- CMD = Command button on OS X
- CTR = Control button in Windows
General Shortcuts
- Play/Pause = Spacebar
- Open In External Editor = ALT+S / OPT+S
- Go To Search Bar & Clear Text = CTRL+F / CMD+F
- Go To Search Bar & Keep Text = ALT+F / OPT+F
- Flag File = F
- Send Flagged Files To DAW = ALT+S / OPT+S
- Add File To Recent Collection = C
- Toogle Play Loop = CTRL+Shift+L / CMD+Shift+L
- Shuffle Search Results = CTRL+L / CMD+L
- Volume Nudge Up = CTRL+Up / CMD+Up
- Volume Nudge Down = CTRL+Down / CMD+Down
- Pitch Nudge Up = ALT+Up / OPT+Up
- Pitch Nudge Down = ALT+Down / OPT+Down
- Normalize = CTRL+N
- Toogle Thesaurus = CTRL+Alt+T / CMD+OPT+T
- Toogle Window On Top = CTRL+Shift+T / CMD+Shift+T
- Collapse Folder = Alt+X / OPT+X
- Show File (Windows: Show File In Explorer / Mac: Show File In Finder) = CTRL+Shift+R / CMD+Shift+R
- Browse Folder Of Selected File = CTRL+Shift+F / CMD+Shift+F
- Rename File = CTRL+E / CMD+E
- Edit Metadata = CTRL+T / CMD+T
- Pay Yourself A Compliment = CTRL+Shift+Alt+C / CDM+Shift+Alt+C
- Open Cheatsheet = CTRL+Shift+Alt+O / CMD+Shift+Alt+O
- Add Santa Hat To Icon = CTRL+Shift+Alt+I / CMD+Shift+Alt+I
- Open Spookly = CTRL+Shift+Alt+S / CMD+Shift+Alt+S
- Select Whole Waveform = Ctrl+A / CMD+A
- Modify Selection = Shift+Mouseclick in waveform
- Clear selection = Double click waveform
- Reverse = CTRL+R / CMD+R
- Normalize = CMD/CTR+N
- Zoom In Horizontal = T
- Zoom Out Horizontal = R
- Zoom In Vertical = Shift+T
- Zoom Out Vertical = Shift+R
- Copy In and Out Markers = ALT+C
- Paste In and Out Markers = ALT+V
- Go To Next Transient = Tab
- Invert Stereo = CTRL+I / CMD+I
Channel selection
- Sum To Mono = M
- Left to Mono = CMD/CTR+Arrow left
- Right to Mono = CMD/CTR+Arrow right
- Solo Channel = ALT+1 for channel 1, ALT+2 for channel 2, etc.
- Mono to Stereo = J
Switch between different library selections
If you have saved selections of different libraries, you can see the shortcuts to the selections next to the selection title when clicking the three dotted library menu button. Example as seen in the menu:
- Bang CMD/CTR+1
- Rain CMD/CTR+2
- Cars CMD/CTR+3
If you wish to send a selection or a whole sound effects to a marked track in your DAW where the cursor is located:
- Select desired sound effects in Soundly.
- Mark selection (if desired)
- Press s on your keyboard.
If you wish to send sound effects to the Pro Tools Bin (region list):
- Select desired sound effects in Soundly.
- Press b on your keyboard.