You can customize skulpton’s main shortcuts in Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. Each action can have more than one binding.
This page lists the default bindings. Cmd/Ctrl means Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows / Linux.
| Key | Action |
|---|
Space | Play / pause |
Shift + Space | Play from the playhead / pause |
Shift + R | Toggle recording mode |
K | Toggle metronome |
Shift + L | Toggle loop on / off |
L | Set the loop range to the selected clip |
You can also Shift + drag on the timeline ruler to set a bar-aligned loop range. Double-click the Loop button to clear the range.
| Key | Action |
|---|
Cmd/Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z / Cmd/Ctrl + Y | Redo |
Cmd/Ctrl + S | Save |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E | Export project as MIDI |
Cmd/Ctrl + ; | Open project notes |
| Key | Tool |
|---|
1 | Select |
2 | Edit |
3 | Automation |
4 | Slice |
5 | Merge |
6 | Stamp |
| Key | Action |
|---|
Delete / Backspace | Delete selected clips |
Cmd/Ctrl + D | Duplicate selected clips |
Cmd/Ctrl + C | Copy selected clips |
Cmd/Ctrl + V | Paste and switch to stamp mode |
Cmd/Ctrl + J | Join selected audio clips |
Left / Right | Select the previous / next clip |
Up / Down | Select the previous / next track |
Enter | Open the selected clip in the editor |
Esc / W | Close the clip editor |
N | Insert a new clip at the marker |
Shift + N | Insert a new clip at the selected clip’s end |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right | Move clip left / right by one bar |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down | Move clip to the track above / below |
See Edit clips for mouse and drag gestures.
| Key | Action |
|---|
M | Toggle mute on the selected track |
S | Toggle solo on the selected track |
R | Toggle arm on the selected track |
P | Open the instrument plug-in window |
Shift + P | Close the last-focused plug-in window |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + W | Close all plug-in windows |
| Key | Action |
|---|
F1 / F2 / F3 | Open Timeline / Rack / Mixer |
F4 / F5 | Focus the timeline / piano roll |
F6 | Toggle focus between the timeline and piano roll |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M | Open MIDI Mapping |
| Key | Action |
|---|
[ / ] | Previous / next arrangement |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new Scratch Pad |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D | Duplicate the current arrangement |
| Key | Action |
|---|
, / . | Previous / next page |
- / = | Fit fewer / more bars |
Hold E | Eraser |
Hold V | Disable resize handles and prioritize moving |
When the piano roll is active, these contextual editing keys are also available. They are not shown in the customizable Preferences list.
| Key | Action |
|---|
Cmd/Ctrl + A | Select all notes |
Delete / Backspace | Delete selected notes |
Cmd/Ctrl + D | Duplicate selected notes by their span |
Cmd/Ctrl + C | Copy selected notes |
Q | Quantize selected notes to the current grid |
Up / Down | Move pitch by one semitone |
Shift + Up / Down | Move pitch by one octave |
Left / Right | Move by one grid step |
| Key | Action |
|---|
Cmd/Ctrl + , | Open Preferences |
Cmd/Ctrl + N | New project |
Cmd/Ctrl + O | Open project |
These bindings follow Tauri’s native menu.
- Press
Cmd/Ctrl + , to open Preferences
- Select Keyboard Shortcuts
- Click a binding beside an action, then press the desired key
- Use
+ to add another binding to the same action
- Use Reset to defaults to restore the defaults
Bindings are stored locally on the device and are not included in project files.
