Shortcuts Garageband for MacOS

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Garageband for MacOS which is used on the operating system MacOS, in this hotkeys description 83 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

Track Operations

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Option+Command+N Create a new track
Option+Command+A Create a new audio track
Option+Command+S Create a new software instrument track
Command+D Duplicate the selected track
Command+Delete Delete the selected track
Shift+Return Rename the selected track
Up Arrow Select the next higher track
Down Arrow Select the next lower track
M Mute/Unmute the selected track
S Solo/Unsolo the selected track
Ctrl+I Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off
A Show/Hide automation for the selected track
Ctrl+Shift+Command+Delete Delete all automation on the selected track
Ctrl+Option+Command+M Unmute all tracks
Ctrl+Option+Command+S Unsolo all tracks

Edit Track

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+Z Undo
Shift+Command+Z Redo
Command+X Cut
Option+Command+Delete Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions
Command+C Copy
Command+V Paste
Delete Delete

MIsellaneous Shortcuts

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+A Select all
Left Arrow Select previous region on the selected track
Right Arrow Select next region on the selected track
Command+T Split selected region or event at the playhead
Command+J Join selected regions or notes
L Loop selected region continuously
Ctrl+Shift+O Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library
Shift+N Rename the selected region
Command+G Turn Snap to Grid on/off
Option+Command+G Show/Hide alignment guides
R Start recording
Ctrl+R Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off
C Turn the cycle area on/off
K Turn the metronome on/off
Shift+K Turn count+in on/off
Option+Up Arrow Transpose selected notes up one semitone
Option+Down Arrow Transpose selected notes down one semitone
Option+Shift+Up Arrow Transpose selected notes up one octave
Option+Shift+Down Arrow Transpose selected notes down one octave
Right Arrow Select the next score event
Left Arrow Select the previous score event
Down Arrow Select the next staff event
Up Arrow Select the previous staff event
Command+P Print score notation

Display Objects

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+K Show/Hide the Musical Typing window
B Show/Hide Smart Controls
N Show/Hide the Score Editor
P Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor
O Show/Hide the Loop Browser
Y Show/Hide the Library
E Show/Hide the Editor
Option+Command+P Show/Hide the NotePad
F Show/Hide the Media Browser
Shift+Command+A Show/Hide the Arrangement track
Shift+Command+O Show/Hide the Movie track
Shift+Command+X Show/Hide theTransposition track
Shift+Command+T Show/Hide the Tempo track
Shift+Command+M Show/Hide the Master track

General Shortcuts

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Option+Command+O Open a Movie
Command+N Create a new project
Command+O Open an existing project
Command+W Close the current window or project
Command+M Minimize the GarageBand window
Command+S Save the current project
Shift+Command+S Save As
Command+, Show GarageBand preferences
Command+H Hide GarageBand
Command+Q Quit GarageBand
Command+? Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item)
Spacebar Start or stop playback
Return Go to beginning
Option+Return Go to end of last region
. Move forward
, Move back
Shift+Command+. Move cycle area forward
Shift+Command+, Move cycle area back
End Move forward by visible width of the timeline
Home Move back by visible width of the timeline
< Turn Catch mode on/off
Command+Left Arrow Zoom out
Command+Right Arrow Zoom in
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Date of change: 25.01.2019
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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program