Apple GarageBand keyboard shortcuts

These shortcuts are great for navigating around in GarageBand interface as well as editing tracks, applying some actions on selected tracks and more.

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These shortcuts are great for navigating around in GarageBand interface as well as editing tracks, applying some actions on selected tracks and more.

0	Space	Start or stop playback
0	⤶ Enter	Go to beginning
1	⌥ Opt + ⤶ Enter	Go to end of last region
-1	.	Move forward
-1	,	Move back
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + .	Move cycle area forward
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ,	Move cycle area back
0	End	Move forward by visible width of the timeline
0	Home	Move back by visible width of the timeline
0	<	Turn Catch mode on/off
0	⌘ Cmd + ←	Zoom out
0	⌘ Cmd + →	Zoom in
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + N	Create a new track
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + A	Create a new audio track
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + S	Create a new software instrument track
0	⌘ Cmd + D	Duplicate the selected track
2	⌘ Cmd + Del	Delete the selected track
0	↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter	Rename the selected track
0	↑	Select the next higher track
-1	↓	Select the next lower track
0	M	Mute/Unmute the selected track
0	S	Solo/Unsolo the selected track
0	Control + I	Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off
0	A	Show/Hide automation for the selected track
0	Control + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Del	Delete all automation on the selected track
0	Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + M	Unmute all tracks
0	Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + S	Unsolo all tracks
0	⌘ Cmd + Z	Undo
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z	Redo
0	⌘ Cmd + X	Cut
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + Del	Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions
0	⌘ Cmd + C	Copy
0	⌘ Cmd + V	Paste
0	Del	Delete
0	⌘ Cmd + A	Select all
0	←	Select previous region on the selected track
0	→	Select next region on the selected track
0	⌘ Cmd + T	Split selected region or event at the playhead
0	⌘ Cmd + J	Join selected regions or notes
0	L	Loop selected region continuously
0	Control + ↑ Shift + O	Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library
-1	↑ Shift + N	Rename the selected region
0	⌘ Cmd + G	Turn Snap to Grid on/off
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + G	Show/Hide alignment guides
0	R	Start recording
0	Control + R	Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off
0	C	Turn the cycle area on/off
0	K	Turn the metronome on/off
0	↑ Shift + K	Turn count-in on/off
-1	⌥ Opt + ↑	Transpose selected notes up one semitone
0	⌥ Opt + ↓	Transpose selected notes down one semitone
0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + ↑	Transpose selected notes up one octave
0	⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + ↓	Transpose selected notes down one octave
0	→	Select the next score event
0	←	Select the previous score event
0	↓	Select the next staff event
0	↑	Arrow Select the previous staff event
0	⌘ Cmd + P	Print score notation
0	⌘ Cmd + K	Show/Hide the Musical Typing window
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0	B	Show/Hide Smart Controls
0	N	Show/Hide the Score Editor
0	P	Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor
0	O	Show/Hide the Loop Browser
0	Y	Show/Hide the Library
0	E	Show/Hide the Editor
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + P	Show/Hide the Note Pad
0	F	Show/Hide the Media Browser
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A	Show/Hide the Arrangement track
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O	Show/Hide the Movie track
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + X	Show/Hide the Transposition track
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T	Show/Hide the Tempo track
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M	Show/Hide the master track
0	⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + O	Open a Movie
0	⌘ Cmd + N	Create a new project
0	⌘ Cmd + O	Open an existing project
0	⌘ Cmd + W	Close the current window or project
0	⌘ Cmd + M	Minimize the GarageBand window
0	⌘ Cmd + S	Save the current project
0	↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S	Save As
0	⌘ Cmd + ,	Show GarageBand preferences
0	⌘ Cmd + H	Hide GarageBand
0	⌘ Cmd + Q	Quit GarageBand
0	⌘ Cmd + /	Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item)
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