Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in energyXT2 are configurable. To view or change them, go to Setup by pressing F6 or by using the main menu (File > Setup).
See also: Keyboard Control
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Editing Shortcuts
Editing a shortcut will add/change a line in energyXT.ini to save the new configuration.
For most keys, you can simply type the key in the Shortcut box. If you have to press Shift to type a character, the shortcut won't work unless you also check the box for the Shift modifier.
See below for a list of the configurable shortcuts and their defaults.
Note: there is no protection against setting the same shortcut for multiple actions.
Special Keys
The following special keys have to be entered by name:Key (type this) | Code in energyXT.ini |
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SPACE | 32 |
HOME | -1 |
END | -6 |
DEL | -7 |
ENTER (or RETURN) | -9 |
PAGEUP | -12 |
PAGEDOWN | -13 |
INSERT | -14 |
F1 | -15 |
F2 | -16 |
F3 | -17 |
F4 | -18 |
F5 | -19 |
F6 | -20 |
F7 | -21 |
F8 | -22 |
F9 | -23 |
F10 | -24 |
F11 | -25 |
F12 | -26 |
energyXT2 default shortcuts
Common
Action | Default Shortcut | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |