Step record keyboard Shortcuts

The default keyboard shortcuts for step recording are on the NumPad, so that you can keep one hand on your MIDI keyboard to play notes with, and use the other hand on the NumPad to use shortcuts.

You can use key bindings to configure your own shortcuts. Go to Edit > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts, choose Step Record in the Area field, select a key and a function you want to bind, and click the Bind button to bind them together. Bind additional keys and commands as needed.

Table 38.  

Default setting or option	Default shortcut
Whole note	NumPad 1
Half note	NumPad 2
Quarter note	NumPad 4
Eighth note	NumPad 8
16th note	NumPad 6
32nd note	NumPad 3
64th note	NumPad 7
Custom step size	NumPad 9
Tuplet	NumPad /
Dot	NumPad *
Double dot	SHIFT+NumPad *
Add next step size to previous step size	NumPad PLUS key “+”
Toggle the Delete on Back Step option	NumPad MINUS key “-”
Follow step size	CTRL+Num Lock (does not change Num Lock state)
Step backward	NumPad 0
Step advance	NumPad ENTER
Beat backward	SHIFT+NumPad 0
Beat advance	SHIFT+NumPad ENTER
Measure backward	CTRL+NumPad 0
Measure advance	CTRL+NumPad ENTER
Auto Advance	NumPad PERIOD “.”
Toggle step recording	SHIFT+ R

See:

Step pattern recording