Keyboard shortcuts
All the keyboard shortcuts of the Accordion Player player and editor on one page: playback, moving between bars, looping, selecting notes and editing.
Player
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play / pause |
| ← | A bar back |
| → | A bar forward |
| Home | To the start |
| L | A–B loop: start, end, turn off |
| M | Metronome |
| N | Note lanes |
The keys do not work while the cursor is in an input field (for example, the title of the piece in the settings).
Editor
| Key / action | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z / Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Esc | Clear the selection, close the menu |
| 1–5 | Finger for the selected notes |
| ↑ ↓ | Pitch by a semitone |
| ⇧ + ↑ ↓ | Pitch by an octave |
| ← → | Shift in time by a grid step |
| ⌥/Alt + ← → | Change the duration |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete the selected notes |
| Click, ⇧/⌘ + click | Select a note, add to the selection |
| Drag over empty space | Box selection |
| Double click | A new note |
| Drag a note / the edge of a note | Move / change the duration |
| Click a button on the instrument | Assign the button to the selected notes |
| Loudness curve: click, drag, double click, ⌥-click | A point, change it, jump/smooth, delete |
| Enter in the “other…” field | Save a custom chord name |