Wavecrate shortcuts are focus-aware. A key can mean one thing in the waveform, another in the sample browser, and nothing while a text field owns keyboard input.
Press Command-/ in the app to open the current context-aware shortcut overlay.
Shortcut Action
SpacePlay the selected sample, or play a random section while sticky random playback is active Shift-Space / RightPlay from the current play start Option-Space / Control-SpacePlay a random sample section Command-Left / Command-RightStep through playback history Up / DownMove browser selection Shift-Up / Shift-DownExtend sample selection Command-Up / Command-DownMove focus without changing marks LeftCollapse the selected folder Command-ASelect all listed samples Command-CCopy the play selection or selected file Command-XCut selected files Command-VPaste cut files into the selected folder NNormalize selected samples, or create a subfolder when no sample is selected F2 / Command-RRename the selected item Delete / BackspaceDelete the selected item
Shortcut Action
EnterApply editmark edits EExtract the play selection Command-EExtract and trim the selection WOpen the waveform context menu ZZoom to the play selection XZoom out when the waveform is zoomed, or mark and advance in browser context Shift-XZoom out with a silence margin CCrop to the selection DTrim the selection out RReverse the selection MMute the selection LToggle loop playback Command-CCopy the current waveform selection as an exported WAV clip
Shortcut Action
[Lower the selected sample rating ]Raise the selected sample rating 1-6Toggle the selected sample in a collection `Focus the tag input 9Tag selected samples as one-shot 0Tag selected samples as loop EscapeCancel tag entry or completion Up / DownMove through tag completions while the tag input is active Delete / BackspaceDelete the selected tag when tag focus is active
Shortcut Action
FFocus the selected Starmap node
Shortcut Action
Command-ZUndo Command-Shift-Z / Command-YRedo Command-Shift-\Open the transaction list Command-/Toggle shortcut help EscClose transient UI, stop playback, or clear selection depending on context