Every shortcut in Melony, grouped by what it does:
Transport
Space
Play / pause
Shift + Space
Return to start and play
R
Start / stop recording
Tools
1
Select tool ()
2
Draw tool ()
3
Split tool ()
4
Erase tool ()
View
B
Show / hide the browser
P
Show / hide the piano roll
F8
Open / close the widgets picker
Shift + A
Show / hide automation lanes for the selected track
F11
Toggle fullscreen (desktop app only)
File
Ctrl + N
New project
Ctrl + O
Open project
Ctrl + S
Save project
Ctrl + Shift + S
Save project as…
Edit
Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + Y
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo (alternative)
Ctrl + C
Copy selected clips or notes
Ctrl + X
Cut selected clips or notes
Ctrl + V
Paste clips or notes
Ctrl + A
Select all clips (arranger) or all notes (piano roll)
Shift + S
Split the selected clips at the playhead
Delete
Delete selected clips, or the selected track if no clip is selected
Tracks
Ctrl + T
Add a new instrument track
Ctrl + D
Duplicate the selected track
↑ / ↓
Select the previous or next track
Shift + ↑ / ↓
Move the selected track up or down the stack
Piano roll note editing
When a clip is open in the piano roll, the copy, paste,
select-all, and delete shortcuts above apply to notes
instead of clips. These are the same keys, just in a
different context. Melony knows which to act on based on
where your cursor is.
Ctrl + C
Copy selected notes
Ctrl + X
Cut selected notes
Ctrl + V
Paste notes at the playhead
Ctrl + A
Select all notes in the clip
Delete
Delete selected notes
Computer keyboard - musical mode
When the computer keyboard is enabled and the selected
track has a pitched instrument loaded, the middle row of
your keyboard plays notes. The layout matches a piano:
white keys on the home row, black keys on the row above.
ASDFGHJK
White notes (C through C, one octave)
WETYU
Black notes (C#, D#, F#, G#, A#)
Z
Shift the keyboard down one octave
X
Shift the keyboard up one octave
C
Decrease playing velocity by 10
V
Increase playing velocity by 10
Computer keyboard - drum mode
When the selected track has a drum kit loaded, the
computer keyboard switches to a fixed pad layout. Each
key triggers one piece of the kit.
Z
Kick
X
Snare
C
Hi-hat (closed)
V
Hi-hat (open)
A
Snare 2
S
Hi-hat pedal
D
Low floor tom
F
High floor tom
Q
Low tom
W
Low-mid tom
E
Hi-mid tom
R
High tom
1
Crash cymbal
2
Crash 2
3
Ride cymbal
4
Ride bell
Context matters
The number keys 1–4 select tools
during normal use, but play drum sounds when a drum kit
is loaded on the selected track. Similarly,
Z/X/C/V shift
octave and velocity on pitched instruments, but play
kick/snare/hi-hats on drums.
Mouse and pointer interactions
Not shortcuts strictly speaking, but worth knowing:
Right-click
Open a context menu wherever you clicked
Drag track controls
Reorder tracks in the arranger
Double-click
In the arranger: create a clip. On a clip: open it in the piano roll. In the piano roll: draw a note
Shift + drag on ruler
Define a loop region on the timeline
Ctrl + scroll
Zoom the timeline or piano roll
Ctrl + Shift + scroll
Zoom horizontally in the piano roll
Shift + click a clip
Set the loop region to match that clip
Ctrl + click
Add or remove items from the current selection
Menus and dialogs
Esc
Close the current menu, dialog, or cancel an operation
