Chapter 17: Keyboard Shortcuts; Finding And Customizing Shortcuts - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

Chapter 17: Keyboard shortcuts

Finding and customizing shortcuts

About keyboard shortcuts and MIDI triggers
Adobe Audition provides a default set of keyboard shortcuts to help you speed up the editing process. In menus and
tool tips, available keyboard shortcuts appear to the right of command and button names.
You can customize nearly all default shortcuts and add shortcuts for other functions. In addition, you can add
shortcuts that let you execute commands using keys on a MIDI keyboard, a sequencer, or any other device capable
of issuing a MIDI command. This type of shortcut is called a MIDI trigger. (For example, you can assign the Play
command in Adobe Audition to the C4 note on your MIDI keyboard.)
Adobe Audition also features a shortcut bar with groups of buttons you can show or hide to suit your current task.
For more information, see "Display the shortcut bar" on page 27.
Find shortcuts
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Do any of the following:
• For menu commands, look for shortcuts to the right of command names.
• For tools or buttons, look for shortcuts to the right of tool tips. (To display tool tips, hold the pointer over a tool
or button.)
• For a complete list of all shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts And MIDI Triggers. For Category, select
Show All.
Note: Many shortcuts work only when a specific view is active. To show or hide shortcuts related to specific views, click
the Multitrack, Edit View, and CD View buttons in the Keyboard Shortcuts And MIDI Triggers dialog box.
Customize shortcuts
Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts And MIDI Triggers.
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Filter the list of commands as needed:
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• Select (Show All) or a specific group from the Category menu.
• Click the Multitrack, Edit View, and CD View buttons to access commands for each application view.
3 In the Command Name column, select the command you want to customize.
Do any of the following:
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• To assign a keyboard shortcut, click inside the Press New Shortcut Key box, and press the desired key combi-
nation.
• To assign a MIDI trigger, click inside the Press New MIDI Note box, and press the desired key on a MIDI
keyboard, or adjust a MIDI controller (such as a foot pedal).
• To remove a keyboard shortcut or MIDI trigger, click the appropriate Clear button.
Note: If you enter a key combination that's already in use, Adobe Audition notifies you in the Conflicting Keys box. Click
Clear, and enter a different shortcut before continuing.
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