Garage Band Shortcuts

Playback and Navigation Action Start or stop playback Go to beginning Go to end Move back (the amount depends on the zoom level) Shortcut Space bar Return or Z or Home Option-Z or End Left arrow

Move forward (the amount depends on the zoom Right arrow level) Move back the visible width of the timeline Move forward the visible width of the timeline Zoom out Zoom in Tracks Action Create a new track Create a new Basic track Duplicate the selected track Delete the selected track Select the next higher track Select the next lower track Mute/Unmute the selected track Solo/Unsolo the selected track Lock/Unlock the selected track Show/Hide the track's automation curves Show/Hide the arrange track Show/Hide master track Show/Hide the podcast track Show/Hide the movie track Track Info pane Action Show/Hide Track Info pane Select the next higher category or instrument Select the next lower category or instrument Page up Page down Control-Left arrow Control-Right arrow Shortcut Command-Option-N Command-Shift-N Command-D Command-Delete Up arrow Down arrow M S L A Command-Shift-A Command-B Command-Shift-B Command-Option-B Shortcut Command-I Up arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected) Down arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected)

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Move from instrument list to category list Left arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and an instrument is selected) Move from category list to instrument list Arranging and Editing Action Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select all Split selected region at the playhead Join selected regions Turn snap to grid on/off Show/Hide alignment guides Lock automation curves to regions Delete selected arrange region and its timeline content Delete selected region and fill in time Add marker to podcast/movie track Turn Ducking on/off Recording Action Start or stop recording Turn the cycle region on/off Turn the metronome on/off Turn count in on/off Notation View Action Move selected notes to previous grid position Move selected notes to next grid position Move selected notes back one measure Move selected notes forward one measure Send selected object up one semitone Transpose selected notes down one semitone Control-Delete P Command-Shift-R Shortcut R C Command-U Command-Shift-U Shortcut Left arrow Right arrow Shift-Left arrow Shift-Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow Right arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category is selected) Shortcut Command-Z Command-Shift-Z Command-X Command-X Command-V Delete Command-A Command-T Shift-Command-J Command-G Command-Shift-G Command-Option-A Command-Option-Delete

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Transpose selected notes up one octave Transpose selected notes down one octave Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Adjusting master volume Action Raise master volume Lower master volume Showing windows and editors Action Show track mixer Show track info pane Show editor Show loop browser Show/Hide Media Browser Show onscreen keyboard Show Musical Typing window Minimize GarageBand window LCD mode commands Action Show Chord mode in LCD Show Tuner mode in LCD Show Time mode in LCD Show Measures mode in LCD Show Tempo mode in LCD File menu commands Action Create new project Open an existing project Close the current project Save the current project Save As Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Application menu commands Action Show/Hide GarageBand Preferences Shift-Up arrow Shift-Down arrow Command-P Shortcut Command-Up arrow Command-Down arrow Shortcut Command-Y Command-I Command-E Command-L Command-R Command-K Command-Shift-K Command-M Shortcut Command-F (with Software Instrument track selected) Command-F (with Real Instrument track selected) Command-Shift-F Command-Option-F Command-Control-F Shortcut Command-N Command-O Command-W Command-S Command-Shift-S Command-P Shortcut Command-comma (,)

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Hide GarageBand Hide other applications Quit GarageBand Command-H Command-Option-H Command-Q