Keyboard shortcuts - Shadow Rack Docs

Every shortcut, grouped by what it's for. A shortcut only works where it makes sense: plugin keys in the CHANNEL view with a plugin selected, channel keys while the rack is showing (not Setup, not the IEM layer). Elsewhere the menu item is greyed out and the key does nothing.

Setup > About has a short list of the common ones (About); this page has them all.

Session#

Keys	What	Where
`⌘N`	New session (asks first if there are unsaved changes)	always
`⌘O`	Open...	always
`⌘S`	Save	always
`⌘⇧S`	Save as...	always
`⌘Q`	Quit (always asks: Quit Shadow Rack?)	always

Edit#

Keys	What	Where
`⌘Z`	Undo – the menu says which step, e.g. Undo Remove Pro-C 2	when there's something to undo
`⌘⇧Z`	Redo	when there's something to redo
`⌘C`	Copy plugin, with its settings	CHANNEL view, plugin selected
`⌘V`	Paste plugin, after the selected one	CHANNEL view
`⌘D`	Duplicate plugin	CHANNEL view, plugin selected
`⌫`	Remove plugin (undo brings it back)	CHANNEL view, plugin selected

⌘Z while you type a name or a search undoes the typing, never a step in the rack.

Channels#

Keys	What	Where
`←` / `→`	Previous / next channel	rack showing
`↩`	Rename channel	rack showing
`⇧B`	Bypass channel (again: back on)	rack showing
`⌘⇧N`	Add mono channel	rack showing, without a WING
`⌘⌥N`	Add stereo channel	rack showing, without a WING
`⌘⇧D`	Duplicate channel, with its plugins	rack showing, without a WING
`⌘⌫`	Delete channel	rack showing

Plugins#

Keys	What	Where
`↑` / `↓`	Previous / next plugin in the chain	CHANNEL view
`⌘T`	Add plugin... – after the selected one, or at the end	CHANNEL view
`B`	Bypass plugin (again: back on)	CHANNEL view, plugin selected
`⌘⇧W`	Open in window (pins it)	CHANNEL view, plugin selected
`⌘⇧P`	My plugins... (Setup > Plugins)	always

Show#

Keys	What	Where
`⌘⇧B`	Bypass everything – panic: every channel plays without its plugins; again: plugins back	always (with Rack FX)
`T`	Tap tempo – for tempo-synced delays and modulation	always

Views#

Keys	What	Where
`⌘1`	Mixer	with Rack FX
`⌘2`	Channel	with Rack FX
`⌘3`	In-ear mixes (IEM)	with Rack IEM
`⌘,`	Setup (again: back to the rack)	always
`⌘⌃F`	Full screen	always

⌘1 and ⌘2 also close Setup and take you from the IEM layer back to the rack.

Two keys with the WING Extension

With the WING Extension and a WING as the interface:

Keys	What	Where
`⌘R`	Wing routing – also how you add channels	WING mode, with Rack FX
`⌘⇧D`	Wing: all rack channels DIRECT – the safety switch; again: back through the rack	WING mode, something on the rack

⌘⇧D means two things. Without a WING it duplicates the channel. In WING mode channels come from the desk and can't be duplicated, so the same keys work the safety switch instead. The two are never active at the same time – check the top bar: if it shows the WING display, ⌘⇧D is DIRECT.

IEM layer since 0.4#

Keys	What	Where
`space`	Switch the musician's mix between 3D and the last plain mode (MONO the first time) – for comparing	MIX page
`↩` / `esc`	Keep / cancel a name you're typing	renaming a musician or a source

Changes in the in-ears aren't undo steps: ⌘Z in the IEM layer undoes the rack's last step, not the in-ears'. See the MIX page.

Lists and text fields#

Where	Keys
The plugin list (adding a plugin)	`↑` / `↓` move, `↩` adds, `esc` clears the search, a second `esc` closes the list
Setup > Plugins	`↩` or a double-click adds the selected plugins; `⌫` removes them from My plugins
Renaming a channel	`↩` (or clicking away) keeps the name, `esc` cancels

While you type in a text field, single keys like B, T or the arrows type into the field – they don't bypass or tap.

Mouse with modifier keys#

Move	What
`⌘`-click a strip	Add it to the selection, or take it out (mixer)
`⇧`-click a strip	Select everything from the last clicked strip to this one
Drag a plugin onto another channel	Move it there; with `⌥` held, copy it
`⇧`-drag a fader, a knob or a send level	Fine adjustment
Double-click a fader or knob	Back to its home value (0 dB, ROOM off...)
Double-click a channel's name	Rename it
Double-click a plugin in the chain	Open it in its own window
Right-click a strip, a plugin, a tile	Its menu
`⌥`-click SOLO (IEM)	This source alone, other solos cleared
`⌥`-drag one side of a stereo source (IEM)	Change its width
Scroll over a source on the scene (IEM)	Raise or lower it, 5° a step