PreSonus Studio One keyboard shortcuts
Studio One's official key command sheet covers transport, editing, events, tracks, the browser, console views, markers, zoom, and file commands. This reference keeps the PC commands and their documented Mac modifier substitutions together.
Windows, macOS · 170 shortcutsAudio and automation
Edit audio and move through automation parameters with the commands listed in Studio One's current key command sheet.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create autofades | ShiftX | ShiftX |
| Create crossfades | X | X |
| Decrease volume | AltNumpad - | AltNumpad - |
| Decrease volume finely | ShiftAltNumpad - | ShiftAltNumpad - |
| Increase volume | AltNumpad + | AltNumpad + |
| Increase volume finely | ShiftAltNumpad + | ShiftAltNumpad + |
| Edit with Melodyne | CtrlM | CtrlM |
| Normalize audio | AltN | AltN |
| Reverse audio | CtrlR | CtrlR |
| Next parameter | H | H |
| Previous parameter | ShiftH | ShiftH |
| Show current parameter | AltA | AltA |
| Toggle Read automation | J | J |
| Touch automation | K | K |
Browser and console
Open Studio One browser sections, switch console banks and channels, and recall the documented console scenes.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Show Instruments | F6 | F6 |
| Show Effects | F7 | F7 |
| Show Loops | F8 | F8 |
| Show Files | F9 | F9 |
| Show Pool | F10 | F10 |
| Global mute | CtrlShiftM | CtrlShiftM |
| Global solo | CtrlShiftS | CtrlShiftS |
| Next bank | ] | ] |
| Previous bank | [ | [ |
| Next channel | } | } |
| Previous channel | { | { |
| Show channel editor | F11 | F11 |
| Toggle console size | ShiftF3 | ShiftF3 |
| Select scene 0 | CtrlNumpad 0 | CtrlNumpad 0 |
| Select scene 1 | CtrlNumpad 1 | CtrlNumpad 1 |
| Select scene 2 | CtrlNumpad 2 | CtrlNumpad 2 |
| Select scene 3 | CtrlNumpad 3 | CtrlNumpad 3 |
| Select scene 4 | CtrlNumpad 4 | CtrlNumpad 4 |
| Select scene 5 | CtrlNumpad 5 | CtrlNumpad 5 |
| Select scene 6 | CtrlNumpad 6 | CtrlNumpad 6 |
| Select scene 7 | CtrlNumpad 7 | CtrlNumpad 7 |
| Select scene 8 | CtrlNumpad 8 | CtrlNumpad 8 |
| Select scene 9 | CtrlNumpad 9 | CtrlNumpad 9 |
Editing
Select, copy, split, nudge, and change the editing state of Studio One events and ranges from the keyboard.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Autoscroll | F | F |
| Toggle Ripple Edit | CtrlAltR | CtrlAltR |
| Copy | CtrlC | CtrlC |
| Create ranges | AltR | AltR |
| Create ranges on tracks | ShiftR | ShiftR |
| Cut | CtrlX | CtrlX |
| Delete | Delete | Delete |
| Delete time | CtrlAltD | CtrlAltD |
| Deselect all | CtrlD | CtrlD |
| Deselect all on tracks | CtrlShiftD | CtrlShiftD |
| Duplicate | D | D |
| Duplicate shared | ShiftD | ShiftD |
| Duplicate and insert | AltD | AltD |
| Insert silence | CtrlAltI | CtrlAltI |
| Invert selection | CtrlI | CtrlI |
| Move to cursor | CtrlL | CtrlL |
| Nudge forward | AltRight Arrow | AltRight Arrow |
| Nudge back | AltLeft Arrow | AltLeft Arrow |
| Nudge a bar forward | CtrlAltRight Arrow | CtrlAltRight Arrow |
| Nudge a bar back | CtrlAltLeft Arrow | CtrlAltLeft Arrow |
| Paste | CtrlV | CtrlV |
| Paste at original position | CtrlShiftV | CtrlShiftV |
| Redo | CtrlY | CtrlY |
| Search | CtrlF | CtrlF |
| Select all | CtrlA | CtrlA |
| Select all in loop | AltL | AltL |
| Select all on tracks | CtrlShiftA | CtrlShiftA |
| Split loop | CtrlShiftX | CtrlShiftX |
| Split range | CtrlAltX | CtrlAltX |
| Split at cursor | AltX | AltX |
| Toggle snap | N | N |
| Undo | CtrlZ | CtrlZ |
Events and files
Create instrument material, process selected events, and manage Studio One projects and songs with these commands.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Insert instrument part | CtrlP | CtrlP |
| Insert pattern | CtrlShiftP | CtrlShiftP |
| Bounce selection | CtrlB | CtrlB |
| Copy range to a new Scratchpad | V | V |
| Merge events | G | G |
| Quantize | Q | Q |
| Quantize 50% | AltQ | AltQ |
| Restore timing | ShiftQ | ShiftQ |
| Toggle mute | ShiftM | ShiftM |
| Close | CtrlW | CtrlW |
| New project | CtrlShiftN | CtrlShiftN |
| New song | CtrlN | CtrlN |
| Open | CtrlO | CtrlO |
| Quit | CtrlQ | CtrlQ |
| Save | CtrlS | CtrlS |
| Save as | CtrlAltS | CtrlAltS |
| Save new version | CtrlShiftAltS | CtrlShiftAltS |
| Document setup | Ctrl. | Ctrl. |
Markers and song setup
Move between markers, add marker points, set ranges, and import or export song data from Studio One's current key sheet.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Go to next marker | ShiftN | ShiftN |
| Go to previous marker | ShiftB | ShiftB |
| Insert marker | Insert | Insert |
| Insert named marker | ShiftInsert | ShiftInsert |
| Recall marker 1 | Numpad 3 | Numpad 3 |
| Recall marker 2 | Numpad 4 | Numpad 4 |
| Recall marker 3 | Numpad 5 | Numpad 5 |
| Recall marker 4 | Numpad 6 | Numpad 6 |
| Recall marker 5 | Numpad 7 | Numpad 7 |
| Recall marker 6 | Numpad 8 | Numpad 8 |
| Recall marker 7 | Numpad 9 | Numpad 9 |
| Set start and end to selection | AltY | AltY |
| Perform | CtrlEnter | CtrlEnter |
| New show | CtrlShiftAltN | CtrlShiftAltN |
| Export mixdown | CtrlE | CtrlE |
| Export stems | CtrlShiftE | CtrlShiftE |
| Import file | CtrlShiftO | CtrlShiftO |
| Import song data | CtrlShiftI | CtrlShiftI |
| Remove track | ShiftT | ShiftT |
Tracks and toolbar
Add, arm, monitor, mute, solo, group, and choose track tools with the key commands in the official Studio One sheet.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Add tracks | T | T |
| Arm | R | R |
| Dissolve group | CtrlShiftG | CtrlShiftG |
| Group selected tracks | CtrlG | CtrlG |
| Monitor | U | U |
| Mute | M | M |
| Show envelopes | A | A |
| Solo | S | S |
| Select tool 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Select tool 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Select tool 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Select tool 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Select tool 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Select tool 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Select tool 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Select tool 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Select tool 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Select tool 10 | 10 | 10 |
Transport
Start, stop, record, move through the timeline, and set loop boundaries with Studio One's numeric keypad and transport commands.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Autopunch | I | I |
| Click | C | C |
| Forward | Numpad + | Numpad + |
| Forward a bar | ShiftNumpad + | ShiftNumpad + |
| Rewind | Numpad - | Numpad - |
| Rewind a bar | ShiftNumpad - | ShiftNumpad - |
| Go to loop end | Numpad 2 | Numpad 2 |
| Go to loop start | Numpad 1 | Numpad 1 |
| Go to next event | ShiftAltN | ShiftAltN |
| Go to previous event | ShiftAltB | ShiftAltB |
| Go to time | CtrlT | CtrlT |
| Locate mouse cursor | CtrlSpace | CtrlSpace |
| Locate selection | L | L |
| Loop selection | ShiftP | ShiftP |
| Loop selection snapped | P | P |
| Preroll | O | O |
| Record | Numpad * | Numpad * |
| Return to zero | Numpad , | Numpad , |
| Start | Enter | Enter |
| Stop | Numpad 0 | Numpad 0 |
| Toggle loop | Numpad / | Numpad / |
| Toggle start | Space | Space |
View and zoom
Switch Studio One perspectives and panels, then change the arrangement view with the documented zoom state commands.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Show browser | F5 | F5 |
| Show console | F3 | F3 |
| Show editor | F2 | F2 |
| Show inspector | F4 | F4 |
| Next perspective | CtrlTab | CtrlTab |
| Previous perspective | CtrlShiftTab | CtrlShiftTab |
| Show record panel | ShiftAltR | ShiftAltR |
| Toggle detached console | CtrlF3 | CtrlF3 |
| Toggle detached editor | CtrlF2 | CtrlF2 |
| Toggle floating windows | F12 | F12 |
| Toggle optional views | ShiftF12 | ShiftF12 |
| Toggle launcher | B | B |
| Redo zoom | AltE | AltE |
| Store zoom state | ShiftZ | ShiftZ |
| Toggle zoom | Z | Z |
| Undo zoom | AltW | AltW |
| Zoom full | AltZ | AltZ |
| Zoom in | E | E |
| Zoom in vertically | ShiftE | ShiftE |
| Zoom out | W | W |
| Zoom out vertically | ShiftW | ShiftW |
| Zoom to loop | ShiftL | ShiftL |
| Zoom to selection | ShiftS | ShiftS |
| Zoom to selection horizontally | AltS | AltS |