*escape: Set renoise into [[RecordingInRenoise |sequence editing mode]].
+* '''Numpad Enter:''' Activate [[Transport Panel#Song Parameters|Block Loop]] and start playing.
-*Num-pad-enter - Set block-play around current cursor position for 25%25 of patternlength (or the selected block division length).
-=== Instruments ===
+==== Instruments ====
-([keyval] = Numeric Keypad keys)
+* '''Numpad / *:''' Decrease/increase [[Transport Panel#Song Parameters|keyboard octave]].
-*[/]/[*] - Decrease / increase octave
+* '''Numpad - +:''' Decrease/increase slot selection in the [[Instrument Selector]].
-*[-]/[+] - Decrease / increase instrument-slot selection
+* '''Numpad 1-9:''' Select instrument from instruments visible in the [[Instrument Selector]].
-*[1]-[9] - Select each individual instrument slot in current instrument block
+* '''Left Alt + Left/Right Arrow Keys:''' Jump up/down a page in the [[Instrument Selector]].
-*lalt+arr.left/right - Jump 7 instrument positions up / down.
+* '''Left Alt + Up/Down Arrow Keys:''' Decrease/increase slot selection in the [[Instrument Selector]].
-*lalt-up/down arrowkeys - Select previous / next instrument.
+=== Local ===
-=== Pattern Editor ===
+==== Cut/Copy/Paste ====
-==== Edit Step & Navigation ====
-*lctrl+1 - 0 on upper row keys: Set [[EditStep |edit step]]
-*lctrl - / + on upper row keys: Decrease / increase [[EditStep |edit-step]]
-*lctrl+lshift +1 - 0 upper row keys: Set Quantize row-level (Quantize note to each x rows)
-*arrow keys: Scroll through the pattern editor / sequence editor
-*pgup/pgdn: Jump through pattern
-*home/end: Go to start / end row of pattern
-*lctrl+home: Go to first pattern in sequencer
-*lctrl+end: Go to last pattern in sequencer
-*F8: (un)Lock keyboard focus to pattern editor
-*F9: Set cursor to patternposition 0
-*F10: Set cursor to position 25%25 of the pattern
-*F11: Set cursor to the center of the pattern
-*F12: Set cursor to position 75%25 of the pattern.
-==== Note-Off ====
-*Caps-Lock - [[Note-Off |Smart Note off]]
+* '''Left Ctrl + X:''' Cut selection to clipboard.
-*lctrl+Caps-Lock - [[Note-Off |line Smart Note off]]
+* '''Left Ctrl + C:''' Copy selection to clipboard.
+* '''Left Ctrl + V:''' Paste contents from clipboard to target.
+* '''Backspace:''' Delete all notes and [[Effect Commands]] at the current line in the track and scroll everything beneath the current line up.
+* '''Insert:''' Insert clean row into track and push all notes and effects in current track down.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Delete:''' Delete note under cursor and scroll column beneath current note up.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Insert:''' Insert clean row into column and push all data in current column down.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Left Shift + Left/Right arrow:''' Remove/add [[Tracker Interface#Columns|note or effect column]].
-==== Cut/Copy/Paste ====
+* '''Left Shift + F3:''' Cut current track.
+* '''Left Shift + F4:''' Copy current track.
+* '''Left Shift + F5:''' Paste current track.
+* '''Left Ctrl + F3:''' Cut current pattern.
+* '''Left Ctrl + F4:''' Copy current pattern.
+* '''Left Ctrl + F5:''' Paste current pattern.
+* '''Left Alt + F3:''' Cut current selection in pattern.
+* '''Left Alt + F4:''' Copy current selection in pattern.
+* '''Left Alt + F5:''' Paste current selection in pattern.
-*ctrl-c - Copy selection to clipboard
+==== Pattern/Phrase Editor ====
-*ctrl-x - Cut selection to clipboard
-*ctrl-v - Paste contents from selected clipboard to target.
-*Backspace - Delete all notes and effect commands at current row in track and scroll everything beneath current row up
-*Insert - Insert clean row into track and push all notes and effects in current track down.
-*lShift+lctrl+backspace - Delete note under cursor and scroll column beneath current note up
-*lShift+lctrl+insert - Insert clean row into column and push all notes in current column down.
-*lshift+lctrl+arr.left/right arrow - Remove / add sub/effect column.
-'''content and selection mask settings apply to all of the following'''
+* '''Left Ctrl & - +:''' Decrease/increase the [[Pattern_Editor#Pattern_Editor_Control_Panel|Edit Step]] value.
-*lshift+F3 - Cut current track
+* '''Left Ctrl & 1-0:''' Set the [[Pattern_Editor#Pattern_Editor_Control_Panel|Edit Step]] number.
-*lshift+F4 - Copy current track
+* '''Left Ctrl & Shift & 1-9:''' Set [[Pattern_Editor#Pattern_Editor_Control_Panel|note quantize]] value.
-*lshift+F5 - Paste current track
+* '''Arrow Keys:''' Navigate through the [[Pattern Editor]].
-*lctrl+F3 - Cut current pattern
+* '''PageUp/PageDown:''' Move up/down in pattern.
-*lctrl+F4 - Copy current pattern
+* '''Home/End:''' Go to start/end line of pattern.
-*lctrl+F5 - Paste current pattern
+* '''F9:''' Move cursor to line 0.
-*lalt+F3 - Cut current selection in pattern
+* '''F10:''' Move cursor 25% of the way down the pattern.
-*lalt+F4 - Copy current selection in pattern
+* '''F11:''' Move cursor to the centre of the pattern.
-*lalt+F5 - Paste current selection in pattern
+* '''F12:''' Move cursor 75% of the way down the pattern.
+* '''Caps-Lock/A:''' Insert a [[Playing_Notes_with_the_Computer_Keyboard#Note_Off|Note-Off]] when [[Recording_and_Editing_Notes|Edit Mode]] is enabled.
 ==== Pattern Sequencer ====
-*lctrl+arr.left/right - Change pattern-number of current sequence under cursor
+* '''Left Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Keys:''' Change number of current pattern.
-*lctrl+arr.up/down - Go up / down sequence positions
+* '''Left Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow Keys:''' Move to prev/next pattern in sequence.
-*lctrl+ins - Insert sequence line above current queued line.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Home:''' Go to first pattern in sequence.
-*lctrl+del - Delete current queued sequence line
+* '''Left Ctrl + End:''' Go to last pattern in sequence.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Insert:''' Insert new pattern into sequence.
+* '''Left Ctrl + Delete:''' Delete current pattern in sequence.
-=== Disk Browser ===
-*lctrl-up/down - Switch between Song / Instrument / Samples / etc filter and folder preset options in Disk Browser panel.
-*lctrl-left/right - Collapse/expand current selected folder
-*up/down (when focus on file area!) - select file.
-*lshift-up/down (when focus on file area!) - Multi select range of files for loading.
-*lctrl-click multiple files - Selective multi select files for loading.

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