Almost every available function in Ardour can be bound to a keyboard shortcut (and those few that cannot will usually respond to an OSC command). Ardour comes with a rich set of default key bindings for the most commonly used functions. @@ -20,37 +20,31 @@
S for Region > Edit > Split -
- -or -
- -P for Transport > Playhead > Playhead to Mouse.
Existing key bindings in menus are listed on the right side of the menu - items. To create a custom key binding for a menu item quickly, navigate to - the relevant menu or submenu, hover over the item with the mouse and press - the desired combination of modifiers and key. + items. +
+ ++ Almost every key binding in Ardour can be looked for and/or changed in + Window > Keyboard Shortcuts (which is bound to K).
- Ardour will silently reassign the binding of a key combination that is - already in use, possibly removing a standard keyboard shortcut without any - warning. This might lead to confusion when asking for help—when the + Ardour will warn you with a "Colliding Keybindings" message, if you try to + reassign the binding of a key combination that is already in use. + Nevertheless if you do so, consider, that + this might lead to confusion when asking for help—when the explanation is given in terms of a standard key binding—which will have a completely different effect on the system with the modified key bindings.
-- Almost every key binding in Ardour can be looked for and/or changed in - Window > Key Bindings. -
-The conventions for using modifier keys (, , , etc.) differ among