Default Shortcuts

energyXT2 default shortcuts

Common

Action	Default Shortcut	Description
Zoom in	+	[Sequencer] Zoom in centered on the play cursor if Autoscroll is on, or centered in the middle of the sequencer view if Autoscroll is off.
Zoom out	-	[Sequencer] Zoom out centered on the play cursor if Autoscroll is on, or centered in the middle of the sequencer view if Autoscroll is off.
Loop on/off	L	[Sequencer] When on, the sequencer will loop playback within the defined loop area.
Left locator	1	[Sequencer] Move playhead to left loop locator
Right locator	2	[Sequencer] Move playhead to right loop locator
Play selection	Shift Enter	[Sequencer] Sets loop area to selected parts and starts playback.
Loop selection	Ctrl P	[Sequencer] Sets loop area to selected parts.
Quantize	Ctrl Q	[Sequencer] Moves selected events (or all events in selected parts) to nearest grid line. Doesn't work on envelope points.
Next Beat	6	[Sequencer] Move playhead ahead by one quarter note
Prior Beat	4	[Sequencer] Move playhead back by one quarter note
Mixer	F9	Open Mixer (or hide it, if it's already open and not docked)
Browser	F3	Show/hide Browser
Setup	F6	Open Setup window
Find	Ctrl F	Move keyboard focus to the Browser search box
Edit	Ctrl E	[Modular] Opens selected component for editing. [Sequencer] Opens popup editor for selected part.
Edit in-place	E	[Sequencer] Expand/collapse selected track(s) for inline editing
Rename	Ctrl R	Rename selected component/track/part
Export Project (wav, aif, mp3)	F5	Opens Export Project dialog (only works when a sequencer is in the project)
Prior Page	F1	Prior docked page
Next Page	F2	Next docked page
Prior Program	8	Previous program in the focused window
Next Program	9	Next program in the focused window
Metronome	C	Metronome on/off

File

Action	Default Shortcut	Description
New…	Ctrl N	New project dialog / Welcome screen
Open…	Ctrl O	(open)
Save	Ctrl S	(save)
Save as…	Ctrl Shift S	(save as)
Open Last	Ctrl L	Re-open last opened project

Edit

Action	Default Shortcut	Description
Undo	Ctrl Z	Undo the last action (look at the Undo button in the main toolbar to see what this action was).
Redo	Ctrl Y	Re-does the last undone action (look at the Redo button in the main toolbar to see what this action was).
Repeat	Ctrl D	Modular: Duplicates the selected component; Sequencer: Makes a ghost copy of the selected part.
Delete	Del (Backspace)	Deletes selected component/track/part/event, or silences selected range of audio. Backspace does the same thing but cannot be configured.
Select All	Ctrl A	Selects all components/parts/events
Cut	Ctrl X	Removes selected part/event/audio and copies it to the clipboard
Copy	Ctrl C	Copies selected part/event/audio to the clipboard
Paste	Ctrl V	Pastes last copied part/event/audio at the location of the mouse pointer

Transporter

Action	Default Shortcut	Description
Play	Enter (Space)	Play, or Stop if already playing. Space Bar does the same thing but cannot be configured.
Record	R	Starts or stops recording. If XT2 is stopped, playback is also started. Recording can be turned on and off while playing for punch in/out functionality.
Stop	0	Stops playback. If already stopped, this will send a MIDI “All Notes Off” message to all connected instruments.
Rewind to start	3 (Home)	Returns the playhead to time 0. Home key also does this but cannot be configured.
Rewind to last play	5	Returns the playhead to the position where playback was started.

Sequencer

Action	Default Shortcut	Description
Note preview	P	Toggles note preview on/off (play midi/drum sounds when inserting or moving notes)
Mute	M	Toggles track mute on/off for selected track(s)
Solo	S	Toggles track solo on/off for selected track(s)
Mute Part	Ctrl M	(mute part on/off)
Show track comp	Ctrl Space	Opens the GUI windows of the selected track's destination instruments
Split at cursor	Ctrl K	Splits selected part(s), or all parts when none are selected, at the position of the play cursor
Insert bars	Shift I	Inserts empty space into the sequencer based on the loop area. Parts are split at the left loop locator and the shifted to the right loop locator.
Remove bars	Shift R	Removes everything within the loop area and shifts the remaining parts to the left.
Channel strip	F7	Show/hide mixer channel strip
Add track	Ctrl Insert	Adds a track of the currently selected type, or an instrument track if no tracks are selected.
Zoom selection	Ctrl +	Zooms so that selected parts (or all parts if none are selected) fill the sequencer view
Show track-params	P	Shows/hides any automation lanes for the selected track(s)
Snap	X	Toggles snapping to grid
Snap prior	Ctrl Shift X	Selects prior snap value
Snap next	Shift X	Selects next snap value
Autoscroll	J	Turns autoscroll on/off. When on, the sequencer will scroll to follow the play cursor, and zoom in/out will be centered on the play cursor.
Scroll octave up	PageUp	Scrolls one octave up in the popup piano roll or the inline piano roll for selected track(s)
Scroll octave down	PageDown	Scrolls one octave up in the popup piano roll or the inline piano roll for selected track(s)
Freeze	Ctrl F	Freeze/unfreeze selected track(s)
Glue	Ctrl G	Glues selected parts together into one part (or one part per track if parts are selected across multiple tracks)
Un-ghost	Ctrl U	Turns a ghost part into an independent part
Object-bar	O	Show/hide the Object Bar
Markers	T	Show/hide marker lane
Add marker	Ctrl T	Add marker at currently selected part(s), or loop region if no parts selected
Delete marker	Ctrl Shift T	Delete selected marker
Prior marker	<	Jump to prior marker
Next marker	Z	Jump to next marker
Bounce to audio track	Ctrl B	Renders the project (optionally within the loop area only) and puts the result as an audio part on a new track.
Crossfade	Shift X	Crossfade selected audio parts
Step record	F4	Toggles step recording on/off