Adobe Audition keyboard shortcuts
Audition's published defaults cover transport and zoom, markers, Waveform Editor processing, spectral editing, and Multitrack clip or mixer adjustments. Editor-specific commands stay separate so a binding is not mistaken for an application-wide action.
Windows, macOS · 31 shortcutsPlayback, zoom, and markers
These defaults work across the Waveform and Multitrack editors unless the active control consumes the same key first.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Switch between Waveform and Multitrack Editor | 1 | 1 |
| Start or stop playback | Space | Space |
| Move the current-time indicator to the timeline start | Home | Home |
| Move the current-time indicator to the timeline end | End | End |
| Move to the previous marker, clip, or selection edge | CtrlLeft | CmdLeft |
| Move to the next marker, clip, or selection edge | CtrlRight | CmdRight |
| Toggle Return CTI To Start Position On Stop | ShiftX | ShiftX |
| Zoom in horizontally | = | = |
| Zoom in vertically | Alt= | Option= |
| Zoom out horizontally | - | - |
| Zoom out vertically | Alt- | Option- |
| Add a marker | Mor* | Mor* |
| Move to the previous marker | CtrlAltLeft | CmdOptionLeft |
| Move to the next marker | CtrlAltRight | CmdOptionRight |
Waveform Editor
These commands only apply in the Waveform Editor. The spectral adjustments move in both directions with the same modifier chord.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Repeat the previous command and confirm its dialog | ShiftR | ShiftR |
| Repeat the previous command and leave its dialog open | CtrlR | CmdR |
| Open Convert Sample Type | ShiftT | ShiftT |
| Capture a Noise Reduction noise profile | ShiftP | ShiftP |
| Activate the left stereo channel for editing | Up | Up |
| Activate the right stereo channel for editing | Down | Down |
| Make the spectral display more logarithmic or linear | CtrlAltUp/Down | OptionCmdUp/Down |
| Make the spectral display fully logarithmic or linear | CtrlAltPage Up/Down | OptionCmdPage Up/Down |
| Increase or decrease spectral resolution | CtrlShiftUp/Down | CmdShiftUp/Down |
Multitrack Editor
Mixer modifier clicks apply the same change across audio tracks. Clip nudges move the selected clip without changing its duration.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select the same input or output for every audio track | CtrlShiftSelect | CmdShiftSelect |
| Toggle Mute, Solo, Arm, or Monitor Input across all tracks | CtrlShiftClick | CmdShiftClick |
| Adjust a knob in large increments | ShiftDrag | ShiftDrag |
| Adjust a knob in small increments | CtrlDrag | CmdDrag |
| Nudge the selected clip left | Alt, | Option, |
| Nudge the selected clip right | Alt. | Alt. |
| Nudge the selected clip up | AltUp | OptionUp |
| Nudge the selected clip down | AltDown | OptionDown |