Keyboard shortcuts

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Keyboard controls

Keyboard commands act on the selected node or on the device connected to the selected channel. They are ignored while a text field or control has focus. Press ? at any time to open the same reference inside the app.

KeysAction
Left / RightTune down or up one step
Shift + Left / RightTune ten steps
[ / ]Choose a smaller or larger tuning step
fFocus the device dial; press Enter to type a frequency
, / .Select the previous or next channel
m / MCycle the selected channel’s analog mode forward or backward
- / + or =Lower or raise squelch by 2 dB
sToggle squelch
19Select the nth node in the patch
pPin or unpin the selected node on the rack
vSwitch between Patch and Rack
Ctrl/⌘ ZUndo the last workspace change, for every connected client
Ctrl/⌘ Shift Z or Ctrl/⌘ YRedo
Ctrl/⌘ CCopy the selected nodes and the wires between them
Ctrl/⌘ VPaste them beside the originals
BackspaceDelete the selected node or wire
?Open the keyboard reference
EscapeClose an overlay or menu

Dial controls

Once the frequency dial has focus:

  • Left and Right choose a digit.
  • Up and Down change the selected digit.
  • Page Up and Page Down change the next larger place.
  • Home and End jump to the first or last place.
  • Enter opens direct frequency entry.

Click a Device node before using the mouse wheel on its dial. This prevents a wheel gesture from retuning the receiver when you intended to pan the canvas.