Cubase Shortcut Keys

January 3rd, 2010 by Producr

Audio category Cubase 4
A Adjust Fades to Range

X Crossfade

Ctrl+F Find Selected in Pool

Automation category Cubase 4
Alt+R Toggle Read Enable All Tracks

Alt+W Toggle Write Enable All Tracks

Devices category Cubase 4
F3 Mixer

F8 Video

F4 VST Connections

F1 1 VST Instruments

F1 2 VST Performance

Edit category Cubase 4
F Autoscroll

Ctrl+C Copy

Ctrl+X Cut

Ctrl+Shft+X Cut Time

Del or Backspace Delete

Shft+Backspace Delete Time

Ctrl+D Duplicate

Ctrl+Shft+I Edit In-place

Ctrl+G Group



Ctrl+Shft+E Insert Silence

E Left Selection Side to Cursor

Ctrl+Shft+L Lock

Ctrl+L Move to Cursor

M Mute

Shft+M Mute Events

Alt+M Mute/Unmute Objects

Ctrl+E Open Default Editor

Ctrl+R Open Score Editor

Return Open/Close Editor

Ctrl+V Paste

Alt+V Paste at Origin

Ctrl+Shft+V Paste Time

R Record Enable

Ctrl+Shft+Z Redo

Ctrl+K Repeat

D Right Selection Side to Cursor

Ctrl+A Select All

Ctrl+Shft+A Select None

J Snap On/Off

S Solo

Alt+X Split At Cursor

Shft+X Split Range

Ctrl+Z Undo

Ctrl+U Ungroup

Ctrl+Shft+U Unlock

Shft+U Unmute Events

Editors category Cubase 4
Ctrl+I Show/Hide Infoview

Alt+I Show/Hide Inspector

Alt+O Show/Hide Overview

File category Cubase 4
Ctrl+W Close

Ctrl+N New

Ctrl+O Open

Ctrl+Q Quit

Ctrl+S Save

Ctrl+Shft+S Save As

Ctrl+Alt+S Save New Version

Media category Cubase 4
F5 Open MediaBay

F6 Open Loop Browser

F7 Open Sound Browser

MIDI category Cubase 4
Q Quantize

Navigate category Cubase 4
Shft+Down Arrow Add Down: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window to the bottom/ Move selected event in the Key Editor down 1 octave

Shft+Left Arrow Add Left: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window/ Key Editor to the left

Shft+Right Arrow Add Right: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window/ Key Editor to the right

Shft+Up Arrow Add Up: Expand/Undo selection in the Project window to the top/ Move selected event in the Key Editor up one octave

Down Arrow Down: Select next in the Project window/ Move selected event in the Key Editor one semitone down

Left Arrow Left: Select next in the Project window/ Key Editor

Right Arrow Right: Select next in the Project window/ Key Editor

Up Arrow Up: Select next in the Project window/ Move selected event in the Key Editor one semitone up

End Bottom Select bottom track in the track list

Home Top: Select top track in the track list

Nudge category Cubase 4
Alt+Shft+Left Arrow End Left

Alt+Shft+Right Arrow End Right

Ctrl+Left Arrow Left

Ctrl+Right Arrow Right

Alt+Left Arrow Start Left

Alt+Right Arrow Start Right

Project category Cubase 4
Ctrl+B Open Browser

Ctrl+M Open Markers

Ctrl+P Open/Close Pool

Ctrl+T Open Tempo Track

Shft+S Setup

Shft+C Show/Hide Track Colors

Score Functions category Cubase 4
Alt+Pad+[Plus] Insert Voice: Next

Alt+Pad-[minus] Insert Voice: Previous

Tool category Cubase 4
5 Delete tool

8 Draw tool

0 Drumstick tool

4 Glue tool

7 Mute tool

F1 0 Next Tool

9 Play tool

F9 Previous Tool

2 Range tool

1 Select tool

3 Split tool

6 Zoom tool

Transport category Cubase 4
I AutoPunch In

O AutoPunch Out

Pad / Cycle

. Exchange time formats

Shft+Pad + Fast Forward

Shft+Pad - Fast Rewind

Pad + Forward

Shft+L Input Left Locator

Shft+P Input Position

Shft+R Input Right Locator

Shft+T Input Tempo

Insert (Win) Insert Marker

N Locate Next Event

Shft+N Locate Next Marker

B Locate Previous Event

Shft+B Locate Previous Marker

L Locate Selection

P Locators to Selection

Shft+G Loop Selection

C Metronome On

Ctrl+Pad - Nudge Down

Ctrl+Pad + Nudge Up

F2 Panel (Transport panel)

Alt+Space Play Selection Range

Shft+Pad 1 to Pad 9 Recall Cycle Marker 1 to 9

Pad * Record

Shft+Pad * Retrospective Record

Pad . or Pad , Return to Zero

Pad - Rewind

Ctrl+Pad 1 Set Left Locator

Ctrl+1 Set Marker 1

Ctrl+2 Set Marker 2

Ctrl+ Pad 3 to 9 or Ctrl+ 3 to 9 Set Marker 3 to 9

Ctrl+Pad 2 Set Right Locator

Enter Start

Space Start/Stop

Pad 0 Stop

Pad 1 To Left Locator

Shft+1 To Marker 1

Shft+2 To Marker 2

Pad 3 to 9 or Shft+3 to 9 To Marker 3 to 9

Pad 2 To Right Locator

T Use External Sync

Workspace category Cubase 4
Alt+Pad 0 Lock/Unlock Active Workspace

Ctrl+Pad 0 New

W Organize

Alt+Pad 1-9 Workspace 1-9

Zoom category Cubase 4
Shft+F Zoom Full

H Zoom In

Alt+Down Arrow Zoom In Tracks

G Zoom Out

Alt+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Up Arrow Zoom Out Tracks

Shft+E Zoom to Event

Alt+S Zoom to Selection

Z or Ctrl+ Down Arrow Zoom Tracks Exclusive

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