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Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
This forum is a great place to (unexpectedly at times) find great productivity boosters from other users' posts.
Given how "deep" SONAR has gotten with new features/capabilities, progress can sometimes come at a cost
of increasingly complex navigation and workflow ( change this view/ resize that /zoom out/in/vert/horz/screensets/Lenses/etc)
So I pose this question:
What are your "go to" keybindings/shortcuts or methods to ensure that every task is set-up, in focus, and sized/positioned correctly to allow you to go to work on the task at hand? What tricks speed up your actual editing tasks?
All ideas welcomed..from simple keystroke combos to complex macros or CAL routines.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 06:55:40
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:09:05
I use Ctrl-PgUp and Ctrl-PgDn to advance to the beginning of the next bar or back to the start of the current one. I use this a lot for navigating through projects. Also PgUp and PgDn for jumping back and forth between markers.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 07:33:06
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:09:10
I use the left/right arrows to navigate to the previous/next marker. This feels very natural to me and has sped up my workflow more than any other custom setting
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:08:49
One of my faves is 'T' which inserts the tool module wherever your cursor is on the screen. Great shortcut for me when editing.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:08:45
Alt shift and f6 to select everything to end and control alt and V to force paste special are the ones I use the most.
not really navigation I suppose, but really useful shortcuts for me!
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 14:15:36
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Alt shift and f6 to select everything to end and control alt and V to force paste special are the ones I use the most.
not really navigation I suppose, but really useful shortcuts for me!
no, these are all exactly the responses I was hoping for. I'm always looking to pick up productivity gains so I hope to try ( and steal  ) most of these!! Hopefully others will too.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:08:41
I am watching intently as the only ones I really use are Ctrl-S, Crtl-Z (a lot) and R (Save, undo and start transport - record.)
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 15:54:02
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I just subscibed to this thread too, I want to see what some of you do too. I use some already mentioned and w to get back to start a lot.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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Left/Right Arrows=Previous and Next Marker (custom, I think...) < & > ( technically , and .) = Go To Start of Measure and End of Measure (custom) Ctr+Left or Right Arrow: quick horizontal zoom in and out F3-Bounce to Clip (custom) F4- Apply Trimming (custom) F5- Lock Clip Position and Data (custom) ~ - Select None (custom) U= Restore View To Previous State (custom) G= Center View on Now Time (custom) Home= resizes and zooms tracks to see entire project (custom, super useful) Mousewheel Press= Tool Hub W=Return To Zero K=Mute B= Browser I= Inspector D= Show MultiDock Z= Zoom Tool Ctr+M= Melodyne Region ( for lots of vocal editing, this is really helpful) Oh, and watch out if you ever hit number 0 accidentally....you'll end up with a strange white cursor and all your previous shortcuts gone. It's some strange "keyboard only navigation mode" and can really confound you if you hit it by accident :) BTW, the OP of this previous thread made a pretty cool video on this topic: http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3220999
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 16:20:04
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Subscribing to this thread!
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 16:37:58
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☄ Helpfulby dcmg 2017/06/20 22:08:28
I use CTRL-Left/Right to navigate to previous/next measure. It's another quick way to navigate around a project, in a more precise, controlled manner
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/20 21:02:09
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I'm a simple user
W
R
Spacebar
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-Z
Ctrl-C
Ctrl-V
Ctrl-X
B
V - for when the Video track (mysteriously) appears.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/22 10:24:23
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/22 18:18:19
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Alt-F4 :-)
Ha..yes, #1 most useful shortcut of all time. Hit it twice and you're out of your program and logged off W10 in about 2 seconds flat
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/23 23:06:58
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I used to use a laptop with a second display. I kept the Track View on the left and the Console View(MultiDock) on the right. I'm now using a single display.
So, my new favorite shortcuts are 'D' and 'Shift+D'
Open the Console View in the MultiDock. Press 'Shift+D' to maximize the MultiDock. After that, pressing 'D' toggles between the maximized Track View and the maximized MultiDock.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/23 23:29:22
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I used to use a laptop with a second display. I kept the Track View on the left and the Console View(MultiDock) on the right. I'm now using a single display.
So, my new favorite shortcuts are 'D' and 'Shift+D'
Open the Console View in the MultiDock. Press 'Shift+D' to maximize the MultiDock. After that, pressing 'D' toggles between the maximized Track View and the maximized MultiDock.
Funny you should mention that one..easily overlooked. I recently became a fan of a simpler, less "Info overload" view and began leaving the Browser, Inspector and any floating windows or dock views ..closed. Less clutter. Easier to concentrate. In such a case, D, Shift+D as well as B and I become your best friends. It's instinctive now and I don't need to leave all the stuff open all the time.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/24 00:07:56
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I could probably think of some others, but these ones really helped once I learned them. - The numeric keys 0-9 for switching screensets.
- numpad 3,6,9 to nudge forward, 1,4,7 to nudge backward
- ctrl+shift+page down, next marker and ctrl+shift+page up, previous marker
- i, open/close inspector
- b, open/close browser
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/24 00:35:47
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- numpad 3,6,9 to nudge forward, 1,4,7 to nudge backward
Yes, I forgot to mention those. I use them a lot. Nudging applies both to clips in Track View as well as notes in PRV. Also the 2 and 8 keys in the numpad for nudging up and down (again for both notes and clips).
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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Ctrl+g and shift ctrl+shift+g to go to the beginning or end of the selected clip.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/24 00:58:56
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Ever since I unwittingly and unknowingly pressed 'O' and struggled on, confused, with a totally skewed Sonar, I try touch the keyboard as little as possible.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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Ever since I unwittingly and unknowingly pressed 'O' and struggled on, confused, with a totally skewed Sonar, I try touch the keyboard as little as possible.
I've disabled the O key. Having a keyboard shortcut for Offset Mode was always an accident waiting to happen.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/24 01:08:43
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I think the one I use most is "M" for placing a marker on the timeline.
That and Ctrl-C and Ctrl-P for copy and paste.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/24 01:26:30
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I think the one I use most is "M" for placing a marker on the timeline.
Yeah, that's another one I use all the time. I use my MIDI controller for transport functions usually, but still use W to return to the beginning of the project (or looped section) all the time.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/26 03:54:20
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F3-Bounce to Clip
I assume this was a custom assignment, yes? I use a different custom assignment for bounce to clip, but agree it's super useful.
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
2017/06/26 05:38:35
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ah, yes....some of these custom bindings go so far back I've forgotten that they're custom :)
Should probably edit my list...
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Re: Informal Poll: Navigation Shortcuts That Improve Your Productivity?
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Hi:) I use a lot of "Factory" Shortcuts, but for some things I use AHK! https://1drv.ms/f/s!Al2mKojzOW0Mk4dl9uPrMg1snovs5Q This is my Autohotkeyfile for Sonar for things, there's no Hotkey in Sonar! Ctrl + J Opens the Flyout window of the Quad Curve EQ. (Inspector has to be docked on the left side with Prochannel opened and first Compressor and second Quad Curve EQ docked) For other combinations the coordinates in the 2. click option in Gain-Sonar.ahk must be changed! I don't need Screensets 7-10, so I use this for: (Can be changed by changing f.e. 7:: to !7:: for Ctrl + 7) 7 - Decrease gain of selected Audio Clip or Portion by 3 dB 8 - Decrease gain of selected Audio Clip or Portion by 1 dB 9 - Increase gain of selected Audio Clip or Portion by 1 dB 0 - Increase gain of selected Audio Clip or Portion by 3 dB Now my favorite:) : Ctrl + Alt + B Backups the 5 last changed Directories to 2 different target Directories: (Max Dirs and Source and target Dirs can be changed in Gain-Sonar.ahk) Be care to wait until it opens the "finished" window! My Record Partition is R:\ and the targets are B:\Backup-Musik\ and A:\OneDrive\Studio-RecordNAS So I get 2 copies from the last 5 Worked on directories of the Sonar Record Partition. If anyone needs it, just load it down;) Greetz, Bassman.
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