Adobe Audition keyboard shortcuts
Adobe Audition is an audio editor with two workspaces: the Waveform Editor for fixing a single file and the Multitrack Editor for mixing many. Its shortcuts follow that split, after a shared set for playback, zoom, and markers.
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 | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Switch between Waveform and Multitrack Editor | Windows / macOS1 |
| Start or stop playback | Windows / macOSSpace |
| Move the current-time indicator to the timeline start | Windows / macOSHome |
| Move the current-time indicator to the timeline end | Windows / macOSEnd |
| Move to the previous marker, clip, or selection edge | WindowsCtrl + Left macOSCmd + Left |
| Move to the next marker, clip, or selection edge | WindowsCtrl + Right macOSCmd + Right |
| Toggle Return CTI To Start Position On Stop | Windows / macOSShift + X |
| Zoom in horizontally | Windows / macOS= |
| Zoom in vertically | WindowsAlt + = macOSOption + = |
| Zoom out horizontally | Windows / macOS- |
| Zoom out vertically | WindowsAlt + - macOSOption + - |
| Add a marker | Windows / macOSMor* |
| Move to the previous marker | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Left macOSCmd + Option + Left |
| Move to the next marker | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Right macOSCmd + Option + Right |
Waveform Editor
These commands only apply in the Waveform Editor. The spectral adjustments move in both directions with the same modifier chord.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Repeat the previous command and confirm its dialog | Windows / macOSShift + R |
| Repeat the previous command and leave its dialog open | WindowsCtrl + R macOSCmd + R |
| Open Convert Sample Type | Windows / macOSShift + T |
| Capture a Noise Reduction noise profile | Windows / macOSShift + P |
| Activate the left stereo channel for editing | Windows / macOSUp |
| Activate the right stereo channel for editing | Windows / macOSDown |
| Make the spectral display more logarithmic or linear | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Up/Down macOSOption + Cmd + Up/Down |
| Make the spectral display fully logarithmic or linear | WindowsCtrl + Alt + Page Up/Down macOSOption + Cmd + Page Up/Down |
| Increase or decrease spectral resolution | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Up/Down macOSCmd + Shift + Up/Down |
Multitrack Editor
Mixer modifier clicks apply the same change across audio tracks. Clip nudges move the selected clip without changing its duration.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Select the same input or output for every audio track | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Select macOSCmd + Shift + Select |
| Toggle Mute, Solo, Arm, or Monitor Input across all tracks | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Click macOSCmd + Shift + Click |
| Adjust a knob in large increments | Windows / macOSShift + Drag |
| Adjust a knob in small increments | WindowsCtrl + Drag macOSCmd + Drag |
| Nudge the selected clip left | WindowsAlt + , macOSOption + , |
| Nudge the selected clip right | Windows / macOSAlt + . |
| Nudge the selected clip up | WindowsAlt + Up macOSOption + Up |
| Nudge the selected clip down | WindowsAlt + Down macOSOption + Down |
Source
Adobe Audition default keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Adobe's current expert-selected default list, updated June 17, 2026 and checked August 31, 2026. Adobe labels the web reference as partial and directs users to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts for the complete installed keymap. CD-authoring commands removed in Audition 26.3 are not included, and custom shortcut sets are outside this reference.