Sound Forge 9 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Project File
Ctrl+N	Create a new data window
Ctrl+Shft+N	Create a new data window without displaying the New Window dialog
Ctrl+O	Open a sound file or project
Ctrl+S	Save modified sound data back to the file
Alt+Enter	Display properties dialog
Ctrl+W	Close the active data window
Alt+F4	Exit Sound Forge
Magnification and View
Alt+0	Set input focus to the waveform display in the active window
Alt+1	Show/set input focus to the Explorer window
Alt+2	Show/set input focus to the Regions List
Alt+3	Show/set input focus to the Playlist/Cutlist window
Alt+4	Show/set input focus to the Video Preview window
Alt+5	Show/set input focus to the Time Display window
Alt+6	Show/set input focus to the Channel Meters window
Alt+7	Show/set input focus to the Undo/Redo History window
Alt+8	Show/set input focus to the Spectrum Analysis window
Alt+9	Show/set input focus to the Plug-In Chainer window
Ctrl+Alt+0	Show/set input focus to the Plug-In Manager window
Ctrl+Alt+1	Show/set input focus to the MIDI Keyboard window
Ctrl+Alt+2	Show/set input focus to the Script Editor window
Ctrl+Alt+3	Show/set input focus to the Hardware Meters window
Shft+F4	Tile the data windows vertically
Alt+F5	Restore the Sound Forge application window
Shft+F5	Cascade the data windows
Ctrl+F5	Restore the active data window
F6	Toggle playback scrolling on and off
Shft+F6	Toggle smooth playback scrolling on and off
Ctrl+F6	Go to the next data window
Ctrl+Shft+F6	Go to the previous data window
Ctrl+F10	Maximize the active data window
Alt+F10	Maximize the Sound Forge application window
F11	Show/hide windows docked at the bottom of the workspace
Shft+F11	Show/hide windows docked at the sides of the workspace
Ctrl+F11	Show/hide all docked windows
Ctrl+Enter	Maximize the width of the active data window
Data Window
D/Shft+D	Select previous/next editing tool
Ctrl+D	Select normal edit tool
Ctrl+A	Select all data in the active window
Ctrl+C	Copy the selected data onto the clipboard
Ctrl+E	Paste the clipboard contents into a new data window
Ctrl+M	Mix data from the clipboard with the active window
Ctrl+T	Trim (crop) to the current selection
Ctrl+V	Paste data from the clipboard into the active window
Ctrl+X	Move (cut) the selected data onto the clipboard
Ctrl+Y	Repeat last process, effect, or tool
Ctrl+Z	Undo the last action
Ctrl+Shft+Z	Redo the last undone action
If the Treat as Cutlist cmnd (available in the	Clear (delete) the selected data; nothing will be placed on the clipboard
C	Place a command marker at the current cursor position
M	Place a marker at the current cursor position
Ctrl+B	Toggle Auto Snap to Zero
V	Insert/show/hide volume envelope
Shft+V	Insert/remove volume envelope
P	Insert/show/hide pan envelope
Shft+P	Insert/remove pan envelope
Alt+L	Create a loop from the current selection
Alt+Shft+L	Create a loop from the current selection without displaying the Edit Sample dialog
Esc	Stop or cancel the current action (including playback)
F8	Toggle drag-and-drop snapping on and off
Cursor Movement
Right/Left Arrow	Move one pixel right/left
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Go to end of file or Go to the next region, loop or marker boundary (if regions, loops, or markers exist in the file)
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Go to beginning of file or Go to the previous region, loop or marker boundary (if regions, loops, or markers exist in the file)
Alt+Right/Left Arrow	Move one video frame right/left (only available if the data window contains a video file)
Ctrl+Alt+Right/Left Arrow	Move one sample right/left
Ctrl+G	Show the Go To dialog
Home	Go to the first sample visible in the waveform display (or beginning of selection)
Ctrl+Home	Go to the first sample in the data window
End	Go to the last sample visible in the waveform display (or end of selection)
Ctrl+End	Go to the last sample in the data window
Page Up	Move 10% of the current view prior to the cursor position
Ctrl+Page Up	Move 100% of the current view prior to the cursor position
Page Down	Move 10% of the current view past the cursor position
Ctrl+Page Down	Move 100% of the current view past the cursor position
\ or .	Center the cursor in the waveform display
+ (numeric keypad)	Go to the next sample
Ctrl+numeric keypad +	Move 10 samples past the current cursor
- (numeric keypad)	Go to the previous sample
Ctrl+numeric keypad -	Move 10 samples prior to the current cursor
Data Selection
Ctrl+Shft+D	Show the Set Selection dialog
Shft+Right/Left Arrow	Select from the cursor to the next/previous screen pixel
Shft+Ctrl+Alt+Right/Left Arrow	Select from the cursor to the next/previous sample
Shft+Alt+Right/Left Arrow	Select from the cursor to the next/previous video frame (only available if the data window contains a video file)
Shft+Home	Select from the cursor to the first sample visible in the waveform display
Shft+End	Select from the cursor to the last sample visible in the waveform display
Ctrl+Shft+Home	Select from the cursor to the first sample in the data window
Ctrl+Shft+End	Select from the cursor to the last sample in the data window
Shft+Page Up	Select from the cursor to 10% of the current view prior to the cursor position
Shft+Page Down	Select from the cursor to 10% of the current view past the cursor position
Shft+Ctrl+Page Up	Select 100% of the current view prior to the cursor position
Shft+Ctrl+Page Down	Select 100% of the current view past the cursor position
Ctrl+Shft+Right Arrow	Select from the cursor to the end of the file or Select from the cursor to the next region, loop or marker boundary (if regions, loops, or markers exist in the file)
Ctrl+Shft+Left Arrow	Select from the cursor to the beginning of the file or Select from the cursor to the previous region, loop or marker boundary (if regions, loops, or markers exist in the file)
Shft+numeric keypad +	Select from the cursor to the next sample
Shft+numeric keypad -	Select from the cursor to the previous sample
Shft+Ctrl+numeric keypad +	Select 10 samples past the current cursor
Shft+Ctrl+numeric keypad -	Select 10 samples prior to the current cursor
T	Snap to grid
Shft+T	Snap edge to grid
Z	Snap to next zero crossing
Shft+Z	Snap edge to next zero crossing
Tab/Shft+Tab	Switch the selection through the channels in a multichannel file
<	Shift current selection to the left by the length of the selection
>	Shift current selection to the right by the length of the selection
;	Cut the current selection length in half
'	Double the current selection length
:	Rotate audio
S or Backspace	Toggle current selection on and off
Alt+L	Create a loop from the current selection
Alt+Shft+L	Create a loop from the current selection without displaying the Set Selection dialog
Navigation and Playback Shortcuts
Ctrl+	Save a view in cell where ranges from 1 to 8
	Restore a view using cell where ranges from 1 to 8
Up Arrow or mouse wheel up	Increase time magnification (zoom in)
Down Arrow or mouse wheel down	Decrease time magnification (zoom out)
Shft+Up Arrow	Increase level magnification
Shft+Down Arrow	Decrease level magnification
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Zoom to selection if a selection exists; otherwise Zoom In Full
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Zoom normal (zooms to default zoom ratio set in Preferences)
1 (numeric keypad)	Display custom zoom ratio 1
2 (numeric keypad)	Display custom zoom ratio 2
Ctrl+Shft+Up/Down Arrow	Pan data window up/down if zoomed in vertically
5 (numeric keypad)	Switch cursor to opposite end of selection
I	Set Mark In at the current cursor position
O	Set Mark Out at the current cursor position
Spacebar or F12	Play or Stop the contents of the data window in default mode
Shft+Spacebar or Shft+F12	Play All
Enter or Ctrl+F12	Play/Pause
X	Switch play mode through Normal, Plug-In Chainer, Play as Sample, and Play as Cutlist playback modes
Esc	Stop playback
Q	Toggle looped playback
Ctrl+K	Preview cut (skip selection on playback with pre-roll)
Ctrl+Shft+K	Play to cursor with pre-roll
J, K, or L	Scrub playback
F6	Toggle playback scrolling on and off
Shft+F6	Toggle smooth playback scrolling on and off
F7	Generate MIDI timecode
Ctrl+F7	Trigger from MIDI timecode
Record Dialog Shortcuts
Ctrl+R	Open Record dialog
Alt+R	Start/stop recording
Alt+P	Play
Alt+T	Reset clip indicators
Esc	Stop recording or playback
Alt+Z	Go to start
M	Drop marker
Plug-In Chainer
Ctrl+P	Preview
Ctrl+Shft+P	Process selection
Ctrl+B	Bypass
Ctrl+S	Save chain preset
Ctrl+T	Toggle Ignore/Mix/Insert Tail Data options
Ctrl+E	Add plug-ins to chain
Ctrl+Delete	Remove selected plug-ins
Ctrl+Tab	Select the next plug-in in the chain
Ctrl+Shft+Tab	Select the previous plug-in in the chain
Ctrl+H	Show or hide the effect automation parameter chooser
Regions List
Spacebar	Play or stop the active marker or region
Enter	Edit the active marker or region
Delete	Delete the active marker or region
R	Create region from the current selection
Shft+R	Create region without displaying dialog
Playlist/Cutlist
Spacebar	Play or stop from the active playlist entry
Enter	Edit the active playlist entry
Delete	Delete the active playlist entry
+ (plus sign)	Add one to the active playlist entry play count
- (minus sign - not numeric keypad)	Subtract one from the active playlist entry play count
* (asterisk - not numeric keypad)	Add or remove a stop point on the active playlist entry
/ (forward slash - not numeric keypad)	Toggle pre-roll on and off for the playlist
Script Editor
Ctrl+N	Create a new script
Ctrl+O	Open a script
Ctrl+R	Run script
Ctrl+Shft+R	Compile script
Ctrl+S	Save script
F3	Find next instance of last-searched text
Shft+F3	Find previous instance of last-searched text
Ctrl+F3	Find next instance of the selected text
Ctrl+Shft+F3	Find previous instance of the selected text

 

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