Reference Guide

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New features in SONAR 8.5
Enhanced editing with keyboard
The numeric keypad is mapped as follows:
To move the Free Edit cursor
• In Select mode, do one of the following:
• To move to the left. Press 4.
• To move to the right. Press 6.
• To move to the previous layer or track. Press 8.
• To move to the next layer or track. Press 2.
• To center the Free Edit cursor. Press 5.
• To move to the previous clip. Press CTRL+4.
• To move to the next clip. Press CTRL+6.
• To move to the closest clip on the previous track. Press CTRL+8.
• To move to the closest clip on the next track. Press CTRL+2.
To select time with a keyboard
1. Move the Now Time to where you want to start the selection.
2. In Select mode, hold down ALT and move the Free Edit cursor left/right/up/down to make a time
selection.
To select clips with a keyboard
• In Select mode, do one of the following:
• To select and edit clip under Free Edit cursor. Press 9 to select clip and enable Edit mode.
• To extend the current selection. Hold down SHIFT+ALT and press 2, 4, 6 or 8.
Editing with a keyboard
Key Function CTRL+ ALT+
2 Move Free Edit cursor down Move to closest clip on next
track
Select down
4 Move Free Edit cursor left Move to previous clip Select left
5 Center Free Edit cursor -- --
6 Move Free Edit cursor right Move to next clip Select right
8 Move Free Edit cursor up Move to closest clip on
previous track
Select up
Table 204.