7.2 Key Mappings

7.2.1 General

Key	Action	Notes
F6	Show Beat+Bassline Editor
F7	Show Piano Roll Editor
F8	Show Song Editor
F9	Show Automation Editor
F10	Show Project Notes
F11	Show Controller Rack
Ctrl+N	Create a new project	Will ask to save existing project if any changes have been made
Ctrl+O	Open an existing project	Will ask to save existing project if any changes have been made
Ctrl+S	Save current project
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save current project under a new name
Ctrl+E	Export current project
Ctrl+Q	Quit LMMS	Will ask to save existing project if any changes have been made
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
Page Up	Scrolls page up	Works with windows with a scroll bar
Page Down		Works with windows with a scroll bar

7.2.2 Instrument Plugins

Key	Action	Notes
Shift+drag on control	Copies the value of the clicked control and pastes it on the released knob	Applies only to standard twist-knobs
Ctrl+drag on control	Enables you to connect automation, LFOs or other knobs. When you change linked knobs all knobs will change

7.2.3 All Editors with a Timeline

I.e. the Beat+Bassline Editor, Piano Roll Editor, Song Editor and Automation Editor.

Key	Action	Notes
Home	Move playback position to beginning
Left-click on timeline	Move playback position to that time	Works during playback as well as when stopped
Shift+right-click / Middle click on timeline	Move loop start point to that time	If you click after the loop end point, it will move the loop start point to the loop end point and the loop end point to where you just clicked. In other words, it places the loop point where you clicked, but loops always go forward in time. Locked to the nearest bar position.
Shift+Ctrl+right-click / Ctrl+middle-click on timeline	Move loop start point to that time exactly	Same loop behavior as above. Ignores bar locking.
Right-click on timeline	Move loop end point to that time	If you clicked before the loop start point, it will move the loop end point to the loop start point and the loop start point to where you just clicked. In other words, it places the loop point where you clicked, but loops always go forward in time. Locked to the nearest bar position.
Ctrl+right-click on timeline	Move loop end point to that time exactly	Same loop direction behavior as above. Ignores bar locking.

7.2.4 Beat+Bassline Editor

Key	Action	Notes
Right-click on pattern	Show context menu for editing patterns
+	Move to next the pattern
-	Move to the previous pattern
Space	Start/pause playback of this pattern	Sometimes you have to make sure that you've selected a play point in the BB Editor or it will start playback on the Song Editor

7.2.5 Piano Roll Editor

Key	Action	Notes
Mouse wheel up/down	Move up/down in the Song Editor view (higher/lower pitches shown)
Shift+mouse wheel up/down	Move left/right in the Song Editor view (earlier/later times)	Alternatively use horizontal mouse wheel
Ctrl+mouse wheel up/down	Zoom in/out horizontally
Ctrl+C	Copy selected notes
Ctrl+V	Paste selected notes
Ctrl+X	Cut selected notes
Ctrl+A	Select all notes
Shift+D	Select draw tool
Shift+E	Select erase tool
Shift+S	Select selector tool
Shift+T	Select detuning tool
Delete	Delete selected notes
Home	Move playback point to start of automation
Space	Start/stop playback
Ctrl	Temporarily use the select tool	When held down
Alt	Disable quantization	When held down
Ctrl+Shift	Keep old selection while selecting new notes	When held down
Shift+drag selection	Copy selection and move those notes
Arrow keys	Scroll
Ctrl+Up	Move selected notes up an octave
Ctrl+Down	Move selected notes down an octave
Shift+Left	Move selected notes left
Shift+Right	Move selected notes right
Ctrl+Left	Move time ticker left
Ctrl+Right	Move time ticker right
Num pad	Change quantization

7.2.6 Song Editor

Key	Action	Notes
Right-click on segment	Show context menu for segment editing	Inconsistent with Piano Roll Editor
Middle-click on segment	Delete segment	Inconsistent with Piano Roll Editor
Ctrl+drag on segment	Copy segment	Ctrl must be re-pressed each time you want to copy Can drag to new track (vertically) as well as new time (horizontally) Dropping onto an existing segment replaces that segment
Drag on segment+Ctrl	Don't lock segment to bar start during move	If Ctrl is pressed before drag starts, see above entry If you want to re-align the segment to guaranteed bar start, just move it again without holding down Ctrl
Shift+drag on empty part of track	Resize track	Clicking on a segment when you start the Shift+drag won't do anything
Ctrl+drag on "grip" section of track	Copy entire track
Mouse wheel up/down	Move up/down in the Song Editor view
Shift+mouse wheel up/down	Move left/right in the Song Editor view (earlier/later times)
Ctrl+mouse wheel up/down	Zoom in/out horizontally
Shift+Insert	Insert bar immediately after current play point
Shift+Delete	Delete bar immediately after current play point
Left/Right	Move play point earlier/later	Does not move current view window
Space	Start/pause playback
Home	Move play point to start of song	Does not move current view window

7.2.7 Automation Editor

Key	Action
Shift+left-click	Draw a straight line between this point and the previously clicked point
Mouse wheel up/down	Move view up/down
Shift+mouse wheel up/down	Move view left/right
Ctrl+mouse wheel up/down	Zoom in/out horizontally, i.e. show more/less time
Up/Down	Move the window up/down
Left/Right	Move the playback position left/right
Ctrl+X	Cut selected values
Ctrl+C	Copy selected values
Ctrl+V	Paste previously selected values
Ctrl+A	Select all values
Shift+D	Select draw tool
Shift+E	Select erase tool
Shift+S	Select selector tool
Shift+M	Select selection movement tool
Delete	Delete selected values
Space	Start/stop playback
Home	Move playback point to the first bar in song

7.2.8 Project Notes

Key	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo last edit
Ctrl+X	Cut selected text
Ctrl+C	Copy selected text
Ctrl+V	Paste selected text
Ctrl+B	Toggle bold text on/off
Ctrl+I	Toggle italic text on/off
Ctrl+L	Left justify text
Ctrl+E	Center text
Ctrl+R	Right justify text
Ctrl+J	Justify text to both margins

7.2.9 File Browser (in Side Bar)

Key	Action
F5	Refresh file listing

7.2.10 Other

Key	Action	Notes
Ctrl+click while rubber-band active	Invert selection
Shift+click on selection	Add/remove an object from selection
Ctrl+middle-click	Mute segment	Watch out for below!
Middle-click	Delete segment