Main window shortcuts in GarageBand on Mac

These keyboard shortcuts are available in the Tracks area, the Library and the Browser.

Action	Shortcut
Start recording	R
Start playback	Enter (on numeric keypad)
Stop playback	Zero (on numeric keypad)
Start or Stop playback	Space bar
Move the playhead back one bar	Comma (,)
Move the playhead forward one bar	Full stop (.)
Start playback from selection	Shift-Space bar
Move the cycle range forward by one cycle length	Shift-Command-Full Stop (.)
Move the cycle range back by one cycle length	Shift-Command-Comma (,)
Go to the beginning of selection	Function-Left Arrow (also Control-Home on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Go to the end of the last region	Option-Return
Go to beginning	Return
Turn the cycle area on/off	C
Turn solo on/off for all soloed tracks	Control-Option-Command-S
Turn the metronome on/off	K
Turn count-in on/off	Shift-K
Open GarageBand settings	Command-Comma (,)
Show/Hide the Musical Typing window	Command-K
Show/Hide the Smart Controls window	B
Show/Hide the Score Editor	N
Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor	P
Show/Hide the Loop Browser	O
Show/Hide the Library	Y
Show/Hide Quick Help	Shift-Slash (/)
Show detailed Help (if available in Quick Help description)	Command-Slash (/)
Enter/Exit Full Screen mode	Control-Command-F
Open Movie window	Option-Command-O
Close the current window or project	Command-W
Select the next higher track	Up Arrow
Select the next lower track	Down Arrow
Hide GarageBand	Command-H
Hide other applications	Option-Command-H
Quit GarageBand	Command-Q
Create a new project	Command-N
Open an existing project	Command-O
Save the current project	Command-S
Save the current project as…	Shift-Command-S
Change focus to next area in GarageBand window	Tab
Change focus to previous area in GarageBand window	Shift-Tab
Minimise the GarageBand window	Command-M
Minimise all other application windows	Option-Command-M
Next Patch, Effect or Instrument setting	]
Previous Patch, Effect or Instrument setting	[
Mute/Unmute the selected track	M
Solo/Unsolo the selected track	S
Turn monitoring for the selected track on/off	Control-I
Undo	Command-Z
Redo	Shift-Command-Z
Cut	Command-X
Copy	Command-C
Paste	Command-V
Delete	Delete
Select all	Command-A
Horizontal zoom out	Command-Left Arrow
Horizontal zoom in	Command-Right Arrow
Page Up	Function-Up Arrow (also Page Up on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Down	Function-Down Arrow (also Page Down on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Left	Function-Left Arrow (also Home on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Page Right	Function-Right Arrow (also End on keyboard with numeric keypad)
Show/Hide Automation lanes	A
Create a new track	Option-Command-N
Create a new audio track	Option-Command-A
Create a new software instrument track	Option-Command-S
Create a new Drummer track	Option-Command-U
Delete the selected track	Command-Delete
Select the previous region on the selected track or event in the Editor	Left Arrow
Select the next region on the selected track or event in the Editor	Right Arrow
Loop the selected region continuously	L
Quantise selected events	Q
Undo Quantisation	Option-Command-Q
Paste and replace the current selection	Shift-Command-V
Join regions or notes	Command-J
Split the selected region or event at the playhead position	Command-T
Turn Snap to Grid on or off	Command-G
Delete all automation on the selected track	Control-Shift-Command-Delete
Turn Record Enable for the selected track on or off	Control-R
Cut the selected Arrangement Marker into sections	Option-Command-Delete
Rename the selected track	Shift-Return
Add selected region to the Apple Loops Library	Control-Shift-O
Rename the selected regions	Shift-N
Change the Track Header	Option-T
Show/Hide the Editor pane	E
Show/Hide the note pad	Option-Command-P
Show/Hide the Browsers pane	F
Show/Hide the master track	Shift-Command-M
Show/Hide the alignment guides	Option-Command-G

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Main window shortcuts in GarageBand on Mac