Learn about the default keyboard shortcuts for playing, zooming, editing, and mixing audio in Adobe Audition.
Keys for playing and zooming audio
These partial lists include the shortcuts that Adobe Audition experts find most useful. For a complete list of shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
Result |
Windows shortcut |
macOS shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Toggle between Waveform and Multitrack Editor |
1 |
1 |
Start and stop playback |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
Move current-time indicator to beginning of timeline |
Home |
Home |
Move current-time indicator to end of timeline |
End |
End |
Move current-time indicator to the previous marker, clip, or selection edge |
Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Command+Left Arrow |
Move current-time indicator to next marker, clip, or selection edge |
Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Command+Right Arrow |
Toggle preference for Return CTI To Start Position On Stop |
Shift+X |
Shift+X |
Zoom in horizontally |
= |
= |
Zoom in vertically |
Alt+= |
Option+= |
Zoom out horizontally |
- |
- |
Zoom out vertically |
Alt+minus sign |
Option+minus sign |
Add marker |
M or * (asterisk) |
M or * (asterisk) |
| Move to the previous marker | Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow | Cmd+Option+Left Arrow |
| Move to the next marker | Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow | Cmd+Option+Right Arrow |
Keys for editing audio files
The following keyboard shortcuts apply only in Waveform Editor.
Result |
Windows shortcut |
macOS shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Repeat the previous command (opening its dialog box and selecting OK) |
Shift+R |
Shift+R |
Repeat the previous command (opening its dialog box but not selecting OK) |
Ctrl+R |
Command+R |
Open the Convert Sample Type dialog box |
Shift+T |
Shift+T |
Capture a noise reduction profile for the Noise Reduction effect |
Shift+P |
Shift+P |
Activate the left channel of a stereo file for editing |
Up arrow |
Up arrow |
Activate the right channel of a stereo file for editing |
Down arrow |
Down arrow |
Make the spectral display more logarithmic or linear |
Ctrl+Alt+up or down arrow |
Option+Command+up or down arrow |
Make the spectral display fully logarithmic or linear |
Ctrl+Alt+Page Up or Down |
Option+Command+Page Up or Down |
Increase or decrease spectral resolution |
Shift+Ctrl+up or down arrow |
Shift+Command-up or down arrow |
Keys for mixing multitrack sessions
| Result | Windows shortcut | macOS shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Select the same input or output for all audio tracks | Ctrl+shift-select | Command+Shift-select |
| Activate or deactivate Mute, Solo, Arm For Record, or Monitor Input in all tracks | Ctrl+shift-click |
Command+Shift-click |
Adjust knobs in large increments |
Shift-drag |
Shift-drag |
Adjust knobs in small increments |
Ctrl-drag |
Command-drag |
Nudge the selected clip to the left |
Alt+comma |
Option+comma |
Nudge the selected clip to the right |
Alt+period |
Alt+period |
| Nudge the selected clip up | Alt+up arrow | Option+up arrow |
| Nudge the selected clip down | Alt+down arrow | Option+down arrow |
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