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Playback and Navigation

Action

Shortcut
Start or stop playback Space bar
Go to beginning Return or Z or Home
Go to end Option-Z or End
Move back (the amount depends on the zoom level) Left arrow
Move forward (the amount depends on the zoom level) Right arrow
Move back the visible width of the timeline Page up
Move forward the visible width of the timeline Page down
Zoom out Control-Left arrow
Zoom in Control-Right arrow

Tracks

Action

Shortcut
Create a new track Command-Option-N
Create a new Basic track Command-Shift-N
Duplicate the selected track Command-D
Delete the selected track Command-Delete
Select the next higher track Up arrow
Select the next lower track Down arrow
Mute/Unmute the selected track M
Solo/Unsolo the selected track S
Lock/Unlock the selected track L
Show/Hide the track's automation curves A
Show/Hide the arrange track Command-Shift-A
Show/Hide master track Command-B
Show/Hide the podcast track Command-Shift-B
Show/Hide the movie track Command-Option-B

Track Info pane

Action

Shortcut
Show/Hide Track Info pane Command-I
Select the next higher category or instrument Up arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected)
Select the next lower category or instrument Down arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected)
Move from instrument list to category list Left arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and an instrument is selected)
Move from category list to instrument list Right arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category is selected)

Arranging and Editing

Action

Shortcut
Undo Command-Z
Redo Command-Shift-Z
Cut Command-X
Copy Command-X
Paste Command-V
Delete Delete
Select all Command-A
Split selected region at the playhead Command-T
Join selected regions Shift-Command-J
Turn snap to grid on/off Command-G
Show/Hide alignment guides Command-Shift-G
Lock automation curves to regions Command-Option-A
Delete selected arrange region and its timeline content Command-Option-Delete
Delete selected region and fill in time Control-Delete
Add marker to podcast/movie track P
Turn Ducking on/off Command-Shift-R

Recording

Action

Shortcut
Start or stop recording R
Turn the cycle region on/off C
Turn the metronome on/off Command-U
Turn count in on/off Command-Shift-U

Notation View

Action

Shortcut
Move selected notes to previous grid position Left arrow
Move selected notes to next grid position Right arrow
Move selected notes back one measure Shift-Left arrow
Move selected notes forward one measure Shift-Right arrow
Send selected object up one semitone Up arrow
Transpose selected notes down one semitone Down arrow
Transpose selected notes up one octave Shift-Up arrow
Transpose selected notes down one octave Shift-Down arrow
Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Command-P

Adjusting master volume

Action

Shortcut
Raise master volume Command-Up arrow
Lower master volume Command-Down arrow

Showing windows and editors

Action

Shortcut
Show track mixer Command-Y
Show track info pane Command-I
Show editor Command-E
Show loop browser Command-L
Show/Hide Media Browser Command-R
Show onscreen keyboard Command-K
Show Musical Typing window Command-Shift-K
Minimize GarageBand window Command-M

LCD mode commands

Action

Shortcut
Show Chord mode in LCD Command-F (with Software Instrument track selected)
Show Tuner mode in LCD Command-F (with Real Instrument track selected)
Show Time mode in LCD Command-Shift-F
Show Measures mode in LCD Command-Option-F
Show Tempo mode in LCD Command-Control-F

File menu commands

Action

Shortcut
Create new project Command-N
Open an existing project Command-O
Close the current project Command-W
Save the current project Command-S
Save As Command-Shift-S
Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Command-P

Application menu commands

Action

Shortcut
Show/Hide GarageBand Preferences Command-comma (,)
Hide GarageBand Command-H
Hide other applications Command-Option-H
Quit GarageBand Command-Q

Help menu commands

Action

Shortcut
Open Garageband Help Command-question mark (?)