Keybinds
Keyboard shortcuts for the song library and — most usefully — for practice inside a song. Mouse handles the rest (seek bar, volume, layout, stems, cell settings).
Inside a song
These apply while a chart is open. Most transport keys are ignored while you’re dragging a seek, loop, volume, or speed slider (or a cell-settings slider). Pause always works.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space or K | Pause / resume |
| J | Seek backward 10 seconds |
| L | Seek forward 10 seconds |
| , | Go to the start of the song (or the section-loop start, if loop is on). If you are already within ~2 s of that start, or you press , twice quickly, skip to the previous song in the queue. |
| . | Play the next song in the queue (same as the footer >> button). No-op for a one-shot PLAY FILE / loose track. |
| ← / → | Step playback speed along presets 0.50 → 0.80 → 1.00 → 1.25 → 1.50 → 2.00 (clamp at ends; from a non-preset speed, snap to the next strictly lower/higher step) |
| P | Toggle section loop around the current song section (only if the chart has sections). Turning it on seeks to the loop start. |
| Enter, keypad Enter, or O | Jump to the loop start and unpause (only when section loop is on) |
| [ | Playback speed −0.1× (clamped 0.3–3.0) |
| ] | Playback speed +0.1× (clamped 0.3–3.0) |
| Z | Toggle zen mode: hide the header and footer so the 3D highway fills the whole window (only the ZEN and Catalog buttons stay). Same as the ZEN header button. |
| Esc | Close an open play popup → else cancel speed typing → else return to the catalog |
Typing a speed value
Click the speed number in the footer to type a rate directly (0.3–3.0). While that field is focused:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Digits / . | Edit the value (one decimal point) |
| Backspace | Delete last character |
| Enter | Commit if in range; otherwise discard focus |
| Esc | Revert to the current speed and unfocus |
Footer sliders (Vol, Speed, seek bar, loop edges) and the Catalog / Loop / Auto-cycle buttons are mouse-only, as are cell header menus: Layout, arrangement source, viz mode, Stems, Cell Settings. Previous / next also have , / .; the footer restart button is still mouse-only (keyboard restart is a single ,).
Catalog (song library)
Song table
Library nav, browse mode, search field not focused:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Move selection (hold to repeat; table auto-scrolls) |
| Enter | Load / play the hovered song |
| Esc | Dismiss nested UI in order: playlist edit → playlist popout → profile popout → else leave Albums / Artists / Settings back to Library |
Playlist panel open
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Scroll the playlist list |
| Page Up / Page Down | Scroll by one viewport |
Search field focused
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Printable keys | Insert at caret (or replace selection) |
| Backspace / Delete | Delete selection or character before/after caret |
| ← / → | Move caret; Shift extends selection |
| Home / End | Jump to start/end; Shift extends selection |
| Ctrl/Cmd+A / C / X / V | Select all / copy / cut / paste (ASCII printable) |
| Esc | Clear search and unfocus |
Albums / Artists filter
When that card’s search is focused: type to filter, Backspace to delete, Esc to clear and unfocus.
Name / confirm modals
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Printable keys | Type into the name field |
| Backspace | Delete last character |
| Enter | OK (empty name is rejected) |
| Esc | Cancel |
Esc never quits the app — only the window close control does. See also settings and features.