Every keyboard shortcut in WaveStack, for playing, selecting, editing and files.
On Windows, use Ctrl wherever these show ⌘. Shortcuts don’t fire while you’re typing in a text field or while a dialog is open.
Files and windows
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘S | Save |
| ⌘O | Open wavetables, audio or images |
| ⌘E | Export |
| ⌘, | Settings |
Playing
| Key | Action |
|---|
| Space | Start or stop a held note. In the Build, Sample, Image and Morph dialogs, play or stop the preview. |
| Z S X D C V G B H N J M , | Play a chromatic octave from C (Z) to the next C (,) |
| − | Octave down |
| = | Octave up |
Selecting and moving
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ← → | Previous or next frame |
| ↑ ↓ | Previous or next frame in a row; the row above or below in a grid |
| [ ] | Previous or next layer (volumes) |
| ⌘A | Select every frame |
| Esc | Back to just the current frame |
| Shift-click | Select a range of frames |
| ⌘-click | Add or remove a frame |
Editing
| Key | Action |
|---|
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo |
| K | Toggle the current frame as a keyframe |
| ⌘D | Duplicate the current frame (rows) |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete the current frame (rows) |
With the mouse
| Where | Modifier | Action |
|---|
| Pencil | Shift while drawing | Straight line from where you pressed Shift |
| Line | Shift | Keep the line level |
| Frame editor | Scroll or pinch | Zoom in on the wave |
| Frame editor | Shift + scroll | Pan |
| 3D view and navigator | Shift while dragging | Turn slowly |
| Envelope and filter handles, mod amounts | Shift while dragging | Fine adjustment |
| Envelope and filter handles, mod amounts | Arrow keys | Nudge |
| Dividers | Double-click | Reset to the default size |
In the plugin
The plugin leaves Space, the note keys, the octave keys, ⌘S, ⌘O and ⌘E to your DAW. It keeps undo and redo, ⌘A, ⌘D, the arrows, [ and ], Esc, Delete and K, and ⌘, still opens Settings. See Plugin mode.