Keyboard shortcuts
Press ? inside Cobander for this sheet. On a Mac, Ctrl means Cmd.
Screens
| Ctrl+1 … 5 | Write · Record · Mix · Practice · Band |
| K | Practice |
| F1 | help mode on / off; press twice for the glossary |
| ? | this sheet |
Transport
| Space | play / pause (stops recording) |
| R | record onto the armed track |
| Esc | stop, and jump back to where you started playing |
| Home / End | start / end of the song (Home goes to the loop start when looping) |
| , . | back / forward a bar (Shift: 4 bars) |
| 1 – 9 | jump to that part of the song |
| Shift+1 – 9 | loop that part |
| L | loop on / off (loops the part you're in) |
| [ ] | loop start / end at the playhead |
| B | A/B against a tagged version (in Mix: before / after Auto mix) |
| T | tuner |
Takes
| click | select a take (a second click on the selected track moves the playhead there) |
| S | split the selected take at the playhead |
| M | mute / un-mute it |
| ← → | nudge a beat (Shift: a bar) |
| Del | delete it |
| Ctrl+C / X / V | copy / cut / paste at the playhead |
| Ctrl+D | duplicate right after |
| Shift-drag | drop a copy on another track |
| Alt-drag | ignore snap for this drag |
| right-click | keep, comp, star, tighten, pitch check, lyrics from this take… |
Song
| Ctrl+S | save |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z | undo / redo |
| ↑ ↓ | select the track above / below |
| P | pin the next lyric line at the playhead |
| Ctrl+wheel | zoom the timeline (snap follows the zoom) |
| Alt+wheel over the tracks | track height |
| Enter in a note thread | send the reply (Shift+Enter = new line) |
Practice
| Space | play / pause (count-in first if on) |
| ← → or , . | back / forward a bar |
| Page Up / Page Down | previous / next part |
| 1 – 9 | jump to a part (Shift: loop it) |
| L | loop the part you're in |
| M | mix: take tracks out / solo one |
| V | vocals on / off |
| - / + | slower / faster (same pitch) |
| C | click on / off |
| R | record |
| ↑ ↓ | text size |
| Shift+↑ ↓ | previous / next song (setlist) |
| Esc | close |
Note editor and Melody window
| click-drag on empty space | draw a note (snaps to the grid) |
| drag a note / its right end | move it / stretch it |
| double-click | add or delete a note |
| ↑ ↓ | move the selected note (Shift: an octave) |
| Ctrl+D | duplicate the note right after itself (keep pressing to stamp copies) |
| Shift-drag a note | drag a copy |
| Alt | no snap |
| right-click a note | power chord, add 3rd / 5th, any chord |
| Ctrl+wheel | zoom time; the grid follows |
| Space | play / stop the loop |
| Ctrl+Z | undo the last note edit |
Drum editor
| click a square | add a hit · click again = accent · again = remove |
| drag across | paint hits |
| Ctrl+Z | undo the last edit |