Apple GarageBand keyboard shortcuts 

Apple GarageBand    

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- Shortcuts
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 + /

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Program information

Program name: Apple GarageBand Apple GarageBand (Productivity)

Web page: apple.com/mac/garageband

Last update: 14/06/2020 20.39 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 84%

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Shortcut count: 83

Platform detected: macOS

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