Shortcuts Garageband for MacOS

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Track Operations

	macOS	Action
	`Option`+`Command`+`N`	Create a new track
	`Option`+`Command`+`A`	Create a new audio track
	`Option`+`Command`+`S`	Create a new software instrument track
	`Command`+`D`	Duplicate the selected track
	`Command`+`Delete`	Delete the selected track
	`Shift`+`Return`	Rename the selected track
	`Up Arrow`	Select the next higher track
	`Down Arrow`	Select the next lower track
	`M`	Mute/Unmute the selected track
	`S`	Solo/Unsolo the selected track
	`Ctrl`+`I`	Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off
	`A`	Show/Hide automation for the selected track
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Command`+`Delete`	Delete all automation on the selected track
	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`Command`+`M`	Unmute all tracks
	`Ctrl`+`Option`+`Command`+`S`	Unsolo all tracks

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`Z`	Undo
	`Shift`+`Command`+`Z`	Redo
	`Command`+`X`	Cut
	`Option`+`Command`+`Delete`	Cut an arrangement marker together with its regions
	`Command`+`C`	Copy
	`Command`+`V`	Paste
	`Delete`	Delete

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`A`	Select all
	`Left Arrow`	Select previous region on the selected track
	`Right Arrow`	Select next region on the selected track
	`Command`+`T`	Split selected region or event at the playhead
	`Command`+`J`	Join selected regions or notes
	`L`	Loop selected region continuously
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`	Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library
	`Shift`+`N`	Rename the selected region
	`Command`+`G`	Turn Snap to Grid on/off
	`Option`+`Command`+`G`	Show/Hide alignment guides
	`R`	Start recording
	`Ctrl`+`R`	Turn the Record Enable button for the selected track on/off
	`C`	Turn the cycle area on/off
	`K`	Turn the metronome on/off
	`Shift`+`K`	Turn count+in on/off
	`Option`+`Up Arrow`	Transpose selected notes up one semitone
	`Option`+`Down Arrow`	Transpose selected notes down one semitone
	`Option`+`Shift`+`Up Arrow`	Transpose selected notes up one octave
	`Option`+`Shift`+`Down Arrow`	Transpose selected notes down one octave
	`Right Arrow`	Select the next score event
	`Left Arrow`	Select the previous score event
	`Down Arrow`	Select the next staff event
	`Up Arrow`	Select the previous staff event
	`Command`+`P`	Print score notation

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`K`	Show/Hide the Musical Typing window
	`B`	Show/Hide Smart Controls
	`N`	Show/Hide the Score Editor
	`P`	Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor
	`O`	Show/Hide the Loop Browser
	`Y`	Show/Hide the Library
	`E`	Show/Hide the Editor
	`Option`+`Command`+`P`	Show/Hide the NotePad
	`F`	Show/Hide the Media Browser
	`Shift`+`Command`+`A`	Show/Hide the Arrangement track
	`Shift`+`Command`+`O`	Show/Hide the Movie track
	`Shift`+`Command`+`X`	Show/Hide theTransposition track
	`Shift`+`Command`+`T`	Show/Hide the Tempo track
	`Shift`+`Command`+`M`	Show/Hide the Master track

	macOS	Action
	`Option`+`Command`+`O`	Open a Movie
	`Command`+`N`	Create a new project
	`Command`+`O`	Open an existing project
	`Command`+`W`	Close the current window or project
	`Command`+`M`	Minimize the GarageBand window
	`Command`+`S`	Save the current project
	`Shift`+`Command`+`S`	Save As
	`Command`+`,`	Show GarageBand preferences
	`Command`+`H`	Hide GarageBand
	`Command`+`Q`	Quit GarageBand
	`Command`+`?`	Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item)
	`Spacebar`	Start or stop playback
	`Return`	Go to beginning
	`Option`+`Return`	Go to end of last region
	`.`	Move forward
	`,`	Move back
	`Shift`+`Command`+`.`	Move cycle area forward
	`Shift`+`Command`+`,`	Move cycle area back
	`End`	Move forward by visible width of the timeline
	`Home`	Move back by visible width of the timeline
	`<`	Turn Catch mode on/off
	`Command`+`Left Arrow`	Zoom out
	`Command`+`Right Arrow`	Zoom in